Power Rankings: Week 24
Well Ladies and Gents, a solid year around, LeBron James is going to be the unanimous MVP, Kevin Durant is the youngest scoring champion, and Hedo Turkoglu is the worst signing of the 2009-2010 season. The West was a wild ride, as usual, but the East had an interesting race as well. It’s the first time in 3 seasons that the East have all 8 teams in the playoffs with a .500 record or better. It’s sad when some, like myself, think that’s an accomplishment. Anyway, the …

Power Rankings: Week 22
Alright, the playoff picture for both conferences is almost set. With the exception of a few teams, Atlanta, Boston, Denver, and Utah mostly, the playoff portrait is finished. Teams like Memphis, Houston, and now definitely New Orleans are out. They all fought hard, had to deal with injuries, off the court shenanigans, and played in a tougher conference. If all three of those teams were in the East, they would be playing in late April.
I almost feel like my power rankings …

Power Rankings: Week 21
I’m back, The Ref is back baby, and it feels so good. I apologize for leaving you all and being away in foreign countries soiling my royal oats. The Basher attempted to fill the void, but those shoes were too big. A valiant try, but leave it to the experienced one. The NBA is getting into the final two and a half weeks and I cannot say enough about the teams that are getting hot when needed: Milwaukee, Portland, Atlanta, and Orlando. They are showing true grit …

This is The Basher filling in for The Ref and I’ll warn you right now my power rankings won’t have to do too much with in depth stats like The Ref but more about how good teams actually are and how they are playing at the time.
1. Cleveland – As much as I hate to admit it the Cavs are still the best REGULAR season team due to the NBA’s MVP LeBron James.
2. Los Angeles (Lakers) – Despite the Mavs recent surge I still think head to head the Lakers …

With approximately 20 games left in the season, the best in show are starting to slip up when it matters most. Well, maybe it doesn’t have that type of ramifications, but the Lakers and Cavs have not looked like themselves in the past few weeks. Should we be worried? Should we start to reconsider who is the favorite to represent each other in their respected conferences?
A lot of questions, and only The Ref can give viable answers. Let’s get to it.
Biggest Gain: Milwaukee (+4)
Biggest Loss: Chicago (-4)
1.Dallas (43-21) Since the …

Power Rankings: Week 18
Did it take long before Kobe made his mark again? All this talk about LeBron James and Kevin Durant going to be the MVP, but not so fast ladies and gents, the once poster child of the league has something to say, and his voice supplies more than enough decibels to be heard around the horn. However, the Cavs will still remain on top. The Thunder will take a fall after they crumbled under pressure against San Antonio and Phoenix. Ha, this is an interesting segway. The …

Power Rankings: Week 17
Whoa, that trade deadline was exhilarating and befuddling. A lot of teams got a makeover, and of course, some are good looking, others… not so much. I am excited to see how the season will finish for the teams that didn’t make a move that should of. I am still wondering why Golden State said no to OJ Mayo for Monta Ellis. Hello, Stephen Curry is a better team player than Monta and OJ Mayo is still getting better. I am telling you, OJ Mayo isn’t even …