duncan228
02-14-2010, 04:18 AM
Mike Monroe's NBA power rankings - Feb. 14, 2010 (http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/Mike_Monroes_NBA_power_rankings_-_Feb_14_2010.html)
Mike Monroe
Top 10
(Last week’s rank in parentheses; through Friday’s games)
1. Cavaliers (1): Thirteen straight and counting, but big news in CavsLand is new Nike commercial with bald Z puppet.
2. Lakers (3): No Kobe, no Bynum, no problem. And that jinx in Portland? Consider it a thing of the past.
3. Nuggets (2): Good times in Nuggetville: Chauncey’s an All-Star and on the Team USA cadre for FIBA championships.
4. Jazz (4): Despite pre-All-Star loss to Lakers, they’re still on uptick. ... AK-47 averaging 15.4, 5.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in last 11 games.
5. Mavericks (6): This ranking reflects Saturday’s trade. ... Caron Butler will help. Josh Howard had become a big pain.
6. Magic (8): Carter went from looking like Half Man-Half Retired to Half Man-Half Amazing in 48-point explosion vs. Hornets.
7. Celtics (7): GM Ainge wants a shake-up trade but met with Allen to reassure him. Pack your bags, Ray.
8. Hawks (5): Horford insists he’s good enough to be go-to guy; Joe Johnson may have something to say about that.
9. Spurs (10): Pre-All Star victory in Denver could be turning point, but we’ve seen this before, haven’t we?
10. Suns (11): Lots of Stoudemire trade buzz over All-Star break, but their recent surge quelled some of the urgency.
The rest
11. Raptors (12)
12. Blazers (9)
13. Thunder (13)
14. Bobcats (16)
15. Rockets (14)
16. Heat (18)
17. Hornets (19)
18. Bucks (21)
19. Grizzlies (15)
20. Bulls (17)
21. 76ers (22)
22. Kings (27)
23. Clippers (20)
24. Knicks (23)
25. Pacers (24)
26. Wizards (25)
27. Pistons (26)
28. Warriors (29)
29. Wolves (28)
30. Nets (30)
Mike Monroe
Top 10
(Last week’s rank in parentheses; through Friday’s games)
1. Cavaliers (1): Thirteen straight and counting, but big news in CavsLand is new Nike commercial with bald Z puppet.
2. Lakers (3): No Kobe, no Bynum, no problem. And that jinx in Portland? Consider it a thing of the past.
3. Nuggets (2): Good times in Nuggetville: Chauncey’s an All-Star and on the Team USA cadre for FIBA championships.
4. Jazz (4): Despite pre-All-Star loss to Lakers, they’re still on uptick. ... AK-47 averaging 15.4, 5.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in last 11 games.
5. Mavericks (6): This ranking reflects Saturday’s trade. ... Caron Butler will help. Josh Howard had become a big pain.
6. Magic (8): Carter went from looking like Half Man-Half Retired to Half Man-Half Amazing in 48-point explosion vs. Hornets.
7. Celtics (7): GM Ainge wants a shake-up trade but met with Allen to reassure him. Pack your bags, Ray.
8. Hawks (5): Horford insists he’s good enough to be go-to guy; Joe Johnson may have something to say about that.
9. Spurs (10): Pre-All Star victory in Denver could be turning point, but we’ve seen this before, haven’t we?
10. Suns (11): Lots of Stoudemire trade buzz over All-Star break, but their recent surge quelled some of the urgency.
The rest
11. Raptors (12)
12. Blazers (9)
13. Thunder (13)
14. Bobcats (16)
15. Rockets (14)
16. Heat (18)
17. Hornets (19)
18. Bucks (21)
19. Grizzlies (15)
20. Bulls (17)
21. 76ers (22)
22. Kings (27)
23. Clippers (20)
24. Knicks (23)
25. Pacers (24)
26. Wizards (25)
27. Pistons (26)
28. Warriors (29)
29. Wolves (28)
30. Nets (30)