Taylor Smith’s Week 20 NBA Power Rankings: Mavericks on Top, Lakers Falling
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, March 10th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Ron Artest, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Western Conference
Apparently, nobody really wants that eighth seed in the Western Conference.
Every team currently ninth or lower in the West has dropped their most recent game, and no team has gone better than 5-5 in their last 10.
The eighth place Blazers are just 6-4 in that stretch, but appear to have ... Continue Reading
Week 19 NBA Fantasy Start and Sit
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, March 2nd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, John Salmons, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Nate Robinson, NBA, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Shawn Marion, Tracy McGrady, Tyrus Thomas
We're getting down to the nitty grity in Fantasy Basketball. With less than seven full weeks remaining in the regular season, every fantasy owner needs to buckle down, scan the waiver wire relentlessly, and think about pulling one last big trade (if your deadline hasn't passed).
Keep up to date with ... Continue Reading
Taylor Smith’s Week 19 NBA Power Rankings
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, March 1st 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz
Out West, the Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers, and Jazz appear to be separating themselves from the pack as we near the playoffs.
In the East, the Cavs appear to have gotten things back in order, and the Celtics are struggling once again.
Here's the full NBA rundown as we head into the second-to-last month ... Continue Reading
SimuPick Picks of the Day (Feb. 26): A Friday night spectacular in the NBA
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, February 26th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Eastern Conference, Houston Rockets, NBA, San Antonio Spurs, Western Conference
(Updated for Fri., Feb. 26)
This week, we’re starting a new feature, sponsored by our newest partner, SimuPick. Their great sports matchup simulator offers computer-generated predictions from all of the major sports - NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and college basketball & football.
Last night, the Celtics completely collapsed in the fourth ... Continue Reading
Taylor Smiths’ Week 18 NBA Power Rankings
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, February 23rd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Buffalo Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs
With a flurry of deals having gone down prior to last week's trade deadline, the NBA landscape is different from how it was at this time last week.
Contenders have added what they hope to be the final pieces to a championship run, while some other teams positioned themselves to be ... Continue Reading
Does First Blockbuster Of Trade Season Make Dallas Mavericks Better?
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, February 15th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Washington Wizards
If you follow the NBA and haven't heard by now, well, you just haven't been paying attention.
True, the All-Star game and festivities have somewhat stolen the show in Dallas over the past three days, but Dallas has been in the news for other reasons, as well.
The Mavericks were involved in ... Continue Reading
NBA (Jan. 18th): Top Five Games of the Week
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, January 18th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, New Orleans, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards
If you're looking for the spot to be in, it's the left side of your couch. The one with the table stand right next to it, where you set the beer, the remote control, and casually fiddle with your iPhone.
But if you want to know when you should be sitting ... Continue Reading
2009-10 NBA Power Rankings (Jan. 13th): Cavaliers Narrowly Top Team
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, January 14th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA Power Rankings, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs
If you're looking for regular Power Rankings that tell you the Lakers are tops just because they were last year's champions, or that the Hawks are a scary team simply because they're 3-0 against Boston, this isn't the rankings for you.
Here's an in-depth look at each team, along with their ... Continue Reading
NBA Power Rankings (11/10): Surprising Suns rise in West
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, November 10th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs
The 2009/10 NBA season is in full swing, and it's been a very interesting first few weeks thus far.
As expected, last year's NBA finalists have gotten off to fast starts, and so have several other teams, but there have been a few surprises on both ends of the ... Continue Reading
2009/10 NBA Western Conference Playoff Predictions
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, October 28th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
With the 2009-10 NBA season getting started tomorrow night, and tons of new faces in new places, it’s time to predict which teams will finish where once the regular season is done.
As always, the Western Conference is expected to be ultra-competitive, with up to 11 teams having somewhat legitimate aspirations ... Continue Reading









