{"id":20587,"date":"2010-03-24T10:16:36","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T15:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=20587"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:44","slug":"power-rankings-240310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/power-rankings-240310\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings (Mar. 24)"},"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\u2019ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the\u00a0NBA 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>\nSo that trade deadline deal was actually Ilgauskas for Jamison and Ilgauskas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/strong><\/td>\nStrained Achilles tendon latest second-half Bynum injury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/strong><\/td>\nNext Dwight Howard T gets him a one-game suspension<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/strong><\/td>\nLawson’s return from injury creates tough decision at backup PG — Lawson or Carter?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Mavs play hard every night. What happens in playoffs when everyone does? Just wondering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/strong><\/td>\nDon’t even vote. Jamal Crawford is league’s best 6th man by a large margin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/strong><\/td>\n43-24-3 against the spread this season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nPhoenix Suns<\/strong><\/td>\nSix straight games against weak teams give Suns a leg up on Utah for 4th seed in Western Conference playoffs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nBoston Celtics<\/strong><\/td>\nCeltics have responded well to intense criticism in Boston media and talk shows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/strong><\/td>\n4-game homestand (San Antonio, Houston, Lakers, Portland) good test-run for playoffs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/strong><\/td>\nBrandon Roy a combined 12 for 43 from field in consecutive games. He may be wearing down<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nMilwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/td>\nPublic hasn’t caught up to Bucks yet — they got 10 at Denver last week and won outright<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/strong><\/td>\nParker working out, planning on returning for final week of regular season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/td>\nMarc Gasol’s neck injury comes just as Grizz are trying to make up ground and steal 8th playoff spot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\n Miami Heat<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Beasley not developing fast enough to suit the fan base<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nCharlotte Bobcats<\/strong><\/td>\nCan Jordan, who blew it on Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison, do any better with the Bobcats?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto media demanding benching of of lazy-boy Andrea Bargnani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Orleans Hornets<\/strong><\/td>\nBottom line — Hornets just could not compete on the road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/strong><\/td>\nRockets’ top offseason priority is bolstering the back end of the rotation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nChicago Bulls<\/strong><\/td>\nStill talking playoffs, but they have as much chance as Clottey had against Pacquiao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/strong><\/td>\nExcept for the game they mailed in in Boston, Knicks have been competitive over last few weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Clippers<\/strong><\/td>\nFade the. Fade them. Fade them. Fade them. Fade them. Fade them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/strong><\/td>\nJim O’Brien cut his teeth as a solid defensive coach, but Pacers give up more points than all but 6 other teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\nPhiladelphia 76ers<\/strong><\/td>\nSixers’ slide started when they made no effort to keep PG Andre Miller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/strong><\/td>\nSacramento Kings<\/strong><\/td>\nKings hoping that they can keep young players together and eventually be Western Conference version of the Hawks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nDetroit Pistons<\/strong><\/td>\nBettors take notice: Pistons say they will go with kids the rest of the way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/strong><\/td>\n Washington Wizards<\/strong><\/td>\nQuestion: Is Blatche the real deal, or just getting numbers on a bad team?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/strong><\/td>\nScientific fact: Watching these guys sometimes produces migraine headaches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/strong><\/td>\nSign of life from Milicic — 16, 12 and a block in 28 minutes against the Lakers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Jersey Nets<\/strong><\/td>\n3 possible wins to avoid worst record ever — Kings 3\/24, Pistons 3\/26, Bulls 4\/9. All at home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nX\u2013Team with the best chance of cracking Top 20
\nnext week
\nY\u2013Team with the best chance of falling out of the Top 20<\/p>\n

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\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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