Week 1 NBA Rankings

1. Detroit Pistons (3-0) Getting lit up by LeBron in the playoffs was the best thing to happen to the Pistons. Look at how much better their D has gotten.
2. Boston Celtics (2-0) Already showing signs of dominance and it’s just been two games.
3. San Antonio Spurs (3-1) Ginobili and Parker are already in midseason form while Duncan’s still rounding into preseason form.
4. Dallas Mavericks (3-1) Moving Jet to the bench looks like a brilliant move so far.
5. Phoenix Suns (3-1) Came out surprisingly flat against the Lakers.
6. Houston Rockets (4-1) Win over Spurs a real early season statement for a team that’s trying to establish itself among the elite.
7. New Orleans Hornets (4-0) Not only is Paul healthy, but Peja’s poppin’ the threes again.
8. Utah Jazz (2-2) Brewer is already making Jazz fans forget about Derek Fisher.
9. Los Angeles Clippers (3-0) T-squared’s getting his money’s worth right now, but how long can they hold up without Elton?
10. Los Angeles Lakers (2-2) Challenged Houston, beat Phoenix and Utah, and Odom’s still on the shelf.
11. Cleveland Cavaliers (2-2) At least they have Pavlovic back, but without Sideshow Bob, they don’t have the same kind of energy.
12. Orlando Magic (3-1) Turkoglu’s playing out of his mind and Howard is starting to move into the elite category of PF’s
13. Indiana Pacers (3-0) There’s no way they can keep this up, there’s just no way. I feel good about drafting Granger though.
14. Toronto Raptors (2-2) Got an early-season statement win in New Jersey, but have since fallen back to earth.
15. New Jersey Nets (3-1) While the rest of the trio struggles, Jefferson is playing out of his mind.
16. New York Knicks (2-1) If they can establish the inside game with Curry and Randolph, they’ll be leaps and bounds better than last year.
17. Denver Nuggets (2-2) For a team with such size up front, you would think the Nuggets could play better defense than they’re playing.
18. Milwaukee Bucks (2-2) Redd alert! Redd alert! He’s back in full force and the Bucks look improved.
19. Atlanta Hawks (1-2) Speaking of improved, this is a possible playoff sleeper right here.
20. Charlotte Bobcats (2-1) Already missing Morrison, now they may be without Felton for a while.
21. Philadelphia 76ers (1-2) With Reggie Evans coming over from Denver, they look good defensively.
22. Miami Heat (0-3) They look helpless offensively without Wade.
23. Chicago Bulls (0-4) It’ll take more than a Kobe trade to save this team, but then again, they got off to a bad start last year too.
24. Golden State Warriors (0-4) This team’s hurting without Jackson. They need him back ASAP!
25. Washington Wizards (0-3) Agent 0 is not liking the fact that the zero is in the left-handed column.
26. Sacramento Kings (1-3) They might as well tank the season with no Bibby for months.
27. Memphis Grizzlies (0-2) They at least look more competitive than they did last year.
28. Portland Trail Blazers (0-3) Aldrige is one of the few bright spots in what looks like a dismal season.
29. Minnesota Timberwolves (0-3) Talent-challenged, but still competing very hard despite this.
30. Seattle Supersonics (0-4) The fans in Seattle may only get to enjoy Durant for one or two more seasons unless the taxpayers help fund a new arena.