Speak, Internal Polling Data: 2008

"I really can not understand being really really really into the NBA and yet not rooting for any particular team. If you work for the league and have to be politic, OK. And I have carved out a special exception for Chris Sheridan, who pulls it off. But in general? What is the point of sports without cheering?"—Henry Abbott

1. Amare Stoudemire
2. Gilbert Arenas
3. Chris Paul
4. Josh Smith
5. Gerald Wallace
6. Kobe Bryant
7. Monta Ellis
8. Kevin Durant
9. Baron Davis
10. Amir Johnson
11. Rodney Stuckey
12. J.R. Smith
13. Michael Beasley
14. Rudy Gay
15. Josh Howard
16. Carmelo Anthony
17. Stephen Jackson
18. Lamar Odom
19. LeBron James
20. Paul Pierce
21. Caron Butler
22. Tracy McGrady
23. Deron Williams
24. Leandro Barbosa
25. Tyrus Thomas



26. Chris Bosh
27. Kevin Garnett
28. Steve Nash
29. Anthony Randolph
30. Jerryd Bayless
31. Allen Iverson
32. Antawn Jamison
33. Joe Johnson
34. Julian Wright
35. Al Horford
36. Andre Iguodala
37. Greg Oden
38. Andray Blatche
39. Rajon Rondo
40. Tyson Chandler
41. Al Jefferson
42. Daniel Gibson
43. Andrei Kirilenko
44. Dwight Howard
45. O.J. Mayo
46. Kevin Martin
47. Dwyane Wade
48. Hakim Warrick
49. Brandon Roy
50. Thaddeus Young



Notes: Ron Artest is beyond rankings at this point. We put this together by means of secret ballot and very rudimentary math. A more sophisticated operation would've factored in 2006's list. Be sure to check out other lists of players by Ziller and SLAM.