S£im's favorite topic: Power rankings!

KingsFanSince85

KingsFanSince85

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Gotta love ESPN and their power rankings: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...-lebron-james-kawhi-leonard-change-everything

I get that the Kings aren't close to a top tier team as of today. But I just find it humorous that teams that finished equal or worse than them last season i.e. Dallas, Orlando, Chicago, Phoenix, and Memphis have somehow vaulted while teams that lost a ton such as Cleveland and the LA Clippers haven't fallen much.

I get the thinking behind Memphis, who were w/o Mike Conley and Gasol for much of the season. But how exactly has Dallas improved to 19th? I get that Phoenix landed the #1 pick and selected what many expect to be a good player -- but they are just as unproven as the Kings young players. They've been worse than the Kings the past couple seasons but are somehow perceived to be better all of a sudden? Whatever. I guess ESPN doesn't realize that the Kings have added young talent too.

ESPN has devolved into such a poor publication IMO.
 
KingsFanSince85 said:
Gotta love ESPN and their power rankings: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...-lebron-james-kawhi-leonard-change-everything

I get that the Kings aren't close to a top tier team as of today. But I just find it humorous that teams that finished equal or worse than them last season i.e. Dallas, Orlando, Chicago, Phoenix, and Memphis have somehow vaulted while teams that lost a ton such as Cleveland and the LA Clippers haven't fallen much.

I get the thinking behind Memphis, who were w/o Mike Conley and Gasol for much of the season. But how exactly has Dallas improved to 19th? I get that Phoenix landed the #1 pick and selected what many expect to be a good player -- but they are just as unproven as the Kings young players. They've been worse than the Kings the past couple seasons but are somehow perceived to be better all of a sudden? Whatever. I guess ESPN doesn't realize that the Kings have added young talent too.

ESPN has devolved into such a poor publication IMO.
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Besides Ayton, Phoenix acquired also Mikal Bridges and Ariza. Clippers still have many good players. I don't know about Clivlend.
[Edited] Forgot about DeAndre Jordan to Dallas, him and Luka Doncic will make them better then previous season.
 
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Turgenev said:
ESPN is always going to be reactionist. But I still like reading the power rankings. Meh.

Read their write up about Utah that praises internal improvement and continuity. And Phoenix re excitement for a rookie big man. There are reasons ESPN could choose to like the Kings. They just choose not to.
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Better that way imo. We don't need no handout. Anything we get, we earned. That's just how I like it.
 
So I make a few comments about a power ranking article in another thread and it gets moved out to a new thread with a mocking title? As if the topic is unbecoming of the website or something??

Good. Great. Wonderful. Grand.
 
KingsFanSince85 said:
So I make a few comments about a power ranking article in another thread and it gets moved out to a new thread with a mocking title? As if the topic is unbecoming of the website or something??

Good. Great. Wonderful. Grand.
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Not meant to be mocking in any way. It was, if anything, a gentle poke at S£im and ESPN. Sorry if it ruffled your feathers.
 
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