2010 NBA Hoops Power Ratings
Each week during the heart of the NBA season, and once or twice during the NBA Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NBA Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the nba Power Rankings have changed.
NBA Power Rankings will be updated by Friday every week. Be sure to visit our home page for more articles and NBA analysis.
Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NBA WEEKLY Power Rankings!
Power Rankings
| NBA Power Rankings | ||||
| This Week | Last Week | Comment | ||
| 1 | 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Best overall record just about assured | |
| 2 | 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 10 of lastv 16 on road, including 3 back-to-backs | |
| 3 | 3 | Dallas Mavericks | Despite embarrassing loss to Knicks, Mavs are 13-2 since acquiring Caron Butler | |
| 4 | 4 | Orlando Magic | Slumping Rashard Lewis getting fewer touches, shots | |
| 5 | 5 | Denver Nuggets | Reserve Anthony Carter getting time with injury to Ty Lawson | |
| 6 | 7 | Atlanta Hawks | New Jersey Tuesday, then a stretch of 5 tough games in succession | |
| 7 | 6 | Utah Jazz | Injuries to Kirilenko and Okur taking a big toll up front | |
| 8 | 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | Didn’t Greg Oden play for this team at one time? | |
| 9 | 10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Scott Brooks should be in coach of the year conversation | |
| 10 | 8 | Phoenix Suns | Leandro Barbosa back soon after 7-week absence due to wrist surgery | |
| 11 | 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | Does anyone want to deal with these guys in the playoffs? | |
| 12 | 13 | San Antonio Spurs | Duncan’s minutes way down as the playoffs approach | |
| 13 | 9 | Boston Celtics | Three future Hall of Famers and they can’t make a better effort than this? | |
| 14 | 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | Free agent-to-be Rudy Gay already talking about leaving for NY or NJ | |
| 15 | 19 | Miami Heat | 6 wins in a row at home helping Heat stay in playoff picture | |
| 16 | 18 | Charlotte Bobcats | Victory at Orlando was Bobcats’ best win of the season | |
| 17 | 15 | Toronto Raptors | 9 losses in 10 games…only last month Raptors were talking about catching Celts in the Atlantic Division | |
| 18 | 16 | New Orleans Hornets | NO 5-13 since injury to Chris Paul. . .he’s still a few weeks away | |
| 19 | 20 | Houston Rockets | Playoff hopes in the toilet, Rockets will use the last month to set the table for next season | |
| 20 | 17 | Chicago Bulls | Injuries+tough schedule=long losing streak | |
| 21 | 21 | Los Angeles Clippers | Think they care? Opponents have scored 100+ in 6 straight games | |
| 22 | 23 | Detroit Pistons | Too many 2-guards | |
| 23 | 24 | New York Knicks | Bill Walker, throw-in in the Robinson deal with Boston, looks like a player | |
| 24 | 22 | Philadelphia 76ers | Eddie Jordan on the way out | |
| 25 | T–25 | Washington Wizards | Utah, Denver, Portland and the Lakers up next | |
| 26 | T–25 | Sacramento Kings | Just not enough talent or experience to beat good teams | |
| 27 | T–25 | Indiana Pacers | Troy Murphy — 604 games played without appearing in playoffs | |
| 28 | T–25 | Golden State Warriors | Had Portland beat last week but scored just 9 in 4th quarter at home | |
| 29 | 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Wolves have 3 first-round picks, but they always make mistakes in draft | |
| 30 | 30 | New Jersey Nets | 6 straight covers shows they’re still playing hard | |
X–Team with the best chance of cracking Top 20
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Y–Team with the best chance of falling out of the Top 20
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Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.
