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 | Shaq injury no big deal…he coasts during regular season anyway | |
| 2 | 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | Lakers have not been a good cover team since 2007-08 season | |
| 3 | 4 | Dallas Mavericks | Nowitzki’s best years are coming after he turned 30 | |
| 4 | 5 | Orlando Magic | Say this about Dwight Howard: He never misses a game | |
| 5 | 3 | Denver Nuggets | Lots of time on the road in March | |
| 6 | 6 | Utah Jazz | How about Deron Williams’s line in win at Phoenix? 27 points, 9 assists in addition to chasing Steve Nash around | |
| 7 | 7 | Atlanta Hawks | Sweep of Celtics could be tie-breaker for third playoff seed in East | |
| 8 | 9 | Phoenix Suns | Stoudemire averaging 30 a game over last 5 | |
| 9 | 10 | Boston Celtics | Acquisition of Finley may help in playoffs but not much in regular season | |
| 10 | 8 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Durant wants long-term deal this summer, and will get it | |
| 11 | 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | Brandon Roy’s hamstring healed, and Blazers feel like they can gain ground over final 20 games | |
| 12 | 16 | Milwaukee Bucks | Did anybody see this coming? Bucks are one of hottest teams in league and eyeing No. 5 playoff seed in East | |
| 13 | 13 | San Antonio Spurs | Parker broken hand; Duncan sitting out some games…ominous signs at the home of the Alamo | |
| 14 | 15 | Memphis Grizzlies | Thabeet was not not ready for the speed on the NBA | |
| 15 | 12 | Toronto Raptors | A few weeks ago Raptors were pushing the Celtics in Atlantic Division; now playoffs are in jeopardy | |
| 16 | 17 | New Orleans Hornets | SG Marcus Thornton making a run at 6th man award | |
| 17 | 14 | Y–Chicago Bulls | Utah, Orlando, Miami, Memphis, Dallas, Cleveland up next. 2-4 would be acceptable | |
| 18 | 20 | Charlotte Bobcats | New owner MJ says ‘Cats will not bump team salaries beyond luxury tax limit | |
| 19 | 19 | Miami Heat | Looks like Rafer Alston and the team are splitsville. Alston is running out of teams to play for | |
| 20 | 18 | Houston Rockets | Rick Adelaman should be in running for coach of the year if these guys finish over .500 | |
| 21 | 21 | Los Angeles Clippers | Good fade opportunity. Clippers usually tank it in final month of the season | |
| 22 | 22 | X–Philadelphia 76ers | Sixers front office office is badly in need of an enema | |
| 23 | 23 | Detroit Pistons | Season can’t end fast enough for Joe Dumars | |
| 24 | 24 | New York Knicks | Raptors scored 62 points in paint against NY last week — and that’s without Chris Bosh | |
| T–25 | 26 | Washington Wizards | Arenas says he has no problem returning to Wizards next season . . . hopefully unarmed | |
| T–25 | 27 | Sacramento Kings | Kings would love to unload Andres Nocioni and his fat contract, and Nocioni would be fine with that | |
| T–25 | 25 | Indiana Pacers | Only two wins since Feb. 5 | |
| T–25 | 28 | Golden State Warriors | GS reportedly turned down Monta Ellis to Grizzlies for O.J. Mayo and Hasheem Thabeet | |
| 29 | 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Like Clippers, Timberwolves have packed it in | |
| 30 | 30 | New Jersey Nets | Why are they even on this list? | |
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.
