Future Power Rankings: ESPN Insider

Does anybody have ESPN Insider? On the NBA page on ESPN.com they have an article about future power rankings and I thought it would be interesting to see how we rank.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insi.../news/story?page=FuturePowerRankings-1-100302

 

Portland is 5th

 

So this is for next year? Who are the top 4 teams?



Los Angeles
Denver
Cleveland
OKC?

 

I have an Insider account.

Here's the real rankings:
1. OKC
2. Lakers
3. Orlando
4. Heat.
5. Us

 

OKC is primed to get better...all great young talent....but usually it doesnt go that smooth (as you guys know).....we shall see if the keep steadily climbing up the ladder

 

If they ever got a decent big man, they'd be unstoppable. Imagine that team with Brooke Lopez.

 

All kinds of cap space. Imagine that team with Bosh, or....eeek.....Lebron?

 

I really can't see how Orlando and Miami are going to be such great teams a few years from now. Dwight is the key to Orlando but I think their other core solid players (Carter, Nelson, Lewis) are all getting older and fading. Miami could do well in the hyped 2010 free agency but they are only a decent team right now and not really up and coming in my opinion. The Lakers will still do well because when Kobe was gone they almost seemed to be playing better. OKC is the new darling team of America, but just like us, I think that they'll face some injuries or other difficulties soon. I can't see Durant staying healthy forever, he hardly has any physical build to his body. When our team is fully healthy (Even if Greg isn't always 100% and takes some minor injuries), I think we have to be right up there with OKC for the top spot. Were still young and I think most of our players will get better each season.

 

Yeah, but imagine if you will, the Thunder take Lopez instead of Westbrook and then draft Tyreke Evans last summer. Scary scary team.

 

Imagine if we took Durant. Scary team.

 

Jesus bloody Christ.

We have a PREVIOUS ranking in this? This isn't a one time thing?

This is the stupidest bit of sports writing I've ever heard of.

So now, current useless espn power rankings aren't enough. We are now supposed to follow our ranking in some future world that will never exist?


Awesome ESPN. You've done it again. You made something totally useless, even more useless.

This might actually be worse than the fake press conferences they use to broadcast.

 

Maybe I'm just really cynical, but I couldn't help but imagine your response if we were ranked number 1 (like we were during the summer). I somehow imagine it being a bit more positive.

 

Fail.

 

Miami they've got Wade and little else of note besides cap room

what is this list supposed to be measuring again? Next year? The next 5 years???

STOMP

 

okc has a brighter future then portland... the only hope is they cant afford to max green, durantula, and westbrook

 

whats the opposite of the midas touch?

despite a terrible run with injuries this season Portland sits all of 2 games behind OKC in the playoff race. Now that the club is semi-healthy, expect the cream to rise to the top... I'd welcome a matchup with them in the playoffs

STOMP

 

Oh do you?

What are you basing this absurd prediction on? What exactly have I said in the past that led you to believe I celebrate ESPN's super future power rankings?

I don't even give a fuck about the "real" power ranking, let alone one from the future that will never exist.

What are the power rankings for the year 2057? (fingers crossed)

 

Settle down.

 

Can anyone with Insider tell us? It's probably in the article's introduction.

And Ornerynormous is right--this whole thing really pisses me off. I'm going downtown right now to kick someone's ass.