A week and a half ago, I asked: Is Rant Sports the new Bleacher Report? Well, I think I may have found one even worse. Check out the End of the Year Power Rankings from the Slam Dunk Zone. First, the year ends on 12/31, not 12/29 - that was the first sign that the author is a clueless dip shit. His Power Rankings confirmed it. These may be the worst power rankings ever: "1. HOUSTON ROCKETS With a record of 21-8 the Houston Rockets were already holding their own in a very strong Western conference. Now with the recent addition of Josh Smith, expect the Houston Rockets to go on a nice little run in the near future." Seriously, dumb ass??? The Rockets have lost 4 of their last 6 games (there's your "nice little run") and at 21-8, have fewer wins than the next 5 teams on his list. Even if we ignore GSW, MEM, TOR and all the other teams that have won more games than the Rockets, AND have been playing better lately, just look at the No. 4 Blazers: No. 1 HOU, 21-9, have lost 4 of their last 6, 5-5 in their last 10 games with a +0.80 MOV No. 4 POR, 26-7, have won 4 in a row, 9-1 in their last 10, with a +10.30 MOV WTF, seriously WTF??? HOU isn't even in 1st place in their division. They are currently barely holing on to the 4th seed in the West. How can anyone with half a brain possibly rank them ahead of the top 3 seeds in the West? BNM
Although you could debate the relative strengths of the two conferences, I also have a hard time ranking HOU above the top 3 seeds in the East, who have all won more games and have all gone 8-2 over their last 10 games. Hollinger's Bot currently has the Rockets ranked at 9th, trailing the six teams I mentioned, plus LAC and OKC. I think that may be low, but based on their recent play, compared to the six teams I mentioned, I don't see how anyone could possibly rank HOU higher than 7th based on their overall record and recent poor performance (5-5 in their last 10 games, 2-4 in their last 6). They can't even use the injury excuse any more. Over the last 10 games, they have been healthier than the Blazers. BNM
I'll give the power ranking writer credit for going out on a limb and (presumably) ranking based on expected future performance rather than past results. It's unfortunate that he's so far wrong, but if the Rockets do somehow figure out how to get value/production out of Smith, this guy will look like a genius.
The Rockets screwed themselves giving him a starting spot. The best they can hope for is that he plays defense because when the playoffs roll around his offensive black hole will be exposed thoroughly.
Some girls like it when you trifle with their truffles and rifle their ruffles! Edit: Oh, this thread is about the ROCKETS, not a bunch of bitchy little girls. Honest mistake.
Thanks for calling me names, I appreciate it. Just look out for the next power rankings, Philly is looking tough so far this season. They may jump in front of your beloved Trailblazers.
Not a problem. We just call it like it is. If your articles are so moronic that it can't be taken seriously, then you gotta take the criticism
And thanks, I thought December did end on the 29th. I wonder why I put "With 2014 coming to an end"...
You had me at "Houston Rockets being #1". No amount of defending yourself will gain any credibility from that blunder.
I don't think calling somebody you don't know a "clueless dip shit" is really appropriate. Hey what do I know? I don't get all the babes like you obviously do.
You're welcome! At least I linked your pathetic, poorly written attempt at an article. Probably tripled your page views... BNM
Well if all we know about you is what you just wrote, then he is attacking the article. You gotta admit, your article would better represent the intelligence if it was written in Crayon.
Lighten up Lucy. The currency of online writing is page views. You actually WANT people to hate you and call you names. Take a page out out award winning sports writer John Canzano's book and realize I just did you a favor. Controversy sells. Before my post, not a single poster in this forum had heard of you or Slam Dunk Zone. Now, thanks to me, you're a famous clueless dip shit. You're welcome, BNM
You don't become the Official Forum of the Portland Trailblazers for being a moron. That would be the writers of "Slam Dunk Zone"
lol. there you go, give your 'power rankings' more cred. you just made what you did even more ridiculous, seeing as how willing you'd be to let personal grudges dilute realism. so cute. ah, i could just pinch your cheeks!
