2014-2015 Raptors Power Rankings

[Other Scott]

NBA.com

Number 4! Behind only Golden State, Houston and Memphis.

Toronto (6-1)
Pace: 97.1 (10), OffRtg: 109.4 (3), DefRtg: 99.9 (7), NetRtg: +9.5 (3)
With no Bradley Beal, we didn't get an answer on the better-backcourt question, but the Raptors' easy win over the Wizards on Friday was a good way to start a seven-game homestand. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan have been consistently good, but Terrence Ross' 3-point shooting (8-for-13 over the weekend) is more noteworthy.
This week: vs. ORL, vs. CHI, vs. UTA

[Joey]

Pace: 97.1 (10), OffRtg: 109.4 (3), DefRtg: 99.9 (7), NetRtg: +9.5 (3)

Those stats though! Man oh man! Thing of beauty!!

[Joey]

According to Hollinger's Power Rankings, which are more stat based, we are #3 in the League.

http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings

[Joey]

Marc Steins ESPN Power Rankings has us at #4 as well -

Pretty productive week, eh? Kyle Lowry moved into the franchise lead in triple-doubles with four, weekend routs of the Wizards and Sixers hiked the Raps to 6-0 with Amir Johnson in the lineup ... and the demolition of Washington made for a loud statement. Even with Bradley Beal absent.
Source

[Superjudge]

thats media love.

[mjt20mik]

I'm looking forward to our thursday matchup on TNT. Really wanna see what the panel has to say about us.

[Other Scott]

Sports Illustrated bumped us up from 15 last week to 3 this week, ahead of even the Rockets:

Few teams have looked better than Toronto, both in a basketball and fashion sense. With Drake sitting courtside at home games, it was only a matter of time until the Raptors became front-runners. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan make up the best backcourt outside of Golden State.

[007]

It feels good.

No more bitching about us not getting love anymore.

[thead]

see...we just needed to consistently win to get attention.

[enlightenment]

see...we just needed to consistently win to get attention.

Wait till we beat Chicago in front of a TNT audience going to 8-1 for best record in the league, and having a 2.0 lead on 1st seed in east.

[e_wheazhy_]

see...we just needed to consistently win to get attention.

#whitegirlproblems

[magoon]

CBS has us at #4:

Have you seen them play at home? It's like when you go to a friend's house and he asks you to play a new game, which he's already mastered. You barely know the rules and he's leveled up like 10 times.

[Other Scott]

I think those CBS Power Rankings are going to be my go-to's. The Raptors blurb is good, but my personal favourite is Indiana's:

Awwww, great job champ. (Awkwardly ruffles the Pacers' hair while the team sits in the hospital.)

[Uncle_Si]

Wait till we beat Chicago in front of a TNT audience going to 8-1 for best record in the league, and having a 2.0 lead on 1st seed in east.

LIKE!

Also, Chuck is going to go on a pro Toronto rant so that should be fun

[Day One]

I'm not ok with it, we are better then Washington and we proved that. Their team did not improve at all this off season. Chi town at number 3 is a complete joke, i still have no clue why everyone thinks this team will be so good. The expectations of D Rose after his last injury laughable. Remember how he injured it, yeah same shit as Brendan Roy the guys done. I see 3 teams on that list that i think we would not be able to beat in a 7 games series San Antonio, The clippers, and GSW

yeah i still stand by this