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NBA Power Rankings vol 2 - Dec 1 2005

By Editor, Section NBA
Posted on Thu Dec 01 2005 at 2:37 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
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We're about 1/5 of the way through the season, and the Clippers and Warriors continue to surprise us with their play. Meanwhile, the contenders in the east remain the same as on day 1: Miami, Detroit, Indiana and Cleveland. As we head towards the quarter pole, we're looking for a couple of teams to establish themselves in the Atlantic and the Northwest.

Here we go with the power rankings. Questions, Comments, Gripes are all welcome.

Rank(Pv)
Team
Record
Comments
1(1) 10-2 Detroit is still at the top of the rankings but Dallas or San Antonio should take over soon enough.
2(5) 10-3 Dallas is starting to look like the hercules team. Dirk Nowitzki is averaging a solid 25.6 ppg.
3(2) 10-3 They are still the defending champions and they are the team to beat.
4(4) 6-2 Doesn't it look so easy to Lebron James. With a great supporting cast they should contend with Detroit and Miami in the playoffs.
5(3) 9-4 They are still the Clippers. Something is bound to happen sooner or later but they are playing great together.
6(10) 9-5 The only thing that is keeping Memphis out of first place is San Antonio and Dallas.
7(9) 5-2 Golden State has two victories ahead of them before they take on Detroit and Phoenix.
8(14) 8-4 Ron Artest's head is usually so big from self confidence that it's ashame he couldn't fit the entire word WARRIOR on his head. Without Artest the Pacers would be at the bottom.
9(15) 7-5 They still have Steve Nash. And beware, Amare Stoudemire will be back soon.
10(20) 8-7 Marcus Camby has been dominating the boards. With Nene out, Kenyon Martin injury prone this year and Voshon Lenard warming the bench it's a shocker they are doing this well.
11(6) 8-6 D-Wade cannot do it all. He's crying for Shaq Diesel to come back.
12(26) 7-5 Doesn't Jaric to Garnett sound so much better than Cassell to Sprewell to Garnett? Give KG someone that does not hog the ball and they will go places.
13(8) 7-7 Chris Webber is being hampered by a leg injury. AI is still the man in Philly though but it's not enough.
14(19) 7-6 Steve Francis is finding everyone on the floor this year. When you pass the ball around, it's hard for defenses to keep up with you.
15(11) 7-7 The star power on this team in a weak East should take you to first place, but it looks like Nenad Krstic is the only real player on this squad. He wants to play every night.
16(7) 6-7 Antawn Jamison needs to start finding the bottom of the net more.
17(13) 6-6 Andrew Bogut is looking very fragile. Michael Redd is averaging 25.9 ppg.
18(18) 3-3 A solid core of guys is keeping this team flowing. Getting rid of Tim Thomas should give them a solid bench player in return.
19(12) 6-8 And they are doing all this without Andrei "The Swat Machine" Kirilenko or Carlos "I'm Injured Again" Boozer.
20(22) 6-7 They need to find Peja a new home while he still has value left in his game.
21(28) 6-7 No Byron Scott hasn't been fired yet. He should be thanking Chris Paul and David West.
22(25) 5-7 It's only a matter of time before they start a fire sale in Portland. Buyer beware.
23(17) 5-7 Retirement is probably on the mind of the Zen Master yet again.
24(24) 5-8 What is going on with this team. Great talent. Bad coaching?
25(23) 5-8 You gotta love Paul Pierce. He never complains.
26(27) 5-9 Bernie Bickerstaff is doing a great job with these cast of players.
27(21) 4-9 Channing Frye. Rookie of the Year is looking better and better each game. They still need to find a groove.
28(16) 3-11 Can't blame this on the loss of Bobby Sura, but the ball hogging skills of one Tracy McGrady.
29(29) 2-10 It could have been worse. Joe Johnson could've signed with the Raptors.
30(30) 1-14 They beat Miami of all teams. Marvin Williams is looking like one of the biggest busts in draft history.

Jonathan Ragus is the Co-Editor, Courtside Magazine www.courtsidemag.com.

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by cd1711 on Tue Dec 06 2005 at 9:01 PM EST
Stephon is not yet comfortable in Larry Brown's offense.

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