ESPN, NBA Power Rankings Put Nets in Middle of the Pack

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The first power rankings of the new season put the Nets right smack in the middle of the pack, #18 in Marc Stein&rsquo;s ESPN rankings, #16 in John Schuhmann&rsquo;s NBA.com rankings. Both compliment the Nets&rsquo; two wins, but take notice of the 37-point blowout by the Raptors. &ldquo;It ain&rsquo;t so easy to be philosophical about a 37-point home loss so early,&rdquo; writes Stein. Adds Schuhmann: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s inconsistency. And that&rsquo;s exactly how the Nets played last year.&rdquo;</div></p>

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blah, blah, conventional wisdom, blah, blah.

 

We gon be on the top by the end of da week,cuz dis wk we're goin' 4-0.Mark my word.</p>

 

Screw powerrankings.</p>

 

Wow...Schub was nice to us. He actually put us ahead of the Magic. Around there seems right, tho.</p>

Not sure what ESPN was thinking, tho, putting us just one ahead of the Bulls and behind the Cavs.</p>