Welcome to this week's NBA Last Place Update. First of all, congrats to the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens for winning their second Super Bowl and bringing the city of Baltimore its third Super Bowl championship. The Baltimore Colts won Super Bowl V in the 1970 season. Now let's get started.
We have a tie! There's plenty of beer in the cellar, so the 11-35 Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats are this week's Kings of the Cellar. And since there is a tie, one more team will be added for this week. The 14-34 Cleveland Cavaliers trail by two games and the 14-33 Orlando Magic trail by 2.5 games.
Since the last update, both the Wizards and Bobcats pulled an 0-fer. Then again, so did the Magic and my beloved Pelicans, uh, I mean Hornets. Washington went 0-4 and Charlotte went 0-3. At least Cleveland won a game, going 1-2. Orlando lost nine straight, going 2-20 since December 20.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 15-33 New Orleans Hornets. Even though last week's mention, the 18-26 Minnesota Timberwolves are 1-9 in their last ten games, that lone victory came at the expense of the Hornets. After going 9-5 from December 26 to January 21, the Bees went 1-6, losing four straight. New Orleans starts its Super Bowl hangover by hosting the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Then they go on the road to play the Dirty Birds of basketball, the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. The Hornets go north of the border on Sunday by going to Toronto to play the Raptors. Depending on which Hornets team shows up, they could go 3-0 or have an 0-fer. They should win at least one game this week.
Next Losses...
Washington has a homestand this week. They host the struggling Los Angeles Clippers tonight, the New York Knicks on Wednesday, and the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The Wizards have a shot at a win this week and if they play well, maybe even two. It's more likely they'll have an 0-fer.
Charlotte will spend most of their busy week on the road. They go to Miami to face the Heat tonight and then go to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers on Wednesday. On Friday, the Bobcats host the Los Angeles Lakers and finish the week on the road, traveling to Philadelphia on Saturday to take on the 76ers. Charlotte should get a win this week, but then again, this is the Bobcats. As with the Wizards, Charlotte will probably have an 0-fer.
Cleveland also has a homestand this week. As previously stated, they will host the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday. Then the Cavs will host the Orlando Magic on Friday and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Cleveland has the best chance of NOT having an 0-fer this week. They should go 2-1 unless the Bobcats or Magic show up.
Orlando has a busy week coming up. They travel to Philadelphia to play the 76ers tonight and host the Los Angeles Clippers on their tour of cellar dwellers on Wednesday. Then the Magic go to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers on Friday and finish the week on Sunday hosting the Portland Trailblazers. Although Orlando has a chance to get a win, like the Wizards and Bobcats, the Magic will probably have an 0-fer.
Other Stuff...
There's a lot of talk and controversy about the blackout in the Super Bowl. Although it did affect the outcome of the game, the better team still won. The local jokes focus around the city not paying its power bill.
You know we have to have a little Super Bowl trivia. The San Francisco 49ers are only the second team in Super Bowl history to score 31 points and lose. The first? The Dallas Cowboys scored 31 in Super Bowl XIII and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-31.
Which Super Bowl team has had the longest drought since its last appearance? The New York Jets. They won Super Bowl III and haven't been there since.
The ranks of the undefeated in women's college basketball are no more. The Duke Lady Blue Devils actually lost their first time this season on January 21 to the UConn Lady Huskies. I stated Duke was still undefeated on last week's Last Place Update on January 28. I stand corrected and regret the error.
On the flip side, Weber State (0-21), Jacksonville State (0-23), and North Carolina Central (0-21...how did I miss that?) are still among the winless. My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers had an 0-fer last week and are 1-17.
On the men's side, Grambling State is still the lone winless NCAA basketball team at 0-19.
Who will get their first win? Will one of these teams run the table and have a season 0-fer? Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
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