BlogPoll NBA Power Rankings: Edition 6 (2/23/10)
Dave Kelsey
Feb 23
|00:00
Through out the year, we'll ask our esteemed Bloguin Basketball blogs to vote on the NBA from top to bottom. There's about a quarter of the NBA season remaining, and teams are starting to make their pushes for playoff positioning. Who's in and who's out? Here is what the Bloguin NBA Bloggers had to say...
- For the first time this season, the top three positions did not move. The Cavs remain Top Dog.
- The only teams to not move a position were the top three teams, the Bucks... and the Nets.
- Again, everyone voted the Nets dead last, as evidenced by their Average Ranking of 30.00. They need to stop winning, the worst season EVER is within sight!
- The only teams to not move a position were the top three teams, the Bucks... and the Nets.
- Again, everyone voted the Nets dead last, as evidenced by their Average Ranking of 30.00. They need to stop winning, the worst season EVER is within sight!
- The biggest gainers were the Thunder and the Sixers (what?), each moving up 5 spots.
- After being the biggest gainer last edition, the Memphis Grizzlies settled into the much more comfortable position of the biggest loser, dropping down 8 spots to #19
- Somehow the Bobcats (#14) are six spots higher than the Bucks (#20), despite the fact that the Bucks are currently in the playoffs in the East, while the Bobcats are not. #mindboggling
- Charlotte is somehow also ahead of the seventh seed in the East, the Miami Heat (#16). And... the sixth seed (Chicago #17).
Without futher ado:
| Ranking | Team | Last poll |
Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 1 |  |
1 |
- |
43-14 |
1.5 |
| The Cavaliers all the pieces necessary for an NBA title for the first time in the LeBron era. The current three-game slide is nothing to get excited about, Antawn Jamison is though. - Stepien Rules | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll |
Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 2 |  |
2 |
- | 42-14 |
2.4 |
| LA come out of the break with Bynum well-rested, Kobe on the mend, and doing very well without both of them prior to the ASG. Bodes well for that last stretch. Still: I need to see Bynum mentally tougher before I'll crown them as "championship material". - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 3 |  |
3 |
- |
37-19 | 3.1 |
| 4-0 against the Lakers and Cavaliers. Do NOT sleep on this team. - Curse of Cleveland |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 4 |  |
7 |  3 |
38-19 | 4 |
| Can They Keep Up With Boston While The Cavs Keep Collapsing? - Suns Stuff't | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 5 |  |
4 |  1 |
35-19 | 5.5 |
| What's that stench? Oh... it's Boston. Forget the win over LA (sans Kobe), the Celtics have been stinking up the place of late, and regardless of what's said, Danny Ainge has a real harrowed look. Is Nate the answer? - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 6 |  |
8 | 2 |
36-20 | 5.8 |
| Where riding one helluva rollercoaster until they ran into a brickwall called the Lakers. Who'da thunk it too? Minus Kobe/Bynum... and LA torched 'em. Still... Utah match up well with most teams not wearing purple/gold. Fans won't be happy about the subtraction of Brewer. D-Will certainly isn't. - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 7 |  |
5 | 2 |
36-21 | 7.5 |
| The acquisition of Caron Butler was the best trade deadline move this season. - Hoops Manifesto | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 8 |  |
6 | 2 |
35-20 | 8 |
| The Hawks team is so athletic that any team has a tough matchup with them. This team had one all star starter, a reserve, and another great player that should've made the team. - Favre Dollar Footlongs | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 9 |  |
12 | 3 |
31-24 | 10.3 |
| The only team left North of the border has won 8-2 and will definitely be a force in the playoffs. Chris Bosh is a stud that can carry a team on his back or at least his dread locks. - Favre Dollar Footlongs | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 10 |  |
15 | 5 |
33-21 | 10.8 |
| The question is can they keep it up. Harden, Ibaka, and Maynor are all rookies and major contributors how will they handle the "rookie wall." - Blue Blitz | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 11 |  |
13 | 2 |
34-23 | 12 |
| God Bless Amar'e Stoudemire & The Suns Legendary End of Season Runs - Suns Stuff't | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 12 |  |
9 | 3 |
31-23 | 12.4 |
| From the Bard himself: "Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?" - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 13 |  |
10 | 3 |
32-26 | 13.5 |
| Of late the wheels have shown a propensity for falling off at Portland... but the acquisition of Camby's pretty big - if he can fit in look for the Blazers to climb between now and the next rankings. - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 14 |  |
16 | 2 |
27-28 | 14.5 |
| Adding Thomas and Ratliff to their frontcourt makes this an athletic team that none of the Eastern Conference contenders want to play in the first round. - Curse of Cleveland |
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| anking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 15 |  |
18 | 3 |
28-27 | 15.3 |
| All Those Guys On Crutches Finally Took Their Toll. - Suns Stuff't | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 16 |  |
14 | 2 |
29-28 |
15.4 |
| Sorry, Dwyane. I guess you'll have to wait until the offseason and hope your owner splurges then. - Curse of Cleveland | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change |
Record
|
Avg Ranking |
| 17 |  |
19 | 2 |
29-27 |
16.2 |
| This team will end up doing some damage to another team in the playoffs again. If the Bulls could pull off a trade to get an all star caliber player to team with Derrick Rose then they could definitely win at least one playoff series. - Favre Dollar Footlongs | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 18 |  |
17 | 1 |
30-26 |
17.1 |
| Actually, the very fact that NOLA have been able to arrest their freefall whilst Chris Paul's out is impressive. Still... a franchise with a helluva lot of questions surrounding them, and not a lot to offer in the way of answers. - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 19 |  |
11 |
8 |
28-27 |
17.7 |
| Too bad they probably won't make the playoffs... I was really starting to like this team. Exciting to watch too, who woulda thought? - TWolves Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 20 |  |
20 |
- |
27-28 |
19.7 |
| Continuing rise. And for my money, watch Bogut... he's the impact player - more so than 1st year wunderkind Brandon Jennings. The addition of Salmons is fantastic to the Bucks, who missed an outside shooter with Redd falling further down the injury-spiral. Ok... maybe my Australian bias coming out a bit there. - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 21 |  |
26 |
5 |
21-34 | 22.5 |
| I'm not sure that AI's anything resembling an 'answer' any more... but the 76ers once more revolve around Iverson. - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 22 |  |
21 | 1 |
23-33 | 22.6 |
| The Clippers actually should have a decent team next year between Davis, Gordon, insert anyone, Griffin, and Kaman. - Blue Blitz | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 23 |  |
22 | 1 |
19-36 | 23.2 |
| We want Tracy.... We want Tracy.... One game in and the Knicks faithful already knew McGrady is a great scorer when he is moderately healthy. - Blue Blitz | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 24 |  |
25 | 1 |
20-35 | 24.3 |
| Sorry - We Can't Stop Laughing. - Suns Stuff't | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 25 |  |
23 | 2 |
19-37 |
24.7 |
| Is there another team in the league that has fallen from "damn good" to "damn ordinary" with less of a future than the Pacers? Nuh-uh... Indiana's become a cautionary tale. - With Malice... |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 26 |  |
23 | 3 |
18-38 | 25.4 |
| This is Tyreke's team now. - TWolves Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 27 |  |
28 | 1 |
20-34 | 26.6 |
| A barren wasteland for basketball after trading three starters and having another suspended. - Curse of Cleveland | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 28 |  |
29 | 1 |
13-44 | 26.7 |
| Darko has been FREEEEEEEE'D!!! - TWolves Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 29 |  |
27 | 2 |
16-39 | 27.8 |
| What is going on here? I mean, seriously? - TWolves Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 30 |  |
30 | - | 5-51 | 30 |
| Do you think everyone in New Jersey has switched from the first pump to the John Wall dance yet? - Favre Dollar Footlongs |
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