Power Rankings 12/8/03

[KWebb5]

Overall:

1. Lakers(17-3)
2. Mavericks(13-7)
3. Kings(13-5)
4. Pacers(16-5)
5. Nuggets(13-7)
6. Hornets(14-7)
7. Rockets(12-7)
8. Wolves(12-8)
9. Pistons(14-7)
10. Blazers(10-8)
11. Nets(9-11)
12. 76ers(11-10)
13. Grizzlies(11-8)
14. Jazz(11-8)
15. Celtics(8-12)
16. Spurs(11-10)
17. Sonics(9-8)
18. Suns(8-11)
19. Raptors(12-8)
20. Warriors(9-9)
21. Wizards(7-12)
22. Bucks(9-11)
23. Bulls(5-14)
24. Knicks(7-14)
25. Hawks(6-15)
26. Clippers(6-10)
27. Heat(5-15)
28. Cavaliers(5-15)
29. Magic(1-19)

[m11jp]

Here is my edition that I did for the site:

1 -- LAKERS -- With the big four gelling, L.A. has been the team to beat all year.
2 -- PACERS -- Thanks to the NBA's best scoring defense (83.0 PPG), Indiana continues their Eastern Conference domination.
3 -- KINGS -- Teams have had a tough time stopping Sac-Town's league-leading offense, even without Chris Webber.
4 -- HORNETS -- Baron Davis has taken the team on his back in Jamal Mashburn's abscence. He is the key reason why New Orleans has the second best record in the East.
5 -- MAVERICKS -- At home the Mavs are unstoppable. On the road they struggle. Nonetheless, the positives outweigh the negatives and they claim the fifth spot in the power rankings with a 13-7 record.
6 -- NUGGETS -- Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets are on a seven-game winning streak. 'Nuff said.
7 -- PISTONS -- Perhaps the best backcourt, Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton, combined with an excellent defense, has Detroit near the top of the East.
8 -- JAZZ -- Utah continues to surprise without Stockton and Malone, compiling a season record of 11-8
9 -- T'WOLVES -- Maybe the best team on paper next to the Lakers, Minnesota could be doing better than they are. But, they still crack the top ten.
10 -- ROCKETS -- This week the world learned that Yao is in fact deaf. Houston is off to an "unheard of" 12-7 start behind his play.
11 - RAPTORS -- Jalen Rose has turned the Raptors around. Since his acquisition, Toronto is 3-0.
12 -- SONICS -- Seattle started the season off very hot behind Ronald (Flip) Murray's play. But, he has slumped as of late, therefore the team has taken a swing.
13 -- GRIZZLIES -- Memphis has won five straight and newly-acquired Bonzi Wells has provided a spark.
14 -- BLAZERS -- Portland could probably have a better record than 10-7 right now, but their record is still fairly acceptable.
15 -- 76ERS -- Allen Iverson needs some help. His teammates haven't contributed as much as they should, therefore the Sixers are 11-10. But still, they are atop their division.
16 -- SPURS -- The Spurs aren't looking like defending NBA champions at this point in the season. Their road struggles have hurt them terribly.
17 -- WARRIORS -- 9-9 is terriffic for the undermanned Warriors.
18 -- SUNS -- With superstars like Amare Stoudemire, Stephon Marbury, and Shawn Marion, the Suns could be doing a lot better than 8-11 right now.
19 -- NETS -- It doesn't look like New Jersey will make it to the NBA Finals again this year. Off to a sub-par 9-11 start, the Nets have no excuses.
20 -- BUCKS -- The fact that Milwaukee has the NBA's fifth best offense hasn't made the Bucks a success. Michael Redd can't do it all on his own.
21 -- CLIPPERS -- The Clips have been very streaky this year. Unfortunately, one streak was made of six straight losses.
22 -- WIZARDS -- With the personnel that Washington has, the Wizards should be doing a lot better than 7-12.
23 -- CELTICS -- After making it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals last year, the Celtics have struggled. Paul Pierce can't do it all on his own.
24 -- KNICKS -- New York started the season off fairly hot. But, after a four-game losing streak, the Knicks are pretty much right where they were last year at 7-14.
25 -- HAWKS -- A four-game losing streak has Atlanta finding themselves falling to the cellar of the Eastern Conference.
26 -- CAVALIERS -- Cleveland has lost some close ones this year, but a loss is a loss. As expected, LeBron James has pretty much been the Cavs' only bright spot.
27 -- HEAT -- Losing is getting to be a habit of the Miami Heat. Fans had playoff hopes at the beginning of the season, but the postseason doesn't look to be in Miami's future.
28 -- BULLS -- The Bulls continue their losing ways. Ever since Jordan left, Chicago has been one of the most unsuccessful teams in sports.
29 -- MAGIC -- We all know about the Magic's struggles. Their losing streak is now up to eighteen games.

[BrewCityBuck]

The Magic are last? Give me a break!

[m11jp]

Redd said:

The Magic are last? Give me a break!

lol!

[m11jp]

Now that I'm going to be doing the site's official power rankings, what does everyone think of my first edition?

[BrewCityBuck]

Damn good, we need someone like you doing the site updates.

[KWebb5]

I think its still relatively early to rate the best Eastern teams high(except Indiana). New Orleans I dont think is that good. There record of course is pretty good, but let teams span out a bit. Orlando for instance is ranked as the worst team in the league, becuase of there record. But in all honesty, I think they can be good as shit. Im not disagreeing, but I think that many power ranking will change alot in the next 3 weeks.

And no way is New Orleans the 4th best team. 6th is probably pushing it. Yes I do realize they are winning without Mashburn.

Keep up the good work.

[m11jp]

Thanks KWebb and Vin. ;D

[BrewCityBuck]

I think its still relatively early to rate the best Eastern teams high(except Indiana). New Orleans I dont think is that good. There record of course is pretty good, but let teams span out a bit. Orlando for instance is ranked as the worst team in the league, becuase of there record. But in all honesty, I think they can be good as sh*t. Im not disagreeing, but I think that many power ranking will change alot in the next 3 weeks.

And no way is New Orleans the 4th best team. 6th is probably pushing it. Yes I do realize they are winning without Mashburn.

There power rankings, I think if NOH is 10-4 and Dallas is 8-6 NOH should be ranked high for what they ARE doing not what they CAN do...Just my 1 cent.

[ViNSaNiTy15UnC9]

Thanks KWebb and Vin.

Whats that for?

[m11jp]

ViNSaNiTy15UnC9 said:

Whats that for?

For saying my power rankings were nicely done.

[GHFB]

Boston just keeps movin' on up baby! ;D 5 in a row! They are actually sharing the lead atop the Atlantic right now!

[m11jp]

1 - Kings
2 - Lakers
3 - Hornets
4 - Mavericks
5 - Pacers
6 - Spurs
7 - Nuggets
8 - Timberwolves
9 - Grizzlies
10 - Celtics
11 - Rockets
12 - Sonics
13 - Pistons
14 - Blazers
15 - Jazz
16 - Raptors
17 - Clippers
18 - 76ers
19 - Warriors
20 - Nets
21 - Knicks
22 - Bucks
23 - Heat
24 - Wizards
25 - Bulls
26 - Magic
27 - Suns
28 - Cavaliers
29 - Hawks

I couldn't find the time to write the explanations.

[ViNSaNiTy15UnC9]

Kings 1 thats all I need to see, 1 game back of best rec in the league with there superstar out. N the east is horrible there are 5 teams with worse records in the east then the team with the worst rec in the west.