2008, March 11: Rose Report – Volume #8
June 24, 2008
ROSE REPORT – Volume #8 (week of March 11th)
#1 – Houston: 19 straight wins and counting… 7 without Yao Ming.
#2 – Boston: 1st team to win 50 games.
#3 – Detroit: Have a nice stretch of home games to possibly gain on Celtics.
#4 – LA Lakers: Kobe Kobe Kobe… for MVP.
#5 – San Antonio: Kurt Thomas will help a ton down the stretch and in the playoffs.
#6 New Orleans: Have Spurs, Lakers and pistons this week.
#7 – Utah: Best home record in the league.
#8 – Phoenix: Amare Stoudamire is a legit MVP candidate.
#9 – Dallas: Brandon Bass will need 2 play big minutes.
#10 – Orland: Need to establish backcourt consistency.
#11 – Golden State: Starting to find minutes for rookie Brandon Wright.
#12 – Cleveland: This team pounds the glass with the best of them.
#13 – Denver: The Dow Jones team of the league – up and down.
#14 – Toronto: Need a healthy Bosh to make a serious playoff push.
#15 – Philadelphia: Mo Cheeks just signed a new contract extension.
