Every Thursday, I will be offering my point of view on who is who in the NBA, for better or for worse, the cream of the crop of contenders and God-awfulness.
To be bad in the NBA is especially perilous nowadays, because no wins equals no attendance, which in turn makes teams hemorrage more money than they normally would, and before you know it you have the Las Vegas Blackjacks replacing the Minnesota Timberwolves.
These five teams have nowhere to go but up, whether it is because of thier own inconsistencies or because they are just plain old bad.
5) Miami Heat (21-20, 6th in the East): The Heat are the NBA's version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and its best example came this week, when they put up a basketball clinic in a 30-point win against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, only to follow that up with a 39-point loss against the Bobcats on Wednesday. They aren't in the Bottom 5 because they are bad, they are in it because they are madly inconsistent and exasperating.
4) Detroit Pistons (13-28, 11th in East): Remember when the Pistons used to pride themselves on defense and their bad boy ways? Well, that is all out the window now, as the economy is not the only thing that stinks in Detroit right now. The Pistons are allowing 97 points per game while averaging only 92 on offense, and they are looking for a leader on the floor that can lead the team the way Chauncey Billups once did.
3) Sacramento Kings (15-26, 13th in West): The wheels have come off of this young team, which managed to hold its head at .500 before losing nine of its past 10 games and out of playoff contention. However, the Kings have a rookie stud in Tyreke Evans and a bright future ahead of them if they manage to put the right pieces around him.
2) Minnesota Timberwolves (9-34, Last in West): Ricky Rubio, where are you? While the Timberwolves' fifth draft pick in the first round of last year's draft is still "maturing" in Spain, the Wolves are enduring the growing pains of rebuilding and have lost eight of their past ten games.
1) New Jersey Nets (3-38, Laughingstock of the league) : To win three of 41 games, you really have to try. The Nets are on pace to be the worst team in NBA history, and if they think that that will help them land LeBron James next year, then they have another thing coming.
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