Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. It's official! The 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' record of futility is safe for another year. Now on to the update.
Is it true? Can it be? Yes, the defending champion 11-32 Charlotte Bobcats have overtaken the 11-31 Washington Wizards as this week's Kings of the Cellar. Now the Wizards have been on a bit of a tear. They're 7-3 in their last ten games, winning their last two. Charlotte, on the other hand, is 2-8 in their last ten games. The 13-32 Cleveland Cavaliers round out the bottom three.
Since the last update, the Wizards went 3-1, the Bobcats went 1-2, and the Cavs performed the best of the bottom three by going undefeated at 3-0.
This week's honorable mention goes to 17-24 Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota is 1-9 in their last ten games, losers of its last four. They host both Los Angeles teams this week in their homestand. They host the Clippers on Wednesday and the Lakers on Friday. Then the Timberwolves host the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday. More on them in a sec. Minnesota should win at least one game, but if they play like they did last week, they could have an 0-fer.
Next Losses...
Charlotte starts a nearly two week long road trip tonight by visiting the Chicago Bulls. Then they spend the rest of the week in Texas. The Bobcats will go to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Wednesday and then to Houston to take on the Rockets on Saturday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer week. However, they could escape with a win.
The Wizards host the Sacramento Kings tonight. Then they go on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. On Friday, they'll visit the Memphis Grizzlies and finish the week in San Antonio the play the Spurs on Saturday. Will the Wizards go 0-4? Doubt it. Washington should get at least one win, based on how they played last week.
Cleveland hosts the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday and then visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Cavaliers return home on Saturday to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. Will the Cavs have an 0-fer or go undefeated? Uh, no on both counts. If they play as well as they did last week, Cleveland should go 2-1, but will probably go 1-2.
Other Stuff...
Last week, New Orleans Hornets owner, Tom Benson, changed the name of the Hornets to the Pelicans starting next season. Really? It's not that the Pelicans is a bad name, but the Hornets is a good team name. Although the name change is not totally embraced by fans (myself included), we understand why. For those of you who don't know, the pelican is the Louisiana state bird. Also, New Orleans had a minor league baseball team called the Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans existed from 1887-88, 1892-96, 1901-59, and 1977. They won minor league titles in 1886, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1933, and 1934. Hall of Famers Earl Weaver, Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, and Bob Lemon once played for the team. A few other notable names, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Tony La Russa, and Jim Riggleman also played for the Pelicans. The last New Orleans Pelicans team, the 1977 team, went 57-79. Again, our objection isn't about changing the name to the Pelicans, but about changing the name from the Hornets. The name Pelicans doesn't exactly strike fear in an opponent. Then again, neither do team names like the Heat, Magic, 76ers, Clippers, Lakers, Pistons, Nets, and a team once from New Orleans, the Jazz. So...Geaux Pelicans!!
The Duke Lady Blue Devils are still the only undefeated team in NCAA Women's basketball. They are 16-0 and ranked 4th in the AP Top 25.
On the flip side, the winless ranks among the women still include Weber State (0-19) and Jacksonville State (0-21). The St. Peter's Peacocks got their first win last week, defeating the Manhattan Jaspers 60-49. My beloved Lady Privateers of the University of New Orleans failed to get their second win of the season against Grambling State. Maybe the UNO ladies can get their second win this week.
On the men's side, Grambling State is still the lone winless team at 0-17. Can they run the table and have a season 0-fer? Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
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