NBA Power Rankings and Mid Season Awards

So its has been awhile since I have done a Power Rankings and with the All Star Break coming up I cant think of a better time, also I will be doing my mid season awards I will give out an MVP, ROY, Defensive MVP, 6th Man, Most Improved, and a Out of Nowhere award which will go to a guy who has busted on to the scene out of No Where........

last ranking will be in parenthesis....

1. Celtics 40-9 (1)- Best record in the NBA despite that two week stretch when they lost 7 out of 9, however order has been restored and realed off another 11 straight wins....the latest without KG who was out with the flu, but P Dub stepped up big with 36,6, and 8.

2. Orlando 36-10 (4)- Had a rough loss to Boston but bounced back in a big way against Cleveland and managed to do something very few teams have managed to do make Lebron look human.

3. Cleveland 36-9 (3)- Before you freak out and think I have a east bias.....relax I know the Lakers beat them and forced Lebron into a bad game.....but they still have yet to lose a game at home and Lebron will not play that bad very often.

4. Lakers 37-9 (2)- They have been playing well and have bigs win over the Spurs and the Cavs.....but they just had one big loss yeah Bynum going down will hurt even if he comes back to 100% losing him for a few weeks will hurt.

5. Spurs 33-14 (11)-Rising faster then any other team in the poll and the second hottest team in the league behind the Celtics.....and fuck it I still hate them with a passion.

6. Denver 31-16 (8)-Managed to maintain their hold on the Nortwest Divion lead while Melo was out and he just came back with a big game.....if they can keep that div lead they should make some noise in the playoffs. I still cant get over the Billups trade!!

7. New Orleans 28-16 (5)-Tyson Chandler has been dealing with some injuries and he is their only real inside presence because David West would rather stand out and shoot jumpers which continue to fall as he is an all star once again......oh and they still have CP3 who makes them very scary.

8. Houston 29-19 (6)-I know I am gonna get a lot of grief for putting them above the Blazers but they continue to play well despite dealing with so many injuries.

9. Portland 29-17 (7)-Nothing they have done has caused them to drop I still think they will make the playoffs and have any team they face very afried. Roy is playing extremely well and with Oden starting to play well as long as he can stay out of foul trouble no team in the NBA has a brighter future.

10. Utah 26-22 (9)-Ok so they have yet to get healthy but they still are in the playoff race which has to say something about their coaching which has had to patch together piececs while AK-47, Boozer, and Deron Williams have all missed a lot of games.

11. Dallas 27-19 (14)-Dirk is still playing at his usual level and they're right in the thick of the playoff race but they better stay out of the 8 spot if they want to make any noise.

12. Phoenix 25-20 (10)-Have looked really bad at times over the past couple weeks I just dont think you can have guys who take games off in the NBA this isnt the MLB where they only need to play every 4 days.

13. ATL 27-20 (12)-I really like this team with all their young talent.....but it is still a huge drop from the top 3 in the east to them.

14. Pistons 25-20 (13)-Bringing Rip off the bench helps add some scoring punch to that unit however it takes alot from the starting 5.....it's official the AI trade will not help them this yr.

15. Philly 23-23 (19)-I hate to say I told you but.......I told you so Elton Brand going down helped this team by allowing them to get back to what they do best .....running the floor and using their athleticism. Now if Elton can fit in with the rest of the team.

16. Miami 25-21 (15)-Gotta give it up to D Wade he is taking a team full of avg players and has them firmly in the playoffs which is impressive even if they are at the bottom of the east.

17. New York 21-25 (21)-I still really like the way D'Antonio is doing.....reguardless of how much I want to punch Nate Robinson in the face.......keep gettin #s Al Harrington!

18. New Jersey 21-27 (16)-Have not been able to maintain their hot start and have fallin off since their 13-13 start. I still really like what their future holds with Harris, Lopez, and Ryan Anderson.

19. Bucks 24-27 (18)-Losing Redd hurts their playoffs chances but lets be honest they werent gonna do much even if they made it with him and that remains true without him.

20. Chicago 21-27 (17)-Another frustrating yr for Bulls fans......something is missing clearly it wasnt Scott Skiles fault.

21. Raptors 19-30 (20)-Well the Jermaine O'Neal experiment has not worked....and Canadain fans can start to get ready to say goodbye to Bosh once 2010 rolls around.

22. Bobcats 19-28 (24)-Losing Gerald Wallace really hurts whatever playoff chances they may have had.....but even more it hurts my fantasy team....Damn you Andruw Bynum what goes around comes around mother fucker.

23. Pacers 19-29 (23)-It's official my man crush on Danny Granger is at an all time high.....but the rest of their team sucks including the slew of over paid white guys they have.

24. T-Wolves 16-30 (28)-Started off 2009 on fire, have cooled a little lately but still gave the Lakers a run last night and the Celtics today (KG didnt play just to clear things up).

25. Golden St. 15-33 (25) A bunch of young gunners who are fun to watch but dont win many games.

26. Memphis 11-35 (22) Just like the rest of the teams as the bottom of this list their season is all but over.....yet I still really like their young nucleus.

27. Thunder 11-36 (29) Kevin Durant and Jeff Green made the rook/soph game not what I would want as my teams season highlight. I guess it gives them hope for the future though.

28-30. Clippers/Kings/Wizards- Of these three at least the Kings are young the Clippers and Wizards not so much but they are clearly the worst three teams in the league. Maybe the Clippers can get a few wins if they get some players back.


Mid Season Awards-

So here are my mid season award winners along with other guys who could contend for the award.


MVP-Lebron James- Can do it all and his team contending for the #1 spot in both the East and the entire league. Which is so important because whoever gets that spot will avoid playing the other top seed tell the Eastern finals.

still in contention- Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Dwayne Wade

ROY-Derrick Rose- So fast so explosive and looks poised for a great career.

still in contention- OJ Mayo, Brook Lopez, Rudy Fernandez

D-MVP- Dwight Howard- Is anyone in the league more intimidating????? NO he leads the league in blocks and rebounds and will continue that for years to come.

still in contention- Well I dont think anyone will challenge Dwight I guess KG has a chance.

6th Man- Even though I hate this award because most of the guys who get consideration play more then the guys who start ahead of them. I will give it up to Jason Terry he has been playing really well this yr.

still in contention- In protest of this award I refuse to put Manu the flopper in consideration......instead I will put a true 6th man Rudy Fernandez.

Most Improved- Danny Granger/Devin Harris- This is a two man race and even though I have been saying it for a couple years now these guys are going to be great and already playing very well.

still in contention-No one.

Out of No Where- Roger Mason-ok I know he has been in the league for awhile but not one person can tell me they saw this coming.

still in contention- Wilson Chandler, Von Wafer, Anthony Morrow