Tier 11. Milwaukee Bucks 31-5 (.861) 2. Los Angeles Clippers 25-11 (.694) 3. Los Angeles Lakers 27-7 (.794) 4. Boston Celtics 23-8 (.742) 5. Philadelphia 76ers 23-13 (.639) 6. Miami Heat 25-9 (.735) 7. Toronto Raptors 23-12 (.657) 8. Houston Rockets 23-11 (.676) 9. Dallas Mavericks 22-12 (.647) 10. Denver Nuggets 24-10 (.706) Tier One Spotlight: Los Angeles Clippers "The Christmas battle for Los Angeles concluded with the Clippers reigning supreme. With the level of competition this year compared to recent years, there is a lot of fluidity at the top." #FearTheDeer #ClipperNation #LakeShow #Clippers #PhilaUnite #Heat #WeTheNorth #OneMission #MFFL #MileHIghBasketball Tier 211. Oklahoma City Thunder 19-15 (.559) 12. Utah Jazz 22-12 (.647) 13. Indiana Pacers 22-13 (.629) 14. Portland Trail Blazers 14-21 (.400) 15. Brooklyn Nets 16-17 (.485) 16. San Antonio Spurs 14-19 (.424) 17. Sacramento Kings 13-22 (.371) 18. Orlando Magic 15-19 (.441) 19. Chicago Bulls 13-22 (.371) 20. Detroit Pistons 12-23 (.343) Tier Two Spotlight: Chicago Bulls "It’s nice to see Chicago showing signs of life for the first time since prime Derrick Rose. If this team misses the playoffs, they'll still fill a spot in this years dunk contest." #ThunderUp #TakeNote #IndianaStyle #RipCity #WeGoHard #GoSpursGo #SacramentoProud #MagicAboveAll #BullsNation #DetroitBasketball Tier 321. Phoenix Suns 13-21 (.382) 22. Memphis Grizzlies 13-22 (.371) 23. Charlotte Hornets 14-23 (.378) 24. Cleveland Cavaliers 10-24 (.294) 25. New Orleans Pelicans 11-23 (.324) 26. Golden State Warriors 9-27 (.250) 27. Washington Wizards 10-23 (.303) 28. Minnesota Timberwolves 13-21 (.382) 29. New York Knicks 10-24 (.294) 30. Atlanta Hawks 7-27 (.206) Tier Three Spotlight: Minnesota Timberwolves "I’ll tell you what, Lizzo's tremendous ass cheeks really did a number on this team’s confidence. Lead by the colossal bust that is Andrew Wiggins and KAT this team is going nowhere fast." #RisePHX #GrindCity #AllFly #BeTheFight #WontBowDown #DubNation #RepTheDistrict #Timberwolves #NewYorkForever #TrueToAtlanta #NBA #PowerRankings #BustTheSlump #NBATwitter #SportsTalk #SportsNation
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Tier 11. Los Angeles Lakers 19-3 (.864) 2. Milwaukee Bucks 19-3 (.864) 3. Toronto Raptors 15-6 (.714) 4. Los Angeles Clippers 16-6 (.727) 5. Houston Rockets 14-7 (.667) 6. Dallas Mavericks 15-6 (.714) 7. Denver Nuggets 14-5 (.737) 8. Boston Celtics 15-5 (.750) 9. Philadelphia 76ers 15-7 (.682) 10. Miami Heat 15-6 (.714) Tier One Spotlight: Los Angeles Lakers "A 10-game winning streak puts the Lakers back on top this week. This is the first time this franchise has accomplished this feat since the Kobe era. The Bucks are a close second, but LeBron has re-inserted himself into the MVP discussion for the title contending Lakers." #LakeShow #FearTheDeer #WeTheNorth #ClipperNation #OneMission #MFFL #MileHighBasketball #Celtics #PhilaUnite #HeatTwitter Tier 211. Utah Jazz 12-10 (.545) 12. Indiana Pacers 14-7 (.667) 13. Minnesota Timberwolves 10-10 (.500) 14. Brooklyn Nets 11-10 (.524) 15. Phoenix Suns 10-11 (.476) 16. Sacramento Kings 8-12 (.400) 17. Oklahoma City Thunder 8-12 (.400) 18. Orlando Magic 10-11 (.476) 19. Portland Trail Blazers 9-13 (.409) 20. Washington Wizards 7-13 (.350) Tier Two Spotlight: Portland Trail Blazers "Melo is looking good and since his addition to the starting line-up this team is 3-0. The Blazers have talented roster and have been quitely building something special, expect them to make noise later in the season. " #TakeNote #IndianaStyle #Timberwolves #WeGoHard #RisePHX #SacramentoProud #ThunderUp #MagicAboveAll #RipCity #RepTheDistrict 21. Detroit Pistons 8-14 (.364) 22. New Orleans Pelicans 6-16 (.273) 23. Charlotte Hornets 9-14 (.391) 24. San Antonio Spurs 8-14 (.364) 25. Memphis Grizzlies 6-15 (.286) 26. Chicago Bulls 8-14 (.364) 27. Cleveland Cavaliers 5-15 (.250) 28. Atlanta Hawks 5-17 (.227) 29. New York Knicks 4-18 (.182) 30. Golden State Warriors 4-19 (.174) Tier Three Spotlight: Detroit Pistons "Who would have thought that Blake Griffin would be arguably the worst part of this team? Griffin is playing limited minutes, while earning a staggering $35M. I foresee a complete overhaul of this roster this coming season." #DetroitBasketball #WontBowDown #AllFly #GoSpursGo #GrindCity #BullsNation #BeTheFight #TrueToAtlanta #NewYorkForever #DubNation #NBA #PowerRankings #BustTheSlump #NBATwitter #SportsTalk #SportsNation
#Podcast #Podcasting #BallIsLife Tier 1:1. Boston Celtics 11-2 (.846) 2. Los Angeles Lakers 12-2 (.857) 3. Houston Rockets 11-3 (.786) 4. Milwaukee Bucks 10-3 (.769) 5. Utah Jazz 8-5 (.615) 6. Denver Nuggets 9-3 (.750) 7. Los Angeles Clippers 9-5 (.643) 8. Phoenix Suns 7-6 (.538) 9. Toronto Raptors 9-4 (.692) 10. Miami Heat 9-3 (.750) Tier 1 Spotlight: Houston Rockets The best defense? More offense! James harden offensive game is so lethal at this point, you almost forget how porous of a defender he is. Russell Westbrook's arrival has not slowed his scoring production in the slightest. This team is functioning a lot better than originally thought in the pre-season. #Celtics #LakeShow #OneMission #FearTheDeer #TakeNote #MileHighBasketball #ClipperNation #RisePHX #WeTheNorth #HeatTwitter Tier 2:11. Dallas Mavericks 8-5 (.615) 12. Philadelphia 76ers 8-5 (.615) 13. Minnesota Timberwolves 8-6 (.571) 14. Indiana Pacers 8-6 (.571) 15. Orlando Magic 6-7 (.462) 16. Sacramento Kings 6-7 (.462) 17. San Antonio Spurs 5-9 (.357) 18. Brooklyn Nets 5-8 (.385) 19. Charlotte Hornets 6-8 (.429) 20. Portland Trail Blazers 5-10 (.333) Tier 2 Spotlight: Dallas Mavericks Luca, in his sophomore season, is averaging 30+ PPG and a triple-double. When I was his age I was proud if I made it to all my morning classes in a given week. If Porzingis maintains good health, this team can elevate themselves above their recent run of mediocrity. #MFFL #PhilaUnite #Timberwolves #IndianaStyle #MagicAboveAll #SacramentoProud #GoSpursGo #WeGoHard #AllFly #RipCity Tier 3:21. Detroit Pistons 4-9 (.308) 22. Oklahoma City Thunder 5-9 (.357) 23. Memphis Grizzlies 5-9 (.357) 24. Cleveland Cavaliers 4-9 (.308) 25. Atlanta Hawks 4-9 (.308) 26. New Orleans Pelicans 5-9 (.357) 27. Washington Wizards 3-8 (.273) 28. Chicago Bulls 4-10 (.286) 29. Golden State Warriors 3-12 (.200) 30. New York Knicks 4-10 (.286) Tier 3 Lowlight: Washington Wizards If Washington can figure out their defense this team could shoot up my rankings quickly. They look great on the offensive end but are lost defensively. Unfortunately for them, their horrendous defense thus far has been to much to overcome. #DetroitBasketball #ThunderUp #BullsNation #GrindCity #BeTheFIght #TrueToAtlanta #WontBowDown #RepTheDistrict #DubNation #NewYorkForever
Tier 1:1. Philadelphia 76ers 5-0 (1.000) 2. Los Angeles Clippers 5-2 (.714) 3. Los Angeles Lakers 5-1 (.833) 4. Boston Celtics 4-1 (.800) 5. Milwaukee Bucks 4-2 (.667) 6. Miami Heat 5-1 (.833) 7. Utah Jazz 4-3 (.571) 8. San Antonio Spurs 4-2 (.667) 9. Toronto Raptors 4-2 (.667) 10. Denver Nuggets 4-2 (.667) Tier 1 Spotlight: The C's are looking like they have their heads on straight after Kyrie's departure. Gordon Hayward has looked great and a comeback win against, reigning MVP, Giannis Antokounmpo's Bucks. This team could finally live up the lofty expectations they've had in the last couple years. #PhilaUnite #ClipperNation #LakeShow #Celtics #FeartheDeer #HeatTwitter #TakeNote #GoSpursGo #WeTheNorth #MileHighBasketball Tier 211. Houston Rockets 3-3 (.500) 12. Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1 (.800) 13. Dallas Mavericks 4-2 (.667) 14. Phoenix Suns 4-2 (.667) 15. Indiana Pacers 3-3 (.500) 16. Portland Trailblazers 3-3 (.500) 17. Detroit Pistons 3-4 (.429) 18. Brooklyn Nets 2-4 (.333) 19. Atlanta Hawks 2-3 (.400) 20. Orlando Magic 2-4 (.333) Tier 2 Spotlight: Phoenix Suns The Suns are making my pre-season rankings look good. This team beat the Clippers, who could have seen that coming? We'll see if the momentum continues into the season but this team is off to a great start #OneMission #Timberwolves #MFFL #RisePHX #RipCity #IndianaStyle #DetroitBasketball #WeGoHard #TruetoAtlanta #MagicAboveAll Tier 3:21. Charlotte Hornets 3-3 (.500) 22. Oklahoma City Thunder 2-4 (.333) 23. Chicago Bulls 2-5 (.286) 24. Cleveland Cavaliers 2-4 (.333) 25. Sacramento Kings 2-5 (.286) 26. New Orleans Pelicans 1-5 (.167) 27. Washington Wizards 1-4 (.200) 28. Golden State Warriors 1-5 (.167) 29. Memphis Grizzlies 1-4 (.200) 30. New York Knicks 1-6 (.143) Tier 3 Spotlight: Golden State Warriors Time for the bandwagoners to start picking up some new merch. With Steph out for a couple months and Draymonds injury, this team went from an All-Star starting line-up to dead on arrival. #AllFly #ThunderUp #BullsNation #BeTheFight #SacramentoProud #WontBowDown #ReptheDistrict #DubNation #GrindCity #NewYorkForever
 Whenever it comes to political views or social justice, I see no problem when professional athletes or others choose to take a stand. Countless times, when athletes speaks their mind, they are usually told to stay out of it, leave it alone. They are told they do not comprehend anything outside of their respective sports. Athletes are told shut up and dribble, just run the bases, stick to kicking ball . It doesn't end at vocalizing your beliefs, even a tweet can land an organization in hot water.  "Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong." How can one simple tweet cause so much controversy within a matter of second? Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey quickly found out. The tweet is a reference to the protest taking place in Hong Kong regarding extradition laws to the mainland, among many on-going issues in the region. This is a territory that has it's own laws, rules and government. The protest started out peacefully but soon escalated into violence on both sides. The riots have seen pepper spray, tear gas, rubber bullets and even Molotov cocktails utilized. Now why did the become so controversial? Perhaps, the well documented business relationship between the Rockets organization, the league and China. This is the same franchise that in 2002 drafted Chinese superstar, Yao Ming. This allowed a new opportunity for the league to reach spectators world wide. Since the, the National Basketball Association and China have formed a multii-billion dollar relationship. When Lebron James usually tweets his support for social justice, as stated earlier, I have no issues with this. But when he says Morey was 'uneducated' and 'misinformed' on the subject, how can that be? James disagreed with Morey's initial tweet, citing the poor timing given the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets were scheduled for a pre-season game in the nation. To me, it looks like his business ventures held the most weight in James statement. Following backlash for his comments James has decided to not discuss the issue further. According to reports, shoe sales in China have double within the last five years. James, currently has a lifetimes contract with Nike and has made countless trips to China due to the partnership between Nike and the NBA. James comes off hypocritical, as someone that does not value human rights or freedom of speech abroad. He has stated that he does not think every issue should be everybody's problem. Next time an issue of social justice occurs in the United States, James may be best inclined to keep it to himself. Tweeting and supporting other is okay but when it comes to a country, sponsor that your employer is in a relationship with. Athletes may tend to be encouraged to avoid these topics because it's not their place. #NBA # China #LebronJames #King James #Lakers #LakeShow #DarylMorey #Houston Rockets #HereTheyCome #Nike
Tier 1:1. Los Angeles Lakers 2. Los Angeles Clippers 3. Milwaukee Bucks 4. Houston Rockets 5. Golden State Warriors 6. Philadelphia 76ers 7. Denver Nuggets 8. Utah Jazz 9. San Antonio Spurs 10. Toronto Raptors Tier 1 Spotlight: Los Angeles Lakers "As mixed as I have felt about my favorite player joining my least favorite team, I’m ready to see a LeBron lead team dominate the NBA again. Adding AD to the mix will make this the team to watch for the start of the season." #LakeShow #CipperNation #FearTheDeer #Rockets #DubNation #HereTheyCome #MileHighBasketball #TeamIsEverything #GoSpursGo #WeTheNorth Tier 2:11. Boston Celtics 12. Portland Trailblazers 13. Brooklyn Nets 14. New Orleans Pelicans 15. Miami Heat 16. Orlando Magic 17. Indiana Pacers 18. Sacramento Kings 19. Detroit Pistons 20. Oklahoma City Thunder Tier 2 Riser : New Orleans Pelicans "Zion will be back, the hype for this team might be a little high considering this team could take time to find an identity, but the talent is there." #CUsRise #RipCity #WeGoHard #DoItBig #HEATCulture #PureMagic #Pacers #SacramentoProud #DetroitBasketball #ThunderUp Tier 3:21. Dallas Mavericks 22. Atlanta Hawks 23. Chicago Bulls 24. Minnesota Timberwolves 25. Washington Wizards 26. Phoenix Suns 27. Cleveland Cavaliers 28. Memphis Grizzlies 29. Charlotte Hornets 30. New York Knicks Tier 3 Sleeper: Phoenix Suns "Of any team this low on the list, I could see this team climbing the highest. Devin Booker is a phenomenal player and this team has been adding more pieces every year. Don’t sleep on the Suns." #MFFL #TrueToAtlanta #BullsNation #AllEyesNorth #DCFamily #TimeToRise #BeTheFight #GrindCity #Hornets30 #NewYorkForever
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