NBA Power Rankings JANUARY 2K14 Edition..."SQUEEZE the ORANGE" with a look at "SPUR WARS" starring DUNC, TP9, K.L., the RED Rifle, MANU and POPS leading the LOGO once again...#NBAPowerRankingsJanuary2K14

At 29-8 and the loss to the Miami Heat in Games 6 and 7 resonating through Spurs Community still Team S.A.S. is on a mission and quietly and unassuming here they come once again. Indy's Gold Swagger, the Champs 305, the Regulators Report OKC, and Rip City are among the Chasers who are trying to get to the Logo Best record come Mid-April 2K14. The East is a mess and the West is Top-Heavy as I would be surprised if the Spurs don't get the Western Conference Best Record.

January 2K14 NBA Power Rankings

Note: December's Power Ranking in Parenthesis

1. #SpursCummunity (3) 29-8: They have Dunc, TP9, Manu, K.L., and Lead Man Pops with the Brain Trust R.C. behind that Machine in Southern Texas. They will be there in the end no matter who in West gets to the top.

2. #GoldSwagger (1) 29-7: After that 21-3 start they have comeback to Planet Earth and the Pacers were Rated PG-24 and with Paul George struggling they are Rated V for Vulnerable.

3. #RipCity (3) 28-9: Still rolling as they were 3rd in the last ranking and they have balance coupled that with a Star at the Point and the Four...Blazer Mania will be more than a dozen Roses come Winning Time.

4. #RegulatorsReportOKC (4) 28-9: Uncle Russ went down with another Arthroscopic Surgery and they have hit a few bumps in the road. Can they weather the strong playing solid OKC Hoop until after All-Star Break when Jordan Brand's Westbrook is back?

5. #Champs305 (5) 27-10: They have been taking a few L's of late but trying to get a Three-Peat as they know as well as anyone it's a marathon not a sprint.

6. #ClipsNation (7) 26-13: It took them a little over a month to get acclimated playing Doc Rivers Style and now they are heading North without CP3 (out 6 weeks Shoulder Injury) and Darren Collison was some kind of Pick Up if everything remains solid as its been.

7. #WarriorsGround (10) 25-14: A 6-1 Motel Swing through  a "Day after Tomorrow" East Coast the Warriors are legit and they will challenge the Clips for the Pacific as they have jumped into the Passenger Seat in the Clips Whip.

8. #RedNation (6) 24-14: They are out East handling their business as "Fear the Beard" #13 cements himself as the #1 Shooting Guard in the Logo...any questions, Comments, or Concerns? A loaded and young Team with nothing to lose come Winning Time and Harden and Howard along with all those Interchangeable Parts in between could be lethal.

9. #SunsNation (11) 21-15: Playing Hornacek Ball with a hint of Jerry Sloan, the Mailman, and Stock all over the Suns is working...they need PG Eric Bledsoe back ASAP out with a Torn Meniscus.

10. #MavsGang (8) 22-16: They have a Vet Mix with a combustible Bubble Gum that explodes on the Hardwood at anytime in DIRK-iliscious combine that with Spain's Jose and "Mississippi Lightning" of Jackson, MS...lookout West if they get into Winning Time.

11. #HighlightFactory404 (12) 20-18: Was a candidate to be etched in Stone at the #3 Slot in the East until All-Star Al Horford (Torn Pectoral) went down for 2013-14. Now they will get into the Playoffs but will fall back into the rest of the Wolves in the East.

12. #Dinosaurs (22)  18-17: Was 7-12 last ranking and do the math. They have figured it out or shall I say the Master at GM Masai Ujiri has made moves knowing he needed to let Demar Derozan, Kyle Lowry, Jonas Valanciunas, and Amir Johnson grow together and it's magic. Stand Up Toronto and throw them Damn Hockey Jerseys away...Ok...Go Raptors and Leafs!

13. #MileHighNugs (9) 19-17: Back on a Win Streak after losing seven in a row as Lead man B-Shaw from the Town East Bay figures out his rotations and who can do what and when. Still a dangerous Team in the West especially playing 5,280 feet above Ocean Water.

14. #TWolves (18) 18-19: They are back an forth tinkering in that .500 Mark but they have Pekovic and the Logo's only True Monster leading the Logo in "Grabbing Oranges" and Top 5 in Scoring...the "Lake Oswego Monster".

15. #WestSideStoryReport (21) 17-18: They move Luol Deng because he wanted Josh Smith 4 year $56 Million Money on an extension as Luol is a #4 Option on a Championship Team...yes the Bluedude went there wearing an Artis Gilmore Bulls Road Jersey with a Dave Corzine Home Jersey hanging up behind me...go Bulls Nation. Bulls on a five-game Win Steak as they move further away from the lottery..trade Jo, Boozer, Jimmy, and Captain Kirk and Tank for Jabari!

16. #TeamGrit&Grind (17) 17-19: They are riding the wave of Mike Conley Jr. and @macBO50 Zach Randolph as they get Big Marc Gasol back soon. Where is the "Grind Father" Tony Allen as he has been getting DNP's after signing a new deal this past summer?

17. #WizKidsDC (19) 16-19: They go as far as John Wall takes them as Bradley Beal has had an Up and Down 2013-14 campaign. Wiz SF Trevor Ariza for 2013-14 Comeback Players of the Year as the Wiz could get something for him if they move a nice fit on a Team making a 2013-14 Run to the "Fight for Larry".

18. #MotorCityPistons (15) 16-22: The Pistons Front Line will only get better now they need that PG Slot to be better as they though they got a steal grabbing the "Beer Town Lefty" Brandon Jennings as the jury is still out on him. A year away from making a huge move ion the Central and East.

19. #StateBirdOfNOLA (16) 15-21: The Pelicans are still ,learning but they are loaded with Jrue, Ant Davis, and Reke Havoc, Now Jrue is out with a stress fracture and Eric Gordon is on the Trading Block and I could have told them don't touch him...Overrated like a QB Jay "90210" Cutler from "BelieveInImposters the Bears.

20. #BrooklynHasAHomeTeam (26) 15-22: Stuck out there trying to get on the Train with No Metro Card last month...now back in business as J-Kidd has grown some Nappy Chin and the Nets are 6-0 in 2K14...and take that BK Nets and J-Kidd and even Nets GM Billy King from #DukeInTheNBA Haters.  

21. #mikeCATS (20) 15-23: If thee is a bright spot there are three...Kemba, Big Al Jefferson, and Bloodline Henderson Jr....the loss of 2nd-year Stud Jeff Taylor to an Ruptured Achilles was huge as he was starting at the Small Forward before going down. Taylor the best pick since both Kemba and Henderson Jr..

22. #KnicksTape (27) 14-22: Laugh if you want to as you do not want the "Bully" and the Garden Party back into that Top 8 taking NBA Per Diems. They have figured something out and Go NY Go NY Go...Dolan for Delta Sky Club Bartender!

23. #LakeShow (13) 14-23: Yes they have fallen off as the Black Mamba gets hit with another injury by the Ghost of Air Jordan...Kobe will get to those Points to pass Michael Jeffery Jordan but after that 24 months $48 5-X Large...Laker Nation that is Bison Droppings!

24. #ForeverPurple (28) 13-22: They get a new arena lookout Logo @boogoecousins, "Rudy the Monarch", and that Half-Pint Point God Isaiah of Reebok Scooby Doos is all that. They also grabbed former T'Wolves Lottery Derrick Williams and Jason Thompson has been playing consistent. 

25. #Cavs (23) 13-24: I want to know if Kyrie Irving is a good teammate forget he can get down on the Hardwood. There is  disconnect somewhere on C-Town and that Fat Head Dude @CavsDan must figure it out.

26. #GreenTeam  (14) 13-25: The C's are playing Hard as "Steven's Ball" gets implemented. Combo G's Jordan Crawford and Avery Bradley have played well keeping the C's a float as Jeff Green of Hoya Paranoia is the Star in a Leading Role.

27. #SeventySixers (24) 12-25: They have to get better through the Draft and they must get a Piece for talented SF Thaddeus "Thad-Ex' Young as the Sixers are rebuilding behind that disastrous move involving Andrew Bynum...unbelievable!

28.  #SaltPalaceJazz (30) 12-26: They have Gordon Hayward and all those young pieces like Favors, Kanter, the Salt Lake Law Firm "Burke & Burks" along with Frenchman Gobert. Take their hits now as they take their lumps...

29. #MouseTownHoops (25) 10-27: Ditto the Jazz as the O-Magic will figure it out as your going to take some hits losing another Franchise Big. Minus the current record they are in a good place as far as young talent and building to that common goal. Would they be willing to move SG Arron Affalo for a 2nd round Piece?

30. #FearTheDeer (29) 7-29: Larry Drew had to be thinking what did I get myself into as that was a Coach Killing Job and he had to know that. They need a New Digs, a new Mentality, and a Change in the Front Office....ridiculous! Who paid Larry Sanders?