NBA SIMS LEAGUE Power Ranking - Song Power Rankings
Dec, 04 (Week 2) - Referenced a song to a team, based on how a team is doing, what's going on with the teams, a teams name, etc. anything to help connect to that team. Had fun with it and hope you all enjoy! [Shams]
| Rank | Rating | Team | Record | Comment | ||
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| 1 (1) | 81 | Was |  |
9-0 Orl 92, Was 114 W Was 109, Cha 93 W Was 117, Mil 97 W Sac 99, Was 114 W Was 118, Den 113 W LAC 113, Was 122 W Was 109, Orl 94 W Was 104, Pho 92 W OKC 104, Was 125 W |
“All I Do is Win” - DJ Khaled- Pretty self exclamatory, all they have done is win and they look like the hottest team and the title favorites at the moment. I saw them as a very tough team as we saw how well they did last year without a guy like Lavine and they traded for a better fit in Jrue. | |
| 2 (2) | 62 | Utah |  |
7-1 Utah 120, Dal 89 W Cle 99, Utah 115 W Phi 118, Utah 106 L Utah 119, Mil 108 W Mil 107, Utah 112 W Utah 121, Phi 114 W LAL 95, Utah 121 W Utah 114, SA 108 W |
"Movin' On Up" - Ja'Net Dubois- This team is moving on up, after a good season last year, they are doing even better, with Dejounte not even playing yet, they are doing great and Embiid hasn't been playing all the time either. Hard to see a team doing better than their start, but it could be possible. | |
| 3 (3) | 56 | Hou |  |
6-2 Det 117, Hou 115 L Hou 116, LAL 109 W Hou 118, Bkn 91 W Cha 108, Hou 113 W LAL 106, Hou 115 W Hou 111, Cha 88 W NO 114, Hou 106 L Dal 91, Hou 128 W |
"Rocket Man"- Elton John- Hard to not give this one to them since they are the Rockets, but they are starting off hot. Vitty has always stuck with his vision and the Tyrese's and Jokic are doing well. The money to keep all of them together is the hardest part as they are all max players. | |
| 4 (4) | 52 | NO |  |
6-2 Tor 115, NO 122 W NO 117, Mem 101 W Ind 102, NO 112 W Min 114, NO 109 L Por 99, NO 113 W Cle 112, NO 106 L NO 114, Hou 106 W Pho 105, NO 108 W |
"Ain't NO Stopping us Now" - McFadden and Whitehead- This team is looking great and just need guys to be healthy, even with some guys being out they've been doing really good and only have lost two games so far. Also had to include No in the song for their towns initials. | |
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5 (7) | 50 | Den |  |
6-2 Den 105, Atl 93 W Den 108, Por 103 W GS 93, Den 114 W Was 118, Den 113 L Den 106, Sac 101 W Pho 110, Den 112 W Den 105, OKC 112 L Tor 108, Den 119 W |
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Both a reference to the mountain's in Denver and the really good start from them to start the year. Getting Chris Paul was an amazing get and they are performing much better than last year so far while also not even being in the Luxury tax. |
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6 (12) | 50 | Ind |  |
6-2 Ind 114, Cle 112 W Ind 103, Chi 96 W Bos 98, Ind 112 W Ind 102, NO 112 L Bkn 143, Ind 145 W Orl 102, Ind 117 W LAC 108, Ind 104 L Ind 109, Min 95 W |
“Respect" – Aretha Franklin- Yeet is always demanding to get the respect with his team, but I think people only really mess with him cause it’s so easy. Everyone respects they have a good team in Indiana, not sold on if they are contenders yet though. |
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7 (14) | 45 | SA |  |
5-3 LAL 98, SA 114 W SA 102, LAC 105 L SA 117, NY 106 W Chi 118, SA 114 L LAC 104, SA 124 W SA 107, OKC 94 W Utah 114, SA 108 L SA 107, Dal 88 W |
“Never Gonna Give You Up” - Rick Astley- From talks I’ve had with Nels every few months I always ask about Giannis and he always says he’s never gonna trade him, so this song goes well with Nels literally saying he’ll never give Giannis up, ever. |
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8 (15) | 41 | Bos |  |
5-3 Bos 98, Ind 112 L Atl 91, Bos 114 W Bos 108, NY 98 W Tor 120, Bos 113 L Bos 125, Mia 122 W Det 109, Bos 114 W Bos 117, Cle 121 L Bos 108, Atl 100 W |
"Young, Wild, and Free" - Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg- This team is so young and they are so good, they have one of the best young trios, but then have a ton of young depth after them. They've just been trying to find the best starting lineup with Sochan leaving an open spot at PF. |
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9 (11) | 41 | Det |  |
5-3 Det 117, Hou 115 W Det 114, Mem 105 W Det 104, Por 108 L Atl 99, Det 115 W Det 109, Bos 114 L Det 114, LAL 120 L Cha 107, Det 121 W Det 99, GS 90 W |
“The Boys are Back in Town” - Thin Lizzy- After two years out of the play-in entirely, they are sitting at the 4 spot right now and after going all in to get Brunson they are sitting in a good spot. Just needed to take a shot to get their superstar player and they’re back! |
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10 (5) | 41 | OKC |  |
5-3 NY 103, OKC 113 W OKC 116, Dal 93 W OKC 113, Cle 105 W Por 103, OKC 99 L SA 107, OKC 94 L Den 105, OKC 112 W Sac 105, OKC 112 W OKC 104, Was 125 L |
“We Are Young” - fun.- Both a play on having Trae Young and having a young core, they are having a decent start to the year so far, gonna be interesting to see if they make any trades to help out their big 3. |
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11 (16) | 38 | LAC |  |
5-4 LAC 101, Cha 108 L SA 102, LAC 105 W Min 114, LAC 109 L Sac 117, LAC 121 W LAC 113, Was 122 L LAC 104, SA 124 L Mem 98, LAC 105 W Atl 102, LAC 105 W LAC 108, Ind 104 W |
"Mo Money Mo Problems" - The Notorious B.I.G.- All FA everyone wondered what they would do, if they'd go after a massive name. They went for Demar, but they don't have any max money tied up to anyone long term. They are still middle of the pack record wise, so maybe it just shows you don't have to spend money to be good. |
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12 (13) | 37 | Min |  |
5-3 Min 114, LAC 109 W Chi 118, Min 99 L Min 114, NO 109 W GS 85, Min 94 W Cha 103, Min 97 L Min 118, Chi 113 W Min 93, GS 77 W Ind 109, Min 95 L |
"The Auctioneer" - Leroy Van Dyke- Jimmy Butler has been on the block for a while and there's been many messages about it, you'd think he's running an auction on the trade block. He seems very eager to trade him, not sure why as he's a good player, must just want to get younger. |
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13 (19) | 34 | Mil |  |
4-4 Por 103, Mil 109 W Was 117, Mil 97 L Mil 103, Orl 85 W Utah 119, Mil 108 L Mil 107, Utah 112 L Mil 115, GS 80 W Cle 114, Mil 110 L Sac 101, Mil 118 W |
"A Change is Gonna Come" - Sam Cooke- Ethan is not happy with the team's performance and we can all feel a change will come with this frustration. After the team won it all last year I can see why there is some urgency with the team. |
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14 (6) | 32 | Chi |  |
4-4 Ind 103, Chi 96 L Chi 109, Orl 85 W Chi 118, Min 99 W Chi 118, SA 114 W Chi 109, Orl 112 L Phi 103, Chi 111 W Min 118, Chi 113 L Chi 94, Atl 109 L |
"Wrecking Ball" - Miley Cyrus- In preseason sims, Ball looked like he'd be a candidate for MVP, but he's not showing up like he did in the preseason. It's a long season, but as of right now the expectations Jonathan had from Lamelo are surely wrecking him. |
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15 (8) | 32 | Mia |  |
4-4 Mia 106, GS 89 W Cle 107, Mia 108 W Mia 105, NY 111 L Mia 99, Mem 88 W Bos 125, Mia 122 L NY 114, Mia 111 L Mia 105, Tor 92 W Bkn 110, Mia 104 L |
"White Lines" - Duran Duran- Tough not to do a song cause it works for two of the top players, Derrick White and Jalen Duren. The Heat have been great to start especially with CJ McCollum out to start the season, I believe he was an all-star last year and things can be tough without a guy of that caliber, but White has leveled up this year. |
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16 (9) | 32 | Pho |  |
4-4 Pho 106, Por 103 W Sac 99, Pho 115 W LAL 106, Pho 92 L Dal 95, Pho 111 W Pho 110, Den 112 L Pho 105, NO 108 L Was 104, Pho 92 L Tor 114, Pho 115 W |
"Brighter Than the Sun" - Colbie Caillat- They have already went 3-0 in Week 3 and are sitting at the 4 seed in the West, they have looked so good and Deni looks amazing so far, I see why Laddas wanted him so badly now. A reference to them being the Suns as well. |
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17 (27) | 31 | Cle |  |
4-4 Ind 114, Cle 112 L Cle 107, Mia 108 L Cle 99, Utah 115 L OKC 113, Cle 105 L Cle 114, Dal 91 W Bos 117, Cle 121 W Cle 114, Mil 110 W Cle 112, NO 106 W |
"Rolling in the Deep"- After a slow start to the year, they've been roaring back going 4-0 last week, this is one of the deepest teams in the league and they are looking good right now. |
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18 (20) | 31 | Por |  |
4-5 Pho 106, Por 103 L Den 108, Por 103 L Por 103, Mil 109 L Det 104, Por 108 W Por 103, OKC 99 W Por 94, Mem 95 L Por 99, NO 113 L Dal 99, Por 111 W Por 109, Sac 95 W |
"Rich Girl"- Hall and Oates- Just flip it from girl to guy for this analogy, nobody is richer in the league than JMac with 1st round pick totals getting close to 30, he also has a decent team and they're not some bottom feeders like he acted they would be. |
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19 (10) | 31 | Tor |  |
4-5 Tor 115, NO 122 L Bkn 108, Tor 118 W Phi 118, Tor 124 W Tor 120, Bos 113 W Tor 111, Bkn 115 L Mia 105, Tor 92 L Tor 118, Phi 106 W Tor 114, Pho 115 L Tor 108, Den 119 L |
"Just the Two of Us" - Bill Withers and Grover Washington- This team has started kind of slow in comparison to the high goals they had this season when they traded for both Durant and Curry. Based on play, there's some others producing, but it's just the two of them who are carrying most of the load. |
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20 (18) | 30 | LAL |  |
4-4 LAL 98, SA 114 L Hou 116, LAL 109 L LAL 114, Bkn 107 W LAL 106, Pho 92 W LAL 106, Hou 115 L Det 114, LAL 120 W Mem 103, LAL 120 W LAL 95, Utah 121 L |
“Since U Been Gone”- Kelly Clarkson- This song resonates with this team as they deeply miss Andre Drummond, even though they have an amazing young core, they currently sit at .500 and post trades they look really good, but they miss the star power of Curry and Durant they looked to be title contenders with. |
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21 (17) | 22 | Phi |  |
3-5 Atl 106, Phi 97 L Cha 91, Phi 102 W Phi 118, Tor 124 L Phi 118, Utah 106 W Phi 103, Chi 111 L Phi 108, NY 102 W Utah 121, Phi 114 L Tor 118, Phi 106 L |
"Hurt" - Johnny Cash- No team has been hit with injuries more this season than Ben, he's gotten some players back this week now, but still has 4 key injuries happening. Kristaps is back in the NBA, so maybe he'll return somewhat soon here. After an amazing season last year, Ben hopes to keep the momentum going. |
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22 (23) | 21 | Bkn |  |
3-5 Orl 96, Bkn 103 W Bkn 108, Tor 118 L Hou 118, Bkn 91 L LAL 114, Bkn 107 L Bkn 143, Ind 145 L Tor 111, Bkn 115 W Atl 117, Bkn 113 L Bkn 110, Mia 104 W |
"No Sleep Till Brooklyn" - Beastie Boys- No sleep for Breece until he figures out this team, they are ultra talented, and he is switching things in the lineup each week trying to figure out what will work. Their top 3 guys are all scoring over 20 ppg, but the wins still aren't there yet. |
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23 (24) | 21 | Mem |  |
3-5 NO 117, Mem 101 L Det 114, Mem 105 L Mem 109, GS 94 W Mia 99, Mem 88 L Por 94, Mem 95 W GS 89, Mem 96 W Mem 103, LAL 120 L Mem 98, LAC 105 L |
"Holding Out for a Hero" - Bonnie Tyler- They are needing to find a hero for this team not sure why nobody has taken on the role of being that No. 1 guy but they sit at 3-7 right now with no true 1st option. Maybe they'll look to trade for one now that they are below the 2nd apron and have some breathing room. |
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24 (26) | 20 | Atl |  |
3-5 Atl 106, Phi 97 W Den 105, Atl 93 L Atl 91, Bos 114 L Atl 99, Det 115 L Atl 117, Bkn 113 W Atl 102, LAC 105 L Bos 108, Atl 100 L Chi 94, Atl 109 W |
"Forever Young" - Alphaville- This team is very young and has some ways to go still, but it's a good start for them based on last year only winning 15 games. They're just waiting to see guys develop and unfortunately have a season ending injury to a young guy already. |
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25 (21) | 19 | Cha |  |
3-5 LAC 101, Cha 108 W Cha 91, Phi 102 L Was 109, Cha 93 L Cha 108, Hou 113 L Cha 104, NY 89 W Cha 103, Min 97 W Cha 107, Det 121 L Hou 111, Cha 88 L |
"Shallow" - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper- Just a reference to the team needing depth, they are an amazing team and have one of if not the best starting lineups in the league, the depth though aside from Landale everyone else not starting is a 73 or below in 2k. With DDR hurt right now it makes things tough on the team. |
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26 (22) | 11 | NY |  |
2-6 NY 103, OKC 113 L SA 117, NY 106 L Mia 105, NY 111 W Bos 108, NY 98 L Cha 104, NY 89 L NY 114, Mia 111 W Phi 108, NY 102 L NY 97, Orl 108 L |
“Get Low” - Lil Jon- They have a solid team, but it’s believed they want to have as good of a shot at Cooper Flagg as possible so they want to remain towards the bottom as they have their own pick this year. Don’t think they’ll get to the window or the wall though. |
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27 (29) | 8 | Orl |  |
2-6 Orl 96, Bkn 103 L Orl 92, Was 114 L Chi 109, Orl 85 L Mil 103, Orl 85 L Chi 109, Orl 112 W Orl 102, Ind 117 L Was 109, Orl 94 L NY 97, Orl 108 W |
"Help!" - The Beatles- Kyrie needs some help down in Orlando, Brogdon may be just what has been needed though as he had a very great first game. Nobody else is even in the double digit rankings in NSL besides Kyrie and Brogdon, which Brogdon's only played one game. |
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28 (25) | 2 | Sac |  |
1-7 Dal 113, Sac 120 W Sac 99, Pho 115 L Sac 117, LAC 121 L Sac 99, Was 114 L Den 106, Sac 101 L Sac 101, Mil 118 L Sac 105, OKC 112 L Por 109, Sac 95 L |
“Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)” - Herro is doing amazing this year and is finally taking off in the NBA, he is doing pretty well in the NSL as well, also never noticed how many white guys the Kings have, it’s up to 5 right now, which is kind of a lot in my opinion. |
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29 (28) | -12 | GS |  |
0-8 Mia 106, GS 89 L GS 93, Den 114 L GS 85, Min 94 L Mem 109, GS 94 L Mil 115, GS 80 L GS 89, Mem 96 L Min 93, GS 77 L Det 99, GS 90 L |
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” - Billy Joel- This fire was not started by Daz, and he is attempting to put it out, but even a GMOTY winner can't turn it around in just one offseason. It’s always been burning since the world’s been turning (when Titles was there). |
| 30 (30) | -16 | Dal |  |
0-8 Dal 113, Sac 120 L OKC 116, Dal 93 L Utah 120, Dal 89 L Dal 95, Pho 111 L Cle 114, Dal 91 L Dal 99, Por 111 L Dal 91, Hou 128 L SA 107, Dal 88 L |
“Ain't No Sunshine” - Bill Withers- No sunshine in Dallas so far this year, there’s only been a few close games this year for them. Losing in OT by 7 in the opener and their last game only by 7 as well, every other game has been a blowout. |
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