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 | Does LeBron James ever wear down? | |
| 2 | 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | Will spend most of the month of March on the road | |
| 3 | 3 | Denver Nuggets | In the whacko world of the NBA, Chris Anderson doesn’t even seem that much out of place | |
| 4 | 5 | Utah Jazz | 14 wins in last 15 games, and it’s all under the radar | |
| 5 | 7 | Dallas Mavericks | So far so good for newcomers Butler, Haywood and Stevenson | |
| 6 | 4 | Orlando Magic | Carter scoring less, Howard scoring more of late | |
| 7 | 9 | Boston Celtics | Trainer Ed Lacerte could be the MVP this season | |
| 8 | 8 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Just as good on the road (17-11) as at home (16-10) . . . Unusual for a young team | |
| 9 | 6 | Atlanta Hawks | Old problems on the road are starting to reappear | |
| 10 | 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 8 of next 10 on the road, but most games are winnable | |
| 11 | 10 | San Antonio Spurs | Covered the spread only 3 times in last 13 games | |
| 12 | 14 | Toronto Raptors | Bargnani imrpoves a little bit every year, but still needs to rebound more | |
| 13 | 12 | Phoenix Suns | Red flag . . . Nash has a bad back | |
| 14 | 13 | Houston Rockets | 3 opponents this week (Orlando, San Antonio, Utah) are a combined 105-61 this season | |
| 15 | 18 | Miami Heat | Back in the playoff conversation after 5 straight wins | |
| 16 | 15 | Memphis Grizzlies | 10-5 in January, 3-6 so far in February | |
| 17 | 16 | Charlotte Bobcats | Is Raymond Felton hurt? His numbers are down across the board | |
| 18 | 17 | New Orleans Hornets | 5-1 ATS in last 6, all without Chris Paul | |
| 19 | 19 | Y–Chicago Bulls | Season could turn on 9-game stretch in early March when Bulls play 9 straight winning teams | |
| 20 | 20 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bogut: 16 points, 2+ blocks and 10+ rebounds a game | |
| 21 | 23 | X–New York Knicks | Please explain how Knicks were in salary cap hell and now have money to sign 2 big-time free agents? | |
| 22 | 21 | Philadelphia 76ers | For some reason Sixers play better against Western Conference teams | |
| 23 | 22 | Indiana Pacers | Ford and Rush to Bobcats for Augustin, Henderson and Mohammed fell through minutes before trade deadline | |
| 24 | 26 | Detroit Pistons | Problem No. 1: Too much of the offense comes from the backcourt | |
| 25 | 24 | Washington Wizards | Even with the complete mess that this team has become, Wizards have still won 4 times as many games as Nets have | |
| 26 | 25 | Los Angeles Clippers | What’s going on with Baron Davis? All of a sudden he can’t seem to score | |
| 27 | 27 | Sacramento Kings | With Martin gone, future of the franchise is now in hands of Tyreke Evans | |
| 28 | 28 | Golden State Warriors | Only team in the league with 7 players averaging in double figures | |
| 29 | 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Owner says Wolves will be a player in free agent chase this summer | |
| 30 | 30 | New Jersey Nets | Not sure, but did the Nationals have a better W-L record against the Globetrotters? | |
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.
