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I won't labor too much over these. There's a whole debate over how much a player's grade should suffer due to injury; I'll say that I lightly dock a player for durability issues.

DL: B
Snyder: A
Gobert: A (still improving. Dominant player)
Mitchell: A (carries a huge load. Adjustment periods totally expected and forgiven. Glad he made the adjustments.)
Favors: A (I've appreciated him more this year than I have any other)
Ingles: A (Has become the primary play-maker on a 50-win team. Does the hard work on D, too.)
Rubio: B- (Had a chance this year to prove a lot of doubters wrong. Didn't do it. Still an important cog for us.)
Jae: B (Streaky. But he is a backbone for our competitive spirit. There's a reason Q is ride-or-die for him.)
Korver: B+/A- (has adjusted his game on the fly and played a ton of minutes for us when called upon.)
Exum: D (might've had 5 or 6 good games?)
O'Neale: B (shocking to give him a grade any lower. 2nd year player. Swiss army knife. Still learning.)
Neto: B (would be higher if he had been more durable)
Thabo: B+ (Don't fight with me on this. Dude has been great.)
Niang: B
Udoh: B+
Allen: C-
Bradley: I

A 50-win team in this Western Conference is, by definition, stocked full of a lot of "A's"
 
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A-team: Snyder, Gobert, Mitchell, Favors, Ingles. Joe's minutes and play-making offset scoring and 3 pt %.
B-team: Korver, Jae, Royce, Neto
C (meh): Ricky, Thabo, Niang, Udoh
D: Allen
INC: Bradley, Dante
Fail: Lindsey. Draft pick looks like a bust. Added Niang when a lot of good players were signing 1 year deals. Very minor trade for Korver. Is so enamored of his scrubs that he's refused to let someone go to sign depth at PG.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Pretty much spot on imo. I’d give Neto higher definitely though. B or so.
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He's always injured, despite not playing many minutes. Doesn't feel right giving him that high a grade. He is solid when he plays, and his game has improved from last year.
 
I'd give Crowder a B- and DL a C+, Royce's season hasn't been terrible but I think most of us after the Houston series last year expected him to take another step this year and he hasn't, I've been slightly disappointed. Joe's season has been remarkable especially when you take into account what's happened off court with his family, love that dude.

Additionally I give the organization a B+ for the way they've handled off court issues this year, Gail Miller is class.
 
Rubashov said:
I'd give Crowder a B- and DL a C+, Royce's season hasn't been terrible but I think most of us after the Houston series last year expected him to take another step this year and he hasn't, I've been slightly disappointed. Joe's season has been remarkable especially when you take into account what's happened off court with his family, love that dude.

Additionally I give the organization a B+ for the way they've handled off court issues this year, Gail Miller is class.
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O'Neale has shot a lot better this season. I don't think he'll ever be great. Just a nice role player.
 
Gobert: A (Still dominant defensively and has shown real improvement on offense. Hasn't missed a game this season.)
Mitchell: A- (Got off to a slow start due to the injury he sustained in last years playoffs. He's been fantastic since January. Might carry the largest offensive load of any player on a playoff team in the entire league.)
Ingles: A- (Averaging career highs in points and assists, highest plus-minus on the team, has played in 300 straight games, possibly our best passer and playmaker. Bit of a down shooting year but still very good at 45% from the field and 39% from 3.)
Favors: A- (Has been incredibly consistent this year and post all star break has been playing some of the best basketball of his career.)
Rubio: C+ (Been pretty inconsistent, shot the ball poorly for the most part. For all his faults the offense is better when he's on the floor and his passing and playmaking has been good.)
Crowder: C+ (Poor shooting and poor shot selection. I also think he's a little overrated on defense. Provides toughness and hustle.)
Korver: B- (Hasn't shot the ball as well as expected but still provides great spacing on offense.)
O'Neale: B-
Exum: D
Neto: B-
Thabo: C+
Niang: C+
Grayson: D-
Udoh: B
Quin: A
DL: C+
 
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Alfalfa said:
O'Neale has shot a lot better this season. I don't think he'll ever be great. Just a nice role player.
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What did he average during the Rockets series last year? 11p 4r and 4a? Something like that? Looked dynamic, made good decisions in the open court, more than anything he played with confidence, I thought he'd come out of his corner this year swinging and he didn't, his play has got better as the year has gone on. He consistently plays great D, I'd just like him to show up more often for us on offence.
 
Rubashov said:
What did he average during the Rockets series last year? 11p 4r and 4a? Something like that? Looked dynamic, made good decisions in the open court, more than anything he played with confidence, I thought he'd come out of his corner this year swinging and he didn't, his play has got better as the year has gone on. He consistently plays great D, I'd just like him to show up more often for us on offence.
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His offense still needs time.
 
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