So we got a ton of e-mail Sunday evening. Why? Well, one Charlie Villanueva scored 48 points in an overtime loss to the Bucks. He shot 20-32 from the field, 6-11 from downtown and only went to the line three times. He came just three points shy of Vince Carter's franchise record of 51 points in a game.

So you wrote. What did we think of the game? Can you put Charlie at No. 1 for just one week as a reward? Chris Paul couldn't do that!

Sorry. The overall rankings don't work that way. Chris Paul is still head and shoulders above the pack. In fact, Villanueva didn't even earn the top spot in our rankings for the week. That's right. Check out Raymond Felton's numbers from the three games he played this week. Forty-eight points is nice, and CV started the week with a 15-point, 8-rebound effort in New York, but two sub-par games sandwiched in between put him at No. 2 for the week.

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1. CHRIS PAUL, G, NEW ORLEANS/OKLAHOMA CITY MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 36.2 16.2 5.1 7.9 2.27 0.06 .429 .299 .836 Last week: 1 Chris Paul scored 21 points and dished out nine assists in the Hornets win over the Clippers on Tuesday, their only win in the last 12 games. His numbers are down and his team is struggling, but he's still consistently amongst our weekly leaders.

2. CHARLIE VILLANUEVA, F, TORONTO MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 27.8 12.8 6.1 1.0 0.77 0.78 .477 .333 .689 Last week: 2 One of the reasons Charlie Villanueva went off was the absence of Chris Bosh, who left the game less than seven minutes into it with a sprained thumb. At this point, Bosh is questionable for Wednesday's game against Miami, so Villanueva could be seeing some more extra touches this week.

3. RAYMOND FELTON, G, CHARLOTTE MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 28.3 10.9 3.3 4.9 1.20 0.12 .395 .378 .703 Last week: 4 After three big games (see this week's rankings to the right) Raymond Felton was held out of Sunday's game in Memphis so that he could rest a lingering abdominal injury. He is expected to play Tuesday against the Hawks.

4. ANDREW BOGUT, C, MILWAUKEE MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 28.2 8.9 7.1 2.3 0.60 0.94 .526 .000 .629 Last week: 3 Andrew Bogut just keeps putting up solid numbers. He averaged 9.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting .577 from the field in four games this week. For a solid analysis of Bogut's game, check out our letter of the week to the right, one that needed no reply.

5. DERON WILLIAMS, G, UTAH MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 27.7 10.2 2.4 4.1 0.79 0.22 .405 .394 .693 Last week: 5 Deron Williams recorded the fourth double-double of his career on Tuesday, scoring 17 points, dishing out 11 assists and hitting a big three down the stretch as the Jazz beat the Suns. He followed that up with 14 points and nine dimes against the Wizards on Thursday.

6. CHANNING FRYE, C, NEW YORK MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 24.2 12.3 5.8 0.8 0.46 0.72 .477 .333 .825 Last week: 6 Channing Frye is out for the remainder of the season after suffering a partially torn ligament in his knee in Tuesday's loss to the Raptors. Before the injury, it was Frye's first start and best game in almost a month. He scored 19 points, grabbed nine boards and blocked four shots in 28 minutes.

7. DANNY GRANGER, F, INDIANA MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 22.8 7.7 5.1 1.2 0.80 0.77 .467 .348 .791 Last week: 7 Danny Granger recorded his sixth double-double of the season on Sunday, scoring 17 points and grabbing 12 boards in the Pacers' win over the Sixers. He also hit 3-of-4 from downtown. On Friday against Detroit, he had a chance to tie the game, but his three was blocked by Ben Wallace at the buzzer.

8. RYAN GOMES, F, BOSTON MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 20.3 6.5 4.5 0.7 0.50 0.06 .482 .250 .748 Last week: 8 Ryan Gomes grabbed 15 boards on Friday in Cleveland, but he shot just 3-for-12 from the field and just 11-for-35 (.314) for the week.

9. MARVIN WILLIAMS, F, ATLANTA MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 23.7 7.8 4.8 0.7 0.64 0.32 .435 .277 .733 Last week: 10 Marvin Williams just seems to be getting better and better. After missing Monday's game for personal reasons, Williams had three strong games the rest of the week, including his third career double-double (13 points, 11 boards) on Saturday against Dallas.

10. LUTHER HEAD, G, HOUSTON MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% 27.6 8.3 3.2 2.5 1.06 0.09 .386 .351 .694 Last week: Unranked Luther Head returns to our Top 10 this week, having started the last seven games for the Rockets with both Tracy McGrady and David Wesley out. This week, Head averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in four games, including a 20-point, six-assist performance against the Clippers on Monday.

NOTEWORTHY Anderson On the outside looking in: Francisco Garcia (SAC), Joey Graham (TOR), Sarunas Jasikevicius (IND), Rashad McCants (MIN), Johan Petro (SEA), Salim Stoudamire (ATL) Alan Anderson (CHA) started three of the Bobcats' four games this week, scoring a career-high 17 points in 42 minutes in Wednesday's loss in Cleveland. Monta Ellis (GSW) had a couple of good games this week, including 12 points, three boards, four assists and three steals in Thursday's big win in Dallas. Francisco Garcia (SAC) is back in action for the Kings and coach Rick Adelman has worked him back into the rotation, playing him 23 minutes on Sunday. Jarrett Jack (POR) had his biggest week of the season, averaging 12.5 points on .552 shooting in four Blazer losses. Sarunas Jasikevicius (IND) drops out of our Top 10 this week. He played 21 minutes in a blowout loss to Memphis on Tuesday, the only action he has seen in the last seven games. Rashad McCants (MIN) got the first start of his career on Thursday in New Jersey, but picked up two quick fouls on Vince Carter and had his worst game in several weeks. On Friday in Toronto, he took 12 shots, all of them from downtown, connecting on only three. He recovered on Sunday, scoring 17 points on 5-of-9 from the field in a win over the Knicks.

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