http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking?season=2003&week=1 I dunno if this has already been discussed but ESPN released their preseason power rankings, with Houston ranked 17th and the Lakers, of course, ranked 1st. I think the Rockets are better than the Sonics, Jazz and Wizards, but that's just me. I also think Detroit, Boston and Orlando are ranked pretty low.