Week 9 Power Rankings

This is a fun part of the season, we have now seen just about every matchup barring the Cianci vs Jarboe matchup, which means we can evaluate every team as well as possible with 2 week remaining.

10. Dzwonek (-)
Team Dzwonek has finally made it through every team only beating one of them and due to a team Cianci win, are the only team with 1 win on the season. Looking back at the pre season power rankings, oh how wrong I was to think that this team would have success. The what look like solid pick by Stevie and Cole to grab Tommy Raymond has not worked out quite as planned with Tommy struggling shooting and sharing the ball. 

9. Cianci (-1)
Sadly team Cianci was 2nd best in the matchup between two of the bottom dwellers being team Cianci and team Donaruma. As we begin to approach the playoffs, even if some of the stars like Vassel and Cory show up, it could be too little too late. Having only two wins this year it could be an early matchup with a team teDuits which would be a nightmare.

8. Donaruma (+1)
Team Donaruma now has 2 wins, but I'd be too generous to move them up any higher than the 8th seed. They have only had 2 very unconvincing wins and I give credit to them because they often play decent, but the reality of it is that they hardly ever pull out wins.

7. Kelly (-2)
Well we've seen Kelly against everyone in the league yet somehow I still struggle to get a grasp on how good this team really is. They are without doubt one of the least consistent teams in the league having outplayed great teams like team Bonaventura, while also losing to some of the worst teams in the league like team Cianci. As good as they've been in stretches of the season, I can see them being a contender in playoffs.

6. Mcnamara (+1)
Well team Mcnamara continues to win and I continue to be harsh on them because the fact of the matter is I just don't think they're as good as their record says. Every good playoff team needs a closer and all fans will point to Curtis Lacombe, but I think he may just be too young. I hope he proves me wrong and maybe make rec history by taking down team teDuits.

5. Jarboe (+1)
This will likely look like an extremely biased take, but the truth is, team Jarboe has beat everyone (hasn't played Cianci) below them and lost to everyone above them and despite losing, I'll pump them up to 5. They played their socks off against a strong team Strauss and even though they didn't win, they came together as a team and played solid basketball which should bode well for playoffs.

4. Bonaventura (-)
I didn't think we'd see the day when team Bonaventura went on a 3 game losing streak, but here we are and it seems like a crisis for first year coach and former rec all star/rim roller (Bono). One more loss and we could see team Bono slip down with the bottom 6. Seeing team Bonaventura lose like this just makes me wonder, if we could find a way to kick team teDuits out of the league, this championship would be there for the taking.

3. Anzivino (-)
Another very solid performance by team Anzivino led by junior sensation Will Bordes. For me this is one of the two team who could realistically take down our top dogs (team teDuits) for the one reason that if Will is on and Bradley is off, Will could win the game single handily. If team Anzivino can focus and get 2 wins to close out the season, they could be in great shape for a deep playoff run.

2. Strauss (-)
Team Strauss minus Matt Fordham looked pretty good last Sunday against a decent team Jarboe and the relentless defense down the stretch by team Strauss could be what takes them to the next level come playoff time. Not many people saw team Strauss draft strategy panning out, but it has worked very well again this year and once again, team Strauss could make a run at the chip.

1. teDuits (-) 
Team teDuits has made it trough every team without losing and has stayed at the top of the power ranking while doing it. This will likely come as a shock to you, but the worst performance against team teDuits was by Strauss and the best by who??? Team Mcnamara? Yes, the game against team Mcnamara proved to the rec league that this team is very human and in the right scenario can lose. The question is who can stop them from going undefeated and winning the rec championship.