Week 4 Power Rankings

11. Booth/Dorr (-3)
After the third week of play, Booth has yet to prove themselves. The former number 11 Willson made slight work of this team dropping them down to the last place in the power rankings. Team Booth will have to figure themselves very soon if they want to claw their way out of the trenches of the power rankings.

10. Keast/Kimetto (-1)
This team has a lot to be worried about. They lost to a middle-of-the-pack team despite Jeremy Keast having his first 20+ point game of the season. One thing has become clear of this team: Keast needs HELP. Right now he’s being asked to do it all, both on the floor and on the sideline. In order to have a chance of winning, Keast needs to be putting up 25-30+ a game, and that’s just too much to ask for on a weekly basis.

9. Willson/Dzwonek (+2)
Win number one for Willson! In the first half of this game, this team looked hot. Lamarre was hitting, Willson was distributing, and sleeper Ivan "Alvin" Sturm was showing us all some flashy moves. The team clearly benefited by the play of lockdown defender, Ben Rivet, as he was able to contain one of the leagues shiftiest players, Bo Cota. Although they have a bye this week, Willson should be feeling good about themselves.

8. McNamara (-3)
McNamara had a bye this past week, but they will be facing off against Team Manzi in this upcoming week. This is a vital game for McNamara, and a lot of blood will be flying as Boudreau and Griffiths face off. In order for McNamara to win this game they will have to be playing as a team and hope that the Graham, Griffiths, DeBinder connection is there.

7. Sellers (-1)
Team Sellers is off to a disappointing start. Now 0-2, they need to start rallying before the losing becomes a weekly occurrence. There’s too much talent on this team for them to not be successful. Some folks are putting the blame on Alex Sellers’ loud and aggressive coaching style. Regardless, they’ll have a chance to regroup over the break before taking on a struggling Team KK in Week 4.

6. Townsend (+4)
Team Townsend surprised the whole league by taking down the former number 1 Team Hastings. It is clear that Kyle Plausse is the real deal as he rained on Hastings all game. If Townsend carries this energy into the weeks to follow then expect them to be a top 3 team for the rest of the year. With a game against Booth this week, I expect a win streak for Townsend to begin.

5. Southwick (+2)
Team Southwick gained a big confidence boost with their win over KK. Millet showed he could fit right into the play style of this team and had a great season debut. Jack Barry showed his distributing skills throughout the game and was able to click with Millet right away. A new big three could be emerging in the league with point god Barry, big man Millet, and three-point special YungDad. Expect more great things from this team.

4. Jarboe (-2)
Ouch. Jarboe was handed a solid defeat against Team Strauss bumping them down to places in the power rankings. Although their past game was a good one, one can't help but wonder if the win could've been Jarboe's if not for DPOY candidate Colin TeDuit's ugly showing at the charity stripe. Let's hope he has been in the gym at the line these past two weeks to prepare for this week's matchup against Team Southwick.

3. Manzi (+1)
Manzi has been hot throughout this whole season. They have lingered around the top 5 spots in the rankings all year and this is definitely due to the one-two punch of Boudreau and TeDuits. As if it's not hard enough to guard Sam alone, Bradley has been lighting it up thus far. He came up to me this week to tell me he in fact only misses when he wants to. This team will only get stronger as the season goes on.

2. Hastings (-1)
Although Hastings moved out of the number one spot this week, they are still without a doubt one of the best teams in the league. Perhaps they underestimated the skill of Kyle Plausse and went into their game with too much confidence. I'd say I doubt that they will lose two games in a row but they have a very tough game versus Strauss coming up.

1. Strauss (+2)
A new number one has emerged. Team Strauss has shown that their young cast is not to be trifled with. Dougie Tompkins and Jack Blount have done a great job leading this team so far in the season. Taking down one of the best defensive teams in the league is no small feat.