Eric Bledsoe

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I'm at work on my phone and can't post too much but since everyone else needs increases....

Bledsoe is playing great. He has done well with CP3 out as well with more playing time. If Teague deserves to b an 80 so does Bledsoe. His rating is low because he backs up a star player not because of how efficient or well he plays.

[Jackie Moon]

Teague doesn't deserve to be an 80 but Bledsoe does deserve a boost. I would say 77-78 range. Don't want to boost him too high because it could be the Chris Paul effect working again like it did with Darren Collison lol

[Rubén Magnano]

I am all in to give Bledsoe an update. It is not his fault that he has to backup Paul. I am fine with 78-79. Maybe, 79 is a bit too much but hey, Bledsoe is Spurs' franchise player. Spurs need someone to look forward to. ;D

Also, Teague does not deserve an 80.

[Alex English]

How could 8.8ppg, 2.7apg, 2.7rpg and 1.5spg possibly be worth an 80? Yes he is playing well, but it's as a backup. Until he gets a solid sample size of playing 20-30 games with about 30mpg then he doesn't deserve an increase at all. He is a 75 right now and that is exactly where he should be.

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Jan 17, 2013 21:28:45 GMT Alex English said:

How could 8.8ppg, 2.7apg, 2.7rpg and 1.5spg possibly be worth an 80? Yes he is playing well, but it's as a backup. Until he gets a solid sample size of playing 20-30 games with about 30mpg then he doesn't deserve an increase at all. He is a 75 right now and that is exactly where he should be.

Lol! You and everyone else wanted Bledsoe in trade offers. How can he show us more playing behind CP3. Look at his games without Paul playing. Look at his stats compared to mins played. You look him and all you hear is lots of positives.

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[Dominique Wilkins]

Jan 17, 2013 21:28:45 GMT Alex English said:

How could 8.8ppg, 2.7apg, 2.7rpg and 1.5spg possibly be worth an 80? Yes he is playing well, but it's as a backup. Until he gets a solid sample size of playing 20-30 games with about 30mpg then he doesn't deserve an increase at all. He is a 75 right now and that is exactly where he should be.

agreed...

[Rubén Magnano]

To be fair, he is a backup to one of the best pgs in the league (if not the best) in the 2nd best team in the NBA right now. I just think Wiles deserves a break for once. If he doesn't get the minor benefit of the doubt with Bledsoe he is fucked because Bledsoe is the best player he has in terms of value.

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His stats are great for someone playing only 18 mins a game.

[Dominique Wilkins]

Jan 17, 2013 22:58:26 GMT Rubén Magnano said:

To be fair, he is a backup to one of the best pgs in the league (if not the best) in the 2nd best team in the NBA right now. I just think Wiles deserves a break for once. If he doesn't get the minor benefit of the doubt with Bledsoe he is fucked because Bledsoe is the best player he has in terms of value.

Bledsoe's numbers don't warrant a boost to 80 whether he's the best player on the worst squad in the league or whether he's playing behind CP3.

Also TBH, I don't expect Teague to get an 80 either. I asked for it hoping to get somewhere in the vicinity of a 77-79. Because his 71 is really way too low and he deserves a boost.

[Rubén Magnano]

Jan 17, 2013 23:26:46 GMT Dominique Wilkins said:

Jan 17, 2013 22:58:26 GMT Rubén Magnano said:

To be fair, he is a backup to one of the best pgs in the league (if not the best) in the 2nd best team in the NBA right now. I just think Wiles deserves a break for once. If he doesn't get the minor benefit of the doubt with Bledsoe he is fucked because Bledsoe is the best player he has in terms of value.

Bledsoe's numbers don't warrant a boost to 80 whether he's the best player on the worst squad in the league or whether he's playing behind CP3.

Also TBH, I don't expect Teague to get an 80 either. I asked for it hoping to get somewhere in the vicinity of a 77-79. Because his 71 is really way too low and he deserves a boost.

I agree that Bledsoe doesn't deserve a 80 but I would still rate him higher than Teague. I would give Teague a 77 and Bledsoe 78-79.

[Walt Frazier]

So, #1 for me, is I think it's completely irrelevant where a player is in this league. Bledsoe does NOT deserve a boost because he's on the Spurs and the Spurs could use it. That's crazy talk man lol.

#2 for me, is that Bledsoe could MAYBE go to about a 77, but I don't really see why he deserves much more than a 75 at this time. He's a good young player, could even start for some not-great teams, but at this time, he's not deserving of much more of a rating that he has.

Personally, I think Bledsoe is better than a 75, but at the same time, he hasn't shown enough to deserve it yet, unfortunately. If we went by how good we think players will be, things would get pretty crazy.

He's gotta get more PT on a consistent basis before he really deserves much boost.

Teague though, btw, 79 ish feels alright for me.

[Dominique Wilkins]

Jan 18, 2013 3:38:52 GMT Walt Frazier said:

So, #1 for me, is I think it's completely irrelevant where a player is in this league. Bledsoe does NOT deserve a boost because he's on the Spurs and the Spurs could use it. That's crazy talk man lol.

#2 for me, is that Bledsoe could MAYBE go to about a 77, but I don't really see why he deserves much more than a 75 at this time. He's a good young player, could even start for some not-great teams, but at this time, he's not deserving of much more of a rating that he has.

Personally, I think Bledsoe is better than a 75, but at the same time, he hasn't shown enough to deserve it yet, unfortunately. If we went by how good we think players will be, things would get pretty crazy.

He's gotta get more PT on a consistent basis before he really deserves much boost.

Teague though, btw, 79 ish feels alright for me.

completely agreed w this rationale

[Rubén Magnano]

Jan 18, 2013 3:38:52 GMT Walt Frazier said:

So, #1 for me, is I think it's completely irrelevant where a player is in this league. Bledsoe does NOT deserve a boost because he's on the Spurs and the Spurs could use it. That's crazy talk man lol.

I just think every GM deserves the benefit of the doubt at some point and this is Wiles' moment. I am not saying Bledsoe should get an 80 or anything but it wouldn't be out of this world if he gets a 77 or a 78. He is very athletic and strong for a pg so there are all sorts of areas that could be improved around athleticism. Also, he is getting lots of steals, blocks (for a pg) and rebounds in very limited times. His shooting %s are also very good. He is not dishing lots of assists but he is also not getting lots of turnovers.

[Ian Noble]

I'd give Bledsoe a conservative 78 at the moment.

He's playing at an 81 level currently, but we make conservative changes.

[Otis Smith]

Feb 14, 2013 22:31:40 GMT Ian Noble said:

I'd give Bledsoe a conservative 78 at the moment.

He's playing at an 81 level currently, but we make conservative changes.

This

[Clyde Drexler]

Will be interesting to see if Bledsoe is traded before the deadline to acquire something for the playoff run.

I think he should be a 79

[Walt Frazier]

Got some legit PT since I last posted in here, I think he's more deserving of the 77 I mentioned previously...and I'd be fine with the 78 actually as well. I'll go officially at 78.

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Eric Bledsoe, PG/SG, Los Angeles Clippers: Bledsoe is currently 93rd on the Player Rater based on his per-game averages, but because he hasn't missed time this season, he's a deceiving 58th based on the totals. His true value is probably somewhere in between, but if he gets traded, he's going to be in the top 50 for sure. Already he's carrying the eighth-highest PER of any point guard, even if he is playing fewer minutes per game than anyone else in the top 20 on that list because he's been behind Chris Paul all season.

The important thing here is that Bledsoe is available in roughly half of ESPN.com fantasy leagues, and in the leagues in which he's not available, you could probably have him in the right trade. If he doesn't get traded, you might lose some value in a deal like that, but it's worth considering that among point guards, Bledsoe in his current state is first in blocks per minute, second in steals per minute and fourth in rebounds per minute. That is to say that it doesn't exactly take major playing time for him to have a ton of value. If he gets traded, he's going to be a star in fantasy leagues very quickly.

[Walt Frazier]

Fantasy relevance and sim league stats don't necessarily go hand in hand. Steph Curry would be a 93 right now, better than Kobe, and Kyrie would be right behind Kobe, if we based on Fantasy impact.

It's just a different world. I really enjoy fantasy, but you have to separate what can make a great fantasy player from the way the ratings are determined in here, to some extent.

Fantasy rankings have a lot to do with scarcity. Points are one of the easiest things to get on your team, yet they are one of the biggest factors in a sim league from what I've seen.

[Jackie Moon]

Darren Collison, ring a bell?

Bledsoe should be a 77 and no higher. He's an athletic PG who doesn't excel at anything, but that doesn't mean he don't have room to grow.

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Feb 21, 2013 15:09:18 GMT Jackie Moon said:

Darren Collison, ring a bell?

Bledsoe should be a 77 and no higher. He's an athletic PG who doesn't excel at anything, but that doesn't mean he don't have room to grow.

I understand your thoughts, but I can tell when a young player is going to be something and thats what I see here. I really hope the Clipps trade him and hopefully to a team he can run as his own.

[Glenn Robinson]

I'd say a 78 is good for Bledsoe right now.

[Walt Frazier]

W/o doing in-depth searching, looks like he should be about a 78 based on these comments.

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78 works for me.