West dominates first NBA power rankings but Blazers only ranked 8th

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  1. HailBlazers

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    Repped. Good Research.
     
    HailBlazers, Jul 21, 2014
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    He was talking about defensively
     
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    I know.
     
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    lawai'a, Jul 21, 2014
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    I don't see the Warriors getting ranked this high. They have to be counting on Kerr making a magnificent difference.
     
    MarAzul, Jul 21, 2014
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    These stats do have to be taken with a grain of salt, but Freeland was a plus 0.4 and Leonard was a whopping plus 5.1 additional points per 100 possessions for the opponent when he was on the court vs. when he was off. Yeah, I think Kaman's going to make a difference at -5.2.
     
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    The_Lillard_King, Jul 21, 2014
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    Jeez. I thought we'd be a little higher. They should only let locals write on the Blazers. It is the players we don't get that define this team.
     
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    Or is it Cornelius Jeremiah McCollum, I always forget which.
     
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    At least this isn't Sam Smith's rankings which have the Pelicans as the third seed in the west.
     
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    I Forgot the mavs added felton and lost calderion....

    The only real issue I have with the power rankings are the Bulls and Warriors.
    Bulls are too dependent on Rose being healthy... Hope he is but it's illogical to put them in the top 10 with their best player sidelined for 2? 3? years.
    Warriors... How are the Warriors ranked so high? They only pushed that series to seven because the clippers were distracted.

    How is Memphis ranked so low >< they'll have HCA this year in round 1 as long as Gasol doesn't miss over 10 games.
     
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    Dallas and the Bulls are too high.
     
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    Power rankings are a joke. Especially power rankings before the season has begun. Didn't Philly get the first #1 power ranking last season? That alone speaks volumes about the power ranking system.
     
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    Remember when every preseason, after another classic calamitous Clipper season, rankings would put them in the top 10? No surprise that Golden State is too high. Writers live in California.

    He should have said so then. We won, 6-2.
     
    jlprk, Jul 22, 2014
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    No it's not.
     
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    Would you have said the same thing if we were number one?
     
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    Weren't the Blazers last year predicted to be 9th or 10th in the West? And some posters got riled while others agreed?

    Pardon my French, but who the fuck cares?
    Games are won on the court, not on the Internet.

    At best these preseason predictions are a rough sketch of who is expected to be excellent, good, fair, poor. And that can change dramatically.

    All that matters is where they are when the final buzzer sounds.
     
    crandc, Jul 22, 2014
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    We will improve from within. Lillard will take another step forward and Aldridge improves every summer. I expect us to challenge for 60 wins.
     
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    What are you talking about? Philly #1?
     
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