F5 Power Rankings - Week 11

[Larry Bird]

There has been a lot of shake up in the Power Rankings since they came out back on the second week. Some teams have seen a nice climb, like the Detroit Pistons moving all the way up from the number 18 spot into the Top 5 with the addition of a solid front court and veteran guard play. Other teams like the Brooklyn Nets had a successful team at the beginning of the season, but chose to go in a different direction and build a young team that fit the mold of their owner more than that of the win-now real life Nets. The Thunder are still leading the league with the solid mix of veteran role play and the solid foundation of youth they are known for. The strongest division so far has to be the Southwestern Division with San Antonio, Dallas, and New Orleans in the top 6 teams separated by only 3.5 games. The next strongest division would be the Central Division with Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago all in the top 10 separated by 6 games. That might be a fight for that division lead with LeBron now playing for the Bulls and the strong team play of the Cavaliers. There is also a fight at the bottom end of the bracket for the next group of superstars to come out in the draft. Denver has fought his way to the bottom of the west, but "the east is going to be tough to get through". The bottom 10 teams are only separated by 9.5 games. Philadelphia is hanging on to that bottom spot by only a game and a half. How will the rest of the season turn out? Will we see any major moves before the trade deadline that could shake things up in the Power Rankings?

Highest Jumps 
Detroit Pistons - Up 13 Spots
Cleveland Cavaliers - Up 7 Spots
San Antonio - Up 6 Spots
Sacramento - Up 6 Spots
Minnesota - Up 6 Spots

Biggest Falls
Brooklyn Nets - Down 13 Spots
Los Angeles Clippers - Down 12 Spots
Phoenix Suns - Down 10 Spots

Player Rating - Player Name - Points Per Game - (Record at last Power Rankings, winning % since last power rankings)
1. Last: 1 Oklahoma City Thunder 31-8 1W (11-1, .741)
90 Russell Westbrook (19.4) – 81 Manu Ginobili (16.1) – 97 Kevin Durant (19.6) – 83 Andrei Kirilenko (11.2) – 84 Brook Lopez (19.1)

2. Last: 2 Miami Heat 30-11 2L (9-2, .700) 
84 John Wall (18.6) – 90 Dwayne Wade (19) – 82 Danilo Gallinari (15.2) – 76 Rashard Lewis (10.4) – 88 Chris Bosh (20.8)

3. Last: 9 San Antonio Spurs 28-11 4W (8-4, .741)
86 Tony Parker (18.4) – 81 Arron Afflalo (13.9) – 78 Kwhai Leonard (12.3) – 82 Paul Pierce (15) – 86 Tim Duncan (22.3)

4. Last: 8 Dallas Mavericks 28-12 4W (7-3, .700)
84 Monta Ellis (15.9) – 78 OJ Mayo (18) – 79 Ersan Ilyasova (15.9) – 90 Dirk Nowitzki (27.8) – 82 Nene Hilario (16.2)

5. Last: 18 Detroit Pistons 25-12 5W (6-4, .667)
79 Jeff Teauge (17.3) – 81 Jamal Crawford (17.8) – 80 Jeff Green (15.8) – 84 Paul Millsap (19.7) – 87 DeMarcus Cousins (25.7)

6. Last: 5 New Orleans Hornets 24-14 2W (8-3, .593)  
83 Jrue Holiday (17.6) – 82 JR Smith (15.9) – 83 Tyreke Evans (13.6) – 87 Anthony Davis (20.4) – 73 Jon Leuer (3)

7. Last: 11 Los Angeles Lakers 25-15 1L (8-3, .586) 
80 Steve Nash (17.4) – 93 Kobe Bryant (24.3) – 83 Joe Johnson (18.3) – 86 Pau Gasol (19.1) – 77 JaVale McGee (6.2)

8. Last: 4 Golden State Warriors 23-14 2W (9-4, .583)
87 Steph Curry (26) – 79 Klay Thompson (12) – 85 Andre Iguodala (17.8) – 85 David Lee (18.8) – 82 Andrew Bogut (11.3)

9. Last: 16 Cleveland Cavaliers 23-15 1W (6-6, .654)
85 Kyrie Irving (21.1) – 76 Dion Waiters (14.5) – 84 Luol Deng (19.1) – 75 Spencer Hawes (14.4) – 79 Anderson Varejao (10.3)

10. Last: 7 Chicago Bulls 24-17 1W (7-3, .548)
76 Kirk Hinrich (6.7) – 80 Ben Gordon (17.7) –99 LeBron James (24.2) – 89 Kevin Love (19.8) – 82 Carlos Boozer (19.8)

11. Last: 17 Sacramento Kings 22-17 1W (7-5, .556)
87 Rajon Rondo (17.4) – 81 Kevin Martin (17.9) – 79 Shane Battier (2.7) – 78 Metta World Peace (8.4) – 78 Brandon Bass (13.6)

12. Last: 6 New York Knicks 22-17 3L (8-3, .500)
78 Iman Shumpert (14.3) – 74 Shannon Brown (7.9) – 92 Carmelo Anthony (29) – 70 Charlie Villanueva (11.3) – 82 Tyson Chandler (15.5)

13. Last: 13 Portland Trailblazers 21-17 1W (6-4, .536)
82 Damian Lillard (20.9) – 77 Wes Matthews (14.6) – 83 Nicolas Batum (17.7) –89 LaMarcus Aldridge (25.9) – 76 Robin Lopez (8.7)

14. Last: 12 Indiana Pacers 21-18 4L (7-3, .483)
77 George Hill (13.6) – 81 Lance Stephenson (14.5) – 88 Paul George (21.6) – 82 David West (22.2) – 81 Roy Hibbert (14.4)

15. Last: 3 Los Angeles Clippers 19-18 1L (9-2, .385)
94 Chris Paul (21.7) – 78 Marcus Thornton (13.2) – 87 Josh Smith (15) – 88 Blake Griffin (20.3) – 83 DeAndre Jordan (10.3)

16. Last: 19 Boston Celtics 21-20 1W (6-6, .517)
81 Lou Williams (17.4) – 76 Jerryd Bayless (8.3) – 75 Derrick Williams (10.3) – 83 Zach Randolph (22.8) – 81 Andre Drummond (18.9)

17. Last: 22 Charlotte Hornets 20-20 1W (5-7, .536)
81 Kemba Walker (14) – 76 Gerald Henderson (11) – 77 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (11.8) – 75 Josh McRoberts (12.3) – 88 Al Jefferson (23)

18. Last: 20 Houston Rockets 18-20 1W (5-7, .500)
74 Patrick Beverly (5.8) – 88 James Harden (24.9) – 81 Chandler Parsons (13.6) – 76 Terrence Jones (14.9) – 92 Dwight Howard (20.5)

19. Last: 10 Washington Wizards 18-21 3L (7-5, .407)
92 Derrick Rose (24.5) – 80 Bradley Beal (16.2) –76 Danny Green (6.2) – 79 Shawn Marion (11) – 81 Marcin Gortat (18.7)

20. Last: 24 Orlando Magic 17-22 1L (3-7, .483)
79 Jameer Nelson (22.4) – 77 Victor Oladipo (16.4) – 70 Mo Harkless (3.7) – 77 Tobias Harris (15.1) – 79 Nikola Vucevic (19.6)

21. Last: 21 Memphis Grizzlies 16-22 2W (4-8, .462)
82 Mike Conley (18.6) – 81 Eric Gordon (15.8) – 78 Jared Dudley (6.6) – 78 Carl Landry (8.6) – 83 Marc Gasol (18.1)

22. Last: 23 Atlanta Hawks 16-22 2L (2-8, .500)
87 Deron Williams (14.7) – 77 JJ Redick (14) – 75 DeMarre Carroll (1.8) – 86 Al Horford (20.3) – 79 Greg Monroe (15)

23. Last: 29 Minnesota Timberwolves 12-25 2W (1-9, .407)
82 Ricky Rubio (10.8) – 84 Goran Dragic (17.9) – 84 DeMar DeRozan (18.6) – 85 Rudy Gay (17.7) – 81 Nikola Pekovic (16.5)

24. Last: 14 Phoenix Suns 13-26 1W (4-7, .321)
82 Eric Bledsoe (15.7) –76 Jimmy Butler (4.1) – 77 Gerald Green (12.3) – 79 Derrick Favors (12.7) – 78 Channing Frye (15.4)

25. Last: 27 Utah Jazz 14-27 2L (2-11, .429)
75 Trey Burke (10.7) – 82 Rodney Stuckey (13.4) – 80 Gordon Hayward (15.8) – 80 Kevin Garnett (14.6) – 86 Joakim Noah (18.5)

26. Last: 30 Denver Nuggets 13-28 2W (2-11, .393)
83 Ty Lawson (17.2) – 68 Evan Fournier (11.8) – 77 Wilson Chandler (12) – 80 Kenneth Faried (11.9) – 79 JJ Hickson (12.9)

27. Last: 25 Milwaukee Bucks 12-28 1L (3-8, .310)
79 Brandon Knight (17.5) – 78 Vince Carter (10.4) – 77 Carlos Delfino (5.3) – 76 Jon Henson (9.1) – 78 Larry Sanders (10.3)

28. Last: 15 Brooklyn Nets 11-27 1L (6-6, .192)
78 Brandon Jennings (16.1) – 72 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (13.2) – 71 Willie Green (6.4) – 85 Serge Ibaka (12.5) – 71 Mason Plumlee (10.6)

29. Last: 28 Toronto Raptors 10-30 6L (2-10, .286)
82 Kyle Lowry (16.1) – 74 Nick Young (7.8) – 74 Landry Fields (13.3) – 78 Taj Gibson (18.8) – 77 Jonas Valanciunas (14.1)

30. Last: 26 Philadelphia 76ers 8-31 2L (3-10, .192)
78 Michael Carter-Williams (20.5) – 70 Elliot Williams (3.3) – 75 Jason Richardson (6.9) – 73 Jason Maxiell (5.1) – 75 Bryon Mullens (5.8)

[Alex English]

Cool. I got really busy with moving to Toronto and didn't have time to keep doing these. I meant to come back to it though... eventually. But it's yours now Larry lol. Nice job.

[Clyde Drexler]

14th... probably the worst position to be in as of now.

Hopefully our trade can jump us up into the top 10!