With the rest of the Dropping Dimes team locking down a few other things, I’m going to be flying solo this week with the rankings.  I’ll try to be as unbiased as possible, but you know how us Cleveanders can tend to be from time to time.  First, let’s take a look at the games played for each team for the upcoming week…

Atlanta Hawks - 3; Boston Celtics - 4; Charlotte Bobcats - 3; Chicago Bulls - 4; Cleveland Cavaliers - 4; Dallas Mavericks - 4; Denver Nuggets - 4; Detroit Pistons - 4; Golden State Warriors - 3; Houston Rockets - 4; Indiana Pacers - 4; Los Angeles Clippers - 3; Los Angeles Lakers - 3; Memphis Grizzlies - 5; Miami Heat - 4; Milwaukee Bucks - 4; Minnesota Timberwolves - 4; New Jersey Nets - 3; New Orleans Hornets - 3; New York Knicks - 4; Orlando Magic - 4; Philadelphia 76ers - 3; Phoenix Suns - 4; Portland Trail Blazers - 3; Sacramento Kings - 2; San Antonio Spurs - 4; Seattle Supersonics - 4; Toronto Raptors - 4; Utah Jazz - 4; Washington Wizards – 4

1. Gilbert Arenas
2. Steve Nash
3. Allen Iverson
4. Chauncey Billuos
5. Deron Williams - I love Williams over the final stretch
6. Chris Paul
7. Jason Kidd
8. Kirk Hinrich
9. Stephon Marbury
10. Jason Terry
11. Leandro Barbosa - Should play an even bigger role
12. TJ Ford
13. Rafer Alston
14. Baron Davis
15. Mo Williams - New contract in sight

1. Kobe Bryant - Been too good to not have on top
2. Tracy McGrady
3. Michael Redd
4. Vince Carter
5. Andre Iguodala
6. Jason Richardson
7. Ben Gordon
8. Manu Ginobili
9. Larry Hughes - Assist totals have been ripe
10. Raja Bell
11. Richard Hamilton
12. Brandon Roy
13. Josh Childress
14. Juan Dixon - No Bargnani should mean good things
15. Ricky Davis

1. LeBron James
2. Shawn Marion
3. Mike Miller - Five games should make for huge week
4. Carmelo Anthony
5. Rashard Lewis - No Ray Allen and a new contract coming soon
6. Paul Pierce
7. Josh Howard
8. Josh Smith - Three games makes it hard to have him higher
9. Luol Deng
10. Danny Granger
11. Gerald Wallace
12. Richard Jefferson
13. Ruben Patterson - Should step up without CV and Bogut
14. Tayshaun Prince
15. Peja Stojakovic - Possible return, pick him up if available

1. Dirk Nowitzki - Em Vee Pea
2. Kevin Garnett
3. Dwight Howard
4. Antawn Jamison
5. Al Jefferson
6. Elton Brand
7. Rudy Gay - Could be even higher with five games
8. Chris Wilcox
9. Rasheed Wallace
10. David West
11. Zach Randolph - If given the minutes
12. Lamar Odom
13. Nene
14. Chris Webber
15. Udonis Haslem

1. Pau Gasol - Can’t pass up the extra game here
2. Amare Stoudemire
3. Yao Ming
4. Chris Bosh - Bargnani’s absence should mean even more touch
5. Jermaine O’Neal
6. Carlos Boozer
7. Marcus Camby
8. Mehmet Okur
9. Tyson Chandler
10. LaMarcus Aldridge - 21 ppg over last seven
11. Ben Wallace
12. Eddy Curry
13. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
14. Samuel Dalembert
15. Chris Kaman