Every week they come out with various polls and rankings. Some for power ranking where the nets as a team rate anywhere from # 11 to !5. One such ranking system has Brook moving up to #3 and cites him as the major reason why the nets look like a playoff contender. This ranking system is from Sports Illustrated.. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bryan_armen_graham/12/09/rookie.rankings/index.html Others have him ranked at #8. like the ESPN rankings. http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/play....com/nba/players/rookies/rankings?season=2009 Seems like the rest of the talking heads are finally getting on board, now knowing what most nets fans have known since the middle of the summer...