tyrant
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kings started the season dead last. (30). they're now #23
http://http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking
http://http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking
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:: wipes his @$$ with ESPN Power Rankings ::
This isn't about a "glass half empty" approach. This is about "power rankings" are all bull****; always have been, and always will be. I think they're bull**** now, and I'm saying so. I thought they were bull**** when they were ranking us number one, and I said so. And I don't intend to ever stop saying that they're bull****, as obnoxiously as possible. Ever.
This is probably where we belong. I don't think we're bad enough to be one of the worst teams in the league, nor do I think we're good enough to even sniff the playoffs.
creAtivetfh
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okay
Glenn
Hall of Famer
Tell us how you really feel!
Rankings are worth the paper they're printed on...
That goes without saying, but it's interesting to compare how we stack up against other teams.
Jechtsphere
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sono
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/marty_burns/11/19/power.rankings/2.html
26th in sports illustrated.
26th in sports illustrated.
You people need to calm down. Since when did anyone say that power rankings were backed by sceintific fact? We read them for entertainment and just another view of which teams are doing the best at the time the rankings are released. If power rankings are BS like you say, then I don't wanna be around here when you read an article that involves the writers *gasp* opinion....
Articles =/= power rankings.
I thought that 30th was a lot more exciting. Before I was thinking about Derrick Rose, now I'm thinking about Nicholas Batum.
People comment on things here; it's kind of why message boards exist. I will only speak for myself, but I've seen many writers do abrupt about-faces over power rankings over one game or one injury, etc. My personal belief is that power rankings are for those who don't really follow basketball and need someone else to tell them about the season. And that's not meant to be derogatory. It's just my opinion.
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That comment is just flat out silly. I guess I just didn't know about this hierarchy of fans that are just too smart for power rankings and sports journalism. How do you get your NBA information? I mean ESPN tells you about the season, Kings programs tell you about the season, and everything you read online tells you about the season. Unless you watch every NBA game on mute, you are one of those fans that needs someone else to tell you about the season.
Glenn
Hall of Famer
Ummm, I'm going to guess that if a person paid attention to the won/lost record and knew the skill level of the teams that were played, they would know as much as power rankings tell us.
But power rankings are a shorthand way of figuring out all this stuff for the entire league.
I never read them but not because I am particularly knowledgeable. They just don't tell me anything I want to know.
6th
Homer Fan Since 1985
Comments made that are a person's opinion are never flat out silly. They are an opinion...nothing more and nothing less. Just because someone disagrees with you, that is no reason to be derogatory.
6th
Homer Fan Since 1985
Oh, and by the way..........I never appreciate it when someone tells me what I need to do.
Arco Arena
Bench
Wow, amazing how mean and dismissive you guys are, especially with how strictly this board is moderated.
Who are you addressing? Hard to tell if you don't quote someone or give examples....
TheFifthMookie
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I enjoy reading power rankings. Do they tell me what to think? nope. but they do provide tidbits of information that are interesting. Further, they provide a point of discussion.
IMHO its no different than an article listing a writers 'best teams in the nba'. In both cases the list and positioning is debateable. If this stuff was calculatable (is that even a word?) we wouldn't follow it with such fervor, because we'd know the outcome.
IMHO its no different than an article listing a writers 'best teams in the nba'. In both cases the list and positioning is debateable. If this stuff was calculatable (is that even a word?) we wouldn't follow it with such fervor, because we'd know the outcome.
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Grammaton Cleric
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Okay, here's the cynical view -
Power rankings are there because
a. people consistently read them
b. they stir up controversy and
c. people consistently read them
They're just an opinion, but because they're written by an alleged "expert" they have an air of authority that people can either agree with or bitterly denounce.
Power rankings are there because
a. people consistently read them
b. they stir up controversy and
c. people consistently read them
They're just an opinion, but because they're written by an alleged "expert" they have an air of authority that people can either agree with or bitterly denounce.
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