As we reach the midway point of the season, it’s clear that there are even more quality teams in the league than we ever expected, writes Mike Prada in this week’s edition of the NBA Power Rankings.
NBA Power Rankings: Where The NBA’s Middle Class Grows And Grows
It’s official: we have an NBA Middle Class that’s getting larger on both the top and the bottom. Championship contenders are struggling and formerly-mediocre teams are thriving. If you’re big on parity, you absolutely love this development.
I’m personally not big on parity - if I was, I’d like football more than I do. Still, it’s mighty nice to know there are several teams out there that are somewhere between good and super elite. It makes the next few weeks very, very interesting. Which teams try to make a big move to jump to super elite status? Which teams decide the path to super elite status is to stand pat and not ruin their chemistry? Which teams give up the fight to be super-elite altogether? Combine this with the current economic climate and the 2010 free agent sweepstakes, and we’re probably heading towards one of the most interesting trade deadlines ever. There could be tons of player movement, or there could be none, but there will be a ton of trade talk. That’s for sure. Hell, we’ve already seen some.
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