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NBA-Team Rankings

1. LAL (20-4)-The only difference between the Lakers and the Celtics is that the Lakers are the defending champions and that they have that Kobe Bryant guy. 2. BOS (20-4)-They have not lost in almost a month. All 5 starters are averaging double-digits and Rasheed Wallace, Eddie House, and Marquis Daniels all provide key minutes off the bench. I can't wait until the Christmas day showdown in Orlando. 3. ORL (19-7)-Blowout loss at Miami shows the Magic are the best of the second tier NBA teams and not in the same group as LA and Boston. They are as deep as any team in the league though. 4. DEN (19-7)-Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups are league's best duo. Melo is playing like the MVP, while Chauncey is one of the best PG's in the NBA. 5. ATL (18-6)-I know I am looking far ahead, but the Hawks need to win the Southeast Division. Second place will likely mean a playoff destiny vs. the Heat in the 1st round and the Celtics in the 2nd round. If they win the division th

NCAA Top 25

After a few weeks of the college basketball season and all of the Thanksgiving weekend tournamentsI have noticed some things. -We have seen some surprises such as Florida, UNLV, Oklahoma St., Portland and Marquette. -The weekend was not kind to Butler and Michigan who both went from top 15 contender to 2 losses in the span of 4 days. -I don't understand how Butler is still ranked in the AP and Coaches poll while Michigan is out. . -Also in my poll I have Texas A&M and UNLV ranked ahead of the teams they beat this week. Texas A&M beat Clemson, while UNLV upset Louisville in Vegas. -Michigan St., Tennessee and UConn lost this week but those 3 teams are still top 15 teams. So here is my poll: 1. Kansas (5-0) 2. Texas (5-0) 3. Villanova (6-0) 4. Purdue (5-0) 5. Duke (6-0) 6. West Virginia (5-0) 7. Kentucky (7-0) 8. Syracuse (7-0) 9. Michigan St. (5-1) 10. UNC (6-1) 11. Tennessee (6-1) 12. Washington (5-0)

NBA Team Rankings

1. LAL (7-2)-Will the real Lakers please stand up? Are they the team that demolished the Suns Thursday night or the team that was beat badly by the Nuggets on Friday night. 2. BOS (8-3)-They've lost 2 straight but are still considered by many to be the best team in the NBA. 3. PHO (8-2)-Their record doesn't lie, plus Nash and Amare are both playing like superstars. 4. ATL (8-2)- They've won 4 straight including wins at Boston and blow out over Denver. 5. POR (8-3)-They are the hottest team in the NBA, winning 6 straight. They will face another red hot team in the Hawks on Monday night. Both teams are young and talented. 6. ORL (7-3)-When healthy, they will probably be in the same class as the Lakers and Celtics, but who knows when they will be healthy. 7. DEN (7-3)-Big win over the Lakers Friday night after losing 3 of their last 4. Melo is playing as good as LeBron, Wade or Kobe. 8. CLV (7-3)-Speaking of King James, he and the Cavs proved they were a little bit better

NBA-What we have learned through the first weekend.

-Like I have said before the Cavs big men cannot defend the perimeter. This was evident in the first two games of the year which resulted in losses against the Celtics and Raptors. I am not saying the Cavs won’t make the playoffs or won’t win 60 games, but they will struggle against teams with versatile or great shooting 4 or 5 men. These teams include BOS, ORL, LAL, DAL, ATL, TOR, Utah, PHO, OKC, MIA (if Michael Beasley continues to start at PF) and PHL (if Thaddeus Young starts at PF once Elton Brand gets hurt, it will happen eventually) -The Lakers, Celtics and Magic (with or without Vince Carter) all look capable of winning 65 or more games this year. -The Nuggets might also belong in that class and they will stay in the top tier with the NBA’s elite as long as Melo plays the way he has. Melo has more skill than LeBron and is looking to put himself in the NBA’s elite class along with Kobe, DWade, and Bron. -The Thunder is 2-1 and if they make a playoff push this yea

NCAA Pre-season Rankings

With College Basketball Season just around the corner, I have my pre-season Top 25 Rankings. Listed next to each team is their projected finish in their conference, some key players, and a key non-conference game or games this year. 1. Kansas -Big 12 #1, PG-Sherron Collins-Sr., C-Cole Aldrich-Jr., F/G-Xavier Henry-Fr., @Tennessee-Jan. 10 Despite fight with football team, are still my #1. Collins and Aldrich are both capable of being 1st Team All-Americans. 2. Michigan St. -Big 10 #1, PG-Kalin Lucas-Jr., F-Raymar Morgan-Sr., SG-Durrell Summers-Jr., @Texas-Dec. 22 They went to the title game last year, but I think people might underestimate the losses of lock down defender Travis Walton and sharpshooting big man Goran Suton. 3. Tennessee -SEC #1, F-Tyler Smith-Sr, F/G-J.P. Prince-Sr., C/F-Wayne Chism-Sr., Kansas-Jan. 10 Until Kentucky beats them, they are still #1 in the SEC to me. The return of Tyler Smith is HUGE. Circle your calenders for Feb. 13 in Lexington. 4. Kentucky -SE
With the Knicks re-signing Restricted Free Agents Nate Robinson and David Lee to one year deals http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trainingcamp09/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=knicks-090925 and the Bobcats locking up PG Ray Felton for one year, it meant only one thing, the NBA off season is officially over and I need to blog again. Since I last posted over a month ago there have been a few things that have happened in the NBA. Lets recap. -AI found a home for one year in Memphis, but are there enough shots to go around with O.J. Mayo and Zach Randoph and Rudy Gay? This team has all the dysfunctional makings of a reality TV Show. -Ricky Rubio won't be playing in Minnesota next year, but the TWolves did sign Ramon Sessions, who will likely start at SG with rookie Jonny Flynn starting at the point. -The Hawks locked up Marvin Williams with a nice 5 year deal. -Both Linas Kleiza and Von Wafer will be playing in Greece with former Hawk Josh Childress for Olympiacos. -Bo

NBA Off-season Winners and Losers

So the NBA off-season is pretty much over. The draft, the major trades, and of course Free Agency have all came and went. Some Free Agents such as David Lee, Ray Felton, Allen Iverson, Ramon Sessions, Nate Robinson, Linas Kleiza, and Big Baby Davis are still unsigned. Pretty much all of these players have been rumored to go overseas mainly to Olympiakos, and it looks like Kleiza is really close to signing with the Greek club. Also, two of those players, Lee and Robinson are on the Knicks. The Knicks are said to be interested in Sessions and Felton but both are still Free Agents as of today. So with all of this, I present my 2009 NBA off-season Winners and Losers WINNERS: Los Angeles Lakers -The defending champs were able to re-sign Lamar Odom and get Ron Artest for the Mid-Level Exception. The are clearly my favorites to win the title next year and become the first team to repeat since they won 3 straight titles in 00, 01, 02. the rich get richer and the strong get stronger. Bos

WHRE WILL BOOZER GO?

On Friday the TrailBlazers signed Restricted Free Agent PF Paul Millsap to an offer sheet at 4 years around 36 million. The Jazz have indicated that they plan to match the offer, determining that Millsap is their PF of the future. The Jazz have also told current starting PF Carlos Boozer that he is not part of their future plans and will try to trade him. So now the million dollar question, make that 12.6 million (Boozer's salary next year which is the last year of his contract) dollar question is, where will Boozer be playing basketball in 2009-2010? Many teams, including the Cavs, have a major need at PF. Some other teams include the Nets, Pacers and now the Bucks with Charlie Villanueva going to Detroit. However none of those teams is likely to get Boozer's services. The Cavs just overpaid their starting PF Andy Varejao a six year 48+ million dollar deal. A little bit too much money for a guy who gets 8ppg and 7rpg. The Nets are in a saving spree as they will try to