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They update it every Wednesday and last week Burke was at #4 I think. He has been in the top-5 all year so that is a good sign, but here is the top-3 and what they have to say for anyone who is interested:
1. Michael Carter-Williams - MCW had some nice-looking (and not-so-nice) numbers in four games since our last look. The ROY frontrunner averaged 15.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Of course, with a 21-game losing streak comes some ugly numbers, too. In that same span he shot 40 percent from the field (21.4 on 3's) and turned the ball over 5.5 times per game.
2. Trey Burke - Burke's had a nice little five-game stretch. The Jazz, however, haven't. In that stretch, Burke has averaged 16.8 points and 4.8 assists (against just 1.2 TO's) while shooting at a 50 percent clip -- from both the field and beyond the arc. Burke has scored in double-digits and hit at least one 3-pointer in all five games. Burke is clearly getting the hang of things and things are looking up -- despite the five-game losing streak.
3. Tim Hardaway Jr. - In his most recent rookie blog on Men's Fitness, Hardaway touched on his ups (he's been hot lately) and downs "This season has certainly been a roller-coaster and at the same time, I think it's everything I've ever imagined. ... I knew I would have a slump here and there and I knew I would have a stretch of games where I'd do really well and a stretch where I didn't play as well. But everybody has that. It all depends on how you move on and how professional you are about it. For me, my approach is that there are no days off.
4. Victor Oladipo - Much has been made this season about Oladipo's "natural" position. Is he a PG or SG? One player who knows about Vic's transition is Dwyane Wade, who had a similar start to his career before settling at his shooting guard spot. "[Wade] tells me (about playing PG) all of the time. I just have to be patient like he always tells me." "I love the way that his game has progressed," Wade said recently. "I could tell the frustration (of playing PG) on him when we played them once. He was out there on the court trying to figure it out and I went through the same thing".
5. Pero Antic - Antic continues to climb up the charts thanks to his big role in keeping the Hawks in the playoff race. The Hawks have won five straight and the Macedonian has been a big reason. Of all the rookies on the Ladder, Antic (and Plumlee to a smaller degree) may play the biggest role on a playoff-bound team. Since his return from the ankle injury, Antic has averaged 11.4 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 38.6 on 3s. He's hit at least one three in 11 straight games and 19 of his last 20. With his size and Korver keeping teams honest, his ability to step outside has been huge.
Just a side note, whoever has finished #1 in the NBA.com Rookie Ladder has won ROY since it came out. Does Trey have a legitimate shot to win it? What does he need to do better? Can they really give it to MCW barring the 76ers break the record for most consecutive loses?
1. Michael Carter-Williams - MCW had some nice-looking (and not-so-nice) numbers in four games since our last look. The ROY frontrunner averaged 15.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Of course, with a 21-game losing streak comes some ugly numbers, too. In that same span he shot 40 percent from the field (21.4 on 3's) and turned the ball over 5.5 times per game.
2. Trey Burke - Burke's had a nice little five-game stretch. The Jazz, however, haven't. In that stretch, Burke has averaged 16.8 points and 4.8 assists (against just 1.2 TO's) while shooting at a 50 percent clip -- from both the field and beyond the arc. Burke has scored in double-digits and hit at least one 3-pointer in all five games. Burke is clearly getting the hang of things and things are looking up -- despite the five-game losing streak.
3. Tim Hardaway Jr. - In his most recent rookie blog on Men's Fitness, Hardaway touched on his ups (he's been hot lately) and downs "This season has certainly been a roller-coaster and at the same time, I think it's everything I've ever imagined. ... I knew I would have a slump here and there and I knew I would have a stretch of games where I'd do really well and a stretch where I didn't play as well. But everybody has that. It all depends on how you move on and how professional you are about it. For me, my approach is that there are no days off.
4. Victor Oladipo - Much has been made this season about Oladipo's "natural" position. Is he a PG or SG? One player who knows about Vic's transition is Dwyane Wade, who had a similar start to his career before settling at his shooting guard spot. "[Wade] tells me (about playing PG) all of the time. I just have to be patient like he always tells me." "I love the way that his game has progressed," Wade said recently. "I could tell the frustration (of playing PG) on him when we played them once. He was out there on the court trying to figure it out and I went through the same thing".
5. Pero Antic - Antic continues to climb up the charts thanks to his big role in keeping the Hawks in the playoff race. The Hawks have won five straight and the Macedonian has been a big reason. Of all the rookies on the Ladder, Antic (and Plumlee to a smaller degree) may play the biggest role on a playoff-bound team. Since his return from the ankle injury, Antic has averaged 11.4 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 38.6 on 3s. He's hit at least one three in 11 straight games and 19 of his last 20. With his size and Korver keeping teams honest, his ability to step outside has been huge.
Just a side note, whoever has finished #1 in the NBA.com Rookie Ladder has won ROY since it came out. Does Trey have a legitimate shot to win it? What does he need to do better? Can they really give it to MCW barring the 76ers break the record for most consecutive loses?
