Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. I love this era of sci-fi cover art. The penultimate week of the regular season is in the books, and it looks like Green Bay is the best team in the league. They've opened up a sizable gap on #2 Tampa and have the hapless (but optimistic) Lions next week. Who…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Ok, so I was wrong about resuming regular service this week, but it was another holiday weekend, so cut me some slack. The top two remain the same, this time with the Warriors bumping up to #1. Utah is separating from the chase pack, getting a little closer to the leaders…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Just two games left in the regular season and there are still 6 NFC teams alive for the last two available berths. Sounds pretty exciting, but let's look aver at the AFC for a sec. Only one team (the #2 Chiefs) have clinched a playoff spot. And only three teams (the…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Better late than never, right? Right! Christmas interfered with our regular Friday rankings, but here is your (belated) weekly look at the NBA. Regular service will resume next Friday. The biggest riser this week are the Washington Wizards, up 8 spots, all the way to #10. It has been a very…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. The topsy-turvy year continues, best exemplified by the then #2 Cardinals, tied for the best record with Tampa, somehow losing to the then #32 Lions, who had the worst record in the league. More on that later. The Buccaneers, #1 last week, also lost to a slightly less embarassing team, the…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Time for Philly and Brooklyn to make some ch-ch-changes? It's week 9, and the top two are solidified at the moment. Up into third are the Nets, who we touched on briefly last week in terms of Kyrie Irving's availability (or lack thereof). With Covid surging behind the Omicron variant, it…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. We have a new #1 for the first time since week 11, when the Titans briefly knocked Arizona from their perch. Since week 4, it's the only time the Cardinals haven't been #1. So who knocked them off and opened the door for Tampa Bay? It was the Rams, which begs…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. This Ben is unimpressed by his namesake's holdout/refusal to play this year. How about them 76ers? The battle for #1 continues, with the Warriors retaking the lead from the Suns, but further down the standings are the #13 fightin' Ben Franklins, trying to figure out what to about this very weird…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Nothing but intelligent analysis comes from this couch. Another week gone in the NFL and order was (somewhat) restored. Except for in the Lions game, but we'll get to that in a bit. The Rams (#9) and the Cowboys (#5) bounced back from tough stretches with wins. Arizona and Tampa Bay,…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. On tonight's Threat Down, the number one threat is once again...BEARS! The most interesting game of the week was the Phoenix/Golden State tilt, and the Suns got the 104-96 win. As a consequence, they have overtaken the Warriors for #1 in the rankings. But we've talked about both of these teams…
