Sporting News 1st power rankings for next season

cfan79 · Post #1 » by **cfan79** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 2:29 pm

I don't know how they can make a power ranking already when trades and free agency isn't done. The Celtics currently have a pretty crappy bench. I'll give them that, but to put us at 7 is a slap in the face. Currently I'd only put LA, San Antonio and possibly Cleveland ahead of us. Then again this is the magazine that could only get 1 or 2 selections right from the draft.

Definitely NOT my power rankings

Sporting News July 6th issue

1. LA Lakers
2. Cleveland
3. Washington
4. Orlando
5. San Antonio
6. Portland
7. Boston
8. Houston
9. Denver
10. Dallas
11. New Orleans
12. Chicago
13. Atlanta
14. Philadelphia
15. Miami
16. Toronto
17. Phoenix
18. Ok City
19. LA Clippers
20. Detroit
21. Utah
22. Golden State
23. Charlotte
24. Indiana
25. New York
26. Minnesota
27. Memphis
28. Milwaukee
29. Sacramento
30. New Jersey

Post #2 » by **canman1971** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 2:32 pm

I really cannot think of anything more pointless than this right here.

cfan79 · Post #3 » by **cfan79** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 2:34 pm

canman1971 wrote:I really cannot think of anything more pointless than this right here.

You mean them doing a power ranking?

Lewis35 · Post #4 » by **Lewis35** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 2:35 pm

canman1971 wrote:I really cannot think of anything more pointless than this right here.

Why? Because the rockets are ranked 8th even with the loss of Artest, Yao and Tmac coming of microfracture surgery?

Post #5 » by **canman1971** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 2:53 pm

cfan79 wrote:
canman1971 wrote:I really cannot think of anything more pointless than this right here.

You mean them doing a power ranking?

Yep and anyone talking about it giving it some sort of credit. FA signing hasn't even officially begun.

TheOGJabroni · Post #6 » by **TheOGJabroni** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 2:55 pm

Honestly, I just wanted to see where Boston was slotted (WOW!) Then went to the top and started checking out #1 through well... #3. Then stopped reading.

cfan79 · Post #7 » by **cfan79** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:39 pm

Washington is too high on the list. They do have a much better bench thanks to their recent draft trade, but I'd put many teams ahead of them. (Spurs, C's, Magic, Nuggets)

chakdaddy · Post #8 » by **chakdaddy** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 4:36 pm

Washington? Isn't that some kind of typo or something? They add a couple of decent guys in Foye/Miller, and maybe Arenas gets healthy, and that's supposed to take them from the worst record in the conference to top 3?

I mean, they'd might as well throw the Clippers in the top 5.

Washington should have a decent team and make the playoffs, if everything comes together they could get a 4 seed or so, best case scenario.

They screwed up IMO, they had a chance to add a lottery pick to a pretty good veteran core - instead they piss it away for some role players.

chakdaddy · Post #9 » by **chakdaddy** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 4:37 pm

It also sounds like they forgot that Garnett will be back.