RE:Power rankings for 09'-10' NBA season

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 17:  Kobe Bryant #24 holds the Larry O'Brien trophy as he rides on the top of a double decker bus at the start of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA championship victory parade outside the Staples Center on June 17, 2009 in Los Angeles, Cal

Welcome to week two ladies and gents of the 09'-10' NBA Power rankings. I've ranked them with the most scientific methods possible taking stats and running thousands of simulations of heads or tales to come up with this list. I'm releasing them in a 3 week long series. To re-cap last weeks rankings they were:
#1-Orlando Magic
#2-Los Angeles Lakers
#3-Cleveland Cavaliers
#4-Boston Celtics
#5-Denver Nuggets
#6-San Antonio Spurs
#7-Portland Trailblazers
#8-New Orleans Hornets
#9-Dallas Mavericks
10#-Chicago Bulls

Now we continue the countdown through numbers 11-20.

#11-Los Angeles Clippers

NEW YORK - JUNE 25:  NBA Commissioner David Stern poses for a photograph with the first overall draft pick by the Los Angeles Clippers,  Blake Griffin during the 2009 NBA Draft at the Wamu Theatre at Madison Square Garden June 25, 2009 in New York City. N

Yeah, its pretty high. Quite high for the Clips, maybe I'm giving a healthy Davis and a B-Griff too much credit but I think talent wise on paper they could have a phenomenal team.

#12-Phonix Suns

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 15:  Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns dribbles the ball against the Golden State Warriors during an NBA game on March 15, 2009 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by down

Pretty quiet this off season. Don't know what else to say about it. Good team but good enough in the west in its division or to make a wild card play...questionable.

#13-Washington Wizards

CLEVELAND - APRIL 19:  Gilbert Arenas #0 of the Washington Wizards smiles in the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on April 19, 2008 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, O

This maybe wishful thinking on my part, it may not be. This is a huge toss up, probably the hardest to place to be honest. We all know the problems they've had the past few years, I hope they can get it together because it's been too long since we've seen some Agent Zero Highlights.

#14-Houston Rockets

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 17:  Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers hugs Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets after the Lakers defeated the Rockets 89-70 in Game Seven of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on

Rockets fans need to get used to Yao wearing a new uniform, the suit. Sorry, sometimes life's just not fair.

#15-Detroit Pistons

AUBURN HILLS, MI - APRIL 26:  (L-R) Tayshaun Prince #22 and Richard Hamilton #32 of the Detroit Pistons sit on the bench in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at the Palace of Aub

Well, we've got an old face and then lost a few. Two new key players, this maybe too low but I don't want to give them too much credit, they need time to come together and gel.

#16-Utah Jazz

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 11:  US Olympic teammates Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat sit together at Game Four of the 2009 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic on June 11, 2009 at Amway Arena in Orlando,

We'll see. Still a pretty big variable that could change before this coming season.

#17-Atlanta Hawks

ATLANTA - MAY 11:  Josh Smith #5 of the Atlanta Hawks looks on during action against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena on May 11, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.  NOTE TO

Again, another could be good team with a quiet off season. Not that you need to tune up the roster every year but a nice role player or something or a little depth on the bench would make Atlanta a lot prettier this year.

#18-Miami Heat

ATLANTA - MAY 03:  Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat reacts late in the fourth quarter while taking on the Atlanta Hawks during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at Philips Arena on May 3, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hawks defeated the H

Sitting, waiting, wishing.
Dwayne Wade waits for some help. Will he get it?

#19-Charolette Bobcats

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 31:  Gerald Wallace #3 and Raymond Felton #20 of the Charlotte Bobcats react after a play during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 31, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  NOTE TO USER: User

A team that beat the Lakers in everyone of there meetings last year. A team with a pretty solid starting five. If the chemistry comes together and Larry Brown can work some magic, I think they can actually make it to the playoffs this year. They have a very solid team on paper and could be a lot higher than 19 but I'm playing it safe and putting them here. They haven't done much to prove that to me from last season.

#20-Toronto Raptors

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 16:  Chris Bosh #4 of the Toronto Raptors reacts after a dunk against Emeka Okafor #50 of the Charlotte Bobcats during their game at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 16, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  NOTE TO USER: User expressl

I don't want to hear it but I know I will because I already have. The Raps need to be higher, the Raps need to be in the top ten even. Well there are two teams that always totally do exactly what they aren't supposed to every year. One being Houston, I always expect them to get worse, to do nothing and they exceed my expectations every year. The other is Toronto who every year I expect them to do something and then after a win streak or two fizzle out. Not going for it this year. They also need to prove they're a good team.

Next Week

CULVER CITY, CA - MAY 30:  UFC fighter Anderson Silva accepts the 'Most Dangerous Man' award onstage during the taping of Spike TV's 2nd Annual 'Guys Choice' Awards held at Sony Studios on May 30, 2008 in Culver City, California.  The show airs on June 22

Shout out to Anderson Silva, see ya'll next week!

Next Week

CULVER CITY, CA - MAY 30:  UFC fighter Anderson Silva accepts the 'Most Dangerous Man' award onstage during the taping of Spike TV's 2nd Annual 'Guys Choice' Awards held at Sony Studios on May 30, 2008 in Culver City, California.  The show airs on June 22

Shout out to Anderson Silva, see ya'll next week!

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