Superior Sixteen - NBA Power Rankings

1. Golden State Warriors (44-10)

2. Atlanta Hawks (44-12)

3. Memphis Grizzlies (41-14)

4. Houston Rockets (38-18)

5. Cleveland Cavaliers (36-22)

6. Dallas Mavericks (39-20)

7. Portland Trail Blazers (36-19)

8. Los Angeles Clippers (37-20)

9. Toronto Raptors (37-20)

10. Chicago Bulls (36-21)

11. San Antonio Spurs (34-22)

12. Washington Wizards (33-24)

13. Oklahoma City Thunder (32-25)

14. Milwaukee Bucks (31-25)

15. New Orleans Pelicans (29-27)

16. Phoenix Suns (29-28)

Superior Sixteen - NBA Power Rankings

1. Golden State Warriors (33-6)

2. Atlanta Hawks (34-8)

3. Portland Trail Blazers (31-11)

4. Memphis Grizzlies (29-12)

5. Dallas Mavericks (29-13)

6. Houston Rockets (29-13)

7. Washington Wizards (29-13)

8. Los Angeles Clippers (28-14)

9. Toronto Raptors (27-14)

10. Chicago Bulls (27-16)

11. San Antonio Spurs (26-16)

12. Phoenix Suns (25-18)

13. Cleveland Cavaliers (22-20)

14. Milwaukee Bucks (21-20)

15. Oklahoma City (20-20)

16. New Orleans Pelicans (20-21)

Superior Sixteen - NBA Power Rankings

We're now nearly two months into the NBA season, and it's been about three weeks since I last updated my Power Rankings. The Warriors once again remain in the top spot, but other than that the rankings have completely changed since my last update. While the season is still very young, teams are starting to cement themselves as either a playoff team, or a team building for next year and the future. The West is once again the dominating conference, as there are 10 teams in the Superior Sixteen, and only 6 teams from the East. The rankings constantly shuffle throughout the season though, so continue to check back to see the updated Power Rankings. Here's how the teams stack up heading into the month of January: 

1. Golden State Warriors (23-5)

2. Portland Trail Blazers (24-7)

3. Memphis Grizzlies (22-8)

4. Toronto Raptors (23-7)

5. Houston Rockets (21-7)

6. Atlanta Hawks (22-8)

7. Chicago Bulls (21-9)

8. Dallas Mavericks (21-10)

9. Washington Wizards (21-8)

10. Los Angeles Clippers (20-11)

11. Cleveland Cavaliers (18-11)

12. San Antonio Spurs (18-13)

13. Phoenix Suns (17-14)

14. New Orleans Pelicans (15-15)

15. Oklahoma City Thunder (15-16)

16. Milwaukee Bucks (15-16)

Superior Sixteen - NBA Power Rankings

The NBA season is now in full swing, as it's about six weeks into the campaign. There have been a few shocking teams on both ends of the spectrum, with certain teams atop the standings that we did not expect to be doing this well. As always, there's also the teams that are predicted to do well, but are hurting because of injuries, or just flat out aren't getting it done. I will be posting my personal power rankings every couple weeks, so make sure to follow up each post! Here are my NBA Power Rankings so far:

1. Golden State Warriors (15-2)

2. Memphis Grizzlies (15-3)

3. Houston Rockets (14-4)

4. Toronto Raptors (15-4)

5. Dallas Mavericks (15-5)

6. Portland Trail Blazers (14-4)

7. Los Angeles Clippers (13-5)

8. Washington Wizards (12-5)

9. San Antonio Spurs (13-5)

10. Chicago Bulls (12-7)

11. Atlanta Hawks (11-6)

12. Phoenix Suns (11-8)

13. Cleveland Cavaliers (9-7)

14. Milwaukee Bucks (10-10)

15. New Orleans Pelicans (8-8)

16. Miami Heat (9-9)

Top 25 NBA Players

There have been many NBA Players rankings (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, etc) being released the past few weeks. So in honour of the NBA season tipping off tonight, I decided to put together my own personal list of the Top 25 NBA Players. Here's how they stack up:

1. LeBron James, SF, Cleveland Cavaliers

2013-2014 Stats: 27.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 6.4 APG, .567 FG%

2. Kevin Durant, SF, Oklahoma City Thunder

2013-2014 Stats: 32.0 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 5.5 APG, .503 FG%

3. Chris Paul, PG, Los Angeles Clippers

2013-2014 Stats: 19.1 PPG, 10.7 APG, 2.5 SPG, .467 FG%

4. Anthony Davis, PF, New Orleans Pelicans

2013-2014 Stats: 20.8 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.8 BPG, .519 FG%

5. Stephen Curry, PG, Golden State Warriors

2013-2014 Stats: 24.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 8.5 APG, .471 FG%

6. Kevin Love, PF, Cleveland Cavaliers

2013-2014 Stats: 26.1 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 4.4 APG, .457 FG%

7. Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder

2013-2014 Stats: 21.8 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 6.9 APG, .437 FG%

8. Blake Griffin, PF, Los Angeles Clippers

2013-2014 Stats: 24.1 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 3.9 APG, .528 FG%

9. Carmelo Anthony, SF, New York Knicks

2013-2014 Stats: 27.4 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.1 APG, .452 FG%

10. James Harden, SG, Houston Rockets

2013-2014 Stats: 25.4 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 6.1 APG, .456 FG%

11. Dwight Howard, C, Houston Rockets

2013-2014 Stats: 18.3 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 1.8 BPG, .591 FG%

12. LaMarcus Aldridge, PF, Portland Trail Blazers

2013-2014 Stats: 23.2 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .458 FG%

13. John Wall, PG, Washington Wizards

2013-2014 Stats: 19.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 8.8 APG, .433 FG%

14. DeMarcus Cousins, C, Sacramento Kings

2013-2014 Stats: 22.7 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .496 FG%

15. Damian Lillard, PG, Portland Trail Blazers

2013-2014 Stats: 20.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 5.6 APG, .424 FG%

16. Joakim Noah, C, Chicago Bulls

2013-2014 Stats: 12.6 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 1.5 BPG, .475 FG%

17. Tony Parker, PG, San Antonio Spurs

2013-2014 Stats: 16.7 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 5.7 APG, .499 FG%

18. Dirk Nowitzki, PF, Dallas Mavericks

2013-2014 Stats: 21.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.7 APG, .497 FG%

19. Kyrie Irving, PG, Cleveland Cavaliers

2013-2014 Stats: 20.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 6.1 APG, .430 FG%

20. Chris Bosh, PF, Miami Heat

2013-2014 Stats: 16.2 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .516 FG%

21. Derrick Rose, PG, Chicago Bulls

2013-2014 Stats: 16.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.2 APG, .354 FG%

22. Al Jefferson, C, Charlotte Hornets

2013-2014 Stats: 21.8 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 1.1 BPG, .509 FG%

23. Tim Duncan, PF, San Antonio Spurs

2013-2014 Stats: 15.1 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 1.9 BPG, .490 FG%

24. Kyle Lowry, PG, Toronto Raptors

2013-2014 Stats: 17.9 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 7.4 APG, .423 FG%

25. Goran Dragic, PG, Phoenix Suns

2013-2014 Stats: 20.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 5.9 APG, .505 FG%

NBA TV Prediction Game

The NBA Television Network is hosting a day-long marathon show today, in honour of NBA Tip Off tonight. Some of the analysts, who happen to be former stars in the league, are playing a little game called 'Pro Predictions'. Although I'm not a pro, nor an analyst, I thought it would be cool to fill out my own ballot. Here are my predictions:

The Cavaliers will win the 2015 Championship because:
LeBron James

The Cavaliers will not win the 2015 Championship because:
They're inexperienced with no team chemistry yet.

Will Kawhi Leonard be named an All-Star this year? 
No. Won't get enough minutes.

Kobe's impact this season will be: 
Huge. Best player on the team.

Who will be named Rookie of the Year? 
Jabari Parker

Matchup I'm most looking forward to: 

Cleveland at Miami

Best Point Guard in the game: 
Chris Paul

Player with the most "Throwback" game: 
Al Jefferson

Most Underrated player: 
Mike Conley

Better Back Court: Splash Brothers or Wiz Kids? 
Splash Brothers

2nd Rounder who will prove everyone wrong: 
Glenn Robinson III

Without LeBron, the Heat will have to play this style: 
Same Style

Free Agent, other than LeBron, who will make the biggest impact: 
Pau Gasol

NBA Season Preview & Predictions

The NBA Season is less than two weeks away, and it's going to be an awesome campaign in 2014/2015. There were some changing of the guards in both Conferences in the off-season, but the East is vastly improved, and there will be a few different teams at the top compared to last season. I know I speak for a lot of hoops fans, when I say I can't wait for the NBA Season to tip-off. Here are my predictions heading into the season:


Standings Predictions:

Eastern Conference:

Atlantic Division

1. Toronto Raptors
2. Brooklyn Nets
3. New York Knicks
4. Boston Celtics
5. Philadelphia 76ers

Central Division

1. Chicago Bulls
2. Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Detroit Pistons
4. Indiana Pacers
5. Milwaukee Bucks

Southeast Division

1. Charlotte Hornets
2. Miami Heat
3. Atlanta Hawks
4. Washington Wizards
5. Orlando Magic


Western Conference: 

Southwest Division

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Dallas Mavericks
3. Houston Rockets
4. New Orleans Pelicans
5. Memphis Grizzlies

Northwest Division

1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Portland Trail Blazers
3. Utah Jazz
4. Denver Nuggets
5. Minnesota Timberwolves

Pacific Division

1. Los Angeles Clippers
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Sacramento Kings
4. Phoenix Suns
5. Los Angeles Lakers



Playoffs Predictions:

Eastern Conference

1. Chicago Bulls
2. Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Toronto Raptors
4. Charlotte Hornets
5. Miami Heat
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Washington Wizards
8. Brooklyn Nets

Western Conference

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Los Angeles Clippers
3. Oklahoma City Thunder
4. Golden State Warriors
5. Dallas Mavericks
6. Houston Rockets
7. Portland Trail Blazers
8. New Orleans Pelicans 


Eastern Conference Final: Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls

Western Conference Final: San Antonio Spurs over Golden State Warriors

NBA Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers over San Antonio Spurs




Awards:

Most Improved Player: Jimmy Butler

Sixth Man of the Year: Taj Gibson

Defensive Player of the Year: Serge Ibaka

Rookie of the Year: Andrew Wiggins

Most Valuable Player: LeBron James

Coach of the Year: Steve Kerr

Executive of the Year: David Griffin

Top NBA Fantasy Players At Each Position

The NBA season is just two weeks away, and with that comes Fantasy Basketball. Although basketball isn't the Fantasy Sports powerhouse in popularity like football is, it's still very popular and a big hobby for hoops fans. I put together a few charts showing the top 10 players at each position; PG, SG, SF, and top 15 for PF/C. They are ranked statistically by several categories that most Fantasy Basketball websites use. Here's how the stars in basketball stack up:


Point Guard:

Shooting Guard:

Small Forward:

Power Forward/Centre: