NBA 96-97 MyTendex Player Defensive Rankings
Defensive Rankings
Rankings (min 49 games,23 min/gm) Rankings (per 48)
Player Team MyTend Player Team MyTend
1) ewing,patrick NYK 12.23 1) sabonis,arvydas Por 20.76
2) malone,karl Uta 11.77 2) ewing,patrick NYK 16.06
3) o'neal,shaquille LAL 11.22 3) malone,karl Uta 16.00
4) sabonis,arvydas Por 10.49 4) o'neal,shaquille LAL 14.62
5) mutombo,dikembe Atl 10.32 5) olajuwon,hakeem Hou 13.54
6) olajuwon,hakeem Hou 10.19 6) mutombo,dikembe Atl 13.43
7) webber,chris Was 10.08 7) webber,chris Was 12.50
8) hill,grant Det 9.89 8) hill,tyrone Cle 12.30
9) barkley,charles Hou 9.48 9) hill,grant Det 12.22
10) pippen,scottie Chi 9.32 10) barkley,charles Hou 12.14
11) payton,gary Sea 8.95 11) pippen,scottie Chi 11.96
12) hill,tyrone Cle 8.75 12) mourning,alonzo Mia 11.88
13) mourning,alonzo Mia 8.74 13) kemp,shawn Sea 11.77
14) jordan,michael Chi 8.40 14) ostertag,greg Uta 11.50
15) kemp,shawn Sea 8.31 15) payton,gary Sea 11.34
16) blaylock,mookie Atl 8.28 16) divac,vlade Cha 11.23
17) rodman,dennis Chi 8.24 17) rodman,dennis Chi 11.19
18) divac,vlade Cha 8.16 18) bradley,shawn dal 11.09
19) oakley,charles NYK 8.15 19) trent,gary Por 11.08
20) brandon,terrell Cle 7.90 20) jordan,michael Chi 10.95
Centers
Rankings (min 49 games,23 min/gm) Rankings (per 48)
Player Team MyTend Player Team Tend/48
1) ewing,patrick NYK 12.23 1) sabonis,arvydas Por 20.76
2) o'neal,shaquille LAL 11.22 2) ewing,patrick NYK 16.06
3) sabonis,arvydas Por 10.49 3) o'neal,shaquille LAL 14.62
4) mutombo,dikembe Atl 10.32 4) olajuwon,hakeem Hou 13.54
5) olajuwon,hakeem Hou 10.19 5) mutombo,dikembe Atl 13.43
6) mourning,alonzo Mia 8.74 6) mourning,alonzo Mia 11.88
7) divac,vlade Cha 8.16 7) ostertag,greg Uta 11.50
8) bradley,shawn dal 7.30 8) divac,vlade Cha 11.23
9) seikaly,rony Orl 6.43 9) bradley,shawn dal 11.09
10) ostertag,greg Uta 5.61 10) garrett,dean Min 10.49
11) garrett,dean Min 5.36 11) perkins,sam Sea 9.26
12) johnson,ervin Den 5.19 12) seikaly,rony Orl 8.77
13) perdue,will San 5.14 13) mills,terry Det 8.66
14) smits,rik Ind 5.03 14) perdue,will San 8.41
15) perkins,sam Sea 4.71 15) smits,rik Ind 8.33
16) williams,hotrod Pho 4.56 16) johnson,ervin Den 8.01
17) mills,terry Det 4.54 17) muresan,gheorghe Was 7.54
18) muresan,gheorghe Was 3.94 18) williams,hotrod Pho 7.03
19) polynice,olden Sac 3.52 19) longley,luc Chi 6.01
20) longley,luc Chi 3.12 20) montross,eric njn 5.22
** Avg for Position = 2.15.
Power Forwards
Rankings (min 49 games,23 min/gm) Rankings (per 48)
Player Team MyTend Player Team Tend/48
1) malone,karl Uta 11.77 1) malone,karl Uta 16.00
2) webber,chris Was 10.08 2) webber,chris Was 12.50
3) barkley,charles Hou 9.48 3) hill,tyrone Cle 12.30
4) hill,tyrone Cle 8.75 4) barkley,charles Hou 12.14
5) kemp,shawn Sea 8.31 5) kemp,shawn Sea 11.77
6) rodman,dennis Chi 8.24 6) rodman,dennis Chi 11.19
7) oakley,charles NYK 8.15 7) trent,gary Por 11.08
8) gugliotta,tom Min 7.39 8) brown,p.j. Mia 10.91
9) brown,p.j. Mia 7.31 9) oakley,charles NYK 10.64
10) grant,horace Orl 7.20 10) davis,dale Ind 9.52
11) coleman,derrick Phi 6.97 11) willis,kevin Hou 9.51
12) laettner,christi Atl 6.97 12) grant,horace Orl 9.35
13) davis,dale Ind 6.32 13) gugliotta,tom Min 9.19
14) vaught,loy LAC 6.32 14) coleman,derrick Phi 9.16
15) howard,juwan Was 6.31 15) green,a.c. dal 8.92
16) campbell,elden LAL 5.89 16) vaught,loy LAC 8.75
17) green,a.c. dal 5.60 17) laettner,christi Atl 8.70
18) wallace,rasheed Por 5.45 18) campbell,elden LAL 8.58
19) trent,gary Por 5.39 19) wallace,rasheed Por 8.55
20) willis,kevin Hou 5.19 20) outlaw,charles LAC 8.11
** Avg for Position = 2.11.
Small Forwards
Rankings (min 49 games,23 min/gm) Rankings (per 48)
Player Team MyTend Player Team Tend/48
1) hill,grant Det 9.89 1) hill,grant Det 12.22
2) pippen,scottie Chi 9.32 2) pippen,scottie Chi 11.96
3) garnett,kevin Min 7.52 3) kukoc,toni Chi 10.18
4) schrempf,detlef Sea 7.06 4) russell,bryon Uta 9.82
5) russell,bryon Uta 6.42 5) schrempf,detlef Sea 9.53
6) johnson,larry NYK 6.20 6) kersey,jerome LAL 9.48
7) mills,chris Cle 6.19 7) garnett,kevin Min 9.32
8) kukoc,toni Chi 6.04 8) johnson,larry NYK 8.75
9) robinson,cliff Por 5.42 9) owens,billy Sac 8.14
10) rice,glen Cha 5.36 10) corbin,tyrone Atl 7.80
11) corbin,tyrone Atl 5.35 11) mills,chris Cle 7.48
12) owens,billy Sac 5.09 12) mckey,derrick Ind 7.04
13) mason,anthony Cha 5.03 13) robinson,cliff Por 6.88
14) kersey,jerome LAL 4.99 14) ferry,danny Cle 6.57
15) robinson,glenn Mil 4.74 15) rice,glen Cha 6.02
16) ferry,danny Cle 4.38 16) finley,michael dal 5.92
17) mckey,derrick Ind 4.20 17) robinson,glenn Mil 5.90
18) finley,michael dal 4.14 18) mason,anthony Cha 5.56
19) mashburn,jamal mia 3.34 19) mashburn,jamal mia 5.12
20) weatherspoon,cla Phi 3.24 20) mullin,chris GSW 4.41
** Avg for Position = 2.85.
Shooting Guards
Rankings (min 49 games,23 min/gm) Rankings (per 48)
Player Team MyTend Player Team Tend/48
1) jordan,michael Chi 8.40 1) jordan,michael Chi 10.95
2) smith,steve Atl 6.10 2) hornacek,jeff Uta 8.91
3) anderson,nick Orl 5.90 3) anderson,nick Orl 8.36
4) phills,bobby Cle 5.88 4) phills,bobby Cle 8.16
5) hornacek,jeff Uta 5.79 5) drexler,clyde Hou 7.54
6) drexler,clyde Hou 5.77 6) smith,steve Atl 7.52
7) jones,eddie LAL 5.67 7) jones,eddie LAL 7.35
8) dumars,joe Det 5.59 8) starks,john NYK 7.31
9) hawkins,hersey Sea 4.80 9) lenard,voshon Mia 7.27
10) richmond,mitch Sac 4.40 10) dumars,joe Det 7.14
11) lenard,voshon Mia 4.40 11) hawkins,hersey Sea 6.89
12) danilovic,sasha dal 4.34 12) danilovic,sasha dal 6.58
13) christie,doug Tor 4.10 13) sura,bob Cle 5.88
14) starks,john NYK 3.98 14) richmond,mitch Sac 5.43
15) allen,ray Mil 3.48 15) allen,ray Mil 5.39
16) sura,bob Cle 3.38 16) christie,doug Tor 5.14
17) sprewell,latrell GSW 3.10 17) cheaney,calbert Was 4.78
18) miller,reggie Ind 3.08 18) sealy,malik LAC 4.43
19) cheaney,calbert Was 3.00 19) houston,allan NYK 4.18
20) houston,allan NYK 2.90 20) miller,reggie Ind 4.04
** Avg for Position = 2.48.
Point Guards
Rankings (min 49 games,23 min/gm) Rankings (per 48)
Player Team MyTend Player Team Tend/48
1) payton,gary Sea 8.95 1) payton,gary Sea 11.34
2) blaylock,mookie Atl 8.28 2) brandon,terrell Cle 10.55
3) brandon,terrell Cle 7.90 3) blaylock,mookie Atl 10.15
4) hardaway,tim Mia 7.46 4) childs,chris NYK 9.41
5) hardaway,anferne Orl 6.56 5) hardaway,tim Mia 9.26
6) childs,chris NYK 6.27 6) hardaway,anferne Orl 8.44
7) stockton,john Uta 6.01 7) stockton,john Uta 8.21
8) anderson,kenny Por 5.46 8) anderson,kenny Por 7.12
9) cassell,sam njn 4.08 9) cassell,sam njn 6.97
10) stoudamire,damon Tor 3.50 10) best,travis Ind 6.07
11) strickland,rod Was 3.50 11) anthony,greg Van 5.54
12) best,travis Ind 3.42 12) strickland,rod Was 4.57
13) hunter,lindsey Det 3.36 13) kidd,jason pho 4.48
14) kidd,jason pho 3.32 14) hunter,lindsey Det 4.33
15) anthony,greg Van 3.29 15) bogues,muggsy Cha 4.13
16) johnson,kevin Pho 2.62 16) stoudamire,damon Tor 4.11
17) bogues,muggsy Cha 2.50 17) johnson,kevin Pho 3.30
18) vanexel,nick LAL 2.38 18) johnson,avery San 3.09
19) johnson,avery San 2.10 19) vanexel,nick LAL 3.02
20) wesley,david Bos 1.96 20) marbury,stephon Min 2.61
** Avg for Position = 2.02.
Note: the current Rankings formula is:
(PTS - FGmsd - (FTmsd/2) + 1.25*st + 1.25*as + bl
+ reb - 1.25*to - tc - 2*ff - pf/2) /
GamesPlayed)