Power poll.(Instant expert: Your cheat sheet for the NBA season)

 
Power poll 
 
Rank    Team             10 words or less. 
 
   1    SPURS            Defending champs will be better than last 
                         season. 
   2    HEAT             Policing newcomers should give Shaq head start 
                         on next career. 
   3    PISTONS          New coach, but it's a players league. They're 
                         all back. 
   4    ROCKETS          T-Mac & Yao Show will be better this time 
                         around. 
   5    PACERS           Music world and Indy rejoice: Artest returns 
                         to Pacers. 
   6    MAVERICKS        This time, they mean it: Defense matters. 
   7    NUGGETS          Should build on what they accomplished after 
                         Karl's arrival. 
   8    KINGS            Surprised to see them this high? Get used to 
                         it. 
   9    TIMBERWOLVES     Watch out-K.G. has something to prove. 
  10    CAVALIERS        LeBron has more help this season. 
  11    NETS             Kidd, Jefferson and Carter will be 
                         entertaining--and win, too. 
  12    SUNS             Now we know there is something that can stop 
                         Stoudemire. 
  13    WARRIORS         League's longest playoff drought--11 seasons-- 
                         is in jeopardy. 
  14    SUPERSONICS      Should be one of several fighting for West's 
                         eighth seed. 
  15    LAKERS           If nothing else, Phil-Kobe sequel ...