[Yahoo Rankings] Rockets get some respect

WizzyWig · Mar 8, 2008

Thanks to a coin flip:

Yahoo Rankings

NBA Power Poll: A traffic jam of surging teams out West

By Stan McNeal

The Power Poll has a headache. Not from the sound of all those bouncing basketballs, not from too much Doug Collins, not even from trying to predict the order of teams in the West on April 16. The Poll’s noggin is pounding from ranking teams No. 1 - No. 4.

So the Poll did what any pollster does when the going gets tough: The Poll flipped a coin. If you have a better order, let the Poll hear about it. But Pistons fans, don’t even bother. Not this week, anyway.

Onto the rankings:

1. Rockets (6). Since Yao Ming went out last Tuesday, the Poll has been waiting for Tracy McGrady to join him on the infirm list and the Rockets to fall apart. The wait continues. In the meantime, a 17-game winning streak that includes four wins against West playoff contenders no longer can be discounted.

2. Lakers (1). Their offense gets the props, but their defense has been among the league’s best: The Lakers rank fourth in field-goal percentage allowed.

3. Spurs (3). Talk about defense: The Spurs have held opponents to 87 points and 41 percent shooting during the 11-game winning streak.

4. Celtics (5). First team to clinch a playoff spot. Look for them to eventually clinch home-court all the way through the playoffs.

5. Jazz (4). Deron Williams finished a four-game week with 50 assists and is averaging 10.1 for the season. If Chris Paul is being talked about as an MVP candidate, shouldn’t Williams be, too?

6. Pistons (2). If the Pistons are going to beat the Celtics in late May, Chauncey Billups will have to outplay Rajon Rondo. On Wednesday night, he didn’t. Billups’ experience was no match for Rondo’s quickness.

7. Warriors (9). The only pure running team still standing, and they’re rolling. They’ve topped 100 points in 24 consecutive games.

8. Hornets (7). The Birdman is back. Good for him, but don’t expect him to make that much difference in the West.

9. Mavericks (8). Don’t look for the Mavericks to click until Josh Howard (back) resumes playing the way he was before Christmas.

10. Nuggets (11). Time to make their move, if they’re going to make one. Denver plays the Spurs twice and the Jazz within a week.

11. Suns (10). If their 3-5 record since Shaq’s arrival isn’t worthy of concern, their season-long 6-14 record against West playoff contenders certainly should be...
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I'm still not satisfied by this ranking

LAYGO · Mar 8, 2008

WizzyWig said:

I'm still not satisfied by this ranking
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Don't worry about what others think. Seeking satisfaction from the media is a lost cause. Get satisfaction from the wins. Thats all that matters.

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