2008, March 2: The Rose Report - Volume #7

Rose Rankings (Week of March 2nd) #1 - LA Lakers: Kobe is the NBA MVP. #2 - Boston: Adding P.J. Brown and Sam Cassell is big. #3 - San Antonio: This team seems to get better as the season goes on. #4 - Pistons: Will work Dixon into the rotation and add more depth. #5 - Houston: The longest win streak in the NBA (15). #6 - New Orleans: Tyson Chandler (11.7pts/12.2rebs). #7 - Dallas: Bet that Jason Kidd will be on the floor in crunch time. #8 - Utah: Must play better on the road. #9 - Phoenix: Perimeter defense is missing Shawn Marion. #10 - Orlando: Turkoglu is 3rd in the NBA with 4th quarter points (James/Bryant). #11 - Cleveland: Will be without Ilgauskas for at least a week. #12 - Toronto: Will be without Bosh for at least 1 week. #13 - Golden State: Working Austin Croshere into the line-up. #14 - Denver: Surprisingly not in the West playoff picture. #15 - Philadelphia: Energetic and athletic team in the East playoff hunt.