Sum ’17 Week 6 Power Rankings (All Weeknight Divisions)

1ST DIVISION (WEEKNIGHTS)

Rank Team Record Comments
(+3) HON
4-1 The HONEY BADGERS have suddenly made it very interesting by sneaking their way up to the #1 spot. This is a defense-first team that will only get better in the playoffs.
(-1) DYN 3-2 Two straight losses and NY DYNASTY are starting to show weakness. (F) WIll Haile and (F) Michael Reding continue to be a deadly 1-2 punch, but consistency overall hasn’t been great. Key may be (G) Shaun Willis, they’re 0-2 without the veteran floor leader.
(=) AXA
4-2 AXA-RODD holds steady by getting a win over UNN. This is the 2nd oldest team in the league behind CRV, but they have a balanced veteran roster, and on any given night a different player can step up.
(-2) 808
4-3 They will probably feel like they left a couple wins on the board, but this was a solid season for 808s & FASTBREAKS. Their swarming D gives them a chance in every game and that will come in handy in the playoffs.
(=) CRV
2-3 If CRAFTY VETS win next week’s game vs YOL, they lock up a playoff spot. It hasn’t been a pretty season with all the absences due to summer scheduling, but (G) Chris Daley remains the most unguardable player in D1, which keeps the defending champs at contender status.
(+1) SED
3-3 SHUT EM DOWN is finishing strong. If they beat UNN (or if UNN loses this week), they’re in the playoffs. It hasn’t been their best season, but 2 wins vs 2 top teams in 2 weeks could make them an underdog favorite to compete for the championship.
(-1) UNN
1-3 It was a tough loss for UNITED NATIONS last week as they put up an effort that was worthy of the win. It just didn’t happen. Now, they will have to beat YOL this week and then SED in two weeks to get in. 
(=) YOL
0-4 At this point, YOLO has to win out and see where the chips fall in point differential. Tough season for a team that looked like it had some solid pieces ready to make a move into the playoffs.

2ND DIVISION (WEEKNIGHTS)

Rank Team Record Comments
(+2) GMM
5-1 Five straight wins can’t really be ignored, so GUARD ME MAYBE will supplant DPY for now. GMM’s mew addition have proven to be solid fits for the team so far. They’ll be eyeing a return trip to the chip, their last appearance in the Summer 2016 season. 
(-1) DPY
4-2 It was a throwaway loss for DON’T EVER PLAY YOURSELF vs GMM, neither (G) Emery Clark nor either of the McFarlanes where there. In fact, they’re 0-2 without the McFarlanes. At full strength, the defending champs shouldn’t be worried.
(-1) NGC
3-2 Two straight losses for NYC GRITTY COMMITTEE by a combined 9 points, in which they’ve given 69 pts in each game. We’ll call the last one a wash, but the loss to GMM may raise some eyebrows.
(=) SKL
3-2 SKILLSHARE is right where they want to be heading into the final leg. If (F) Russ Braithwaite can get eligible for the playoffs, he will be huge as a paint finisher for them when games get tight in the playoffs.
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MLG
3-2 Led by (G) Jason Gu and solid all-around play from (F) Ruoyu Chen and the rest of the team, MLGB is looking more formidable with every passing week. If they can keep the momentum up from these last two wins, they can make some noise in the playoffs.
(=) HAR
2-3 TEAM HARDWOOD is in control with the tie-breaker over PRE. If they just keep pace, they’ll hold the 6th spot. 
(=) PRE
2-3 That early loss to HAR in the season opener might come back to haunt the PREMATURE SHOOTERS if they end up with the same record. Best to win out and hope for the best. Won’t be easy, JAM is playing for their playoff lives and SKL is tough as they come.
(=) JAM
1-3 SPACE JAM as idle last week, but their outlook remains the same. They must get wins on the board. Winning out assures a playoff bid. Any Ls and it starts to get murky if not possible.
(=) ROT 0-5 If DA ROTI PROJECT can get it together and get that first win, maybe even a second. consider this season a success.

3RD DIVISION (WEEKNIGHTS)

Rank Team Record Comments
(+5) DYN
4-1 It’s taken some time for NY DYNASTY to work their way up, but with a win over defending champions SPR, they’ve earned the #1 spot this week. (G) David Chu and (G) Ian Yu are a formidable combo.
(+5)
AIR
4-1 Their previous drop in the rankings was an overcompensation, and the AIRBALLERS quickly corrected it with a big win over previous #1 NET. This is arguably the best defense in D3, allowing just 38.2 ppg (2nd best), and they make every game a grindhouse.
(-2)
NET
4-1 NASTY NETS (F) Matt Silberman had his first poor game of the season. And though you can credit the AIR defense, don’t expect too many more like it. As bad as Silberman shot, Nets lost by just 2.
(=) SPR
4-2 As defending champs, SPAGHETTI RAMEN has had the toughest schedule in D3. Their two losses came to two teams in the current top 3. They’ll get to play #2 AIR next week. But this is all just biding their time until playoffs, when the gloves come off. 
(-3) COB 3-1 If AIR is arguably the best D in D3, they’ll get their biggest argument against from COBRA KAI, who allows fewer points, and averages a TDL all-time record 15.3 spg. (G) Tony Cuadrado may be the most dominant defender we’ve ever seen at this level.
(-1) NGC 3-1 We said this about DYN last week, but how does a 3-1 team like the NYC GRITTY COMMITTEE fall to #6?. The field is simply stacked, but you can sleep on Gritty at your own risk.
(-5) FNL
3-3 Right when we said we probably ranked FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTZ too high, they lose two straight. This is a new team with a learning curve to overcome, but they have a lot of solid pieces, and they will make the playoffs to get some post-season exp as well.
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SNB
2-3 SMASH N BOUNCE is hanging in there. One more win over MYP will secure their playoff spot. Then anything is possible in a single elimination tourney. They have a feisty defense and a go-to scorer.
(+1) HAN
2-3 The newbie HANDEL ARCHITECTS are making a run for it now, winning 2 of their last 3 games. If they beat CMU, they all but secure a spot in the 8 vs 9 play-in game. Give (F) Garrett Brignoli (12.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg) a lot of credit for the late season push.
10 (+1) MYP
1-4 MYPC is basically competing with SNB for a spot in the playoffs now. They have to keep pace by beating MON tomorrow, then they have to beat SNB in their final game on Aug 30. 
11 (-2)
MON
0-5 Sadly, the MONSTARS are all but out of playoff contention. Only scenario possible is if they win out and SNB & HAN both lose out, then it would come down point differential. So, there’s a chance. 
12 (=) CMU 0-5 Tough season for the CMU BALLERS who never quite got on track. But like MON, if they can somehow win out and HAN & SNB both lose out, it gets a little interesting…