King JAMES and MELO lead the list of the BLUEDUDE"S 2010-2011 TOP 8 Small Forwards in the NBA

A position that has become as vital as the Point Guard, and Shooting Guard. And is position for perhaps the best Player in the world in Lebron James. At 6'8" and about 280 lbs. the man they call KING JAMES is about as agile as a 6' PG, big enough for a Power Forward and quick and athletic enough to be a 1, 2, and 3. You have to just chalk this one up as the MAN UPSTAIRS carving out this one no doubt.

The NBA Game has evolved into guys bigger and more athletic over the years and the Small Forward Position is the tell tale sign of this. They get no more skilled and all -around play than this group of players in the BLUEDUDE"S list of the TOP 8 Small Forwards.


LETS MEET AND GREET THE TOP 8 SF IN THE ASSOCIATION TODAY:

1. LEBRON JAMES aka KING JAMES aka THE MOTHERSHIP Miami Heat: A ST. MARY'S /ST. VINCENT AKRON OHIO PRODUCT He can do it all and has done a lot considering he is only 25 years of age and now we are about to see what he can do with a few dazzling players around him. I wouldn't call him the prototype of what small forwards are to be in the league this is just a rare combination of size, athleticism, basketball smarts, and a little charisma all in one. When you see greatness you try to enjoy it before it is gone. The man can play the point and probably on most nights your best passer and ball-handler. Can rebound and block shots with the best of them.Can beat you in so many ways post up (face up/back to the basket), off the bounce with either hand and finishing with either hand, can hit the jumpshot and this maybe his only real weakness. The only drawback I have on King James is at times when it is time to make the shot he sometimes defer and that's not always good. But that's why he is in MIAMI with FLASH so all the blame and pressure isn't on him. It's a funny deal to be the man for about 7 months and then the crucial month or months you go into a shell of sort...........we will definately see what he is made of in the coming months not calling the kettle black but just what I see from a close observation standpoint.

2. CARMELO ANTHONY aka MELO aka B MORE Denver Nuggets:From OAK HILL VA ACADEMY and coach Steve Smith a Pure-Scorers perspective MELO is the deal. He is the best all-around scorer in the NBA Today hands down. I remember when people would just throw his name into the same convo as WADE and LEBRON when he was a tier or two under their overall play. Now you can put him the top 5-7 NBA players we have on display today no doubt. He is so big at 6'8" and around 255-260 with not a lot of fat. He is just an almost perfectly proportioned athlete at his size and weight. He can get you off the bounce , get you from deep, almost impossible to move him off the post, and an avid ball-handler and an excellent finisher on the break. When you scout him you just hope you can keep him off easy transition buckets, make him work on the defensive end, and keep him off the free throw line or it is going to be a long night. Look for him to be moved at this years trading deadline or before. YOU KNOW AND I KNOW HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE IN DENVER with no real nucleus to build around him and an aging Mr. BIG SHOT and KMART, he has to go somewhere else to win PERIOD

3. PAUL PIERCE aka THE TRUTH aka INGLEWOOD'S GREATEST aka P DOUBLE Green Team: I know you are probably saying man BLUEDUDE that his a high ranking for a guy that looks like he has lost two steps. Well THE TRUTH is still effective and a TOP 5 closer in this league still. He has always been a guy who is always a play or two ahea of his oppenent guarding him. Never was the most athletic guy coming out of INGELWOOD HIGH IN LA by way of ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK. He always gets to his spot and always seems to either finish or get to the line and or an AND ONE. Very deceptive at getting to the rim and when getting there can draw contact with the best of them. There is a reason a guy is ranked this high in his early 30's because he is also a flat out winner.

4. DANNY GRANGER aka Louisiana Lightning NAPTOWN Pacers: Sorry Ron Guidry for taking your nickname. The man who fell to the middle of the first round about 5 years ago is the centerpiece for the Pacers. At about 6'8" 230 LBS he is as tough to guard as any of the small forwards. Can Stroke it from deep, take you off the bounce , an excellent mid-range game, a very good rebounder from his days with the New Mexico LOBOS, and a pretty good defender. When teams passed on him I had him in my top 10 easily that year and now your saying BLUEDUDE that doesn't matter look where you are at now HELL you don't have U2 goin with " with or without you" and a good batch of cherry project water in front of you do you? I am in a great place MAMA's basement fools. Pacer Prez LARRY LEGEND found him a gem when he snatched GRANGER. A tru Small Forward in every sense of the word and I think people paseed on him because he played a lot of PF in College. He has expanded his game to all-star status.

5. GERALD WALLACE aka COUNTRY Charlotte Bobcats: A Childersburg, Alabama Native by way of TUSCALOOSA, is a magnificient small forward playing like a Power Forward. No one in this group even LeBron rebounds like this kid. Still very athletic and is part of a dynamite 1-2 punch in him and WACKO JACKO Stephen jackson. One of the best finishers in the group and a slam dunk highlight away on every play in transition. Limited range and ball-handling have him going no higher in these rankings but an excellent player nonetheless. MJ has a keeper here in Mr. WALLACE.

6. RUDY GAY aka the MEMPHIS MAESTRO Memphis Grizzlies: A poor man's Kevin Durant and that ain't a knock it's a compliment really. The Man is only 24 years old from Baltimore MD Archbishop Spaulding HS by way of STORRS CONN. A one and out product at UCONN, Rudy is a very athletic and long wingspan athlete with excellent quickness. He can get you off the bounce, shoot it from anywhere, and is one of the best finishers on the break or in half-court in the league. The only draw back on GAY is his abilty to see the floor and he hasn't quite picked up that concept of passing. But he still young enough where you have not seen the finished product by far on this kid. MEMPHIS just maxed him out making him and rightfully so part of the FIX in Memphis along with OJ MAYO.

7. RON ARTEST aka RON RON LAKESHOW : From the famous and biggest public housing area in the country the QUEENS BRIDGE HOUSING COMPLEX IN QUEENS NY by way of the JOHNNIES OF ST. JOHNS one of the best on the ball defenders the league will ever see back in the day. Still can guard most forwards and some 2G's. Offensively very unorthodox but productive. Very streaky three point shooter, van take you off the dribble occasionally, and my only knock on RON RON is he will sometimes take ill-advised shots and make ill-advised plays. But a blue-collar athlete from the rough and tough streets of Queens NY still has some left in the tank for the LAKERS to utilize.

8. LAMAR ODOM aka LO LAKESHOW: An AAU teammate of one RON RON Artest for the famed LONG ISLAND PANTHERS. A unique small forward in the Scottie Pippen mold minus the defensive prowess of PIP 33. A perfect match for the TRIANGLE Offense of PHIL JACKSON. A true point forward with the best ball-handling of any forward in the league or two guard except KD 35 in OKC. The knock on Lamar's game is he sometimes floats along and you never know he is in the game. But when he is on the LAKESHOW is completely unstoppable and he makes everyone else around him better when he is on his game.

BEST OF THE REST

HEDO TURKOGLU Suns aka HE DO WHAT HE DO TURKOGLU
JOSH SMITH Hawks aka J SMOOTH
STEPHEN JACKSON Bobcats aka WACKO JACKO
RASHARD LEWIS OMagic
SHAWN MARION Dallas aka MATRIX
ANDREI KIRILENKO Jazz aka AK 47
CARON BUTLER Mavericks aka The BUTLER DID IT
RICHARD JEFFERSON Spurs aka RJ
TAYSHAUN PRINCE Pistons aka TAY
MIKE MILLER Heat aka the SNIPER