Jazz debut in ESPN Power Rankings at #16

[Mambo]

Seems about right, though I feel like the Bulls/Denver/Nets/T-Wolves/Dallas are over-hyped.



https://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings/_/year/2013/week/-1

 

[Stoked]

One of the highest I have seen so far. I want the Jazz to crack the top 10 by the end of the year. I know they can do it.

 

[NAOS]

Seems about right, though I feel like the Bulls/Denver/Nets/T-Wolves/Dallas are over-hyped.



https://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings/_/year/2013/week/-1

this. And, none more than Dallas.

 

[Stoked]

this. And, none more than Dallas.

Yeah I see Dallas as falling hard. I would like to see the Nets rise and beat the stuffing out of Melo and his Knicks.

 

[NAOS]

oh yeah, Knicks are over-rated, too. Hard. That backcourt is going to struggle, and I'm still not convinced that Melo and Amare can mesh.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Lot of unknowns for Utah. Good place to put them right not until we see if all the parts fit together.

 

[Stoked]

https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8432896/minnesota-timberwolves-ricky-rubio-says-track-rush-return

Rubio out until December/January. That has to hurt the outlook for the wolves thsiyear.

 

[nightmare3983]

The rankings are pointless until the season starts, when the "on paper" changes actually produce results, good or bad.

 

[Beantown]

The thing that makes no sense in the rankings is that the Jazz are coming in as the #9th team in the west. And they will be much better than last year.

 

[theNBAnerd]

rubio is, at the same time, hugely exciting and very overrated.

 

[NAOS]

^ just like his running mate Love. #7? Gimme a ****ing break ESPN.

 

[nightmare3983]

^ just like his running mate Love. #7? Gimme a ****ing break ESPN.

Dude, the ESPN Power Rankings come from Marc Stein. Just him. He and AKMVP would have a great time talking up the Wolves.

 

[Xsy]

The Nets/Knicks are a joke.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I'm not seeing a lot of reasons for me to think the Knicks will be better than a spectacular failure (given the hype).

 

[berkkobe]

enes the menace will perform goat performance and favors turns into rich mans mutombo and alec burks turns into rich mans kobe and jazz win it all

do you expect this, guys? lol. Jazz must be in top 15 but not higher than 15. We aren't that good. But in 2-3 years we have a spot in championship but now i only say "dreaming is good"

 

[addictionary]

True that.

 

[addictionary]

Bobcats are a good team. They got MJ after all.

 

[bjacksonjazzfan]

Middle of the league, seems pretty fair.

 

[Lakers_Slapper]

The thing that makes no sense in the rankings is that the Jazz are coming in as the #9th team in the west. And they will be much better than last year.

I thought that too, but if you think about how much stronger the west got Lakers, Nuggets, Clippers (to name a few) makes a lil more sense. I still think the Jazz will do better than expected to as we usually do every year. We have one of the deepest benches in the west if our players play up to their potential.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

oh yeah, Knicks are over-rated, too. Hard. That backcourt is going to struggle, and I'm still not convinced that Melo and Amare can mesh.

I totally disagree. They won't always mesh well but as a team, the Knicks will win more than 50 games this year.