By Eric Johnson, RotoWire.com
Jason Kidd is this week's top point guard.
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WEEK 4

This is our weekly cheat sheet based on our player’s projected output and number of games. It assumes an eight-category roto style league with the following categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three-pointers made, free-throw percentage and field-goal percentage.

These are my rankings. They do not necessarily correspond with the RotoWire cheat sheet or our projections for the season. I use both as a rough guide, but I primarily factor in number of games played for the week, current player trends and pertinent information about the team (injuries, time share situations, etc). The Value Meter takes into account games played Monday thru Saturday. We will try to update the meter with any breaking news that happens on Sunday, but in most cases, any injuries, lineup changes, etc. that happen on Sunday won’t be accounted for on the Value Meter until the following week.

(5) Games: NONE
(4) Games: CHA, CLE, DAL, DEN, GSW, IND, LAL, MEM, NJ, NO, ORL, SAS, TOR, WAS
(3) Games: ATL, BOS, CHI, DET, HOU, LAC, MIA, MIL, MIN, NYK, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, SEA, UTA
(2) Games: NONE
(1) Game: NONE

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Point Guards

Rank Player Pos Team Games Comment
1 Jason Kidd [PG] NJ 4 Averaging close to a triple-double (11.2 ppg, 10.0 apg, 9.4 rpg)
2 Baron Davis [PG] GSW 4  
3 Allen Iverson [PG,SG] DEN 4  
4 Steve Nash [PG] PHO 3  
5 Tony Parker [PG] SAS 4  
6 T.J. Ford [PG] TOR 4  
7 Raymond Felton [PG,SG] CHA 4  
8 Deron Williams [PG] UTA 3  
9 Gilbert Arenas * [PG] WAS 4 Day-to-day (sore knee)
10 Jameer Nelson [PG,SG] ORL 4  
11 Jamaal Tinsley [PG] IND 4  
12 Maurice Williams [PG,SG] MIL 3  
13 Andre Miller [PG] PHI 3  
14 Kirk Hinrich [PG,SG] CHI 3  
15 Chauncey Billups * [PG] DET 3 Day-to-day (knee)
16 Devin Harris [PG,SG] DAL 4  
17 Monta Ellis [PG,SG] GSW 4  
18 Daniel Gibson [PG,SG] CLE 4  
19 Stephon Marbury [PG] NYK 3  
20 Rajon Rondo [PG] BOS 3  
21 Jason Williams [PG] MIA 3  
22 Chris Paul * [PG] NO 4 Will likely miss at least two games this week (sprained ankle)
23 Derek Fisher [PG,SG] LAL 4  
24 Earl Watson [PG] SEA 3  
25 Jose Calderon [PG] TOR 4 Averaging 6.2 assists per game in only 19.2 minutes per game
26 Juan Carlos Navarro [PG,SG] MEM 4  
27 Beno Udrih [PG] SAC 3 Averaging 41.5 minutes, 13.5 points and 5.0 assist in last two games as starting point guard for the Kings
28 Damon Stoudamire [PG] MEM 4  
29 Jarrett Jack [PG,SG] POR 3  
30 Mike James [PG] HOU 3  

Shooting Guards

Rank Player Pos Team Games Comment
1 Kobe Bryant [SG] LAL 4  
2 Manu Ginobili [SG] SAS 4  
3 Jason Richardson [SG,SF] CHA 4  
4 Dwyane Wade [SG] MIA 3  
5 Kevin Martin [SG] SAC 3 Artest's return not affecting production (averaging 32.5 points and 4.0 3's over last two games)
6 Joe Johnson [SG] ATL 3  
7 Michael Redd [SG,SF] MIL 3  
8 Ray Allen [SG] BOS 3  
9 Rudy Gay [SG] MEM 4  
10 Jason Terry [PG,SG] DAL 4  
11 Brandon Roy [SG] POR 3  
12 Leandro Barbosa [PG,SG] PHO 3 Scored 20 or more points in last four games and made 18 3-pointers during this stretch
13 Mike Dunleavy [SG] IND 4  
14 Kelenna Azubuike [SG,SF] GSW 4  
15 Richard Hamilton [SG] DET 3  
16 Ricky Davis [PG,SG] MIA 3  
17 Jamal Crawford [SG] NYK 3  
18 Ben Gordon [SG] CHI 3  
19 Peja Stojakovic [SG] NO 4  
20 Tracy McGrady * [SG] HOU 3 Could return to action last this week (elbow)
21 Damien Wilkins [SG] SEA 3  
22 Anthony Parker [SG] TOR 4  
23 Morris Peterson [SG] NO 4  
24 Josh Childress [SG] ATL 3  
25 Rashad McCants [PG,SG] MIN 3  
26 Keith Bogans [SG] ORL 4  
27 J.R. Smith [SG] DEN 4  
28 Sasha Pavlovic [SG] CLE 4  
29 Grant Hill [SG] PHO 3  
30 Martell Webster [SG] POR 3  

Small Forwards

Rank Player Pos Team Games Comment
1 LeBron James [SF] CLE 4 Nightly triple double-threat averaging 29.2 points, 8.0 assists and 7.8 rebounds in first ten games this year
2 Carmelo Anthony [SF] DEN 4  
3 Richard Jefferson [SF] NJ 4  
4 Gerald Wallace [SF,PF] CHA 4  
5 Rashard Lewis [SF] ORL 4  
6 Josh Howard [SF] DAL 4  
7 Caron Butler [SF] WAS 4  
8 Josh Smith * [SF,PF] ATL 3 Strained quad looks to be OK (38 points on Saturday)
9 Mike Miller [SF] MEM 4  
10 Hedo Turkoglu [SF,PF] ORL 4  
11 Danny Granger [SF] IND 4  
12 Paul Pierce [SG,SF] BOS 3  
13 Andrei Kirilenko [SG,SF] UTA 3 14 blocked shots over his last four games
14 Andre Iguodala [SG,SF] PHI 3  
15 Luol Deng [SG,SF] CHI 3  
16 Ron Artest [SF] SAC 3  
16 Stephen Jackson [SG,SF,PF] GSW 4 Returns from suspension this week
17 Kevin Durant [SG,SF] SEA 3 Shooting 32% from the field (38-for-117) over last seven games
18 Marvin Williams [SF] ATL 3  
19 Tayshaun Prince [SF] DET 3  
20 Andres Nocioni [SF,PF] CHI 3 Move to starting lineup should increase production
21 John Salmons [SF] SAC 3 Move from starter to sixth man could decrease production
22 Corey Maggette * [SF] LAC 3 Day-to-day (hamstring)
23 Tim Thomas [SF] LAC 3  
24 Antoine Wright [SF] NJ 4  
25 Ronnie Brewer [SG,SF] UTA 3  
26 Shane Battier [SF] HOU 3  
27 Quentin Richardson [SG,SF] NYK 3  
28 Antoine Walker [SF] MIN 3  
29 Luke Walton [SF] LAL 4  
30 Desmond Mason [SF] MIL 3  

Power Forwards

Rank Player Pos Team Games Comment
1 Dirk Nowitzki [PF] DAL 4 Points (19.6) and FG% (44.4%) down from last year but overall numbers still solid
2 Tim Duncan [PF] SAS 4  
3 Chris Bosh [PF] TOR 4  
4 Kevin Garnett [PF] BOS 3  
5 Jermaine O'Neal [PF] IND 4  
6 Carlos Boozer [PF] UTA 3  
7 Shawn Marion [SF,PF] PHO 3  
8 Lamar Odom [PF] LAL 4  
9 David West [PF] NO 4  
10 Emeka Okafor [PF,C] CHA 4  
11 Antawn Jamison [PF] WAS 4 Could see bump in production if Arenas (knee) misses some time
12 Al Harrington [SF,PF,C] GSW 4  
13 Drew Gooden [PF] CLE 4  
14 Zach Randolph [PF] NYK 3 Recorded a double-double in every game this year (averaging 19.4 points and 14.6 rebounds)
15 Rasheed Wallace [PF] DET 3  
16 Chris Wilcox [PF] SEA 3  
17 Udonis Haslem [PF] MIA 3  
18 Al Horford [PF,C] MEM 4  
19 Troy Murphy [PF,C] IND 4  
20 Kenyon Martin * [PF] DEN 4 Day-to-day (back)
21 Yi Jianlian [PF] MIL 3  
22 Andrea Bargnani [SF,PF] TOR 4 Move to sixth man has killed production (8.2 ppg and 2.6 rpg in only 20.0 minutes per game over last five games)
23 Jason Maxiell [SF,PF] DET 3  
24 Paul Millsap [SF,PF] UTA 3  
25 Tyrus Thomas [SF,PF] CHI 3  
26 Darko Milicic * [PF] MEM 4 Day-to-day (thumb)
27 David Lee [PF] NYK 3  
28 Reggie Evans [PF] PHI 3  
29 Luis Scola [SF,PF] HOU 3 Scored 20 points in back-to-back games
30 Boris Diaw [SF,PF] PHO 3  

Centers

Rank Player Pos Team Games Comment
1 Dwight Howard [C] ORL 4 Averaging career best 21.8 ppg and 15.0 rpg after first ten games
2 Marcus Camby [C] DEN 4  
3 Yao Ming [C] HOU 3  
4 Amare Stoudemire [C] PHO 3  
5 Pau Gasol [C] MEM 4 Off to slow start - points (17.9), rebounds (6.5) and blocks (0.5) all down from last year
6 Tyson Chandler [C] NO 4  
7 Andris Biedrins [C] GSW 4 3 double-doubles in last four games
8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas [C] CLE 4  
9 Brendan Haywood [C] WAS 4  
10 Chris Kaman [C] LAC 3 Averaging career best 18.4 ppg and 14.0 rpg after first eight games
11 Al Jefferson [PF,C] MIN 3  
12 LaMarcus Aldridge [C] POR 3  
13 Shaquille O'Neal [C] MIA 3  
14 Samuel Dalembert [C] PHI 3  
15 Andrew Bogut [C] MIL 3  
16 Eddy Curry [C] NYK 3  
17 Brad Miller [C] SAC 3  
18 Andrew Bynum [C] LAL 4  
19 Sean Williams [C] NJ 4 Blocked 13 shots over his last four games; got the start at power forward in Net's last game
20 Ben Wallace [C] CHI 3  
21 Nick Collison [C] SEA 3 Should continue to see start at center with Kurt Thomas (hamstring) and Robert Swift (knee) dealing with injuries
22 Mehmet Okur [C] UTA 3  
23 Zaza Pachulia [C] ATL 3  
24 DeSagana Diop [PF,C] DAL 4  
25 Kwame Brown [C] LAL 4  
26 Erick Dampier [C] DAL 4  
27 Jeff Foster [C] IND 4  
28 Nenad Krstic [C] NJ 4  
29 Joel Przybilla [C] POR 3  
30 Kendrick Perkins [C] BOS 3  

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