Trail Blazers Player Power Rankings: November Edition

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Nov 20, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu (8) brings the ball up court against the Los Angeles Clippers at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports

4. Al-Farouq Aminu (Last Ranking: 3)

Season Stats: 11.8 PPG/1.9 APG/7.7 RPG

Last 10 Games: 10.9 PPG/1.9 APG/7.0 RPG

Despite 2 poor outings in as many games, Aminu remains near the top of the power rankings. Over the past week his hot shooting has cooled down considerably. In the first 12 games of the season, he shot a solid .434%. In the past 5 games though, Aminu has shot just .288%. I’ve said it for the past few weeks: Al-Farouq takes some really good shots, but also takes a whole lot of bad ones. If his offensive game can get back to the level it was at earlier in the year, the small forward (and the Trail Blazers) will be better off.