Week 5 Power Rankings

Let's Go Streaking!

Why is this the game of the week? Because it's the only matchup where both teams are over .500. It's as simple as that. The 2009-10 season—where mediocrity happens..

You may have noticed that the WFBL is a little—what's the word—disjointed this year. You win big one week, chances are you're gonna get taken apart the next. Since no team has won or lost more than three in a row, we've had to dig a little deeper to see what sorts of streaks are happening around the league.

Team, Rank, (Previous), Record

1 (3) 24-20-1
Current win streak: 2. Rigby holds not only the longest, but the only active win streak in the league after thumping the Kings and Strats. And for that they become the 4th team in 6 weeks to occupy the #1 spot.


2 (6) 24-19-2
Weeks without a complaint: 5. Notoriously combative owner Shaun Adams has kept quiet since his Gators were ranked #9 to start the season. Getting dropped to #6 last week failed to inspire even mild grumbling. What is going on this year? Up is down. Black is white.

3 (7) 24-18-3
Seasons off to a strong start: 5. The Iguanas have once again started the season in a sprint (kinda), and find themselves on top of the standings. But you know how it goes, Chavez forces Ray Allen to date his niece, Ray Ray loses his shooting touch, and the whole season collapses come playoff time.

4 (11) 23-21-1
Players in the week 5 EBP race: 2. Carmelo lit up the offensive end and Camby dominated the defensive end against shorthanded Zermatt. You just try to pick between them.


5 (1) 24-19-2
Weeks with a key injury: 5. The latest casualty is Lou Williams. Rumor has it the Commish was considering picking up injured free agent Mike Miller—a member of last year's championship team—until he realized he already had enough roster spots reserved for dead weight.

6 (4) 23-22-0
Offers for Brandon Jennings rejected: 17. Udorn really lucked out when they snagged the rookie phenom with their final draft pick. And their reward? Sorting through all manner of asinine trade offers like "How about my prized collection of pogs for Jennings?"

7 (5) 21-24-0

Weeks without a true point guard: 33. This one goes all the way back to the 07-08 season, when Jose Calderon made his surprise emergence. Since then the 'Dancers have trotted out the likes of Nate Robinson, Randy Foye and Will Bynum among others. Boy, that Brandon Jennings sure would come in handy.

8 (2) 19-23-3
Weeks without a free agent acquisition: 0. What's this? Bayside owner Rich Lachowsky broke his long standing inactivity on the waiver wire last week by picking up Marreese Speights, who happens to be out with a knee injury until after the new year. Ah, Bayside.

9 (12) 19-24-2
Years without a championship: 3 (and mostly likely 4). Somewhere there is a 3 1/2 year old Kings fan with a squash-stained Triceratops onesie packed away in a diaper box on top of his closet shelf that has never gotten to experience a Concludings victory. What does this have to do with anything? Don't ask.


10 (8) 20-24-1
Current unbeaten streak: 3. While it is true that Rigby is the only team with an active win streak, St. George actually hasn't lost since week 2 after tying Salt Lake. And for that they get moved down two spots.


10 (9) 20-24-1
Weeks with a healthy starting lineup: 1. The good news? Pau and Gordon are finally both ready for week 6. The bad news? There is *almost* nowhere for the SnowBees to go but up.

12 (10) 21-24-0
Weeks since Nephi was ranked #2 by this humble committee: 2. Boy, that seems like a long time ago. Dropping 14 out of 18 categories will do that to you.

So what do you think? Your team ranked too high? Too low? Who's overrated? Underrated? Let the Power Rankings know in the comments! And don't forget to vote on the Game of the Week and Week 1's EBP!