NBA Power Rankings, v2.0

I'm back with some rankings of power in the NBA.

1. San Antonio Spurs - What's nice about being the champs? Well, besides just being the champs (which is also nice) it keeps the Spurs on the top of the rankings until they do something to prove they aren't the best anymore. At 5-1, they're still the best. They allow 88 points per game, good for 2nd in the NBA. Why do the Spurs always win besides playing such a boring style of b-ball? Discipline. A league-low 12 turnovers per contest. (Last week: 1)

2. Houston Rockets - If being the champ means you're number one, then beating the champ should count for something too. Their defense is still clickin and clackin, plus for 6 games its so far so good on the health of T-Mac and Ming. This is a championship-type squad with Ming and McGrady on the floor together... they still have some holes though. Despite having a plethora of point guards, none are very good. Mike James shoots 35 percent, Rafer Alston shoots 31 percent, and Steve Francis doesn't shoot at all. (He hasn't played yet this season.) A mid-season trade can always fix that, and the Rockets could ship off any one of those point guards, Bonzi Wells, or Luis Scola in exchange for a vet PG. (4)

3. Boston Celtics - Okay, so I was off a bit on the Celtics. The C's and the big 3 are 5-0, and won their first foru games by an average of 18 points per game. They beat the Nets by 11 tonight and show just how ahead of the rest of the East they are. The key is to stay healthy, but I can't predict or worry about their health at this point. For 5 games Allen, Pierce, and Garnett have not gotten hurt, so let's just leave it at that. These guys are good. (9)