
These Hawks are for real.
Though this NBA season is still extremely young, is it possible that the four teams most predicted to finish atop the Eastern Conference are already there to stay?
Orlando, Atlanta, Boston, and Cleveland are flying high, and each of them has already looked like the conference’s best team at some point.
Out west, the Suns are still red hot, the Lakers are now at full-strength, the Mavericks are cruising along under-the-radar, while the Spurs and Hornets are still trying to find themselves.
Here’s how they stack up going into Thanksgiving week: Read more…

Are the Atlanta Hawks for real?
Two losses apiece for the Celtics and Lakers this past week have opened the door for other teams to seize the top spots in the rankings.
The team that overtook everyone was…the Atlanta Hawks?
Indeed, it was. Read more…

One loss can't keep the Celtics down.
Sure, we don’t have any unbeaten teams left in the NBA, but there is still a team searching for their first win.
That’s just as good, right?
Here’s how the NBA teams stack up, 1-30. Read more…

Rondo has helped the Celtics stay perfect.
The 2009-10 NBA season is less than a week old, and there already appears to be a team that’s a cut above the rest.
The Boston Celtics have had to play four games in five days, winning them all in impressive fashion, the latest being a 97-87 victory in New Orleans Sunday night.
KG and Co. defeated LeBron James and the Cavs in Cleveland in the season opener and then destroyed Charlotte and Chicago.
With the Lakers’ loss to Dallas last Friday, the ’09 champs are now looking up at the ’08 champs. Read more…

Lakers are still team to beat.
The NBA season tips off tonight, so what better time to roll out some preseason power rankings than the morning of?
1. Los Angeles Lakers
The champs begin their title defense tonight, when the Clippers “come to town.” Read more…