in order to stagger posting...here's my playoff teams for each conference. (why rank teams no one cares about). right now this is a combo of where i really think they'll end up and what teams have done lately. (mostly former)
West
1. Lakers - undefeated and winning by 20 points per? wow!
2. Jazz - which other team could go 6-1 without their best player and starting PG?
3. Suns - A new coach, new system, new players, new culture, east coast trip...6-2!
4. Hornets - CP is amazing, as soon as everyone is healthy they'll look more in sync.
5. Spurs - they look awful now, but with Manu and TP, they'll be fine.
6. Rockets - lose to the good teams...not a good trend to get out of first round.
7. Portland - if greg is healthy and they can gel, they will be scary.
8. Denver - i think the trade gets them in...billups is that good.
East
1. Celtics - they don't look satisfied with one championship
2. Cavs - LBJ is the early MVP...i think they get past the C's this year.
3. Hawks - they look good enough to keep this up! joe johnson MVP2?
4. Toronto - bosh looks awesome, no one will want to play them in april.
5. Philadelphia - they have the skills and will figure it out. are they this bad though?
6. Orlando - dwight's D is very impressive, do they have the cast to go far?
7. Heat - D-Wade looks good, but beasley has been less than impressive.
8. Detroit - AI makes them worse, causes tension and they could drop out.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Lucky 13, week 11
1. TT - I am humbled now...TT should be #1 after dismantling a very good OkSt team. I should've never doubted them...I am so wrong! (they better beat OU now!)
2. Florida - only drop because of TT's dominance and harder schedule so far. UF v TT would be the best NC game I think.
3. Texas - bounced back very nicely after having the NC game gift-wrapped for them and failing to claim it! Should win their next two and end up with only one loss.
4. Okla - They are looking better and better each week. If they beat TT, who gets to play in the Big-12 bowl? Highest ranked right...so if they can beat TT and UT they can get to the NC! Yeah, that won't be hard to do!
5. 'Bama - that was a solid win for them. I didn't think they would do it, but they beat a good LSU team on the road. They seem to play well when it matters most, hopefully that trend continues when they showdown with the Gators. (assuming they get past Auburn and Miss St.)
6. Utah - HUGE win against TCU. Although it was more like TCU lost the game then Utah won it. (the missed FG's) But UT drove the length of the field with 2 minutes left in the game against the nation's best D...pretty impressive. As long as they can get past a huge road test with SDSU (total TIC) the showdown in SLC is set with BYU and a chance for the MWC and BCS!
7. USC - continue to be unimpressed by them. The skill is there, but they just don't have "it" this year. They better pray OSU loses or we could be looking at no USC in a BSC bowl!!!
8. Ohio St - just what I thought, they destroyed NW. I think they'll lay the smackdown on Ill and Michigan, which means they'll get the Rose Bowl again and hopefully a rematch (and I believe a victory) against USC.
9. Georgia - Still manage to win games, but I haven't ever been super convinced by these guys. Beating Auburn on the road and a quick, talented GT team will help me feel better about this ranking.
10. OkSt - brutal schedule, great team. They should still go to the BCS this year IMO, and would give any team all they could handle.
11. Missouri - Offense still really good, they should finish 10-2 which is a great year considering how tough the Big-12 is.
12. TCU - Why couldn't they have played like this against BYU!!! Should have won that game...still a great team...proof of how tough MWC is this year.
13. BYU - the next two weeks will, IMO, not only be a defining point in BYU's season this year but could be culmination of years of change around that program and set the stage for a historic year next year. Beating AFA and Utah on the road should boost them into top 12.
PS Penn State does not deserve to be ranked anywhere near the top 10. No top 5 team trying to prove their NC worth lays an egg on the road against a team whose previous best win was against the lowly Badgers.
2. Florida - only drop because of TT's dominance and harder schedule so far. UF v TT would be the best NC game I think.
3. Texas - bounced back very nicely after having the NC game gift-wrapped for them and failing to claim it! Should win their next two and end up with only one loss.
4. Okla - They are looking better and better each week. If they beat TT, who gets to play in the Big-12 bowl? Highest ranked right...so if they can beat TT and UT they can get to the NC! Yeah, that won't be hard to do!
5. 'Bama - that was a solid win for them. I didn't think they would do it, but they beat a good LSU team on the road. They seem to play well when it matters most, hopefully that trend continues when they showdown with the Gators. (assuming they get past Auburn and Miss St.)
6. Utah - HUGE win against TCU. Although it was more like TCU lost the game then Utah won it. (the missed FG's) But UT drove the length of the field with 2 minutes left in the game against the nation's best D...pretty impressive. As long as they can get past a huge road test with SDSU (total TIC) the showdown in SLC is set with BYU and a chance for the MWC and BCS!
7. USC - continue to be unimpressed by them. The skill is there, but they just don't have "it" this year. They better pray OSU loses or we could be looking at no USC in a BSC bowl!!!
8. Ohio St - just what I thought, they destroyed NW. I think they'll lay the smackdown on Ill and Michigan, which means they'll get the Rose Bowl again and hopefully a rematch (and I believe a victory) against USC.
9. Georgia - Still manage to win games, but I haven't ever been super convinced by these guys. Beating Auburn on the road and a quick, talented GT team will help me feel better about this ranking.
10. OkSt - brutal schedule, great team. They should still go to the BCS this year IMO, and would give any team all they could handle.
11. Missouri - Offense still really good, they should finish 10-2 which is a great year considering how tough the Big-12 is.
12. TCU - Why couldn't they have played like this against BYU!!! Should have won that game...still a great team...proof of how tough MWC is this year.
13. BYU - the next two weeks will, IMO, not only be a defining point in BYU's season this year but could be culmination of years of change around that program and set the stage for a historic year next year. Beating AFA and Utah on the road should boost them into top 12.
PS Penn State does not deserve to be ranked anywhere near the top 10. No top 5 team trying to prove their NC worth lays an egg on the road against a team whose previous best win was against the lowly Badgers.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Lucky 13 - Week 10
1. Florida - THIS is the team that I thought UF would be all along...it took them awhile, but they look unbeatable now.
2. TT - Beating UT was VERY impressive. I must say they are proving me wrong...let's see if they can continue, as I predicted they would lose at least one of these 3 tough games.
3. Penn St - Great team...will largely go untested the rest of the way. (or at least should be untested in the mediocre Big-10) Are they really better than a one-loss Big-12 or UF?
4. Texas - They were one dropped pick, or one tackle away from the NC game!!! How do you have two guys wrapping up Crabtree and not just THROW him out of bounds? So sad! Still a great team that just finished the most brutal 5 week stretch ever.
5. Oklahoma - Looking sharper and sharper after their loss to UT. If they can beat TT and OkSt on the road the last week of the season, it's not inconceivable that we see the Sooners in the NC game!
6. Okla St. - I know this goes against the way I rank, but I think they will beat TT in Lubbock on Saturday.
7. TCU - Not only are these guys the best non-BCS team, now that their O is running no all cylinders I believe they could beat ANYone in the country and if they go 11-1 they deserve to get a BCS bid WAY ahead of BSU.
8. 'Bama - No one else has them this low, but their ONLY two games against ranked opponents were "#9" Clemson (who we now know SUCKS), and their beat down of Georgia which is looking more and more like an anamoly and not the norm. PS While I don't think LSU is better than them, I think the Tigers will win in Baton Rouge on Sat.
9. USC - They sure can slaughter crappy teams...but they can only manage to squeeze by (or lose to) the average teams. I think the pathetic quality of the Pac-10 this year, combined with USC's inability to kill teams they should will send them to the Rose Bowl this year. (Like that is some kind of punishment!)
10. Utah - This might be the ONLY time I root for the Ute's! They have showed signs of excellence and mediocrity this year...They better bring their "A" game on Thursday against TCU. Beating the Horney Toads, will really make me a believer.
11. Ohio State - They've had a lot of time to think about their loss to Penn St...man I feel sorry for the upstart Wildcats!
12. Georgia - Saturday's beatdown marks the second time Georgia has let another team spank their little behinds all over the field during a HUGE game. They are talented, and honestly who else should go here...they'd beat anyone below them (13-25).
13. BYU - I know, call me a homer, but I believe they are better than two teams currently ranked ahead of them...Mizzou and BSU. BYU's O would SHRED Mizzou's porous D for 50 points, a la UT, and BSU plays NO ONE. They are top 25 material (I'd have them at about 16-17, but just because they haven't lost DOES NOT MAKE THEM GOOD...re Hawaii last year!)
2. TT - Beating UT was VERY impressive. I must say they are proving me wrong...let's see if they can continue, as I predicted they would lose at least one of these 3 tough games.
3. Penn St - Great team...will largely go untested the rest of the way. (or at least should be untested in the mediocre Big-10) Are they really better than a one-loss Big-12 or UF?
4. Texas - They were one dropped pick, or one tackle away from the NC game!!! How do you have two guys wrapping up Crabtree and not just THROW him out of bounds? So sad! Still a great team that just finished the most brutal 5 week stretch ever.
5. Oklahoma - Looking sharper and sharper after their loss to UT. If they can beat TT and OkSt on the road the last week of the season, it's not inconceivable that we see the Sooners in the NC game!
6. Okla St. - I know this goes against the way I rank, but I think they will beat TT in Lubbock on Saturday.
7. TCU - Not only are these guys the best non-BCS team, now that their O is running no all cylinders I believe they could beat ANYone in the country and if they go 11-1 they deserve to get a BCS bid WAY ahead of BSU.
8. 'Bama - No one else has them this low, but their ONLY two games against ranked opponents were "#9" Clemson (who we now know SUCKS), and their beat down of Georgia which is looking more and more like an anamoly and not the norm. PS While I don't think LSU is better than them, I think the Tigers will win in Baton Rouge on Sat.
9. USC - They sure can slaughter crappy teams...but they can only manage to squeeze by (or lose to) the average teams. I think the pathetic quality of the Pac-10 this year, combined with USC's inability to kill teams they should will send them to the Rose Bowl this year. (Like that is some kind of punishment!)
10. Utah - This might be the ONLY time I root for the Ute's! They have showed signs of excellence and mediocrity this year...They better bring their "A" game on Thursday against TCU. Beating the Horney Toads, will really make me a believer.
11. Ohio State - They've had a lot of time to think about their loss to Penn St...man I feel sorry for the upstart Wildcats!
12. Georgia - Saturday's beatdown marks the second time Georgia has let another team spank their little behinds all over the field during a HUGE game. They are talented, and honestly who else should go here...they'd beat anyone below them (13-25).
13. BYU - I know, call me a homer, but I believe they are better than two teams currently ranked ahead of them...Mizzou and BSU. BYU's O would SHRED Mizzou's porous D for 50 points, a la UT, and BSU plays NO ONE. They are top 25 material (I'd have them at about 16-17, but just because they haven't lost DOES NOT MAKE THEM GOOD...re Hawaii last year!)
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