CCS NBA Power Rankings

[RamiTheBullsFan]

What will be the pecking order when the 2010-11 NBA season begins? Update/edit your rankings as time goes on (perhaps weekly or upon trades/signings/roster changes).

 

[waldo7239117]

Will this be sticked, so it does not get lost?

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

Mine:

1- Lakers: The Lakers lost Jordan Farmar, and added Matt Barnes, Steve Blake, and Theo Ratliff... becomming the oldest team in the NBA. But regardless of age, they still are the most disciplined and talented team in the league.
2- Heat: may be the best team in the league, before the season is all said and done, but they will still need time to mesh as a unit. Like Scottie Pippen and Karl Malone said, championships (or 70+ win seasons) don't happen just because your team is loaded with talent.
3- Celtics: now have the most stacked front-court in the NBA (Garnett, Shaq, J.O, Glen Davis, and Kendrick Perkins) to go along with Rondo, Allen, and Pierce on the perimeter; still definitely title contenders.
4- Magic: Losing Matt Barnes won't help, but they are still one of the elite teams. Dwight Howard working with Hakeem Olajuwon on his post game can't hurt either.
5- Thunder: A young, growing team just grew a year older, and added an 11th pick rookie center (Cole Aldrich) to help their cause. The only team, other than the Celtics, to give the Lakers are scare in the post-season was the Thunder. And they will only get scarier next season.
6- Nuggets: Obviously, George Karl's health is a big what-if. But this team has shown that when they are healthy, they can put up a big fight against anybody.
7- Blazers: Another overall young team with a lot of potential. Andre Miller and Marcus Camby provide a nice anchor to a young core cast led by Roy and Aldridge.
8- Mavericks: Once upon a time, the Mavs were a team weak at the C position, but now they have Brendan Haywood and Tyson Chandler to provide great defense and rebounding. But will they win a title next season? Not likely at all.
9- Spurs: Are no longer the oldest team in the NBA. But their core of Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker is still the oldest one. Young players like Hill and Splitter will decide how far they will go in the playoffs.
10- Bulls: probably won't get off to the best start, considering how tough their early schedule looks to be. It will take time for them to move up these rankings, but once Rose adjusts to a new coach and new players, he just might explode as one of the dominant superstars in the NBA.
11- Hawks: A young team with great talent in their starting line-up, that likes to run. They need a new dedication to the defensive end of the floor, and need to be more disciplined on offense. Playing outside-to-in, in the half-court set, is not going to work for any team looking to be efficient and consistent.
12- Bucks: Jennings has a lot of upside to his game. Maggette is a nice addition, too. But is Bogut going to be the same player after two seasons capped off by serious injury? And can Michael Redd thrive in a bench role/will he be healthy? Big questions for this team.
13- Hornets: Trading away Collison doesn't seem so bad when they already have CP3 running the point. Posey will barely be missed. With Marcus Thornton and Ariza at the wing, Chris Paul may have more games with 15+ assists than ever before in 2010-11.
14- Jazz: Al Jefferson is no substitution for Carlos Boozer. If the Jazz want to make up for losing half of their pick-and-roll combo, they should look to Paul Millsap to cut their loses. Losing Kyle Korver and Wesley Matthews will be tough for them, too. Kirilenko and Okur can never be counted on to play entire seasons either.
15- Rockets: A pretty good team, but substituting Ariza for Courtney Lee is a head-scratcher. And Brad Miller will provide nice offense in the likely event that Yao Ming doesn't play.
16- Grizzlies: A sleeper team to fight for the playoffs out west. The Conley-Acie Law combo at PG is nothing to snub your nose towards... and Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph provide one of the best rebounding high-screen weapons in the NBA. Mayo and Rudy *** are pretty good, too... backed up by ex-Celtic, Tony Allen.
17- Suns: Giving Hakim Warrick a huge contract is another head-scratcher... Hedo Turkoglu is going to be searching for an identity with the Suns, considering that Nash is their dominant play-maker, and with all the depth Phoenix has at the SF position.
18- Bobcats: One of the best defensive teams in the NBA by all accounts. Stephen Jackson is still their only consistent weapon on offense though. Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw, and newly acquired Shaun Livingston should help... but is that enough to do any real damage?
19- Pacers: Darren Collison and Danny Granger will be a great combination against any defense in the NBA. It's the other players that Indiana has to worry about.
20- Wizards: Arenas, Hinrich, Wall, Thornton, and Howard on the perimeter with the young Blatche and McGee in the frontcourt. Not bad on paper, but how will in pan-out on the court? That mostly depends on how well John Wall adjusts to the NBA game.
21- Warriors: David Lee will be a great addition to go next to Andis Biedrins. Maybe now Don Nelson will actually be motivated to coach this team?
22- Clippers: Blake Griffin is definitely an pro-ready player, and has the strength and a year on an NBA bench to show that. Not a playoff team, though, by any stretch.
23- Kings: Samuel Dalembert will finally provide Sacramento with a stopper and decent rebounder in the middle of the lane. DaMarcus Cousins may not see so many minutes in his rookie season with guys like Dalembert, Carl Landry, and Jason Thompson in the same front-court.
24- Sixers: Marreese Speights will finally get a chance to show his talent for big minutes now that Dalembert is gone. But will the Sixers are still a team searching for an indenty, and are overloaded with wing players. Hopefully for the, Doug Collins will help them form one.
25- Cavaliers: Simply said, LeBron James was their team for the past seven seasons... they do have Jamario Moon and J.J. Hickson to relieve some minutes, and Byron Scott will let them run. But other than that, they are still hopelessly screwed.
26- Knicks: Stoudemire, Gallinari, Felton, and a bunch of scrubs from the Warriors isn't the kind of change that is going to get New York into a playoff lock every year.
27- Nets: Travis Outlaw and Anthony Morrow is all they have to show from the summer of 2010.
28- Pistons: will probably be the worst team in the Central divsion. They have obvious flaws throughout their roster from individual and team stand-points.
29- Timberwolves: Michael Beasley and Jonny Flynn are the main offensive weapons on thi steam, along with Corey Brewer, Kevin Love, and Delonte West as the backbone. As poorly as this team is run in the FO, they could still be definite favorites to win an NCAA title next season.
30- Raptors: Lost Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu (who was disappointing, but is a good player nonetheless) last season, and gained nothing besides cap-space, that they mainly used by signing Amir Johnson to a ridiculously huge contract... can you blame Bosh for giving up on them?

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

tl;dr

oh and the lakers suck

 

[Crystallas]

Here's my pre-season power rankings.

1.Lakers
2.Heat
3.Magic
4.Thunder
5.Celtics
6.Jazz
7.Bulls
8.Mavericks
9.Hawks
10.Bucks
11.Suns
12.Hornets
13.Rockets
14.Nets
15.Grizzlies
16.Spurs
17.Clippers
18.Blazers
19.Kings
20.Cavaliers
21.Bobcats
22.Wizards
23.Sixers
24.Warriors
25.Knicks
26.Pistons
27.Pacers
28.Raptors
29.Pacers
30.Timberwolves

 

[Bullsman24]

1.Lakers
2.Heat
3.Magic
4.Thunder
5.Bulls
6.Celtics
7.Mavericks
8.Bucks
9.Rockets
10.Jazz
11.Hawks
12.Spurs
13.Blazers
14.Grizzlies
15.Suns
16.Hornets
17.Nuggets
18.Bobcats
19.Knicks
20.Kings
21.Cavaliers
22.Clippers
23.Wizards
24.Sixers
25.Warriors
26.Pacers
27.Nets
28.Pistons
29.Raptors
30.Timberwolves

 

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[Gustavus Adolphus]

10- Bulls: probably won't get off to the best start, considering how tough their early schedule looks to be. It will take time for them to move up these rankings, but once Rose adjusts to a new coach and new players, he just might explode as one of the dominant superstars in the NBA.
11- Hawks: A young team with great talent in their starting line-up, that likes to run. They need a new dedication to the defensive end of the floor, and need to be more disciplined on offense. Playing outside-to-in, in the half-court set, is not going to work for any team looking to be efficient and consistent.

I'd switch these two, but other than that your list looks fine.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

5.Bulls
6.Celtics

Putting the Bulls ahead of the Celtics is an extreme case of homerism.

 

[waldo7239117]

1) Lakers
2) Heat
3) Magic
4) Celtics
5) Bulls
6) Thunder
7) Mavericks
8) Nuggets
9) Spurs
10) Bucks
11) Hawks
12) Jazz
13) Suns
14) Rockets
15) Bazers
16) Hornets
17) Kings
18) Grizzlies
19) Clippers
20) Knicks
21) Warriors
22) Wizards
23) Sixers
24) Bobcats
25) Cavaliers
26) Pacers
27) Nets
28) Pistons
29) Raptors
30) Timberwolves

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

I'd prefer to keep this to a top 10....

1. Lakers
2. Heat
3. Celtics
4. Thunder
5. Magic
6. Nuggets
7. Blazers
8. Hawks
9. Bulls
10.Mavericks

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

Magic 5????

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Magic 5????

The Thunder are going to be a force to reckon with.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

im sure they'll be good...

durant will have to be even better(mostly his all around game which imo can definitely improve if he wants to be the MVP)

R Westbrook and Green will have to improve and make a legit big 3

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

I’m re-doing this list... because I’ve done some more thinking over the past few days.

1) Lakers
2) Heat
3) Celtics
4) Magic
5) Thunder
6) Spurs
7) Mavericks
8) Nuggets (assuming they retain Anthony when the season starts)
9) Blazers
10) Bulls (they can potentially be as high as no.3 in these rankings before the season ends)
11) Hawks
12) Bucks
13) Rockets
14) Jazz
15) Hornets
16) Grizzlies
17) Suns
18) Wizards (I had them lower before, but this team has loads of talent)
19) Warriors
20) 76ers
21) Bobcats
22) Pacers (I had them higher before... changed my mind)
23) Knicks
24) Clippers (Davis is out of shape and Ryan Gomes just isn’t very good... their bench is still awful and coaching is always suspect)
25) Kings (I had them higher before, but they have really bad shooters on their perimeter. All the front-court depth in the world isn’t going to solve that)
26) Cavaliers
27) Pistons
28) Nets (they still suck, and haven’t done much to improve... maybe in a year they will... or if they trade for Melo... but even with Melo... they would need to give up a LOT to land him)
29) Timberwolves
30) Raptors

 

[pinkizdead]

Right now, we're not a top 3 team. The prospect of becoming so appears dismal.

we need more shooting and a back up center. We're a good team, but we're not a great team. The top teams in the east are great teams - miami, celtics, magic. Right now i'd but put us behind the hawks. If we can get some shooting and girth, i'd say we're fourth best team in the east.

Next year, i'd argue we're a top 3 team in the east. Both the magic and celtics are going to get worse with time, while we're improving.

 

[pinkizdead]

Right now, we're not a top 3 team. The prospect of becoming so appears dismal.

we need more shooting and a back up center. We're a good team, but we're not a great team. The top teams in the east are great teams - miami, celtics, magic. Right now i'd but put us behind the hawks. If we can get some shooting and girth, i'd say we're fourth best team in the east.

Next year, i'd argue we're a top 3 team in the east. Both the magic and celtics are going to get worse with time, while we're improving.

oh sorry, i think i misunderstood you. you were hinting at the prospect of getting anthony.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

oh sorry, i think i misunderstood you. you were hinting at the prospect of getting anthony.

Actually I didn't. I don't think the Bulls could fathomably defeat the Lakers or Heat in a Playoff series... but I think the extreme height of this current Bulls' team could rank #3 on a list like this.

If the Bulls had Carmelo Anthony, Rose, Boozer, and Noah on the same team, I don't think they would beat the Lakers... but I would definitely say that they could reach #1 and contend for a title.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

bump. I think these topics should be merged into this one- in the case that anybody else wants to do their own Power Rankings.

^_^

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

1) LA. Lakers (+11) 6-0
2) Bo. Celtics (+5) 5-1
3) Mi. Heat (+13) 5-2
4) Or. Magic (+12) 4-1
5) Po. T-Blazers (+6) 5-2
6) NO. Hornets (+6) 6-0
7) SA. Spurs (+3) 4-1
8) De. Nuggets (+7) 4-2
9) OK. Thunder (-4) 3-2
10) At. Hawks (+8) 6-0
11) Da. Mavericks (+4) 3-2
12) Go. Warriors (+2) 4-1
13) Ch. Bulls (0) 2-3
14) UT. Jazz (0) 3-3
15) Me. Grizzlies (-2) 3-4
16) NY. Knicks (+2) 3-3
17) Mi. Bucks (-3) 2-5
18) Ph. Suns (0) 2-3
19) Sa. Kings (-3) 3-3
20) Ho. Rockets (-6) 0-5
21) IN. Pacers (-5) 2-3
22) Cl. Cavaliers (-2) 3-3
23) Ph. 76ers (0) 2-5
24) LA. Clippers (-6) 1-6
25) Ch. Bobcats (-6) 1-5
26) NJ. Nets (-7) 2-4
27) Wa. Wizards (-11) 1-4
28) De. Pistons (-6) 1-5
29) To. Raptors (-3) 1-5
30) MN. T-Wolves (-15) 1-5