Powerful Rankings

by Jeff Clark on Nov 5, 2007 6:00 PM EST in Boston Celtics News & Links

These ESPN Power Rankings are a lot more fun to link to when the Celtics are ranked in the top 3 like they have been this year (3 last week, 2 this week). With that said, even I have to wonder if we are being ranked a little high when the team really hasn't proven much of anything yet.

Pounding Washington to muzzle Arenas and scraping an OT victory in Toronto is not just a good start. It's a good start that happens to come with the bonus of six home games in the next nine.

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We’re #5 on NBA.com:

Off: 106.2 (16), Def: 90.9 (1) — Never mind the Big Three. The Celtics are the best defensive team in the league. And they’ve played two of last season’s top 10 offenses.[/quote]

And #5 on SI.com as well:

[quote]Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen didn’t take long to start paying dividends. Garnett racked up 22 points and 20 boards in their opening win over the Wizards, while Allen bagged the game-winning three-pointer in OT to beat the Raptors.

by Roy_Hobbs on Nov 5, 2007 7:40 PM EST reply actions

2 is way too high tbh… It’s funny I used to hate the fact the celtic’s got absolutley no recognition on espn (apart from bill simmons), but now i think it’s just way too over-the-top.

by jackson_34 on Nov 5, 2007 8:09 PM EST reply actions

look at what the #2 rating did for bc. so far so good but let’s enjoy the good times without the hype getting in the way- please.

by nazzbo on Nov 5, 2007 10:50 PM EST reply actions

Lovely, a comment on Stephen Jackson’s captaincy that wasn’t a shot against the man.

If anyone’s still wondering why Stephen Jackson was entrusted with the Warriors’ captaincy, you’ll note that they’ve looked absolutely lost without him in the first three games of Jack’s seven-game suspension.

Well done Stevie!

by Who on Nov 6, 2007 12:24 AM EST reply actions

Is it just me or does anyone else notice, we get KG and Sweetness and we are 2-0. We trade our youth/pick to Minny and Seattle and they are a combined 0-5.

Kowinkee- Dinkee (coincidence), I think not!

by bceltfan on Nov 6, 2007 12:37 AM EST reply actions

Now way with this line-up we are going to sneak up on anyone, so we might as well get recognized! I think 2 is a little high as well, but we should be presently considered top 5. It is all a guess this early anyway.

Toronto was a good win though. We should get credit for that. Washington was good only because we blew them out. Had it been close it wouldn’t have been a good thing.

bceltfan – Nice observation. I was noticing the same. I think 3-4 years down the road they will both be good teams. I was tired of waiting 3-4 years down the road…

As far as Stephen Jackson being a captain, if you are going to put that mantle on a guy like that you deserve what you get. Never trust a thug to lead you into battle. He’ll just do something stupid when things are at their most critical.

by EJPLAYA on Nov 6, 2007 11:20 AM EST reply actions

Ratings are okay. But the “experts” always seem to go overboard with praise and criticism. That’s how they justify
their existence. If the opposition’s field goal pct stays low, I like the Cs chances most every night.

by Greg37 on Nov 6, 2007 5:26 PM EST reply actions