ESPN Power Rankings: Training Camp

[VCKIDD]

준수한 수준이네요... 2009-10 Power Rankings: Training Camp
RANK (LAST WK)		TEAM	REC.	COMMENT
	1 (1)	Lakers	65-17	The prospect of Artest's clicking with Kobe, Pau, Lamar and Bynum? Frightening. But be honest: Wouldn't you rate the champs as far bigger favorites to repeat had they just hung on to the steadier Ariza?
	2 (4)	Magic	59-23	Since '89, only one team that lost in the Finals won it all the following year: last season's Lakers. So I respect/applaud Orlando's overhaul/big spending, even though I always saw Hedo as the Magic's linchpin.
	3 (3)	Celtics	62-20	We could wax poetic about Boston's handy free-agent pickups (Sheed and Marquis Daniels) and the Celts' willingness to keep spending to retain Big Baby. But we, like you, need to see KG run on those knees first.
	4 (2)	Cavaliers	66-16	The team that was humbled by Orlando added four useful players, headlined by a chap named Shaquille O'Neal. But wouldn't it be easier, if they want to make sure LeBron stays, just to move to Akron?
	5 (8)	Spurs	54-28	The Spurs are right there with the Celts. Huge props for taking on Jefferson's contract and adding McDyess, Ratliff and DeJuan Blair … but disclaimers abound 'til we see Timmy and Manu healthy at the finish.
	6 (6)	Nuggets	54-28	I'd be less concerned here about the ability of Afflalo to replace Dahntay Jones or the effect of Kleiza's departure on Denver's depth than the mere challenge of living up to last season's everything-went-right script.
	7 (10)	Mavericks	50-32	Had the Mavs landed Gortat in restricted free agency, they'd be our clear-cut No. 3 in the West going into camps. We still say they've upgraded sufficiently, starting with Matrix Marion, to slot in right under the Nuggets.
	8 (5)	Trail Blazers	54-28	Question: Why do the Blazers dip slightly after losing none of their main contributors and adding Andre Miller? Answer: Denver still merits higher placement in the West's pecking order, and Dallas had a better summer.
	9 (12)	Hawks	47-35	The Hawks are going to be better. They haven't improved enough to worry the elites, but keeping Bibby, Pachulia and Marvin Williams and adding Jamal Crawford and Joe Smith seals them as No. 4 in the East.
	10 (16)	Suns	46-36	Will not miss the playoffs again. Not with Alvin Gentry coaching from the start and not if the main protagonists stay healthy. That's as far as we can go, though. Amare's future is the real story of the Suns' season.
	11 (9)	Hornets	49-33	Everyone wants to know whether Chris Paul is happy in New Orleans. Would you be, if you were CP3, given that George Shinn's big move this summer was swapping Chandler for Okafor … before giving Butler away?
	12 (13)	Jazz	48-34	This season can't be as chaotic as the last, when Utah had all those free agents-to-be and countless injuries. But the lingering uncertainty about Boozer's future and the lack of new blood are sufficiently disconcerting.
	13 (11)	Bulls	41-41	With D-Rose no longer a rook, Deng back from injury, and Brad Miller and Salmons in training camp, Chicago will weather Ben Gordon's departure. Especially since the Bulls are a likely 2010 free-agent player, too.
	14 (20)	Raptors	33-49	For sheer volume of transaction activity, Toronto was the NBA's place to be in the summer of 2009. We now resume our regular programming and revert to obsessing about where Bosh will be playing a year from now.
	15 (27)	Wizards	19-63	Even as a longtime Flip Saunders fan, I have to temper my optimism here. The Arenas/Butler/Jamison core had a limited ceiling even at its youthful and healthy best. It's a playoff team again, but that's as far as we go.
	16 (14)	Heat	43-39	With all significant biz on hold until next summer, when Miami prays it can re-sign D-Wade, just matching last season's trip to the playoffs puts a big onus on Beasley and on O'Neal's knees. Hence the rampant skepticism.
	17 (17)	76ers	41-41	The Sixers have a decent young core (fronted by Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams) no one talks about and found a shooter in Kapono, but let's face it: Eddie Jordan's first season in Philly hinges on Brand's return.
	18 (15)	Pistons	39-43	Ben Wallace is back in Motown, but there isn't much more to remind you of the Dee-troit Basketball we've come to expect this century … unless Gordon and Villanueva do more damage than anyone expects.
	19 (19)	Bobcats	35-47	Can Larry Brown grind out six or so more wins and finally steer the Bobs into the playoffs with a couple of notable newcomers (Chandler and Flip Murray) but still no franchise player? It's possible, but not probable.
	20 (29)	Clippers	19-63	Griffin's injury scare can't change the facts. Blake G. in, Zach Randolph out and Rasual Butler for free? That, folks, is a sweet summer that (almost) makes you dream of a Lakers vs. Clippers first-round showdown.
	21 (28)	Thunder	23-59	Am I allowed to keep saying, even though I get their thinking, that I wish the Thunder had drafted Rubio? What about saying, high as I am on OKC's future like everyone else, that playoff talk is still a tad premature?
	22 (7)	Rockets	53-29	The Rockets have been so scrappy without Yao or T-Mac (or both) that you hesitate to dismiss them in the race for No. 8. Dismissing them is not nearly as foolish (on both sides) as the Ariza-Lakers divorce, but risky.
	23 (22)	Warriors	29-53	Monta, Curry, Captain Jack, A-Randolph and Biedrins form a must-watch fivesome. Not ready to pick them for the playoffs or anything, but the Dubs have depth, too. They could be dangerous … not just to themselves.
	24 (18)	Pacers	36-46	Granger sees the Pacers as a ''top-6 team'' in the East. Don't think Danny and I are looking at the same conference, unless Dunleavy Jr. comes all the way back and Hibbert and Hansbrough are way ahead of schedule.
	25 (21)	Nets	34-48	Nets fans will live with every single bad "Nyets" joke if their prospective Russian owner has anywhere near the effect Roman Abramovich had at Chelsea. Don't forget, though, that the NBA does have a salary cap.
	26 (25)	Knicks	32-50	As if the Knicks' wait for July 2010 wasn't excruciating enough, they needed until this week's signings of D-Lee and Nate Rob just to get something out of this summer. And they still must trade Curry or Jeffries.
	27 (26)	Timberwolves	24-58	There wasn't a newsier team in the offseason than the Wolves. That obviously won't be the case once the season starts, but at least they've got some personality again with Kahn, Rambis, Big Al and K-Love.
	28 (23)	Grizzlies	24-58	Have we ever been able to call the Grizz "riveting" in this space? Can't see them winning 30 games, but I can tell you this: I'll be watching them. Gay, Mayo, Thabeet and Gasol + Iverson and Randolph = irresistible.
	29 (24)	Bucks	34-48	Luxury-tax issues led to the departures of RJ, Villanueva and Sessions. Only reasons to tune in now: Redd and Bogut are on the comeback trail, and Brandon Jennings' NBA journey starts out under Skiles.
	30 (30)	Kings	17-65	The consensus worst team didn't draft our beloved Rubio. But the Kings did draft our beloved Casspi, which leads to this teaser: Will there be more wins or Omri mentions in 24 weeks of regular-season rankings?

[thehak]

올랜도 팬으로선 흡족하긴 하지만.. 보스턴,과 클블, 스퍼스 셋중 어느누가 올랜도와 자리를 바꿔도 이상하진 않을듯 하네요

[알렌루야]

여태까지 나온 파워랭킹 자료에선 다들 가넷의 무릎상태를 의문시하는군요.. 이 얘긴 최악의 상황(가넷출장불가)를 감안하더라도 3위로 놓고 보는거라고 할수 있을까요?

[kertesz]

수술한지 꽤 지났음에도 아직 완쾌가 안됐으니 그럴만도 합니다.

[muzzle]

최악의 상황일 때 라기 보단 최악과 최선의 중간 정도가 3위라는거겠죠

[오닐+던컨]

kertesz님 완쾌는 이미 되었습니다만, 재발의 위험도 있고 해서 의문부호를 붙히는 거죠. 아무리 상태가 좋아도 누구도 확언할수 없는 주요부위니까요. 예전처럼 회복한다면 강력한 챔피언후보겠지만, 그렇지 못할 가능성도 있으니 랭킹이 왔다갔다하는거겠죠. 저도 3위정도가 적당하다고 봅니다.

[muzzle]

아직은 안쾌되지 않았습니다. 아직 풀코트 농구 경기를 할 수 없는 상황이라고 합니다. 그리고 KG의 무릎은 다른 사람들이 염려할 수 밖에 없는 상황입니다. 5월에 내시경 수술을 받았는데 보통 이 수술을 받으면 6-8주 후 완쾌됩니다. 물론 여름 오프시즌이니 무리하지 않고 조심스럽게 재활을 했겠지만 4개월이 지난 지금까지도 완쾌되지 않았다는건 우려를 자아내기에 충분합니다. 거기다 KG의 나이와 그동안 쌓인 경력을 생각해보면 과연 KG가 완치될 수 있을까...완치되더라도 예전의 운동능력을 얼마나 회복할까는 여전히 의문사항입니다

[KABON]

추가적으로 KG는 고졸 출신입니다. 외로운 늑대처럼 혼자 팀을 이끌면서 젊은 나이에 다른선수보다 더 많은 고생을 했습니다. 자연히 다른선수보다 더 빨리 노쇠화가 진행되리라 예상되죠...

[Jason Frederick Kidd]

제 개인적으론 밑에 보다 이 파워랭킹이 좀더 비슷하군요

[muzzle]

Marc Stein 랭킹이 원래 무난하죠

[FOREVER AIR JORDAN]

서부(LA레이커스,샌안토니오 스퍼스,덴버 너겟츠) 동부(보스턴 셀틱스,클리블랜드 캐벌리어스,올랜도 매직) 이변이 없으면 이렇게 갈것 같네요. 서부의 견제세력이 댈러스,포틀랜드가 서부3팀을 견제할것 같구 동부3팀을 크게 견제할수있는팀이 별로 없어보이네요

[[LAL]BIG SHOT ROB]

동부의 견제세력으로 워싱턴에 기대를... 애틀은 또 얼마나 성장했을지?

[thehak]

워싱턴,아틀란타의 4위싸움이 치열할것 같습니다.. 히트,시카고,토론토가 그뒤를 바짝 쫓을것 같습니다.

[나저]

댈러스는 작년이 50승이었는데 너무 박하지 않나요?; 수비력 공격력 모두 대폭 향상됬는데