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Power Ranking - New Year's resolutions

Jan, 03 (Week 8) - We take a look at every team's New Year's resolutions and how it could affect them. Just like the nearest gym, we expect everyone to go hot and heavy over the next few weeks, only to settle back into their old routine and skip the gym to binge watch Mr. Robot. [pennywise ]

	Rank	Rating	Team		Record	Comment
	1 (3)	99	Min		11-1 Hou 123, Min 76 L Por 107, Min 102 L Min 89, Mem 115 L Min 86, Bkn 122 L Min 87, Pho 100 L OKC 128, Min 82 L LAC 135, Min 73 L Ind 106, Min 79 L Min 106, Chi 115 L NO 91, Min 95 W Orl 89, Min 107 W	Find a better starting SF. Sure Fournier is finally back and healthy, but he’s currently happy as the 6th man. There really isn’t someone on IR that could fill that need and Dekker is atrocious. Maybe Minny should start Fournier and find a wing 6th man?
	2 (10)	90	OKC		10-2 Orl 72, OKC 110 W Tor 90, OKC 123 W GS 91, OKC 131 W Pho 74, OKC 123 W OKC 125, Bos 87 W SA 106, OKC 97 L OKC 127, LAC 124 W OKC 128, Min 82 W Utah 77, OKC 124 W OKC 112, GS 84 W OKC 112, SA 81 W	Find a way to get Korver more touches, keep stars healthy and improve deep bench by trade. Look, there’s not much this powerhouse needs but if these 3 things are improved, they could be close to unstoppable.
	3 (8)	81	Mem		10-2 Mem 118, Bos 97 W Min 89, Mem 115 W Mem 101, Cle 92 W Mem 112, Utah 94 W GS 95, Mem 124 W Mem 99, Pho 91 W Atl 115, Mem 86 L Mem 78, Was 109 L Ind 74, Mem 109 W Mem 103, Det 110 L Mem 114, Dal 104 W	Make sure Big Papa is able to play. Make sure Big Papa is able to play. Make sure Big Papa…. You get my drift. Memphis runs on the VT proclaimed “NLL glitches” of Papa G and Marquese Chriss. When you talk about OVER performing, you need look no further as they are exhibit 1 and 1a. Tatum is quite nice too.
	4 (2)	81	Mil		9-4 Mil 134, Cha 118 W Mil 134, NY 75 W Det 72, Mil 111 W Tor 77, Mil 140 W Mil 127, Ind 76 W Mil 135, Tor 98 W Was 98, Mil 143 W Mil 102, Dal 110 L Mil 101, Cle 83 W Mil 145, Det 74 W	Find a starting SF. Sure Miles is acceptable, but with the rest of that starting unit and the emergence of Mitchell, they just need that 1 last piece to potentially hoist the trophy. Oh, and get LaVine back!
	5 (1)	70	Bos		8-4 Bos 90, Cha 117 L Bos 118, Dal 108 W Mem 118, Bos 97 L LAL 69, Bos 127 W OKC 125, Bos 87 L Bos 101, NY 128 L Chi 105, Bos 112 W Cha 115, Bos 87 L Bos 113, Bkn 125 L Pho 126, Bos 131 W Orl 84, Bos 114 W	Better bench play. Find a way to get all his best players on the court together. Part 1 is hard, since they have a decent bench, but they aren’t playing well. Part 2 is easy, as we expect a healthy Celtics lineup to look like this: Bradley, Reke, KD, Melo, Favors… not a bad starting five at all.
	6 (5)	69	Utah		9-4 Sac 78, Utah 96 W Utah 97, NY 105 L Utah 96, Por 110 L Utah 91, Chi 98 L Mem 112, Utah 94 L Utah 108, Den 117 L Cha 108, Utah 90 L Utah 103, GS 94 W Utah 77, OKC 124 L Por 109, Utah 88 L SA 107, Utah 97 L	Keep CP3 healthy and get better overall play from Wiggins. If Chris Paul stays healthy, he is the engine that turns this team into a well oiled machine. Yes, the team has enough contributors that Wiggs can take nights off, but you want to see you budding star play more like a superstar if you want to make playoff waves.
	7 (11)	68	SA		8-4 SA 74, Dal 106 L Atl 107, SA 97 L Tor 117, SA 110 L NO 96, SA 95 L SA 94, Sac 107 L SA 105, Det 112 L SA 106, OKC 97 W SA 107, Utah 97 W LAL 70, SA 104 W OKC 112, SA 81 L	I will not rest Embiid, I will not rest Embiid…. Get the 2 PG healthy. The 1st is the more important, as the combo of Embiid and Davis are impossible to stop, but Conley and Beverley were key to stopping everyone from playing 5 in the paint to slow down the big fellas.
	8 (7)	67	Cle		8-5 Pho 113, Cle 70 L Cle 118, Tor 127 L Mem 101, Cle 92 L Cle 104, Bkn 130 L Cle 110, NY 113 L Ind 97, Cle 101 W Cle 91, Dal 109 L Mil 101, Cle 83 L Por 123, Cle 99 L Cle 90, Phi 123 L	Find a fountain of youth for Lebron, get R-Co more shots and find a decent SG to take pressure off the stars. Harrison just isn’t going to cut it long term. Maybe the Cavs are looking forward to finding a diamond in the rough? Is there anyone interesting becoming available in free agency soon?
	9 (9)	60	Pho		8-5 Pho 112, Ind 121 L Pho 74, OKC 123 L Pho 113, Cle 70 W Den 102, Pho 115 W Min 87, Pho 100 W Chi 79, Pho 103 W Mem 99, Pho 91 L Pho 80, LAC 136 L LAC 115, Pho 108 L Atl 71, Pho 127 W Pho 126, Bos 131 L	Unlock Horford, stay healthy, be more consistent. The Suns started off so poorly that even after a solid few weeks, they are still on the outside looking in for the playoff race. Most Suns fans are happy to say, “wait until next year” and everything else this season is gravy, but GM Pennywise doesn’t seem to be happy with anything less than a playoff spot. Does he have another trade in the works?
	10 (14)	58	Cha		7-6 Mil 134, Cha 118 L Bos 90, Cha 117 W Mia 92, Cha 103 W Cha 108, NY 77 W Cha 118, Sac 51 W Cha 108, Utah 90 W Bkn 127, Cha 137 W Cha 115, Bos 87 W NO 62, Cha 116 W Atl 92, Cha 122 W Cha 112, Ind 79 W GS 85, Cha 114 W	Protect Porzingis, get more contribution past the first 7 on the roster. Charlotte had got the youth movement going strong and K-Por leads the team. He’s the 4th best NLL player, good ol’ unicorn. But after that top 7, everyone sucks. Well, they don’t suck, but they aren’t playing well.
	11 (6)	57	NY		7-6 Mil 134, NY 75 L Utah 97, NY 105 W Cha 108, NY 77 L Den 127, NY 95 L NY 118, Det 93 W Cle 110, NY 113 W Bos 101, NY 128 W Hou 118, NY 124 W NY 107, Tor 119 L Mia 68, NY 120 W Bkn 148, NY 86 L Orl 92, NY 102 W	prepare for weeks without James, find a way for James and Kyrie to coexist AND win. Harden is expected to be out for 2-3 weeks with a hammy injury and hammies are always delicate, so losing more time is possible too. Dunadin has had a hard time getting the most out of Kyrie with Harden on the court, so he has gone to drastic measures with only minimal gains.
	12 (16)	56	LAC		7-6 NO 91, LAC 120 W LAL 76, LAC 96 W Phi 118, LAC 129 W Dal 88, LAC 124 W OKC 127, LAC 124 L LAC 135, Min 73 W LAC 135, Mia 79 W Pho 80, LAC 136 W Hou 85, LAC 124 W LAC 115, Pho 108 W LAC 122, Por 111 W	trade for Oladipo…. Oops… LOL. Continue to change multiple good assets for singular better ones. This has always been part of Andrew’s big plan, but now he’s finally getting to see it start to come to fruition. Oladipo now is better than Hood and Jackson, but maybe he gave up too soon on JJ? Big paydays are still just a season away, so likely going to see more movement in LA.
	13 (12)	48	Atl		6-6 Atl 97, Chi 90 W Atl 115, Por 104 W Atl 107, SA 97 W Atl 117, Tor 105 W Dal 108, Atl 110 W Atl 99, Hou 100 L Atl 115, Mem 86 W Atl 71, Pho 127 L Atl 111, Was 92 W Atl 92, Cha 122 L Atl 106, Mia 76 W	get Fultz on the court, trade away Grant and McDermott. Their #1 pick has yet to see NLL action and the fans have been salivating at his return. Jerian and Doug seem to have found their NBA niche, so there isn’t much potential left to ponder with them.
	14 (4)	48	Chi		6-7 Atl 97, Chi 90 L Chi 64, LAL 91 L Utah 91, Chi 98 W Phi 118, Chi 88 L Chi 79, Pho 103 L Bkn 135, Chi 102 L Chi 77, Den 100 L Chi 105, Bos 112 L Sac 93, Chi 105 W Min 106, Chi 115 W Chi 98, Phi 131 L	Keep Steph and Klay healthy…..they are the key to the Bulls success, and to a minor extent, Dirk too. Dedmon is another helpful player, but the way the Bulls run, they can only have 1 big rebounder on the court at a time. Perhaps a SF upgrade?
	15 (17)	47	LAL		6-7 LAL 76, LAC 96 L Chi 64, LAL 91 W LAL 69, Bos 127 L Orl 85, LAL 109 W LAL 101, Sac 85 W LAL 77, Por 95 L LAL 95, NO 74 W Sac 74, LAL 91 W LAL 122, Tor 91 W LAL 70, SA 104 L	Draft picks and young players. Oh, and if you’re willing to trade me a player like Batum, I’ll take that too. Speculation was that Greeny was about to blow it up with his star sitting for the next 2 months, but then he adds Batum. Maybe he’s not ready to give up the quest just yet?
	16 (23)	46	Den		6-7 Den 73, NO 93 L Den 98, GS 128 L Den 127, NY 95 W Den 102, Pho 115 L Utah 108, Den 117 W Chi 77, Den 100 W Den 111, Hou 103 W Den 97, Phi 121 L Den 119, GS 100 W Hou 124, Den 102 L Det 96, Den 97 W	Otto Porter back…. After that big trade that saw them gain Roberson (see shootless and D) and Isaac (loads of that P word….Potential), some wonder if Rootsey isn’t secretly pining to have Porter back. Isaac is hurt and looks very raw still and Roberson is the new verison of Tony Allen, minus mid range scoring.
	17 (22)	45	NO		6-7 NO 91, LAC 120 L Den 73, NO 93 W Was 114, NO 94 L NO 90, Ind 111 L NO 96, SA 95 W Bkn 126, NO 100 L Hou 99, NO 100 W NO 62, Cha 116 L LAL 95, NO 74 L Phi 121, NO 83 L NO 91, Min 95 L	Take Parsons please, no really, please. The Pels really need their leader back, Reggie Jackson. He’s the only Pel ranked in the top 100 that is even on an NBA team right now. Probably should trade Dakari, and Ellington while they are doing well…. Honestly, maybe flip the whole damn team.
	18 (19)	43	Bkn		6-7 Orl 71, Bkn 118 W Ind 124, Bkn 136 W Min 86, Bkn 122 W Cle 104, Bkn 130 W Bkn 135, Chi 102 W Bkn 126, NO 100 W Bkn 127, Cha 137 L Bkn 133, Hou 95 W Bos 113, Bkn 125 W Bkn 148, NY 86 W	return to winning ways. There were high expectations in Brooklyn to start the year. Even the radio show just recently stated they should be doing better. But they aren’t and Wiz can’t quite put his finger on why. Once he does, back away slowly, because the Nets have the firepower.
	19 (13)	33	Tor		5-7 Tor 90, OKC 123 L Tor 77, Mil 140 L Cle 118, Tor 127 W Tor 117, SA 110 W Atl 117, Tor 105 L Tor 95, Orl 68 W Sac 83, Tor 108 W Mil 135, Tor 98 L Mia 80, Tor 94 W NY 107, Tor 119 W LAL 122, Tor 91 L	Picks or better players. Toronto is just unlucky being in the East. Their starting 5 could likely compete out West, but the team in the East are just all stacked. They have the nucleus to build around in Beal, Crowder and Willy. Heck they even have both Bogdanovic.
	20 (27)	32	Phi		5-8 Phi 118, LAC 129 L Phi 119, Dal 91 W Phi 118, Chi 88 W Sac 74, Phi 132 W Was 117, Phi 126 W Phi 115, Orl 83 W Den 97, Phi 121 W Phi 121, NO 83 W Phi 122, Mia 91 W Cle 90, Phi 123 W Chi 98, Phi 131 W	Better trainers. Seriously, the Sixers just keep getting hurt. Seems like at least 1-2 starters have been out each week. Their depth has been tested all year and thus far have failed miserably. So much so that Dave has had a rumor or trade block post about picks and players for sale each of the last 3 weeks.
	21 (15)	31	Orl		5-7 Orl 71, Bkn 118 L Orl 83, Por 124 L Orl 72, OKC 110 L Orl 85, LAL 109 L Tor 95, Orl 68 L Por 112, Orl 70 L Phi 115, Orl 83 L Orl 79, Was 99 L Orl 89, Min 107 L Orl 92, NY 102 L Orl 84, Bos 114 L	to turn back the clock, or at least the sliders. Look, they still have a decent record, but they have been sliding of late and have lost their last 4 too. Markkanen is good, but he needs more help and it isn’t coming from the wings. At least they move Siakam, who seemingly wants to shoot every team he’s on out of games.
	22 (18)	28	GS		4-9 GS 113, Det 102 W GS 91, OKC 131 L Den 98, GS 128 W GS 95, Mem 124 L Utah 103, GS 94 L GS 71, Mia 82 L Den 119, GS 100 L OKC 112, GS 84 L Sac 91, GS 94 W GS 85, Cha 114 L	I will be more decisive. When GS finally sets their mind to it….. they need to rethink things. They have had players on the block, then they are no longer available. Clark and Bazz available… oh wait, let me trade Batum. League is divided over this deal, but does MaiLo really need another SF anyway?
	23 (20)	28	Sac		5-8 Sac 78, Utah 96 L Sac 95, Hou 114 L Sac 74, Phi 132 L SA 94, Sac 107 W LAL 101, Sac 85 L Cha 118, Sac 51 L Sac 83, Tor 108 L Sac 93, Chi 105 L Dal 106, Sac 60 L Sac 74, LAL 91 L Sac 91, GS 94 L	help for the wings. Sac can’t get consistent scoring from their wings. The PG is solid, and so are the bigs, but don’t ask for help from the SF/SG positions cuz they don’t produce like they should. I wonder if this Knick superfan shed a tear when dumping Melo?
	24 (21)	27	Hou		4-9 Hou 123, Min 76 W Was 113, Hou 95 L Sac 95, Hou 114 W Hou 99, NO 100 L Den 111, Hou 103 L Atl 99, Hou 100 W Hou 118, NY 124 L Bkn 133, Hou 95 L Hou 85, LAC 124 L Hou 124, Den 102 W	Get IT3 back, better wing play. Vitticus has to be frustrated with his players, Tim Hardaway is a top 60 ESPN player and can’t even crack the NLL 200 yet. PG play hasn’t been solid either, but next week, Isaiah is back. Rockets fans rejoice while listening to some LoFi.
	25 (28)	25	Det		4-9 GS 113, Det 102 L Det 72, Mil 111 L Det 95, Mia 106 L NY 118, Det 93 L SA 105, Det 112 W Mia 78, Det 104 W Mil 145, Det 74 L Mem 103, Det 110 W Det 96, Den 97 L	stop trading, troll sheed back. The NLL trade addict has been at it some more, but hey, if at first you don’t succeed, flip the rest of the roster. No one on the Pistons is safe, except maybe superstar in the making, Ben Simmons. It probably helps he’s Aussie.
	26 (24)	25	Por		4-8 Orl 83, Por 124 W Por 107, Min 102 W Utah 96, Por 110 W Atl 115, Por 104 L Por 112, Orl 70 W LAL 77, Por 95 W Dal 95, Por 107 W Por 109, Utah 88 W LAC 122, Por 111 L Por 123, Cle 99 W	sucker someone into trading 1sts for Rudy Gay, JR Smith, Ian Mahinmi or Austin Rivers. Mahinmi? Well, he’s another of the big man glitch codes this year as his NLL rank of 33 makes that ESPN 321 rank look bizarre. This team still needs help, and lots of it, so if you care to donate to a Blazer cause, he does accept 2nds and GM in a pinch.
	27 (30)	25	Was		5-8 Was 113, Hou 95 W Was 114, NO 94 W Was 124, Mia 83 W Was 117, Phi 126 L Was 115, Dal 108 W Was 98, Mil 143 L Ind 115, Was 108 L Mem 78, Was 109 W Orl 79, Was 99 W Atl 111, Was 92 L	Don’t stress the losing this year, remember all those picks coming! Darko really had an up and coming team, but he traded away Klay for the Bulls farm. Seems like Curry fell out of favor, along with Jamal Crawford, who’s also available if anyone has a spare 1st, cuz he’s still got 2 years on his contract.
	28 (25)	24	Mia		4-8 Mia 92, Cha 103 L Was 124, Mia 83 L Det 95, Mia 106 W GS 71, Mia 82 W LAC 135, Mia 79 L Mia 78, Det 104 L Mia 80, Tor 94 L Mia 68, NY 120 L Phi 122, Mia 91 L Atl 106, Mia 76 L	please switch the sliders back….. Redick is still tearing it up and Kuzma is likely the Western ROTY, but the rest of the team is languishing and their place in the standings is falling drastically. Just last week they were a top 6 team, and they are about to be on the outside looking in.
	29 (26)	15	Dal		3-9 Dal 88, LAC 124 L Bos 118, Dal 108 L SA 74, Dal 106 W Phi 119, Dal 91 L Was 115, Dal 108 L Dal 108, Atl 110 L Dal 95, Por 107 L Cle 91, Dal 109 W Dal 106, Sac 60 W Mil 102, Dal 110 W Mem 114, Dal 104 L	Trading some youth for vets, and some vets for youth. Smokey continues his roster overhaul with his eyes on the 2020 draft. The Mavs have added some solid vets in Len and Porter, but they still need to get more of a star. Oh and getting Ball and Millsap healthy wouldn’t hurry.
	30 (29)	11	Ind		3-9 Pho 112, Ind 121 W Ind 124, Bkn 136 L NO 90, Ind 111 W Mil 127, Ind 76 L Ind 97, Cle 101 L Ind 106, Min 79 W Ind 115, Was 108 W Ind 74, Mem 109 L Cha 112, Ind 79 L	Please someone send me a similar deal for Blake that Darko got for Klay. The Pacers are the poster boy for taking chances and missing in the NLL. Galloway, Monk, Harrell, Daniels and Dellavedova all looking like busts. When Blake is healthy, they can scare some teams, but Indiana may finally need to push the “rebuild” button.

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