| 2013-14 Power Rankings: Week 2 |
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TEAM / RECORD |
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COMMENTS |
| 1 |
Indiana
7-0 |
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Last Week: 1 |
Something tells me all the winning (and suffocating defending) they're doing without Danny Granger is only going to make it easier to force him to accept a role when it's time. Guess we could launch into a "peaking too soon" debate if you want to try to manufacture something to worry about here. |
| 2 |
San Antonio
6-1 |
2
Last Week: 4 |
Here's what the Spurs think of know-it-alls like you-know-who doubting they can bounce back from NBA Finals devastation: They've looked sharper out of the gate than any team bar Indiana and soon will see Timmy and Tony hit 600 career wins as a tandem, bettered by only three duos ever. |
| 3 |
Minnesota
5-2 |
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Last Week: 3 |
Who else reading along wishes they were cursed with Kevin Love's "limited natural ability" as GMs call it? And who else has noticed how well Kevin Martin and Corey Brewer click next to Love? He's finally got targets for those long-awaited Love outlet passes that must have the Vikings drooling. |
| 4 |
Los Angeles
4-3 |
3
Last Week: 7 |
For all the (justifiable?) fretting about the Clippers' porous D, they just pounded Houston twice in the span of six days by an average margin of 16 points and played five of their first seven games on the road. We'll see Monday night how kind the schedule was making Sota play the Lakers first. |
| 5 |
Miami
4-3 |
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Last Week: 5 |
The Lakers started 11-19 in 2002-03 after winning three straight les. So Miami's 4-3 mark, with stumbles in Philly and at home to Boston, isn't exactly unprecedented. The Heat have to understand, though, that we're bound to overreact when we watched them finish last season on a 37-2 spree. |
| 6 |
Oklahoma City
5-1 |
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Last Week: 6 |
Things have loosened up nicely for Durant since Westbrook's return despite the fact that Russ isn't close to his best yet. The 3 ball, though, hasn't been dropping all that often even for KD. His triple forced OT in Sunday's eventual win over the Wiz, but OKC is hitting a mere 27 percent from deep. |
| 7 |
Golden State
4-3 |
1
Last Week: 8 |
The new Warriors who are so much more competent defensively will win a game in San Antonio eventually. The bigger concerns at the minute are naturally Steph Curry's first scrape of the season (bruised left ankle) and the Dubs' uncharacteristic fourth-quarter scoring woes seen of late. |
| 8 |
Phoenix
5-2 |
8
Last Week: 16 |
With a 4-0 start at home and a 2-0 mark against the playoff-chasing Pelicans, Phoenix is threatening to surpass Philly for No. 1 in November's Cinderella rankings. More important: Jeff Hornacek already gives you the impression that he can get his players to buy in. Which is huge if it lasts. |
| 9 |
Houston
4-3 |
7
Last Week: 2 |
The honeymoon tied to the Rockets' first 3-0 start since 2008-09 ended with the thud of all those missed Dwight free throws against the Lakers. Helping Houston rationalize a tough week is the acknowledgment that a dinged-up Harden (26.5 percent on 3s) hasn't been seen at top speed yet. |
| 10 |
Memphis
3-3 |
5
Last Week: 15 |
It's only one game. And Golden State was on the second half of a tough back-to-back. But Saturday night's rout of the Dubs was the first time Memphis and its off-key starting five really looked like Memphis under Dave Joerger. The Griz trailed after three quarters in each of their first five games. |
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