came an NBA Champion and a Finals MVP and shook off what some may have perceived as an MVP snub.  At present, the Joker is leading the NBA in Win Shares (10.0), Offensive Win Shares (7.3) Box Plus/Minus (14.2), Offensive Box Plus/Minus (9.8), Defensive Box Plus/Minus (4.4), VORP (6.5) and Triple Doubles (14).  He is also second in PER (31.9), third in Rebounds per Game (12.1), and fourth in Assists per Game (9.1).  Jokic also was named the November Player of the Month, which is his seventh overall, but his lead has shrunk from our last update.

2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder, 190 Cup Points:  46 Games, 4.13 Cup Points Per Game, 31.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 6.4 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 30.8 PER, 9.9 WS.  Last Week #2.

Gilgeous-Alexander broke through to the upper-tier last season, and he is proving that this was no fluke.  He is leading the NBA in Steals per Game (2.2), Steals (103), Points (1,438) Free Throws (376), is second in Win Shares (9.9) and VORP (4.9), third in PER (30.8), and Box Plus/Minus (10.2) and is fourth in Points per Game (31.1).  The Canadian is now an MVP contender, and could join Steve Nash in that exclusive club.  Even if he doesn’t this year, SGA added his first Player of the Month Award in December.

3. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks, 186 Cup Points:  45 Games, 4.13 Cup Points per Game, 31.0 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 6.2 APG, 1.3 SPG, 1.1 BPG, 29.5 PER, 7.7 WS.  Last Week, #3.

The two-time MVP has never had a better supporting cast than he does now, and he is responding by doing what he always does: dominate.  Antetokounmpo, however has slightly less metrics than previous years, but the arrival of Damian Lillard means he does not have to always carry the load.  The December Eastern Conference Player of the Month is fourth in Points per Game (31.0), fifth in Rebounds per Game (11.7), and is the league-leader in Field Goals (520). 

4. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics, 163 Cup Points:  45 Games, 3.51 Cup Points per Game, 26.9 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 21.8 PER, 6.0 WS.  Last Week #5.

Tatum begins the year the way he ended the last one: an MVP contender on a power team.  He has already a nabbed a Player of the Week Award, and is poised to take the Celtics on his back to a title.

5. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks, 160 Cup Points:  40 Games, 4.00 Cup Points per Game, 33.6 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 9.3 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 27.6 PER, 5.5 WS.  Last Week #6.

Doncic is on a four-year streak of First Team All-NBA stars, and he is on pace to add a fifth.  Hs is second in Points per Game (33.6), third in Assists per Game (9.3), ninth in Steals per Game (1.4), and is in the top five in PER (27.6), Box Plus/Minus (9.6), and VORP (3.9).

6. Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers, 150 Cup Points, 34 Games, 4.41 Cup Points per Game, 35.3, PPG, 11.3 RPG, 5.7 APG, 1.1 SPG, 1.8 BPG, 34.3 PER, 7.0 WS.  (Last Week #4)

Embiid is the reigning MVP, NIHOF Cup Winner, and two-time scoring champion, and he is currently leading the NBA in scoring again (35.3).  The 76er is also first in Usage Percentage (39.0), and PER (34.3), and is in the top ten in Rebounds and Blocks per Game.  Embiid has missed a few games this season, which has caused his drop on the list.  Had he been healthy, he might be #1, but he is number one by far in Cup Points per Game.

7. Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers, 147 Cup Points:  46 Games, 3.20 Cup Points per Game, 24.9 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 2.3 BPG, 25.3 PER, 6.8 WS.  (#7 Last Week)

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2023 revision of our top 50 Detroit Tigers.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Tigers had a made year failed to make the playoffs and there were no new entries to the Top 50.  Only one active player was on the list, but his rank did not change, but nevertheless we always acknowledge that we took 2023 into consideration.

As always, we present our top five, which (obviously) saw no changes:

1. Ty Cobb

2. Al Kaline

3. Hal Newhouser

4. Charlie Gehringer

5. Miguel Cabrera

You can find the entire list here.

Cabrera, who retired after the season, stayed at #5.

We thank you for your continued support for our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2023 revision of our top 50 Colorado Rockies.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Colorado had a bad year, and it resulted in no new entrants and only a few changes on the list.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Todd Helton

2. Larry Walker

3. Nolan Arenado

4. Troy Tulowitzki

5. Charlie Blackmon

 You can find the entire list here.

It is worth noting that Blackmon was unable to move past the #5 spot, which is where he was last year.

Pitcher, Kyle Freeland, rose to #14 from #17, and it impacted another hurler, German Marquez, who was injured and was overtaken by Freeland.  He dropped one spot to #16.

Infielder, Ryan McMahon, went from #32 to #25.

Pitcher, Antonio Senzatela, was also injured, and did not move from #42. 

C.J. Cron, was traded to the Los Angeles Angels, was unable to climb from #50.

We thank you for your continued support for our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

1955 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?

We have completed the years up to 1954.

For “1955” a Preliminary Vote with over 130 players whose playing career ended by 1949. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.

Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, with the top 25 vote getters named as Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters were asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and next week, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

31 Votes took place, with the top five advancing.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Next Saturday, we will be posting the Class of the 1955 Class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!