Post by havliceker on Oct 11, 2004 10:07:53 GMT -5
Quick recap of the formula for those who weren't in the previous league.
Road Win 2 points
Home Win 1 point
Road Loss 0 points
Home Loss -2 points
Road Win 2 points
Home Win 1 point
Road Loss 0 points
Home Loss -2 points
Total | Home | Road | |||||
Rank | Team | W L | W L | W L | Total Pts | pts/game | Comments |
1 | New York Knicks | 5 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 4 - 1 | 9 | 1.50 | Start spreading the news, New York tops the first official league power rankings. |
2 | Portland Trailblazers | 7 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 6 - 2 | 11 | 1.10 | Road heavy start of season is no problem for the Blazers. |
3 | Utah Jazz | 6 - 3 | 3 - 0 | 3 - 3 | 9 | 1.00 | Triple post line up with Malone at SF lands the Jazz in third place. |
4 | Phoenix Suns | 6 - 4 | 3 - 0 | 3 - 4 | 9 | 0.90 | Breuer trade is significant after Polynice breaks his jaw. |
5 | Detroit Pistons | 10 - 3 | 6 - 2 | 4 - 1 | 10 | 0.77 | Still ranked high despite early injury to Isaiah, watch out when he returns. |
6 | Atlanta Hawks | 7 - 5 | 3 - 1 | 4 - 4 | 9 | 0.75 | K Will earns player of the week awards, declares he'll play into the next millennia. |
7t | Boston Celtics | 7 - 4 | 2 - 2 | 5 - 2 | 8 | 0.73 | Rumors in bean town about a possible end of current era for this storied franchise. |
7t | Orlando Magic | 7 - 4 | 4 - 1 | 3 - 3 | 8 | 0.73 | Do you believe in Magic? It will take some to Disney-fy the round mound of rebound. |
9 | Houston Rockets | 6 - 3 | 6 - 0 | 0 - 3 | 6 | 0.67 | Several wins on the road can launch the Rockets among the ABCA's elite. |
10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 7 - 3 | 6 - 1 | 1 - 2 | 6 | 0.60 | Magic is 2.5 rebounds per game away from AVERAGING a triple double. |
11 | Philadelphia 76ers | 6 - 4 | 3 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 5 | 0.50 | A respectable season this year + cap space + a lot of 1st round draft picks may equal future success. |
12 | Indiana Pacers | 5 - 5 | 2 - 2 | 3 - 3 | 4 | 0.40 | Pacers outside attack give fans hope for a playoff run. |
13 | Milwaukee Bucks | 6 - 5 | 3 - 3 | 3 - 2 | 3 | 0.27 | Bucks balanced attack has five players averaging double figures. |
14 | Washington Bullets | 5 - 4 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 1 | 2 | 0.22 | Looks like the Bullets may have traded for a team leader in Eddie Lee Wilkens. |
15 | Dallas Mavericks | 3 - 7 | 2 - 1 | 1 - 6 | 2 | 0.20 | Mavs are playing better then their record indicates. They just need a bit more scoring. |
16 | Denver Nuggets | 6 - 5 | 6 - 2 | 0 - 3 | 2 | 0.18 | The Nuggets have the experience and talent to make a run once they fine tune their line up. |
17t | Chicago Bulls | 7 - 5 | 6 - 3 | 1 - 2 | 2 | 0.17 | The Bulls will go as far as Jordan can take them. |
17t | Charlotte Hornets | 5 - 7 | 4 - 2 | 1 - 5 | 2 | 0.17 | Hornets need some depth at post and could have a winning record if they are able to acquire some. |
19 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 - 6 | 1 - 3 | 3 - 3 | 1 | 0.10 | Fans have to appreciate Sam Mitchell's effort to win some games for the hometown faithful. |
20 | Seattle Sonics | 5 - 7 | 1 - 4 | 4 - 3 | 1 | 0.08 | Sonics leading the pack of Western Conference teams competing for the last two playoff seeds. |
21t | Miami Heat | 5 - 6 | 4 - 3 | 1 - 3 | 0 | 0.00 | Glen Rice's .602 FG% is screaming "Give me the ball". |
21t | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 - 5 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 0.00 | Cavs offense starting slow thus far, but will play well if and win their O catches fire. |
21t | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 - 6 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 3 | 0 | 0.00 | Clippers trade Harper for three reserves (Webb, Bratz, and Corzine). |
21t | San Antonio Spurs | 5 - 7 | 2 - 4 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 0.00 | May need to give more minutes to veterans if they expect to win this year. |
25 | Golden State Warriors | 3 - 8 | 0 - 4 | 3 - 4 | -2 | -0.18 | Loss of Danny Young resulted in more minutes for Hardaway and may be the reason for so may TO. |
26 | New Jersey Nets | 3 - 8 | 1 - 4 | 2 - 4 | -3 | -0.27 | Speaking of turnovers, the Nets are the only team to have more then the Warriors at 17.4 TPG. |
27 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 4 - 6 | 1 - 5 | 3 - 1 | -3 | -0.30 | Grizz need defense & PF & have the cap space to get it from the plethora of teams trying to lose. |
28 | Sacramento Kings | 4 - 6 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 2 | -4 | -0.40 | Power rankings should serve as a wake up call for the Kings, sandwiched between the expansion teams. |
29 | Toronto Raptors | 0 - 12 | 0 - 8 | 0 - 4 | -16 | -1.33 | Raps are lucky the sim doesn't calculate attendance & better hope the 29th spot is comfortable. |