Final NBA Blogpoll Power Rankings
Through out the year, we'll ask our esteemed Bloguin Basketball blogs to vote on the NBA from top to bottom. That's it, the season is just about over folks! Here is what the Bloguin NBA Bloggers had to say for the final edition of the Blogpoll NBA Power Rankings...
- The Cavs finished on top, rightfully. They are the best team in the league.
- Not a ton of movement overall, but the Bucks dropped 4 spots down to #15, and the Bulls climbed 4 spots to #16.
- Not a ton of movement overall, but the Bucks dropped 4 spots down to #15, and the Bulls climbed 4 spots to #16.
- The bottom three teams did not change, yet they are all equally terrible. Although, my TWolves could have been ranked #610 and I wouldn't have complained.
Without futher ado:
| Ranking | Team | Last poll |
Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 1 |  |
1 |
- |
61-20 |
1.0 |
| "With everything locked up, Cavs have put it on cruise control and lost three straight. Make no mistake though. When they hit this weekend, it's championship or bust." - Curse of Cleveland | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll |
Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 2 |  |
3 |
 1 |
58-23 |
2.5 |
| "We haven't really heard much about this lately. That's what makes them scary to play." - Favre Dollar Footlongs | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 3 |  |
2 |
 1 |
56-24 | 3.0 |
| "A less than solid finish to the season, but they're not fooling anyone. They'll be ready." - Curse of Cleveland | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 4 |  |
5 | 1 |
54-27 | 5.3 |
| "These guys are ready to hit the postseason and flex their muscles with their new array of talent." - Curse of Cleveland | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 5 |  |
4 | 1 |
53-28 | 5.8 |
| "John Henry. Great effort, powerful and awesome...but just ran out of steam." - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 6 |  |
6 | - |
52-28 | 6.5 |
| "I'm officially requesting admittance into the Deron Williams Is The Best Point Guard in the league clubhouse." - Talk Hoops | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 7 |  |
9 | 2 |
52-28 | 7.3 |
| "Robin Lopez increases Amare Studmuffin's studability, but his sore back may be a setback for a team that was on the rise." - Knicks Fanatics |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 8 |  |
7 | 1 |
52-29 | 8.3 |
| "High flyers and big guns, but do they play enough D to scare anybody?" - Knicks Fanatics |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 9 |  |
8 | 1 |
50-30 | 8.7 |
| "The movie Cocoon. Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people who are rejuvenated by aliens. Cocoon 2010 is modern day drama directed by Doc Rivers about a group of elderly people desperately hoping to be rejuvenated by aliens, HGH or Red Bull." - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 10 |  |
11 | 1 |
50-31 | 9.8 |
| "Parker's return makes them very dangerous, now that Ginobli has been allowed to break out." - Knicks Fanatics | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 11 |  |
13 | 2 |
50-31 | 10.7 |
| "Frankenstein's monster. Nothing but bits and pieces put together and still somehow scaring the crap outta people..." - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 12 |  |
10 | 2 |
49-32 | 10.8 |
| "AC/DC. Intent on making some noise." - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 13 |  |
14 | 1 |
46-35 | 12.2 |
| "MacGyver. One man trying to hold it all together with some tape, a rubber band, three sticks and some chewing gum." - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 14 |  |
15 | 1 |
44-37 | 14.0 |
| "Quite pleased to know that if they face the Cavaliers, it will be in the ECF." - Curse of Cleveland | |||||
| anking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 15 |  |
11 | 4 |
45-36 | 14.2 |
| "This team was once a dark horse to win a series or two. Now, without Bogut, that's going to be real tough. However, Skiles always has his teams prepared." - Curse of Cleveland | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 16 |  |
20 | 4 |
39-41 |
16.8 |
| "Sam Neill in Jurassic Park. Intent on beating the raptors." - With-Malice |
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| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change |
Record
|
Avg Ranking |
| 17 |  |
17 | - | 42-39 |
17.8 |
| "Kim Jong Il (Dear Leader). Sees himself as a world power, but in reality is reliant on Big China." - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 18 |  |
18 | - | 39-42 |
18.8 |
| "It's all falling apart north of the border. They're going to be muttering profanities at Jamison and the Cavs for the offseason." - Curse of Cleveland | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 19 |  |
16 |
3 |
40-41 |
19.0 |
| "Hard to believe there are enough balls for everybody." - Knicks Fanatics | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 20 |  |
19 |
1 |
36-45 |
20.0 |
| "Mars Rover. Not that long ago, everyone was so excited about it and then the truth came out... nothing is actually there. " - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 21 |  |
24 |
3 |
32-49 | 20.5 |
| "Butler almost did it but Larry Bird is getting away with murder in Indy." - Knicks Fanatics | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 22 |  |
22 | - |
29-52 | 22.7 |
| "We DECLARE this a disaster area."- Knicks Fanatics | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 23 |  |
21 | 2 |
28-53 | 23.7 |
| 'Robin (as in "Batman & ..."). No matter what, you'll always be the sidekick. Even if you get a semi-cool cartoon, you'll still be that guy who gets the "isn't he the lil' guy who works with...?"'. - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 24 |  |
26 | 2 |
26-55 | 24.3 |
| "What happened to the Joe Dumars that we all know and loved. He's got quite a mess on his hands, the inevitable result of picking Darko Milicic and not developing him." - Knicks Fanatics | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 25 |  |
23 | 2 |
25-56 |
24.7 |
| "If you take away Brandon Jennings worst three months of the season, he has a strong case for Rookie of the Year. If you take away the best three months of Tyreke Evans' season, he's still the hands down Rookie of the Year. " - Talk Hoops | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 26 |  |
27 | 1 |
25-55 | 24.8 |
| "So weak that they celebrate longevity as opposed to excellence. At least the players left seem to like Don Nelson." - Knicks Fanatics | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 27 |  |
25 | 2 |
27-54 | 24.8 |
| "The Vampire Lestat. Just sucks." - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 28 |  |
28 | - | 25-56 | 27.7 |
| "Shaun Livingston having good games is the only good thing about this current Wizards team. Well, Andray Blatche campaigning for triple-doubles is pretty funny too." - Talk Hoops | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 29 |  |
29 | - | 15-66 | 29.5 |
| "Single cell amoeba. Lots of growth opportunities." - With-Malice | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Last poll | Change | Record | Avg Ranking |
| 30 |  |
30 | - | 12-69 | 29.5 |
| "They avoided being labeled the worst team in NBA history, but they still have a lot of work to do and the future looks young and bright." - Knicks Fanatics |
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