NBA Power Rankings as of now for 09-10 season

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Originally Posted by longlivefinley4

Here are my current Power Rankings for next season. I want to see what your rack and stack looks like. Give reasons for your choices.

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. Cleveland Cavaliers
4. Boston Celtics
5. Denver Nuggets
6. Portland Trailblazers
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Orlando Magic
9. New Orleans Hornets
10. Atlanta Hawks
11. Utah Jazz
12. Miami Heat
13. Phoenix Suns
14. Detroit Pistons
15. Chicago Bulls
16. Memphis Grizzlies
17. Indiana Pacers
18. Houston Rockets
19. New York Knicks
20. Charlotte Bobcats
21. Minnesota Timberwolves
22. Philadelphia 76ers
23. Oklahoma City Thunder
24. New Jersey Nets
25. Toronto Raptors
26. Golden State Warriors
27. Milwaukee Bucks
28. Los Angeles Clippers
29. Sacramento Kings
30. Washington Wizards

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Most fans wants their team to be on top of course. To be honest this kind of thread is garbage. There is a lot of factors to be first seed in come to the season. Health, Chemistry, etc.... We won't know til the season starts. Obviously teams will be adjusting. Yes i will say Lakers is number one because they are champs who cares. But not for long, A lot of the team will gun them done.

AND I WILL SAY THIS GO SPURS GO.. :lobt2:

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Originally Posted by hater

stop being a homer.

1. Lakers (IF they keep Odom. If they don't they drop to #3)
2. Spurs
3. Celtics
4. Magic
5. Cavs
6. Mavs
7. Denver

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Celtics have a much better line-up than the Spurs. Celtics are #2 Spurs are #3

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Originally Posted by DaBears

rankings 09-10

1. Lakers
2.spurs
3. Magic
4.cavs
5.boston
6. Mavs

rest are pretenders

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Only an idiot puts the Celtics at 5. They are #3 at the very least. More likely #2

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Originally Posted by galvatron3000

They made it to the Finals and played well against the Lakers that's all that matters. They won regardless of the circumstances and that's what I'm saying. We lost in the 1st round to a wack Mavs teams but we still lost.

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They did NOT play well against the Lakers. Did you even watch the Finals?

I watched enough to know that little mistakes cost them and Lee was goaltended at the end of one game they lost, which they should have won. They should have won atleast two games they lost, did you watch the Finals?

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Originally Posted by longlivefinley4

Here are my current Power Rankings for next season. I want to see what your rack and stack looks like. Give reasons for your choices.

1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Orlando Magic
4. Boston Celtics
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
6. Denver Nuggets
7. Portland Trailblazers
8. Dallas Mavericks
9. Utah Jazz
10. Atlanta Hawks
11. New Orleans Hornets
12. Miami Heat
13. Phoenix Suns
14. Detroit Pistons
15. Chicago Bulls
16. Memphis Grizzlies
17. Indiana Pacers
18. Houston Rockets
19. New York Knicks
20. Charlotte Bobcats
21. Golden State Warriors
22. Philadelphia 76ers
23. Oklahoma City Thunder
24. Los Angeles Clippers
25. Toronto Raptors
26. Minnesota Timberwolves
27. New Jersey Nets
28. Milwaukee Bucks
29. Sacramento Kings
30. Washington Wizards

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Originally Posted by galvatron3000

I watched enough to know that little mistakes cost them and Lee was goaltended at the end of one game they lost, which they should have won. They should have won atleast two games they lost, did you watch the Finals?

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They lost cause they missed their FTs. If they make their FTs, they are up 3-1 going into the final game in Orlando. Instead, because they sucked at the charity stripe, LA went into game 5 up 3-1.

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Originally Posted by galvatron3000

I watched enough to know that little mistakes cost them and Lee was goaltended at the end of one game they lost, which they should have won. They should have won atleast two games they lost, did you watch the Finals?

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Actually it was not a goaltend. The rule is "if a player touches the rim, net, or backboard in a way that causes the Basketball to miss or change it's normal direction, then it is a goaltend.'' Pau did touch the rim, but he did not shake it in a way that even remotely affected the basketball's flight path. The ball was clearly going to miss regardless of whether or not Pau touched the rim, and Pau touching the rim did absolutely nothing to alter the flight of the shot

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Originally Posted by galvatron3000

I watched enough to know that little mistakes cost them and Lee was goaltended at the end of one game they lost, which they should have won. They should have won atleast two games they lost, did you watch the Finals?

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Yes i did. The only game they should have won is the game they did win. There are no moral victories in sports, the team with the most points at the end of the game should win, obviously.

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Originally Posted by carrao45

Actually it was not a goaltend. The rule is "if a player touches the rim, net, or backboard in a way that causes the Basketball to miss or change it's normal direction, then it is a goaltend.'' Pau did touch the rim, but he did not shake it in a way that even remotely affected the basketball's flight path. The ball was clearly going to miss regardless of whether or not Pau touched the rim, and Pau touching the rim did absolutely nothing to alter the flight of the shot

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You are simply in denial, stupid, or both.

Even Phil Jackson admitted Pau interfered, causing the baskboard to shake. Replay shows his hand getting caught in the net as he swats at the ball. And you are wrong, the shot looks absolutely dead-on till it hits the backboard, where it CLEARLY takes a unnatural bounce.

:lmao at Spur fan. What a bitch he is. Always complaining about what could have or should have happened.

In professional sports there are NO MORAL VICTORIES. A win is a win is a win.

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Originally Posted by DrHouse

You absolutely cannot place the Spurs anywhere in the top 4 spots. They simply haven't proven themselves yet with their new roster.

It goes like this:

1. Lakers
2. Boston
3. Orlando
4. Cleveland
5. San Antonio

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Lakers - possibly losing odom, lost ariza, added a guy that got into kobes face in the playoffs
boston - added rasheed wallace
orlando - added carter and bass
cleveland -added shaq

so...? i don't understand.. none of these teams have proven anything with their new rosters
:bang

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Originally Posted by TJastal

You are simply in denial, stupid, or both.

Even Phil Jackson admitted Pau interfered, causing the baskboard to shake. Replay shows his hand getting caught in the net as he swats at the ball. And you are wrong, the shot looks absolutely dead-on till it hits the backboard, where it CLEARLY takes a unnatural bounce.

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Go watch the video again assface. It did not take an unnatural bounce, not even close. And give a link for Phil saying Pau interfered.

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Originally Posted by TJastal

You are simply in denial, stupid, or both.

Even Phil Jackson admitted Pau interfered, causing the baskboard to shake. Replay shows his hand getting caught in the net as he swats at the ball. And you are wrong, the shot looks absolutely dead-on till it hits the backboard, where it CLEARLY takes a unnatural bounce.

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Watch this, and then try to say it's a goaltend. The ball clearly was off the mark already
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8ktxI6ksEo

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Originally Posted by DrHouse

:lmao at Spur fan. What a bitch he is. Always complaining about what could have or should have happened.

In professional sports there are NO MORAL VICTORIES. A win is a win is a win.

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Way to repeat what i said just a few posts below where i said it dumbass

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Originally Posted by Sisk

Lakers - possibly losing odom, lost ariza, added a guy that got into kobes face in the playoffs
boston - added rasheed wallace
orlando - added carter and bass
cleveland -added shaq

so...? i don't understand.. none of these teams have proven anything with their new rosters
:bang

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but none would ever think they didn't improve either. get over it, they were ahead of the Spurs last season and even if the Spurs have improved significantly on paper, they will need to prove they closed the gap.

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Originally Posted by mountainballer

but none would ever think they didn't improve either. get over it, they were ahead of the Spurs last season and even if the Spurs have improved significantly on paper, they will need to prove they closed the gap.

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i didn't say one thing about the spurs being better than the lakers last season.. and i didn't say the teams hadn't improved.. i was simply pointing out that he contradicted himself

but that seems to be a common theme with this guy

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Originally Posted by NugzFan

why is it laughable that denver be better than dallas? we were 8-1 against them last year...they added marion but lost wright and bass.

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yeah i agree that denver will beat dallas