Week 1 Power Rankings

1. Team Gingras - After what would have been a week 1 loss to Werner, this team looked to be highly over rated. Jack Battles couldn't score on players shorter than him, they struggled with ball handling, it was all in all a weak performance. However this team showed their depth this week, with the return of Conner "glass knees" Johnson, this team played a balanced game with no one person dominating their scoring. If this balanced game play continues, this team should keep winning and remain atop the power rankings
2. Team Tornaritis- The big question was whether Dean could carry the scoring load for this team. The answer is yes. He looked unstoppable, scoring from anywhere, against what looked to be a very good Gavel team. They were missing some players, and there are still some questions about how well this team will function with Dean off the court. However no matter what this team will be very difficult to beat.
3. Team  Modzelewski - This team played with very good chemistry, as predicted Carl never turned the ball over at point guard, and the bigs in Mitch Townsend and Aidan Hoey were difficult for transfaglia to handle. This team has skill at all positions and has to the depth to be one of the best teams for most of the season.
4. Team Dorff - This team is not great at anything, but it appears they are good at most things. The flying Femias have great chemistry, this should be expected as they are father and son. Their scoring was spread out evenly among players on the team, that is a good way to continue to win games. We do think more drills would be fairly beneficial for this team as they progress further in the season.
5. Team Gavel - Despite losing to Tornaritis this team showed their talent. They have a solid core of players who will consistently get them points. If Gavel stops shooting long 2 pointers this team could be even more effective on the offensive end. Defensively they struggled to guard Dean, but as there are few guards as good as him they shouldn't worry too much. They should remain in the top half off the league, and we wouldn't be surprised to see them make a deep playoff run-
6. Team Booth- This team played well this week and won. However it was against a shorthanded team Werner. This team has skill, however a close game against a shorthanded team is an indication that they will struggle to win games in the future.
7. Team Transfaglia- We had high hopes for this team going into week 1, and they failed to live up to them. They lost to a good Modzelewski team, and Jimmy missed a number of shots he usually makes, so we feel that this loss is not an indication of how this teams season will go. They should rebound and we predict they'll finish in the top half of the league.
8. Team Mitchell- While one of our "analysts" picked them to upset Gingras, they failed to show any real ability. This team has 2 major problems, the first being that they can't make layups. To fix this we recommend lots of layup lines instead of scrimmaging for their whole practice. The second problem is that Quintin's brother is abusing his teammates. This is very detrimental to team chemistry, and could be a reason why some of the smaller players are afraid to shoot the ball. The only bright side is at least he won't get technicals for this. We expect better leadership from this team, particularly players who may have been a captain in another sport. If they can't control him, they'll win spiral out of control on a losing streak.
9.Team Werner- This team played well, in a low scoring game against booth. They didn't win but we expect Dingle to get about 6 points a game, which would've been enough for them to win. However we saw very questionable decision making from Chris Werner (perhaps due to his age dementia is setting in), and we expect him to announce retirement any day now. We expect this team to stay right around this spot for the rest of the season.
10.Team Coveno - This game went as expected they played well for most of the game, and kept it close. However in the last four minutes the fell apart. Some of this can be contributed to being short players, however as we said preseason this team doesn't have a closer to put away games in the final minutes. If Connerty can step up than this team could rise into the top half of the league.
11. Team Hecht - We won by 2 against a team missing not only their best player, but probably the best player in the league. While we did play well, and got contributions for the whole team, beating a shorthanded Dawson team isn't enough to move us past most other teams. We will most likely struggle against teams when they are at full strength. However there is hope as this team shot the ball well from 3 point range, and if they continue to do that, there is hope for them to win a few more games.
12. Team Dawson- Shane's lack of commitment to his team and the league is a serious detriment to team Dawson. They played well against Hect. However with rumors that Shane is intimidated by most of the other players in the league swirling, it is doubtful he will play in many games and that could spell trouble for this team.