NBA.com Power Rankings 08/23/09

[tlongII]

I honestly don't see any team other than us capable of challenging the Lakers. The likelihood of key injuries to Cle/SA/Bos is just too great. Orlando and Dallas just aren't as good as us.

[DPG21920]

You honestly think sheep make good lovers as well.

[KSeal]

I honestly don't see any team other than us capable of challenging the Lakers. The likelihood of key injuries to Cle/SA/Bos is just too great. Orlando and Dallas just aren't as good as us.

I think you're forgetting the part where your team drafted Olden over Durant, otherwise I would agree with you.

[tlongII]

I think you're forgetting the part where your team drafted Olden over Durant, otherwise I would agree with you.

Oden > Bynum

[KSeal]

Oden > Bynum

That isn't saying a whole lot, they both suck at this point.

The point was Durant>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Olden

[tlongII]

That isn't saying a whole lot, they both suck at this point.

The point was Durant>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Olden

Nope. Actually it's Oden > Durant. Don't be fooled by the PPG.

[Dunc n Dave]

Nope. Actually it's Oden > Durant. Don't be fooled by the PPG.

[redzero]

I'm amazed at all these people who think that 45 games of a hobbled Chandler is better than 82 games of Okafor.

[Ghazi]

Yeah its hard to get preseason respect when you lose 121-63

Oh and Bynum > Oden right now.

[redzero]

Yeah its hard to get preseason respect when you lose 121-63

Oh and Bynum > Oden right now.

Yet, the Hornets still lost in five, just like your beloved Mavericks. Unlike the Mavs, the Hornets were not healthy and had no real Center in that series.

[Ghazi]

Chandler played 4 games. I guess if he was healthy it woulda been 121-73 instead.

But if we're gonna bring up injuries,Howard was injured for the Mavs and he's better and more significant than Chandler.

[redzero]

Chandler played 4 games. I guess if he was healthy it woulda been 121-73 instead.

But if we're gonna bring up injuries,Howard was injured for the Mavs and he's better and more significant than Chandler.

Chandler had ed up feet.

Peja's always injured.

West had a bad back and was exhausted from playing 40+ mpg the entire season.

[Muser]

Blaming a Peja injury for losing

[BeeGee]

I would like to see this guy's "power rankings" this time last year. in tool.

[BUMP]

Yet, the Hornets still lost in five, just like your beloved Mavericks. Unlike the Mavs, the Hornets were not healthy and had no real Center in that series.

a hobbled Chandler>Dampier

[polysylab1k]

a hobbled Chandler>Dampier

It's untrue either in defense or offense. Erick is an above average defender, probably Tyson used to be an awesome player in defense but his injury has badly harmed his consistency and durability, as redzero said, Chandler has ed up feet.

Offensively Erick is average at best, but I don't think Tyson has much left in tank to work more energetically than Damp does. Chandler only was the finisher of the alley-oops, which were the main routes he got points. Without Paul launching alley-oops, Chandler isn't less of a crap than Dampier is at offensive end. Besides Dampier is much hardier than the Chandler with ed up feet. I thought only idiotic perverts like Rogue denigrated our beloved Ericka, now it seems we have got another dork of that pathetic range.

[WildcardManu]

Nope. Actually it's Oden > Durant. Don't be fooled by the PPG.

Doesn't really matter right now, Oden's teammates are making up for what he's been lacking the past two seasons.