F5 Power Rankings - Week 2

[Alex English]

Week 2

Going into the second week of the season the Thunder maintain the top spot in the rankings. There is a new team at the bottom of the rankings though as the Denver Nuggets are in the midst of a six game losing streak.

Other big movers are the Los Angeles Lakers who have fallen out of the top 10 having lost three straight games. The Hornets have also taken a huge plunge, as after their hot start they have lost seven of their last eight games. On the other hand the Phoenix Suns are looking to turn around an 0-6 start having won 4 of their last five games. Some other teams that are playing well include the Knicks, Pelicans and Wizards.

Highest Jumps
^{Phoenix Suns - Up 15 spots
New York Knicks - Up 10 spots
Cleveland Cavaliers - Up 8 spots}

Farthest Falls
^{Charlotte Hornets - Down 15 spots
Sacramento Kings - Down 11 spots
Los Angeles Lakers - Down 9 spots}

Here are the full rankings:

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1st | Last: 1st ^{Oklahoma City Thunder - Record: 11-1 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 90 Russell Westbrook | SG - 83 Andrei Kirilenko | SF - 97 Kevin Durant | PF - 89 Paul Pierce | C - 84 Brook Lopez

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2nd | Last: 3rd ^{Miami Heat - Record: 9-2 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 79 Mario CHalmers | SG - 90 Dwyane Wade | SF - 99 LeBron James | PF - 88 Chris Bosh | C - 78 Chris Anderson

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3rd | Last: 4th ^{Los Angeles Clippers - Record: 9-2 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 94 Chris Paul | SG - 78 Marcus Thornton | SF - 87 Josh Smith | PF - 88 Blake Griffin | C - 79 DeAndre Jordan

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4th | Last: 5th ^{Golden State Warriors - Record: 9-4 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 87 Stephen Curry | SG - 79 Klay Thompson | SF - 88 Andre Iguodala | PF - 85 David Lee | C - 82 Andrew Bogut

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5th | Last: 11th ^{New Orleans Pelicans - Record: 8-3 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 83 Jrue Holiday | SG - 81 JR Smith | SF - 83 Tyreke Evans | PF - 82 Ryan Anderson | C - 87 Anthony Davis

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6th | Last: 16th ^{New York Knicks - Record: 8-3 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 78 Iman Shumpert | SG - 78 Brandon Rush | SF - 92 Carmelo Anthony | PF - 79 Lamar Odom | C - 82 Tyson Chandler

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7th | Last: 13th ^{Chicago Bulls - Record: 7-3 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 92 Derrick Rose | SG - 82 Ben Gordon | SF - 89 Kevin Love | PF - 85 Carlos Boozer | C - 70 Nazr Mohammed

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8th | Last: 15th ^{Dallas Mavericks - Record: 7-3 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 75 Jose Calderon | SG - 84 Monta Ellis | SF - 84 Shawn Marion | PF - 90 Dirk Nowitzki | C - 79 Samuel Dalembert

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9th | Last: 14th ^{San Antonio Spurs - Record: 8-4 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 86 Tony Parker | SG - 81 Manu Ginobili | SF - 78 Kawhi Leonard | PF - 86 Tim Duncan | C - 75 Tiago Splitter

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10th | Last: 17th ^{Washington Wizards - Record: 7-5 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 84 John Wall | SG - 75 Bradley Beal | SF - 79 Trevor Ariza | PF - 82 Nene | C - 81 Marcin Gortat

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11th | Last: 2nd ^{Los Angeles Lakers - Record: 8-3 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 86 Steve Nash | SG - 93 Kobe Bryant | SF - 86 Joe Johnson | PF - 78 Metta World Peace | C - 86 Pau Gasol

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12th | Last: 9th ^{Indiana Pacers - Record: 7-3 - Last Five: 3-2}
PG - 77 George Hill | SG - 78 Lance Stephenson | SF - 88 Paul George | PF - 82 David West | C - 81 Roy Hibbert

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13th | Last: 8th ^{Portland Trail Blazers - Record: 6-4 - Last Five: 3-2}
PG - 82 Damian Lillard | SG - 77 Wesley Mathews | SF - 83 Nicolas Batum | PF - 89 LaMarcus Aldridge | C - 76 Robin Lopez

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14th | Last: 29th ^{Phoenix Suns - Record: 4-7 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 75 Eric Bledsoe | SG - 84 Goran Dragic | SF - 77 Gerald Green | PF - 77 Markieff Morris | C - 82 Emeka Okafor

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15th | Last: 19th ^{Brooklyn Nets - Record: 6-6 - Last Five: 3-2}
PG - 68 Dennis Schroeder | SG - 71 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | SF - 71 Jeremy Lamb | PF - 82 Serge Ibaka | C - 76 Amare Stoudemire

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16th | Last: 24th ^{Cleveland Cavaliers - Record: 6-6 - Last Five: 3-2}
PG - 85 Kyrie Irving | SG - 76 Dion Waiters | SF - 84 Luol Deng | PF - 76 Tristan Thompson | C - 79 Anderson Varejao

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17th | Last: 6th ^{Sacramento Kings - Record: 7-5 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 87 Rajon Rondo | SG - 80 Isaiah Thomas | SF - 81 Kevin Martin | PF - 78 Chase Budinger | C - 78 Brandon Bass

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18th | Last: 10th ^{Detroit Pistons - Record: 6-4 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 87 Deron Williams | SG - 81 Jamal Crawford | SF - 80 Jeff Green | PF - 84 Paul Millsap | C - 76 Andre Drummond

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19th | Last: 12st ^{Boston Celtics - Record: 6-6 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 81 Louis Williams | SG - 81 Eric Gordon | SF - 81 Derrick Williams | PF - 77 Kris Humphries | C - 87 DeMarcus Cousins

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20th | Last: 18th ^{Houston Rockets - Record: 5-7 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 80 Jeremy Lin | SG - 88 James Harden | SF - 81 Chandler Parsons | PF - 76 Terrence Jones | C - 92 Dwight Howard

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21st | Last: 23rd ^{Memphis Grizzlies - Record: 4-8 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 82 Mike Conley | SG - 76 Tony Allen | SF - 79 Tayshaun Prince | PF - 83 Zach Randolph | C - 83 Marc Gasol

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22nd | Last: 7th ^{Charlotte Hornets - Record: 5-7 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 81 Kemba Walker | SG - 76 Gerald Henderson | SF - 77 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | PF - 88 Al Jefferson | C - 78 Bismack Biyombo

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23rd | Last: 27th ^{Atlanta Hawks - Record: 2-8 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 79 Jeff Teague | SG - 77 JJ Redick | SF - 75 Kyle Korver | PF - 79 Greg Monroe | C - 86 Al Horford

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24th | Last: 21st ^{Orlando Magic - Record: 3-7 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 82 Jameer Nelson | SG - 77 Victor Oladipo | SF - 72 Maurice Harkless | PF - 74 Tobias Harris | C - 73 Nikola Vucevic

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25th | Last: 20th ^{Milwaukee Bucks - Record: 3-8 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 79 Brandon Knight | SG - 82 OJ Mayo | SF - 77 Carlos Delfino | PF - 79 Ersan Ilyasova | C - 78 Larry Sanders

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26th | Last: 26th ^{Philadelphia 76ers - Record: 3-10 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 79 Michael Carter-Williams | SG - 69 Tony Wroten | SF - 78 Jason Richardson | PF - 77 Thaddeus Young | C - 72 Nerlens Noel

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27th | Last: 25th ^{Utah Jazz - Record: 2-11 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 75 Trey Burke | SG - 82 Rodney Stuckey | SF - 80 Gordon Hayward | PF - 80 Kevin Garnett | C - 86 Joakim Noah

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28th | Last: 30th ^{Toronto Raptors - Record: 2-10 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 78 Kyle Lowry | SG - 78 Greivis Vasquez | SF - 77 Landry Fields | PF - 78 Taj Gibson | C - 74 Jonas Valanciunas

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29th | Last: 28th ^{Minnesota Timberwolves - Record: 1-9 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 82 Ricky Rubio | SG - 79 DeMar DeRozan | SF - 83 Rudy Gay | PF - 76 Derrick Favors | C - 81 Nikola Pekovic

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30th | Last: 22nd ^{Denver Nuggets - Record: 2-11 - Last Five: 0-5}
PG - 83 Ty Lawson | SG - 77 Wilson Chandler | SF - 82 Danilo Gallinari | PF - 80 Kenneth Faried | C - 77 JaVale McGee

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[Vlade Divac]

I am wayyyy too low.

[Glenn Robinson]

Here come the rising Suns. Finga' poppin' yer assholes.

[Charles Barkley]

Can't fall if you never get up!!!

[JR Wiles]

Climbing that ladder. Next week..top 5!!

[Tom Izzo]

It's been a while since we've had one of these!!

[Walt Frazier]

Feel free to do one Tom! I'm sure everyone would like to read it!

I know Alex is busy with his real-life involvement as an Intern with the Toronto Raptors, so I wouldn't count on him doing it soon. Maybe he'll surprise me though.

[Ian Noble]

Masai should do one for us!