Week 3 Power Rankings

1. Team Tornaritis- (-) Despite this team losing, we don't seem a team is better. Dean is still dominant and shouldn't struggle to score. If he can avoid fouling out in the future they should be able to regain their winning ways.

2. Team Werner- (+4) They got their first win of season, and it was against their toughest opponent to date. They teams twin towers were dominant combing for 30+ points and maintaining a defensive presence similar to what we expected from preseason favorite Gingras. They managed this without Chris Werner, and while he doesn't add much, he still helps the team some, and his return should make them difficult to beat. This team should take over as the number one team soon.

3. Team Dorff- (-1) This team is still average at everything they do, and in rec basketball that's a winning formula. They have no real weaknesses and will struggle against team with clear strengths  such as Werners height. They are balanced enough to remain in the top half of the league, and expect them to be a top 4 seed heading into the playoffs.

4. Team Gingras- (+1) They managed another win, however this team has looked all together unimpressive. Their guard play has struggled and need to pick up their level of play in order to continue winning. Unfortunately for Team Gingras their championship hopes ride on the rest of the league. Their big men are now obsolete, in order for them to win a championship someone will need to knock out Werner early in the playoffs.

5. Team Mitchell- (+2) This team won again against a Booth team that has been playing well. We feel the emergence of this team can be contributed to this team having good chemistry. While we at first thought they might struggle with this, we expect the unity comes for a shared fear of Quintin's brother and his abusiveness. Perhaps together they can get him to admit he has a problem, or at least share some beneficial anger management techniques. If they can't properly manage him they may struggle to maintain a winning streak.

6. Team Booth- (-3) This team crashed back down to earth after playing well in their first two games, they struggled against a clearly superior Mitchell team. We are unsure of this team despite playing well in their games, nothing they have done has give us much confidence in their ability to keep winning. After some first hand observation this week we expect to have a handle on where this team will go for the rest of the season.

7. Team Transfaglia (-3) We've had high hopes for this team since the season started, however those are quickly fading. This team really struggled offensively in their last game as Gingras's defense clearly over powered them, Jimmy was held to a whopping 0 points. If this team can't get their offense back in gear they are going to continue their free fall to the bottom of the league.

8. Team Modzeleswki- (+3) This team had an impressive win over the best team in the league, and unfortunately we now don't know what to do with them. They've played well in two games, but also have the worst performance in rec history on their record. We want to move them up higher, but we have to see more consistency in order to prove that "game" was a fluke. If they continue to play well they could possibly move back into the top half of the league.

9. Team Dawson- (-1) Despite their back to back wins they lost to us, so we have no confidence moving them up higher in the rankings. Dylan "sloth" Dawson has somehow emerged as one of the leagues top scorers, and if he keeps up his level of play this team will eventually have to move up in the rankings.

10. Team Gavel- (-1) They got their first win if the season! It was against us though so they will not be climbing the rankings after that. However they did look to be a solid team all the way through similar to team Dorff, with even more of an upside. If they can start to string wins together they should move up into the top half of the league and retain their preseason status.

11. Team Hecht- We try really hard and have fun and that's what is important. That being said we were clearly over matched by Gavel's size, and they aren't close to the tallest team in the league. Smarter defensive play and making a lot of threes are our only hope to rise up in the league.

12. Team Coveno- (-) Still without a win this team looks to be a pushover. We are not saying we've given up on them, but we aren't saying we believe in them either. This team has played okay in their first two games, but failed to establish an offensive identity. The only thing we can say defensively for them is that Coveno is really loud, and coaches usually say be loud on defense so that's one thing they're doing right. Unfortunately that doesn't win games and we expect them to be one of the bottom 2 seeds come playoff time.