BlogPoll NBA Power Rankings: Edition 5 (1/30/10)
Dave Kelsey
Jan 30
|15:34
Through out the year, we'll ask our esteemed Bloguin Basketball blogs to vote on the NBA from top to bottom. It's three solid months into the NBA season and we are starting to get a pretty good idea for "who's who" amongst these teams. Here is what the Bloguin NBA Bloggers had to say...
- And the Cavs claim the top spot, for the first time this season. Bye-bye Lakers.
- The Mavs, Hawks, Warriors, and Nets did not move from the last edition. I don't think the Nets will move once this entire season. I'd laugh, but I really just feel bad.
- Again, everyone (except one jokester) voted the Nets dead last, as evidenced by their Average Ranking of very nearly 30.00. They are STILL on pace for the worst season... ever.
- The Mavs, Hawks, Warriors, and Nets did not move from the last edition. I don't think the Nets will move once this entire season. I'd laugh, but I really just feel bad.
- Again, everyone (except one jokester) voted the Nets dead last, as evidenced by their Average Ranking of very nearly 30.00. They are STILL on pace for the worst season... ever.
- The Memphis Grizzlies were again (amazingly) tied for being one of the highest position "gainers", as they moved up five spots to #11. Number eleven!?! Holy crap. It's the Grizzlies! Who saw this coming?
- The Rockets and Kings were the big losers this time, dropping down 7 spots each.
- The Nuggets all the way up to #3? Can't say I disagree. Well, except they did get hammered last night in Oklahoma City by 20... but lucky for them everyone had already voted.
- Again, the Bulls are ahead of the Bobcats in the standings, but not the Blogpoll rankings. No respect.
- The TWolves are back down at #29. Such is life. But we've only got 10 wins... which is awesome! Welcome to the team John Wall, no one can ever have enough young point guards.
Without futher ado:
| Ranking | Team | Last poll |
Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 1 |  |
3 |  2 |
36-11 | 1.1 |
| "Don't let the records confuse you. This isn't last year's Cavs...w/ 3 starters off last year's squad coming off the bench, their deep enough to win 6-straight with two of their top six sidelined. And by the way, this is the best LeBron's ever played...ever" - Stepien Rules | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll |
Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 2 |  |
1 |  1 |
35-11 | 2.5 |
| "Has played pretty awfully of late, there's no denying it. Yet LA are the still the #1 team out West, and sit but .005 behind Cleveland's record. Come business end of the season, does anyone doubt LA's presence?" - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 3 |  |
7 | 4 |
31-14 | 3.1 |
| "Don't look now but Denver is climbing up the West standings while everyone else beats up on each other." - Blue Blitz | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 4 |  |
1 | 3 |
29-14 | 4.1 |
| "The Celtics got KG back and now they hope they can start making a run at the Cavs." - Favre Dollar Footlongs |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 5 |  |
5 | - | 30-16 | 5.5 |
| "Pencil in a date with LeBron in the 2010 Finals." - Knicks Fanatics Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 6 |  |
6 | - | 29-15 | 6.0 |
| "Certainly living up to the name, "HOTlanta." - A Stern Warning | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 7 |  |
4 | 3 |
30-16 | 6.8 |
| "So far, Carter fits this team like South Park fits Disney." - Knicks Fanatics Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 8 |  |
12 | 4 |
27-18 | 7.6 |
| "Isn't it amazing? Utah's just put together a damn good run of late - right on the back of a run of very middling basketball." - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 9 |  |
10 | 1 |
26-18 | 9.9 |
| "Still searching for answers, but win against Hawks puts them on the right track with the Rodeo Road trip in their sights." - Project Spurs |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 10 |  |
9 | 1 |
27-20 | 10.9 |
| "As more players return and more get injured, they continue to battle on." - A Stern Warning | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 11 |  |
16 | 5 |
25-19 | 12.0 |
| "I am adopting this franchise. I love what they are doing, and we... well, we really suck." - TWolvesBlog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 12 |  |
15 | 3 |
25-22 | 13.3 |
| "Wins over the Spurs, Magic, Mavericks, Lakers, and the Heat have the Raptors confidence peaking at the right time in the season." - HoopHeadsNorth |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 13 |  |
8 | 5 |
27-21 | 13.7 |
| "Sing it with me people: "And I'm freeeeeeeee... I'm free fallin'!!" - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 14 |  |
13 | 1 |
23-22 | 14.6 |
| "Miami is the playoff team that can't get over the edge to become an elite team." - Favre Dollar Footlongs | |||||
| anking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 15 |  |
14 | 1 |
24-21 | 15.1 |
| "Are the wheels coming off? The Thunder still have the 3rd easiest remaining schedule according to win percentage but have been passed by Memphis, New Orleans, and Houston in the past two weeks, dropping them all the way to 11th in the West." - Blue Blitz | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 16 |  |
21 | 5 |
22-22 |
15.5 |
| "Stephen Jackson had a lot of detractors when he went to Charlotte from Golden State, but Captain Jack has totally revitalized the Bobbies, and even Gerald Wallace attributes the extra spring in their step to Jacko. Makes sense really: the only thing that the Cats were lacking was something remotely resembling claws on their offense. And Cap'n Jack? You got shafted on the All Star deal." - With Malice... | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change |
Record
|
Avg Ranking |
| 17 |  |
18 | 1 |
25-20 |
15.7 |
| "Forget talk of MVP for CP3 this year - this is not the same team it used to be." - A Stern Warning | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 18 |  |
11 | 7 |
24-21 |
16.2 |
| "Still finding a way to stay in the thick of things without any legit all-stars." - Project Spurs | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 19 |  |
23 |
4 |
22-22 |
16.6 |
| "Finally beginning to look like something resembling a playoff team. And that's no Bull. Or rather, it is." - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 20 |  |
19 |
1 |
19-25 |
20.5 |
| "Andrew Bogut will be an All-Star next year, or I'm calling racism!" - A Stern Warning | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 21 |  |
20 |
1 |
20-25 | 21.1 |
| "Just when you thought this team might have a chance to sneak into the playoffs... they go and lose to the Nets and TWolves. Epic monster fail." - TWolvesBlog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 22 |  |
24 | 2 |
18-27 | 22.3 |
| "Can be the worst team on even given night and we claim they are better than last year." - Knicks Fanatics Blog |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 23 |  |
16 | 7 |
16-28 | 23.8 |
| "They've suffered some tough losses of late, but just can't seem to find a win. Time to bite the bullet guys: trade Kevin Martin." - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 24 |  |
26 | 2 |
16-30 | 23.8 |
| "Expect the Pacers to make a little bit of a run in the second half of the season as things fall in place, putting them right back in no man." - Pacers Pulse |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 25 |  |
22 | 3 |
15-29 |
24.2 |
| "I keep expecting Detroit to just suddenly be better. That's not working out so well for me." - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 26 |  |
29 | 3 |
15-30 | 24.5 |
| "This is a franchise with too many questions, and hasn't got The Answers. Even with AI." - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 27 |  |
27 | - | 13-31 | 26.9 |
| "They take the 'function' out of dysfunction." - Knicks Fanatics Blog |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 28 |  |
25 | 3 |
14-30 | 27.6 |
| "Let's see if the Bullets...I mean Wizards, can salvage something from this trainwreck." - A Stern Warning |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 29 |  |
27 | 2 |
9-38 | 28.8 |
| "Epically terrible team. Need to make some major personnell changes and realistically evaluate our core if we ever want to get out of the 20-win dungeon." - TWolvesBlog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 30 |  |
30 | - | 4-40 | 29.8 |
| "The only question now is whether this team can avoid the title of the worst team in NBA history." - Pacers Pulse | |||||
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