Following Saturday's massacre at the hands of West Virginia, the UCONN basketball team takes center stage. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be anyone who will increase the number of UCONN alumni in the NBA from 13 to 14 next year. But maybe, hopefully, I will prove to be incorrect
That aside, two alumni appear to be on the cusp of stardom. - Washington Wizard Caron Butler and Memphis Grizzlie Rudy Gay. Looking at this week's rankings, Butler is the 11th best player thanks to great scoring, shooting percentages and steals. He is the main benefactor of Gilbert Arenas' injury.
Rudy Gay's overall ranking has increased for the third straight week, and, with him moving to power forward, expect to see him continue to climb as he grabs more rebounds and blocks more shots as he plays inside more.
My fellow Huskies are ranked according to NBA.com's Fantasy Sports Performance Index (FSPI). To delve more into more detail, click through, but, to sum-up, FSPI is:
PLAYER NAME | TEAM NAME | Rank | Last Wk | FG% | FT% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PT | TOT |
Caron Butler | WAS | 11 | 30 | 6.38 | 8.72 | 6.9 | 4.54 | 3 | 7.64 | 0.64 | 2.3 | 5.02 |
Ray Allen | BOS | 34 | 24 | 2.93 | 8.94 | 5.82 | 2.68 | 3.06 | 3.02 | 0.45 | 8.04 | 4.37 |
Rudy Gay | MEM | 36 | 42 | 4.28 | 7.02 | 5.74 | 3.03 | 1.07 | 5 | 2.58 | 6.16 | 4.36 |
Emeka Okafor | CHA | 61 | 75 | 5.47 | 2.64 | 4.06 | 8.03 | 0.36 | 4.22 | 5.6 | 0 | 3.8 |
Richard Hamilton | DET | 89 | 74 | 2.64 | 6.34 | 4.9 | 2.29 | 4.2 | 4.02 | 0.46 | 2.53 | 3.42 |
Ben Gordon | CHI | 97 | 67 | 0 | 8.74 | 5.28 | 2.5 | 2.34 | 3.29 | 0.45 | 4.02 | 3.33 |
Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 198 | 217 | 3.18 | 6.24 | 2.65 | 3.1 | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.7 | 2.82 | 2.44 |
Hilton Armstrong | NOH | 264 | 253 | 3.78 | 5.66 | 1.09 | 2.1 | 0.55 | 1.02 | 1.25 | 0 | 1.93 |
Donyell Marshall | CLE | 325 | 315 | 2.93 | 6.29 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0 | 1.66 | 1.02 | 1.66 |
Jake Voskuhl | MIL | 331 | 334 | 4.18 | 6.03 | 0.47 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 0 | 1.61 |
Kevin Ollie | PHI | 390 | 356 | 2.45 | 6.29 | 0 | 0.64 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 |
Josh Boone | NJN | 393 | 396 | 3.28 | 4.38 | 0.52 | 1.52 | 0.08 | 0.3 | 0.24 | 0 | 1.29 |
Marcus Williams | NJN | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ |