OKC Thunder: TI editor power ranking week 9: The shuffle is on

Okay, so I went out on a limb last week thinking the Hornets were going to step up and deliver. They did not and for that reason drop the furthest this week. (Cue them doing well next week and vaulting back up again).

In spite of their slide I, remain hopeful this team can find their mojo and string together a series of wins. To that end, Tony Parker has shown glimpses of his youth and with a veteran like TP who can stop momentum shifts he could be the difference in helping the Hornets pull out a few extra wins in clutch time.

I’m also a huge fan of rookie Miles Bridges who better get the automatic nod to the All-Star slam dunk in Charlotte.

Factor in supporting players who each deliver to their role expectations and this team feels somewhat reliable to make the postseason.  That said, this team always does exactly the opposite of what I predict.

Charlotte Hornets:

Offensive Rating: 6th
Defensive Rating: 16th
Net Differential: 10th

Points per game: 113.8 (8th)
Offensive field goal efficiency: 45.5 percent (17th)
Opponent points per game: 111.8 (tied 23rd)
Opponent field goal efficiency: 45.5 percent (tied 17th)

3-Point percent: 35.5% (12th)
Opponent 3-point percent: 34.8% (11th)

Record:  7th in EC
Home: 10-7
Road: 4-8
Back to back sets: 5

Versus the East: 13-9
Versus the West: 1-6
Week nine 1-2:  Won vs. Pistons, Lost Knicks, Lakers
On tap for week 10: Cavaliers, Pistons, @Celtics