Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. We're back and looking at the New York Knickerbockers this week. The Knicks have moved up three spots, which is good, but are still only #20, which is not. The move was aided by three wins in a row to close out the week, but was preceded by seven straight losses.…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Here come the Mavericks! Dallas, who just traded their second most productive player in Kristaps Porzingis, have gone 5-1 since they banished the Unicorn. Initially, the trade which got them Davis Bertans, a stretch 4 who hasn't been shooting well all year, and Spencer Dinwiddie, a point guard who hasn't been…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. As we reach the All-star break, the Suns are pulling away from the from the rest of the lead pack, with the Warriors now far closer to the Grizzlies than Phoenix. Golden State has been struggling with Defensive Player of the Year candidate Draymond Green out for the last 6 weeks.…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. The Harden/Simmons deal makes all the others seem a little small. The trade deadline has just passed and some shit went down! There were a bunch of trades, but we're just going to look at the biggest one. The trade that dwarfs all the others is the Philadelphia-Brooklyn trade; that's right, Ben Simmons…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. The top seven are largely static, with just one flip-flop between the Heat and Cavaliers (now #4 and #5 respectively). Samesies for the bottom twelve, with the Knicks and Trailblazers switching spots (#21 and #22). Toronto made the biggest leap, up four spots to #10, so let's see how their season…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. LBJ is surprisingly good at basketball. It's already week 15 and we're past half-way through the season. And somehow the Cleveland Cavaliers are up to fourth in our rankings. The top three have a little gap on everyone else, but few would have expected Cleveland to be leading the chase this…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. This week we'll try to figure out what's going on with the L.A. Lakers (#19), who are really struggling this year. LeBron James had been to 9 of the last 11 Finals for 3 different teams before this year. He won 4 of them (2 with Miami, 1 with Cleveland, and…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Week 13 is here and the top 2 remain well clear of the field, although Memphis is making a run after winning eleven in a row. That ended with a loss to #13 Dallas, but among the victims of the streak were #1 Phoenix, #2 Golden State, #7 Brooklyn, and #8…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. One of the biggest risers this week was the now #11 Dallas Mavericks, up 6 spots. They actually got off to a quick start this year. After getting to 9-4 under new coach Jason Kidd, who won a title in Dallas in 2011, the Mavs began to struggle, falling to 12-13.…
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…
