Here are the highlights of the DOTARS Ratings for this week. The DOTARS (Don’t Over - think This Ain’t Rocket Science) is an efficiency scoring system that calculates actual performance and assigns consistent values for shooting percentage, scoring, turnover, steals, and so on. There really is no accurate, unbiased measure of defensive prowess and there truly is no single objective method to fully calculate a players’ worth; so the DOTARS focuses on the hard numbers.

Player Rankings

Of the 430 players who have currently logged time this regular season, the Top 10 performers this week are (Ranking / Name / Efficiency Score). #1 - LeBron James - (29.04), #2 - Kevin Durant - (29.00), #3 - Kobe Bryant - (24.11), #4 - Kevin Love - (23.05), #5 - Anderson Varejao - (22.95), #6 - Tim Duncan - (22.73), #7 - James Harden - (22.69), #8 - David Lee - (22.02), #9 - Carmelo Anthony - (21.71), #10 - Russell Westbrook - (21.48).

Knicks Ratings

#9 - Carmelo Anthony - (21.71), #38 - Tyson Chandler - (16.72), #70 - Raymond Felton - (14.18), #78 - Jason Kidd - (13.78), #86 - J.R. Smith - (12.99), #201 - Rasheed Wallace - (7.14), #204 - Steve Novak - (7.04), #225 - Ronnie Brewer - (6.43), #276 - Chris Copeland - (4.58), #285 - Pablo Prigioni - (4.39), #318 - Kurt Thomas - (3.55), #366 - Marcus Camby - (1.94), #407 - James White - (0.89).

Knicks Trending

Melo’s score slightly dropped to 21.71 and fell to #9 and Tyson dropped from #33 to 38. Felton, Kidd and JR round out NY’s top 100. Team Rankings The Top 5 teams this week are: #1 - San Antonio Spurs - (110.84), #2 - Oklahoma City Thunder - (107.32), #3 - Houston Rockets - (105.37), #4 - Los Angeles Clippers - (104.65), #5 - Miami Heat - (103.76). . New York fell out of the top five and is now ranked at #8 at 101.37.

The Rudy Weekly Participation Ribbons

The "Rudys" go to those "try hard" "pat on the back" players and teams that try and try and try… they are very trying… to be at the top of the list… if the list of top performers were sorted in the wrong order. Like any good 5 Year or Younger Saturday Morning Soccer League, treats and snacks need to be handed out to the deserving participants.

Rudy Participation Ribbon – Player Category

This week’s bag of orange slices goes to the following five players who strived to perform at a level far surpassing their peers… in the wrong direction. For the second week in a row, all five of the Rudy’s go to negative scores. #426 - Josh Selby - (-0.38), #427 - Orlando Johnson - (-0.40), #428 - Eddy Curry - (-0.87), #429 - Tyler Honeycutt - (-2.00), #430 - Darko Milicic - (-2.00). Darko and Eddy continue to be candidates for year-long honorariums of dehydrated orange slices for their collective antonyms of excellence.

Rudy Participation Ribbon – Team Category

Again, winner of the Team Rudy’s are, #30 - Cleveland Cavaliers - (84.31). Winners of the case of juice boxes to share among their teammates. The Bronze and Silver medalists in this dyslexic Olympiad are. #28 - New Orleans Hornets - (88.23), #29 - Washington Wizards - (84.50).