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. Taste! Holy crap in a pita! That was the best weekend of football games I've ever seen! Let's go in order, as they got progressively better as the weekend went on. First up was the Cincinnati/Tennessee game. It was a tight, defensive struggle all game long (Tenessee managed nine sacks against…
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. Cowboys, HO! Maybe someone should give Mike McCarthy sight beyond sight. Wild card week is over and we are moving on to the divisional round. Sorry, "super wild card week", 'cause now we have six teams, which is super, not like four, which is nothing. Not sure we can officially call…
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. We made it! The playoff field is set and wild card week awaits. Stemshul will have predictions on the match-ups coming up, but I will look back at the events of the weekend to see who blew it and who aced it. The good stuff first: Who got it together when…
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. 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…
