2016-17 NBA Power Rankings

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 23)

It’s all over. For the final edition of my OFFICIAL POWER RANKINGS, I ranked teams strictly by basketball-reference’s SRS (simple rating system) stat, because at this point, it doesn’t matter whether I think a team is overachieving or underachieving. Their records are final and immortal, recorded by scribes upon the stone tablets in the NBA…

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 22)

This week’s biggest busts: Nuggets -7, Mavericks -6, Cavaliers -5 This week’s biggest successes: Bulls +5, Clippers +4, Hornets +4, too many teams +3 1. Golden State Warriors (62-14, 4-0 this week) (last week: #1 [3-0] +0) If the Warriors could move up any further in my OFFICIAL POWER RANKINGS, they would, because they just…

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 21)

This week’s biggest busts: Timberwolves -5, Jazz -3, Thunder -3 This week’s biggest successes: Hornets +4, Wizards +3, Raptors +3, Clippers +3, Trail Blazers +3, Mavericks +3 1. Golden State Warriors (58-14, 3-0 this week) (last week: #1 [3-0] +0) There was a brief period there where we were all scared that Stephen Curry was…

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 20)

This week’s biggest busts: Pistons -6, Wizards -5, Hawks -4, Mavericks -4 This week’s biggest successes: Grizzlies +5, Nuggets +4, Trail Blazers +4 1. Golden State Warriors (55-14, 3-0 this week) (last week: #2 [2-3] +1) Holding the sacred relic in his outstretched palm, Kevin Durant murmured, “Spirits, please place your healing touch upon my…

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 19)

This week’s biggest busts: Bulls -6, Grizzlies -5, Celtics -3, Hawks -3, Pacers -3, Kings -3 This week’s biggest successes: Wizards +4, Bucks +4, Mavericks +4, Clippers +3 1. San Antonio Spurs (51-14, 3-1 this week) (last week: #2 [4-0] +1) The much-vaunted WCF Finals preview of Spurs vs. Warriors turned out to be a…

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 18)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Twelve teams went 2-2 this week, which made it impossible to enact drastic changes in the rankings. Sorry. This week’s biggest busts: Kings -5, Bulls -2, Knicks -2 This week’s biggest successes: Bucks +3, Hornets +3, too many teams +2 1. Golden State Warriors (50-11, 1-2 this week) (last week: #1 [2-0] +0)…

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 17) – ALL-STAR EDITION

This week’s biggest busts: Pelicans -6, Celtics -2, Clippers -2, Pistons -2 This week’s biggest successes: Raptors +3, Rockets +2, Kings +2, Mavericks +2, Trail Blazers +2, Magic +2 1. Golden State Warriors (49-9, 2-0 this week) (last week: #1 [1-1] +0) This gimmick power rankings starts with a non-gimmick: the Golden State Warriors have…

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 16) – TRADE DEADLINE EDITION

This week’s biggest busts: Mavericks -5, Pacers -3, Hornets -3, Trail Blazers -3 This week’s biggest successes: Timberwolves +5, Bucks +4, too many teams +2 1. Golden State Warriors (47-9, 1-1 this week) (last week: #1 [3-0] +0) Ideally the Warriors would trade for a center who meets the following criteria: 1. can jump 2….

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 15)

This week’s biggest busts: Pacers -4, Bucks -3, Hawks -2, Hornets -2, Magic -2 This week’s biggest successes: Kings +4, Raptors +3, Mavericks +2, Lakers +2 1. Golden State Warriors (46-8, 3-0 this week) (last week: #1 [3-1] +0) Draymond Green became the first player to ever record a triple-double without scoring ten points. That’s…

DTB’s Official NBA Power Rankings (Week 14)

This week’s biggest busts: Thunder -5, 76ers -5, Raptors -4, Pelicans -4, Trail Blazers -4 This week’s biggest successes: Mavericks +7, Heat +6, Bulls +6 1. Golden State Warriors (43-8, 3-1 this week) (last week: #1 [3-1] +0) The Warriors appeased their fans this week by ridding themselves of the player whose hair most accurately…