{"id":19255,"date":"2010-02-16T15:47:29","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T20:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=19255"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:43","slug":"power-rankings-160210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/power-rankings-160210\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings (Feb. 16th)"},"content":{"rendered":"

2010 NBA Hoops Power Ratings<\/h2>\n

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<\/strong><\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

NBA Power Rankings will be updated by Friday every week. Be sure to visit our home page for more articles and NBA analysis.<\/p>\n

Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NBA WEEKLY Power Rankings!<\/p>\n

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Power Rankings<\/h3>\n

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NBA Power Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This Week<\/strong><\/td>\nLast Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nCleveland Cavaliers<\/strong><\/td>\nCan’t quite figure out if Mike Brown is along for the ride or is a smarter than he gets credit for<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/strong><\/td>\nBetween March 3-31, just three home games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/strong><\/td>\nAnthony’s biggest improvement is off the court<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/strong><\/td>\nMaybe Redick is a player in this league after all<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/strong><\/td>\nWho rebounds if they trade Boozer?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/strong><\/td>\nCrawford gets the ball late in tight games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/strong><\/td>\nAcquiring Butler, Haywood and Stevenson elevates talent level and bolsters bench<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/strong><\/td>\n40 for Westbrook in the Rookies-Sophomores NBA exhibition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nBoston Celtics<\/strong><\/td>\nIf Garnett and Pierce are hurting, why did they go to the All-Star Game? Parties, maybe?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/strong><\/td>\nChances are good there are no nude photos of Gregg Popovich on the internet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/strong><\/td>\nShame this team has suffered so many injuries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nPhoenix Suns<\/strong><\/td>\nHard to believe they could miss playoffs after that red-hot start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/strong><\/td>\nOnly team in league with winning record and no All-Star represenative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/strong><\/td>\nSuddenly the Raptors are a tough team to be outside the United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/td>\nGrizz benefitting by Randolph cleaning up his image and concentrating on basketball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\nCharlotte Bobcats<\/strong><\/td>\nRasheed Wallace would fit in well in Bobcats’ slowdown offense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\ny–New Orleans Hornets<\/strong><\/td>\nHornets get beaten off the boards too much<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nMiami Heat<\/strong><\/td>\nRiley covets Stoudemire, but probably would have to give up Beasley to get him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nChicago Bulls<\/strong><\/td>\nAfter the All-Star break, 6 straight games agaist teams with losing records<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nMilwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/td>\n31-20 ATS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nx–Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong><\/td>\nPlaying better without Iverson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/strong><\/td>\n8 of next 11 and 12 of next 16 are on the road. Say good-night, Gracie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/strong><\/td>\nExactly what would Tracy McGrady bring to the table?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/strong><\/td>\nStarting over is the right idea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Clippers<\/strong><\/td>\nWith Griffin back and another high draft pick on board, maybe next season . . . ?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/strong><\/td>\nDetroit Pistons<\/strong><\/td>\nEmbarrassing home loss to Sacramento is microcosm of entire season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nSacramento Kings<\/strong><\/td>\nMore wins this season already than in all of 2008-09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/strong><\/td>\nSee Curry’s line against Clips? 36 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists. That’s why GS is shopping Ellis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/strong><\/td>\nJonny Flynn developing into a solid PG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Jersey Nets<\/strong><\/td>\n6-24 over the final 30 enables NJ to avoid worst record in NBA history<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

X–Team with the best chance of cracking Top 20
\nnext week
\nY–Team with the best chance of falling out of the Top 20<\/p>\n

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<\/strong>
\nLawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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