NBA Team Rankings

Below are my rankings of the 30 NBA teams.
I have also included who I consider to be the most important player for each team.



30. Charlotte Bobcats - 15th in Eastern Conference, 5th in Southeast Divsion: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
29. Orlando Magic - 14th in Eastern Conference, 4th in Southeast Division: Aaron Afflalo
28. Detroit Pistons - 13th in Eastern Conference, 5th in Central Division: Greg Monroe
27. Portland Trailblazers - 15th in Western Conference, 5th in Northwest Division: LaMarcus Aldridge
26. Milwaukee Bucks - 12th in Eastern Conference, 4th in Central Division: Brandon Jennings
25. New Orleans Hornets - 14th in Western Conference, 5th in Southwest Division: Eric Gordon
24. Washington Wizards - 11th in Eastern Conference, 3rd in Southeast Division: John Wall
23. Phoenix Suns - 13th in Western Conference, 5th in Pacific Division: Marcin Gortat
22. Houston Rockets - 12th in Western Conference, 4th in Southwest Division: James Harden
21. Sacramento Kings - 11th in Western Conference, 4th in Pacific Division: Demarcus Cousins

20. Toronto Raptors - 10th in Eastern Conference, 5th in Atlantic Division: Kyle Lowry
19. Golden State Warriors - 10th in Western Conference, 3rd in Pacific Division: Stephen Curry
18. Cleveland Cavaliers - 9th in Eastern Confernce, 3rd in Central Division: Kyrie Irving
17. Utah Jazz - 9th in Western Conference, 4th in Northwest Division: Al Jefferson
16. Dallas Mavericks - 8th in Western Conference, 3rd in Southwest Division: Dirk Nowitzki
15. Minnesota Timberwolves - 7th in Western Conference, 3rd in Northwest Division: Kevin Love
14. Chicago Bulls - 8th in Eastern Conference, 2nd in Central Division: Derrick Rose
13. Atlanta Hawks - 7th in Eastern Conference, 2nd in Southeast Division: Josh Smith
12. Brooklyn Nets - 6th in Eastern Conference, 4th in Atlantic Division: Deron Williams
11. Los Angeles Clippers - 6th in Western Conference, 2nd in Pacific Division: Chris Paul

10. Philadelphia 76'ers - 5th in Eastern Conference, 3rd in Atlantic Division: Andrew Bynum
  9. New York Knicks - 4th in Eastern Conference, 2nd in Atlantic Division: Carmelo Anthony
  8. Indiana Pacers - 3rd in Eastern Conference, 1st in Central Division: Roy Hibbert
  7. Denver Nuggets - 5th in Western Conference, 2nd in Northwest Division: Andre Iguodala
  6. Memphis Grizzlies - 4th in Western Conference, 2nd in Southwest Division: Marc Gasol
  5. Oklahoma City Thunder - 3rd in Western Conference, 1st in Northwest Division: Kevin Durant
  4. Los Angeles Lakers - 2nd in Western Conference, 1st in Pacific Division: Kobe Bryant
  3. Boston Celtics - 2nd in Eastern Conference, 1st in Atlantic Division: Rajon Rondo
  2. San Antonio Spurs -1st in Western Conference, 1st in Southwest Division: Tony Parker
  1. Miami Heat - 1st in Eastern Conference, 1st in Southeast Division: LeBron James

2012 Album Ratings: July - September

9/10
Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffitti - Mature Themes

8/10
Swans - The Seer
iamamiwhoami - kin
John Maus - A Collection of Rarities
Dustin Wong - Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads
Holograms - Holograms
MillionYoung - Amanecer

7/10
Matthew Dear - Beams
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
R. Stevie Moore - Lo Fi High Fives... A Kind of Best of
Woods - Bend Beyond
White Suns - Sinew
David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant
Ondatrópica - Ondatrópica
Big KRIT - Live from the Underground
Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
Bob Dylan - The Tempest
NaS - Life is Good
Mission of Burma - Unsound
Passion Pit - Gossamer

6/10
Dan Deacon - America
Robert Pollard - Mouseman Cloud
Grizzly Bear - Shields
Blondes - Blondes
Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots a UFO
Holy Other - Held
How To Dress Well - Total Loss

5/10
Keane - Strangeland
the Raveonettes - Observator
Ben Folds Five - The Sound of the Life of the Mind
Bloc Party - Four
the XX - Coexist
the Temper Trap - The Temper Trap
Baroness - Yellow & Green

4/10
Memoryhouse -The Slideshow Effect
Hot Chip - In Our Heads
Cat Power - Sun
Usher - Looking fo Myself
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Here
Twin Shadow - Confess
the Killers - Battle Born


0 = Horrid
5 = Average
10 = Flawless

2012 Album Ratings: April - June

10/10
Beach House - Bloom

9/10
Death Grips - The Money Store

8/10
the Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
Julia Holter - Ekstasis
Zammuto - Zammuto
the Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now
Ab-Soul - Control System

7/10
DIIV - Oshin
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action at a Distance
Kindness - World You Need a Change of Mind
Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Lower Dens - Nootropics
Billy Woods - History Will Absolve Me
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
the Walkmen - Heaven
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana
Sigur Rós - Valtari
Actress - R.I.P.
Liars - WIXIW

6/10
Black Dice - Mr. Impossible
Screaming Females - Ugly
Dr. John - Locked Down
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
the Maccabees - Given to the Wild
Battles - Dross Glop
Mount Eerie - Clear Moon

5/10
Regina Spektor - What We Saw from the Cheap Seats
M. Ward - A Wasteland Companion
AraabMUZIK - Instrumental U
Electric Guest - Mondo
Torche - Harmonicraft

4/10
the Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania

3/10
Best Coast - The Only Place
Fun. - Some Nights

0 = Horrid
5 = Average
10 = Flawless

2012 Album Ratings: January - March

8/10

THEESatisfaction - awE naturalE

Andrew Bird - Break it Yourself

John Talabot - ƒIN

the Men - Open Your Heart

7/10

Lambchop - Mr. M
Guided by Voices - Let's Go Eat the Factory

Air - Le Voyage Dans la Lune
Grimes - Visions
of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks
Earth - Angels of Darkness Demons of Light II

Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas

Frankie Rose - Interstellar

6/10

Lindstrøm - Six Cups of Rebel

Christian Mistress - Possession 

the Magnetic Fields - Love at the Bottom of the Sea

Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror

Soap&Skin - Narrow

Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp

5/10

Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekends

Chairlift - Something

the Shins - Point of Morrow

4/10

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball

Tribes - Baby

the Big Pink - Future This

3/10

Loma Prieta - I.V.

Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions

 0 = Horrid

 5 = Average

10 = Flawless

Top 10 Albums of 2011

I released a top 40 a few months back at mangoesandmusic.tumblr.com.
This is a slightly revised top 10.

10. John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

9. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

8. Cass McCombs - Wit's End

7. Iceage - New Brigade

6. Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces

5. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

4. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
3. Death Grips - Exmilitary

2. Destroyer - Kaputt

1. Bill Callahan - Apocalypse