House Basketball Rankings 5.0

By Britton Barthold
Let’s get to it.

*() Indicates previous ranking*

1. (1) Suns [6-0]
Guess who? The Suns won in a high scoring affair against a solid Jazz team, further solidifying the Suns position as best in the league. The team is averaging an absurd 48.6 points a game while only allowing 37.8 per game. I’m getting tired of going over why this team is so good and who makes it so good, so that is all you get guys.

2. (3) Nuggets [5-1]
The Nuggets won a one-point thriller against the Cavaliers on Sunday. It was a high scoring contest. Interesting fact here, out of the Nuggets five wins, four of them have had a differential of less than four points. The team likes to keep it close, but that doesn’t matter when the team is winning. The team is finding success in junior Hudson Hamill and senior Matt Hayes, who continues to have a solid year. The Nuggets remain as the last one loss team, with their only loss coming at the hands of the #1 ranked Suns.

3. (7) Heat [3-3]
Holy jump you may be thinking. Well, my job gets hard when four of the top six teams lose in a week. Now that either me ranking teams poorly or teams just being so inconsistent. I’m going to go with the latter. Now to the Heat. Apparently, senior two sport superstar Sam Bowtell hit a nasty game winning three to beat the Mavericks. Bowtell’s arrival has been huge for the Heat, and well, is the reason they are up at #3 for right now. I questioned the teams ability against a big team like the Mavericks, but they proved themselves worthy in the battle. Now let’s see if they can hold this ranking.

4. (2) Lakers [4-2]
So apparently the Lakers got spanked by the Celtics. Ya, those Celtics. Peter Archey’s Celtics. You know, the team that started the season 0-5. You get the point. It wasn’t even that close, as the Lakers managed to lose by 9 points to the league's worst team. Now why am I keeping the team up this high? Well, apparently the team was without some major pieces, and I still think this team is pretty good. They remain one of the leagues biggest teams, so they should still be a force to be reckoned with. But seriously, losing to the Celtics must suck.

5. (4) Jazz [3-3]
The Jazz were not able to finish off the Suns on Sunday, losing the game by six points. That is why I decided not to drop them too far, even though it is their second loss in a row. The Jazz are still a good team on paper, even though one of their two losses in a row came from the Mavericks. Whatever, they still have solid talent. They have a good game against the Wizards tomorrow night, so they should be able to rebound then.

6. (8) Bulls [3-3]
The Bulls return to their #6 spot for the second time after winning via forfeit against the Nets. Not much to say here, because I didn’t even show up to this game. Neither did Jack Feeley. There is your shout out Feeley. So… next team.

7. (6) Cavaliers [3-3]
The Cavaliers have plummeted, losing three straight since starting undefeated. Their latest loss came at the hands of the Nuggets, as the team was not able to score two more points to put them in the winning column. I seriously don’t know what happened to this team, so I won’t try. Maybe they will win their next game, who knows.

8. (5) Mavericks [2-4]
The Mavericks could not live up to the expectations when I put them at #5, so here they are back in the lower ranks. The team lost a heartbreaker when Sam Bowtell put a dagger through the hearts of every Mavericks player. So, back to the Mavs. Their last two losses have been by an average differential of 2 points, showing that at least they can keep it close. Well, hopefully they can start finishing, since when playoffs start, there are no second chances.

9. (10) Wizards [3-3]
The Wizards beat the Knicks because the Knicks failed to make an appearance. Well, there isn’t much to write about when the other team doesn’t show up. Technically, they have won three of their last four… That is something to think about.

10. (9) Nets [2-4]
One guy showed up. Classic.

11. (11) Knicks [1-5]
Another team that didn’t show up. Classic.

12. (12) Celtics [1-5]
THE CELTICS WON A GAME! THE CELTICS WON A GAME! Ya well I made a promise with Peter Archey that I would never move the team in the rankings, so they stay at 12.