http://www.sbnation.com/users/BradleeRoss Posts made by BradleeRoss on SBNation.com http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/2012/12/11/3756274/week-7-power-rankings-thunder-continue-to-make-their-case-as-nbas-no BradleeRoss Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:05:42 -0000 <img alt="20121210_kkt_aj6_796" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/4829587/20121210_kkt_aj6_796.0_standard_400.0.jpg" /> <table align="center" border="1"><tbody> <tr> <td><b>Source </b></td> <td><b>Ranking</b></td> <td><b>Comment</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/2012/12/10/3746898/nba-power-rankings-2012-spurs-thunder">SBNation </a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td>The Thunder have moved up a spot since last week. Seth Rosenthal notes just how power the OKC offense is, especially given the fact that it still does not appear to be at full force.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/powerrankings/">NBA.com</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>According to John Schuhmann, the Thunder are statistically the best offense since the 2003-04 Dallas Mavericks, noting how they rolled through the league's No. 1 defense (Pacers) on Sunday.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-12-03/nba-power-rankings-heat-knicks-spurs-warriors-gregg-popovich-david-stern-lebron">Sporting News</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>After being way down at No. 6 in these rankings last week, all is right now. The Thunder's eight-game win streak has them at the top of the league.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1429959-nba-power-rankings-where-every-team-stands-heading-into-week-7/page/31">Bleacher Report</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>Russell Westbrook is playing the best basketball of his career, and the "not a real point guard" argument is losing weight. Serge Ibaka has also been huge thanks to his continued offensive improvement.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings">ESPN-Hollinger</a></td> <td align="center">2</td> <td>A slightly weaker schedule has dropped the Thunder a single spot in John Hollinger's stat-heavy power rankings.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/powerRankings">Fox Sports</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>Sam Amico believes that the Thunder look even more seasoned than they did on their playoff run to the NBA Finals last season.<br> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/2012/12/5/3732454/week-6-power-rankings-thunder-rising-to-the-top BradleeRoss Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:43:55 -0000 <img alt="20121204_kkt_aw8_213" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/4480199/20121204_kkt_aw8_213.0_standard_400.0.jpg" /> <table align="center" border="1"><tbody> <tr> <td><b>Source </b></td> <td><b>Ranking</b></td> <td><b>Comment</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/2012/12/3/3719048/nba-power-rankings-2012-san-antonio-spurs">SBNation <br></a></td> <td align="center">3</td> <td>Seth Rosenthal has the Thunder at No. 3 for the second straight week, and apparently they are not higher because they have been beating inferior competition. Is that not what good teams do?</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/powerrankings/">NBA.com</a></td> <td align="center">4</td> <td>Russell Westbrook's shooting is still off, but his assist rate and defense are better than ever.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-12-03/nba-power-rankings-heat-knicks-spurs-warriors-gregg-popovich-david-stern-lebron">Sporting News</a></td> <td align="center">6</td> <td>This is by far the lowest ranking, and it doesn't make much sense. Even though this was published before the Thunder's win in Brooklyn, the Nets still shouldn't have been ahead of OKC.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1429960-nba-power-rankings-where-does-every-team-stand-heading-into-december/page/31">Bleacher Report</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>Bleacher Report's Ethan Sherwood Strauss has the Thunder ranked No. 1. Three-point shooting percentage is an area in which the Thunder have significantly improved.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings">ESPN-Hollinger</a></td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>No comments from Hollinger, but I'll give you some. Thunder are No. 1 because they lead the league in margin of victory, have won nine of last 10 and are the first NBA team to win 15 games.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a target="_blank" href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/powerRankings">Fox Sports</a></td> <td align="center">3</td> <td>The James Harden trade has worked out, but Sam Amico questions whether the Thunder will use the draft picks they got in it to get more veteran help.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/2012/11/27/3697180/nba-power-rankings-week-5-the-kids-are-alright BradleeRoss Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:23:18 -0000 <img alt="20121126_kkt_ax3_392" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/4022459/20121126_kkt_ax3_392.0_standard_400.0.jpg" /> <table width="556" height="286" border="0" frame="all"><tbody> <tr> <td><b>Source </b></td> <td><b>Ranking</b></td> <td><b>Comment </b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2012/11/26/3692282/nba-power-rankings-2012-memphis-grizzlies" target="_blank">SBNation</a></td> <td align="center">3</td> <td>The need for Kevin Martin's offense off the bench has been highlighted recently in games where it failed to get going.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.nba.com/powerrankings/" target="_blank">NBA.com</a></td> <td align="center">4</td> <td>The Thunder got their first important win of the season over the Clippers, but their defense continues to slope downward.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-11-26/nba-power-rankings-lebron-james-stats-dirk-nowitzki-injury-la-lakers-kobe-bryant" target="_blank">Sporting News</a></td> <td align="center">5</td> <td>Serge Ibaka has helped fill the scoring column this season, scoring in double digits in 12 straight games up until the Thunder's blowout win over Charlotte Monday night.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1421320-nba-power-rankings-separating-contenders-from-pretenders/page/28" target="_blank">Bleacher Report</a></td> <td align="center">4</td> <td>Oklahoma City is one of the NBA's best teams, but it could be even better if Scott Brooks played better lineups.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings" target="_blank">ESPN-Hollinger</a></td> <td align="center">6</td> <td>N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/26/nba-power-rankings-memphis-hangs-on-but-spurs-heat-charging/" target="_blank">NBC Sports</a></td> <td align="center">4</td> <td>The Thunder looked like themselves against the Clippers, but their bad defensive effort cannot continue.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/powerRankings" target="_blank">Fox Sports</a></td> <td align="center">6</td> <td>The recovery from the James Harden trade is not over, but the Thunder will be fine for two reasons: Durant and Westbrook.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/2012/11/16/3640438/nba-power-rankings-week-3 BradleeRoss Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:22:47 -0000 <img alt="20121112_kdl_af2_089" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/3357409/20121112_kdl_af2_089.0_standard_400.0.jpg" /> <p><b>From Around the League:</b></p> <div style="color: #000000; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <table><tbody> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>SOURCE</b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>RANKING </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>COMMENT</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/4/17/2954344/nba-power-rankings" target="_blank">SB Nation</a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>5 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">The defense has been fine, but the Thunder offense is just now finding its flow.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>ESPN - Hollinger</b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>N/A </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings" target="_blank"><b>ESPN - Stein</b></a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>6 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">Kevin Martin is shooting well from three, but Russell Westbrook's poor shot selection is making his start slow.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://www.nba.com/powerrankings/" target="_blank"><b>NBA.com - Schuhmann</b></a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>3 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">Kevin Martin is filling his bench role nicely, but the team's turnover problems have still not been resolved.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">NBA.com - Aldridge</td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>N/A </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">N/A<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">Sports Illustrated</td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>N/A </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">N/A<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/12/nba-power-rankings-the-knicks-are-on-top-the-knicks-are-on-top/" target="_blank">ProBasketballTalk</a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>5 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">Kevin Martin is making the most of the open looks being on the Thunder gets him.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">HoopSpeak</td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>N/A </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-power-rankings-week-16-3" target="_blank">Hoopsworld</a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>6 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">The Thunder are starting to figure out life after James Harden.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">Behind the Basket</td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>N/A </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">N/A<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/powerRankings" target="_blank"><b>FoxSports</b></a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>12 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">Adjusting to life without Harden takes time, but Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are still here.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://www.covers.com/sports/power-ranking/nba-power-ranking.aspx" target="_blank"><b>Covers</b></a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>3 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">The Harden hangover is finally ending.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nba/powerrankings" target="_blank"><b>CBS Sports</b></a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>5 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">The idea that Westbrook would be bad without Harden is all played out. Also wrong.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1138435-nba-power-rankings-how-la-lakers-struggles-shake-up-the-top-10-teams" target="_blank">Bleacher Report</a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>4 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">Harden will be missed, but not too much.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><a href="http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2012/04/nba-power-rankings-7/" target="_blank">Black Sports Online</a></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>5 </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">The Thunder are not falling out of contention. They just have to get their chemistry going again.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">SheridanHoops</td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>N/A </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">Complex</td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;"><b>N/A </b></td> <td style="color: #000000; font-size: 11px; cursor: text; margin: 8px;">N/A<br> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div>