115 sats \ 10 replies \ @gnilma 11h \ on: Stacker Sports- Way too early and not too serious NBA Power Rankings Stacker_Sports
I'm really late to the party, so late that it seems the party had already ended. Good thing is, the NBA is always changing, injuries happen. player and teams go through rough patches or go on good runs. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the party is on-going, and it's probably better late than never to chime in on this post. The following is my power rankings, as of today, factoring in injuries.
- Cavs
- Celtics
- Warriors
- Nuggets
- OKC
- Mavs
- Timberwolves
- Knicks
- Suns
- Rockets
- Lakers
- Pacers
- Kings
- Grizzlies
- Heat
- Bucks
- Magic
- Hawks
- Spurs
- Clippers
- Pistons
- 76ers
- Nets
- Hornets
- Bulls
- Trail Blazers
- Pelicans
- Raptors
- Jazz
- Wizards
I got the Suns so low because Durant got hurt. Would probably have put them at 6 or so if they were full strength. I would also have probably put OKC at 1 or 2 if Chet wasn't hurt, but now that Chet is hurt, I'm putting them lower on the list. Just caught wind that both Allen and Mobley were listed day-to-day on the Cavs injury list, so the list might change real soon, depending on if the Cavs Twin Towers play or not. Anyways, this is my take, had fun trying to come up with the list. Also made me wonder why the hell I burned the Knicks instead of using the Hawks for round 2 of the NBA Cup pool? Oh well.
I like it but in my opinion the Bucks and 76ers are too high considering what they have shown. Bucks might be turning the corner but 76ers look bad even though Embiid came back. I think even though Chet is out OKC deserves to be higher but I won’t quibble with your reasoning.
Your list is much better than @Undisciplined’s.
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If you look at the 8 losses by the Bucks, 2 of them were Celtics, 2 of them were Cavs, and 1 vs the Knicks. Most losses against excellent teams. Yes, they also lost to the Bulls, Nets, and Grizzlies, but I don't think that puts them in the low tier teams. It seems the rest of the team don't know what they are doing, but having Giannis and Dame alone is enough to keep them as a mid tier team; that is why I got them at 16.
Yes, with all the load management BS, Embiid and PG playing sometimes and not playing sometimes, the 76ers really fell off a cliff in terms of threat. Maybe I still have it in my mind that they are a threat because they had been a "contending team" for so long. They can still win some games with PG and Embiid. You are probably right, maybe they belong somewhere below rank 25.
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Good analysis on the Bucks. I expect they will heat up soon. I made a small bet on Giannis to win MVP because the odds were just too good to pass up. If the Bucks play well and become contenders that would go a long way to help vault Giannis into the MVP conversation.
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I popped gnilma's rankings into my spreadsheet and you'll never guess which of ours they're closer too.
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He didn’t have the Bucks 29 and 76ers 30 so I will assume yours but in spirit he is closer to mine.
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Your Knicks slander is also costing you.
There's exactly one team the all three of us ranked the same.
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Hawks?
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No, although we are all within one on the Hawks.
Hint: It's the most mediocre team in the league.
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Heat
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Yes
Btw, I just updated the point differential rankings on the spreadsheet and the two of you need get wise to the frauds that are the Phoenix Suns. I've been saying it since last off-season, but the numbers confirm that they're completely phony.
We also might all need to start taking the Grizzlies and Magic more seriously.