ESPN Countdown in Top 20!

The ESPN Countdown that i talked about in a previous blog has continued and now it is down past the 20's. They are already at the number 15 spot with more coming out later today. Some notable people till this point are Andre Igoudala coming in at 31., Tyler Lawson at 37 and Kevin Garnett coming in at 41. One of the most talked about people landing outside of the top 20 was Kobe Bryant who landed at 25 on the countdown. Bryant averaged over 27 points per game last season but this was still not good enough for the superstar to land a spot even close to his previous year ranking which was 6. Yes Bryant sustained a season ending Achilles injury which could be why he has substantially moved down. I believe that the ranking is too low for the Black Mamba and he will prove it this season on the court. Now coming in the no. 20 spot on the countdown was Deron Williams the point guard from the Brooklyn Nets. Deron is an excellent ball handler and has one of the best cross-overs in the game. Coming in 19th was the power forward of the Atlanta Hawks Al Hartford who was ranked 30th last year moving up over 10 spots. This was do largely due to his high point scoring and rebounding totals per game. Coming in 18th is the aging superstar Dwyane Wade. Wade moved down 12 spots in large part because he is aging and it is very eminent. Especially at the shooting guard spot age is very prominent and you can tell Wade is definitely out of his prime. Coming in 17 was LaMarcus Aldridge from the Portland Trail Blazers who moved up 3 spots from last years rankings. Coming in at 16 was another aging superstar that showed he still has life left in him Tim Duncan. The San Antonio idol moved up 11 spots from last year and due to his high level of play which took his team to the championship last year. Finally coming in at 15th was the scoring leader from last year Carmelo Anothony. Carmelo is a tremendous offensive threat and i believe that should be way higher on the list than just 15th.