Week 5 Power Rankings

10. Cianci
Obviously it's tough to say they really lost to team Mcnamara as they only had 3 of their own players show up, but I think it's fair to involve team attendance in the power rankings. This team has found it incredibly hard to string together wins because they hardly ever show up. They got a surprise week 1 win and it's quite frankly all gone downhill from there. I can't vouch for putting team Cianci any higher than 10 because they just lost to our former 10 seed. The scary thing is no matter how bad they look now, with so much talent staying in bed Sunday mornings, when it gets time for playoffs they could surprise people with the talent which was often not on display during the regular season.

9. Dzwonek (-4)
I think I've been letting team Dzwonek off the hook and I'm not really sure why. They've been able to mull about in the top 5 for far too long now and with only one win on the season, they're tied for the worst record in the league. This should be a wake up call for all of team Dzwonek because the level of play from many of their players has been unacceptable. Is this a result of their players not putting the work in during the week? It's very possible. League sources say wannabe star player Sam Smethurst is yet to practice once this year. I think it's the confidence that good things will happen without work that's killing this whole team not just Sam.

8. Jarboe (+1)
I almost wish I could make all 3 of the team's down here at the bottom be ranked #10 because letting team Jarboe be 8 is almost generous. They got absolutely smoked by team teDuits which should partially be credited to the loss of Brendan, but regardless the 5 that did show up were a bit of a let down. Looking forward, team Jarboe has an incredibly important game against team Mcnamara this upcoming week which will could have an effect on where these teams end up in comparison to each other for playoffs.

7. Mcnamara (+3)
Once again Mcnamara scores themselves a win against an opposition without many of their best players. At the end of the day a wins a win and they currently have more of them than three other teams so they must be doing something right. It seems like simple math to me, when Castro shows up, team Mcnamara is 2-0 and when he doesn't, they're 0-3. From being a nomination for last years worst player of the year award to now being a clear impact player, it's incredible to watch the strides such a terrible athlete can make.

6. Donaruma (-3)
I'm sure team Donaruma doesn't have to worry, but they are still 1-4 and despite having the boost of adding Nick, the loss of Evan may be too much for them. Bush has been a big positive for them this season and his ability to score the basketball has been possibly the most consistent in the league. All the talk about how they're actually a solid team goes out the window if they can't win and they, barring a surprise upset against team Bonaventura, they very well may be 1-5. Tough.

5. Kelly (+2)
A very solid and scrappy performance by team Kelly is good enough to bring them to the 5 spot. They did a great job limiting the scoring of star Stevie Dzwonek and once again it's the freshman of team Kelly that shine. I'm still a firm believer that you can't go far without a proven scorer and I don't think you can name anyone in the league who thinks Sammy Eggiman is a threat.

4. Anzivino (+2)
Three wins on the bounce for team Anzivino and they're emerging as one of the hotter teams in the league right now. Will is getting things to click on offense and people are really struggling to stop the closest thing the league has to Zion Williamson (Logan Hillberg). The headline for this team so far has to be the emergence of Ivan Sturm as a rather skilled big man. He could be making a quiet run for most improved this year.

3. Bonaventura (-)
It was a tough loss for team Bonaventura, but in all honesty they really didn't look that bad. Bernard and Caruso got in foul trouble and it's very possible that had they been able to play at the end they could've won. Coming within a clock expiring 3 pointer for Bono really isn't a bad result and maybe if a couple calls went there way they would've been in business. Regardless they only have one loss on the season and shouldn't be too worried.

2. Strauss (-)
An impressive win for team Strauss, but celebrations were shortlived because possible Rec MVP Jared Whitby went down with and injury which will likely have him sidelined for awhile. This is still a very talented team even without Whitby, but this is a huge loss. Some teams may look to take advantage of team Strauss's lack of height which without Whitby is even more evident. I think everyones excited to see if Jake can carry the offensive load on his own.

1. teDuits (-)
Starting to look like team teDuits really are head and shoulders above everyone else. They are ripping teams apart and these games aren't even close. Going into the season the only hope for the rest of the league was that the supporting cast around Brad and Col would be weak and they are the exact opposite. Alex Caruso's led the team in scoring last game and he's not the only one making an impact. This team is stacked plain and simple.