SQUEEZE the ORANGE NBA POWER Rankings Pre All-Star Game..the YOUNG GUNZ, ALAMO City Pro Hoops Club, and LOB City CLIPS leads the Pack as the WEST has the Heavy-Hitters...CHAMPS 305 and #KNICKStape lead the EAST with #SeeRED of CHiI City closing in #NBARankings

The West will be a Tough Out in Winning Time come April as the it is Top Heavy from Teams One through Eight. The Top Seed in the West will have over 60 Wins as will the #2 Seed and most likely the 3rd Seed. The 8th Seed in the West will be just North of 50 Wins perhaps. The Thunder, Spurs, and Clips are all trying to runaway from the Logo Pack and make it a Three Team Race to the Top Seed in the West.

In the East the Champs 305 are holding serve as they have yet to put their Foot on the Pedal as they have been on Cruise Control for Months. The Heat have Company though in the Manhattan Knicks and the Upstart Chi City Bulls. The Bulls send Two Players to the Clutch City All-Star Game as well as await the much anticipated Return of the ADIzero West Side Story Report Hero...D-Rose.

Top 16 Teams in the Logo Pre NBA All-Star Break....

1. #AlamoCityProHoops (3) 37-11...they are the Spurs being the Spurs with More Offense and they will be dangerous with a quiet and consistent Supporting Cast and the #2 Bench in the Logo.

2. #YoungGunzOKC (1) 35-11...still on pace for 60 plus Wins and can they catch the Spurs for the #1 Seed in the West?

3. #LobCity CLIPS (2) 34-13...they missed Point God CP3 but held the Fort down nonetheless and they are passed for Real as they hit Contender Status in the Logo.

4. #Champs305 HEAT (4) 29-13...like a Leopard laying in the Weeds stalking its Prey...the Heat is still the Team to Beat and have yet to put their Best Hoops together for the 2012-13 Season.

5. #KNICKStape (5) 28-15....they are starting to get their Rotation refined with S.T.A.T. and 21 SHUMPstreet back into the Fold. I can See a Knicks and Bulls Eastern Conference Semifinals Match Up...Yikes!

6. #GRIZZnation (6) 29-16...they trade RUDY of the Grind House but they get Tayshaun Prince and Ed Davis and now they have to get over that Initial Shock and start playing Grizz Hoops again.

7. #WestSideStoryReport BULLS (9) 28-17..like Wonder Dog..Here See Red comes to save the East...They are Solid because they carry Lunch Pails to Work not a Black Card...and take that AMEX.

8. #DUBnation GSW (7) 29-17..they put the General D-LEE in the Clutch City All-Star game but they run on Thompson, Lee, and Curry...Run T.L.C. and the Warriors are Serious with the "Big Aussie" Drew Bogut back into the Middle...Lookout West!

9. #MileHighNuggets (11) 29-18...They are hitting their Stride and with that Huge Homestand they have gotten right back into the West Race and they have Coach Karl and you don't...Nuggets n Butta

10. #BrooklynNets (10) 27-19...they were hot with Coach Carlesimo for a Second but a Trip to MSG and a Tilt with the Champs 305 they realize there is plenty of Work to do.

11. #GoldSwagger INDY (8) 27-19...The Pacers are playing well and they have Clutch City All-Star Paul George as Gold Swagger is now Rated PG 24.

12. #HighlightFactoryATL (12) 26-19...The Hawks are right there in that Pile but what do they do with J-Smoove 5 will be the Trade Deadline Question as there will be Suitors.

13. #FeartheDeer BUCKS (NR) 24-20...Since they terminated the Plymouth Indiana Bomber Scott Skiles they have played better as they start tom move North in the NBA Central and the East.

14. #SaltPalaceProHoops JAZZ (13) 25-21...the Jazz will be in the Playoffs with a Formidable Group led by Milsap and Jefferson Hoop Technologies..."We are here to Double-Double You".

15. #REDnation ROCKETS (15) 25-21...the Rockets are hovering around that 8th Spot and can they out last the Soon to Be Surging one would hope to think LAKEshow...or is that Wishful Thinking?



16. #BLAZERMania RIP CITY Blazers (16) 23-22...they have All-Star PF L-Train and can that Starting Five keep playing at a High Level through 82 Games with Limited Assistance from the Rip City Bench Mob.

Note: Numbers from NBA.com