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Power poll
Sporting News, The, Oct 28, 2005 by Stan McNeal
Power poll
Rank Team 10 words or less.
1 SPURS Defending champs will be better than last
season.
2 HEAT Policing newcomers should give Shaq head start
on next career.
3 PISTONS New coach, but it's a players league. They're
all back.
4 ROCKETS T-Mac & Yao Show will be better this time
around.
5 PACERS Music world and Indy rejoice: Artest returns
to Pacers.
6 MAVERICKS This time, they mean it: Defense matters.
7 NUGGETS Should build on what they accomplished after
Karl's arrival.
8 KINGS Surprised to see them this high? Get used to
it.
9 TIMBERWOLVES Watch out-K.G. has something to prove.
10 CAVALIERS LeBron has more help this season.
11 NETS Kidd, Jefferson and Carter will be
entertaining--and win, too.
12 SUNS Now we know there is something that can stop
Stoudemire.
13 WARRIORS League's longest playoff drought--11 seasons--
is in jeopardy.
14 SUPERSONICS Should be one of several fighting for West's
eighth seed.
15 LAKERS If nothing else, Phil-Kobe sequel will keep
Hollywood interested.
16 GRIZZLIES Already have one big victory: getting rid of
Jason Williams.
17 CELTICS Ainge is building something good in Beantown.
18 BULLS Without Curry, improving on last season will
be tough.
19 JAZZ If Boozer shows up, Utah will be better than
19th.
20 WIZARDS Dealing Kwame was a good thing; losing Hughes
was not.
21 NICKS Just not sold on the Brown-Marbury team.
22 CLIPPERS Mobley and Cassell will bring more harm than
harmony.
MAGIC Don't be fooled by a fast start. Tough times
are ahead.
24 BUCKS When Joe Smith's your best inside player,
you're in trouble.
25 76ERS They'll be as good as Chris Webber is. Scary,
huh?
26 TRAIL BLAZERS It'll take Nate a while to fix this mess.
27 BOBCATS New arena will ease the growing pains.
28 HAWKS Joe Johnson will pay for big contract with
losses.
29 HORNETS Being displaced won't disguise that they're
not very good.
30 RAPTORS Name their starting five and you deserve a
prize.
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