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2012-13 Power Rankings

orangello

orangello

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Freakazoid had a good idea to do my own power ranking. I thought it would be fun for anyone who would like to take part.

Free agency is just about done with so we can assume that most teams will stay put with personnel (the Dwightmare being the still undecided factor).
 
Here is my list:

1. Miami Heat
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Indiana Pacers
7. Boston Celtics
8. Memphis Grizzlies
9. Denver Nuggets
10. Orlando Magic (Subject to change if/when Howard is traded)
11. Brooklyn Nets
12. Dallas Mavericks
13. Utah Jazz
14. Chicago Bulls
15. Philadelphia 76ers
16. New York Knicks
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Minnesota Timberwolves
19. Golden State Warriors
20. Milwaukee Bucks
21. Portland Trail Blazers
22. Cleveland Cavaliers
23. Detroit Pistons
24. Phoenix Suns
25. Toronto Raptors
26. Sacramento Kings
27. Houston Rockets
28. New Orleans Hornets
29. Washington Wizards
30. Charlotte Bobcats

Honestly, 21-30 is a crap shoot. I feel very good about my top 20 though.
 
My Rankings:

1. Miami Heat
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. Oklahoma City Thunder
4. Los Angeles Clippers
5. San Antonio Spurs
6. Boston Celtics
7. Chicago Bulls
8. Brooklyn Nets
9. Utah Jazz
10. Indiana Pacers
11. Denver Nuggets
12. Dallas Mavericks
13. Memphis Grizzlies
14. New York Knicks
15. Minnesota Timberwolves
16. Philadelphia 76ers
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Orlando Magic
19. Phoenix Suns
20. Golden State Warriors
21. Portland Trail Blazers
22. New Orleans Hornets
23. Detroit Pistons
24. Milwaukee Bucks
25. Sacramento Kings
26. Houston Rockets
27. Cleveland Cavaliers
28. Washington Wizards
29. Toronto Raptors
30. Charlotte Bobcats
 
orangello said:
Here is my list:

1. Miami Heat
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Indiana Pacers
7. Boston Celtics
8. Memphis Grizzlies
9. Denver Nuggets
10. Orlando Magic (Subject to change if/when Howard is traded)
11. Brooklyn Nets
12. Dallas Mavericks
13. Utah Jazz
14. Chicago Bulls
15. Philadelphia 76ers
16. New York Knicks
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Minnesota Timberwolves
19. Golden State Warriors
20. Milwaukee Bucks
21. Portland Trail Blazers
22. Cleveland Cavaliers
23. Detroit Pistons
24. Phoenix Suns
25. Toronto Raptors
26. Sacramento Kings
27. Houston Rockets
28. New Orleans Hornets
29. Washington Wizards
30. Charlotte Bobcats

Honestly, 21-30 is a crap shoot. I feel very good about my top 20 though.
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I think Portland is definitely a better team than the Bucks (if this is just based off how good they are at least, rather than a projection of records).

Atlanta is too high, they just lost Marvin Williams and Joe Johnson. Who on their team can hit a jump shot?
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
I think Portland is definitely a better team than the Bucks (if this is just based off how good they are at least, rather than a projection of records).

Atlanta is too high, they just lost Marvin Williams and Joe Johnson. Who on their team can hit a jump shot?
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John Jenkins. Also, without the ball stopper aka Joe Johnson, I think their offense will have more rhythm to it and not so many iso's. That may make that team better immediately.
 
Also, I think you all have Phoenix way to high up on the list. They might be the worst team next year. Their best player might be Marcin Gortat. I could see them being one of those underdog teams that works together and gets a respectable record, but they will probably be a bottom 5 team.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Also, I think you all have Phoenix way to high up on the list. They might be the worst team next year. Their best player might be Marcin Gortat. I could see them being one of those underdog teams that works together and gets a respectable record, but they will probably be a bottom 5 team.
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I am worried about where I have the Suns. Again, 21-30 is a crap shoot.
 
1. Miami Heat
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Boston Celtics
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. San Antonio Spurs
6. Los Angeles Clippers
7. Indiana Pacers
8. Memphis Grizzlies
9. Philadelphia 76ers
10. Orlando Magic
11. Chicago Bulls
12. Dallas Mavericks
13. Denver Nuggets
14. Brooklyn Nets
15. Utah Jazz
16. New York Knicks
17. Portland Trail Blazers
18. Minnesota Timberwolves
19. New Orleans Hornets
20. Milwaukee Bucks
21. Atlanta Hawks
22. Cleveland Cavaliers
23. Detroit Pistons
24. Phoenix Suns
25. Toronto Raptors
26. Sacramento Kings
27. Houston Rockets
28. Golden State Warriors (Hopefully slightly better so the Jazz get their damn pick already)
29. Washington Wizards
30. Charlotte Bobcats
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Yeah, that is a glaring error. They are a top 8 team, even without Rose just because of their defensive ability.
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I guess we will just have to see. Their depth is no what it used to be. Their starting PG is Hinrich. I like him, but he is not a true starting PG in this league anymore.
 
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orangello said:
I guess we will just have to see. Their depth is no what it used to be. Their starting PG is Hinrich. I like him, but be is not a true starting PG in this league anymore.
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Yep, I agree. Rose is the engine that makes that team go. I see them down in the 5-7 range in terms of playoff seeding depending on when Rose comes back and how long it takes him to become a dominant force again. But they could make a nice playoff run from that spot.
 
Here goes

1. Miami Heat
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Los Angeles Lakers
4. Los Angeles Clippers
5. San Antonio Spurs
6. Boston Celtics
7. Indiana Pacers
8. Chicago Bulls
9. Memphis Grizzlies
10. Brooklyn Nets
11. Dallas Mavericks
12. Denver Nuggets
13. Utah Jazz
14. New York Knicks
15. Orlando Magic
16. Philadelphia 76ers
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Minnesota Timberwolves
19. Golden State Warriors
20. Portland Trail Blazers
21. Milwaukee Bucks
22. New Orleans Hornets
23. Phoenix Suns
24. Detroit Pistons
25. Sacramento Kings
26. Cleveland Cavaliers
27. Houston Rockets
28. Washington Wizards
29. Toronto Raptors
30. Charlotte Bobcats
 
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