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Warriors move up in all NBA power rankings and are now listed as a top-10 team by many. Our weekly summary from around the web collects rankings from most of the NBA oriented sites.
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[&lt;a href="//storify.com/SFSportsball/week-5-nba-power-rankings-gs-warriors" mce_href="//storify.com/SFSportsball/week-5-nba-power-rankings-gs-warriors" target="_blank"&gt;View the story "Warriors Power Rankings - 12/3/2012" on Storify&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;h1&gt;Warriors Power Rankings - 12/3/2012&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Storified by SF Sportsball &amp;middot; Mon, Dec 03 2012 13:00:36&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;At NBA.com, the Warriors have moved up to #8 in the rankings. John Schuhmann makes them the hero team of the week as one of three undefeated team in that period. Last week - 12th.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 Golden State (10-6) Pace: 95.9 (5), OffRtg: 101.3 (14), DefRtg: 100.7 (13) Perhaps the most amazing statistical note for any team in the league is the Warriors' rise to No. 5 in rebounding percentage. This team ranked 29th or 30th in rebounding each of the last six seasons, and they've improved dramatically without much help from <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21684/andrew-bogut" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/21684/andrew-bogut">Andrew Bogut</a>. David Lee has controlled the glass and <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/157924/harrison-barnes" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/157924/harrison-barnes">Harrison Barnes</a> has been a big help from the small forward position.Power Rankings: Are the <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/miami-heat" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/miami-heat">Heat</a> heating up? | NBA.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And Teamrankings.com has the Dubs at eighth overall, as well. This site is statistics based, and has a whole slew of rankings. The Warriors rank between 2nd and 12th on all of them. Currently they project a 43-39 record for Golden State, with a 63.2% chance of making the playoffs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;NBA Power Ratings - NBA Team Overall Power RatingNBA overall power rating page.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Seth Rosenthal at SBNation has the Warriors moving up to ninth, after ranking them 13th last week.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9 <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/golden-state-warriors" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/golden-state-warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 10-6 13 W: DEN, IND Golden State of Mind I mean, they've won seven of their last nine, they're perhaps the best rebounders around, they're in the top half of the league defensively AND they tend to play fast and small without Andrew Bogut. The Warriors are ... kinda good? I guess we just keep doing what we we're doing? Act normal?NBA Power Rankings, Week 6: <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/san-antonio-spurs" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/san-antonio-spurs">Spurs</a> take over the top spot - SBNation.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ethan Strauss has the Dubs up to 10th, from the 12th he had them at last week. Looks like he hasn't quite reconciled himself to Warriors optimism, but he's started tasting the Kool-Aid(tm).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Can the Warriors make the playoffs without Andrew Bogut? Put me down in the &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; column. Be that as it may, Golden State has an excellent shot at emerging from the next two games (Orlando at home, Detroit on the road) with a 12-6 record. They also play eight straight against the relatively anemic Eastern Conference. This is a long-winded way of saying that the Warriors could stack up a lot of wins before their center comes back, if he ever comes back. Credit a few of the victories to <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/24217/carl-landry" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/24217/carl-landry">Carl Landry</a>, who's possibly been Golden State's best player. It's odd that such an effective bench player can be had for so little. A two-year, $8 million dollar deal is such a bargain when you consider that guys like <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/24284/jeff-green" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/24284/jeff-green">Jeff Green</a> get paid more than twice as much for twice as long.10. Golden State Warriors | NBA Power Rankings: Where Does Every Team Stand Heading into December? | Bleacher Report&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marc Stein gives the Dubs a 3-position leap from 14th to 11th. While it could be argued that everyone knew an injury can get drawn &amp;nbsp;out and messy, it's hard to argue that anyone knew the team would be playing this well without Bogut or Rush.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11 Golden State 10-6 3 Last Week: 14 Who knew? Who knew that the Andrew Bogut saga would get so drawn out and messy? Who knew, furthermore, that the Dubs could win 10 games this quickly on the strength of big improvements defensively -- and especially on the boards -- when those are two of Bogut's specialties?NBA Basketball Power Rankings - National Basketball Association - ESPN&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Matt Dollinger at Sports Illustrated has the Warriors at 11, only moving up one slot.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11 Last Week: 12 Since: 2-1 Golden State Warriors (9-6) The Warriors deserve to move up this week, but there's nowhere to go. Carl Landry quietly has been a key to Golden State's success. Signed to a two-year deal last summer, Landry is taking advantage of his opportunities. He's shooting 57.9 percent, fifth best in the league, and averaging 14.2 points and a career-high 7.1 rebounds.<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/memphis-grizzlies" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/memphis-grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> sit first; <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/dallas-mavericks" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/dallas-mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> slip - Matt Dollinger - SI.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At Basketball-reference, the Dubs show at 12th on SRS, the simple rating system. By adjusted net rating, the Warriors are 11th in the league.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2012-13 Golden State WarriorsStats, Schedules, Rosters, and much more&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sam Amico is a nice guy. Even if he's the only one of our power rankers to not give the Warriors a jump this week.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;13 Warriors 10-6 - 13/21 Young, confident and ready to be the new kids on the postseason block. Coach Mark Jackson has these guys willing themselves to wins, and the sleeper potential isn't just some fantasy.NBA Power Rankings - Top 30 NBA Basketball Teams - FOX Sports on MSN&lt;/div&gt;
Poll
Where do you rank the Warriors overall, right now?
16%
top 7 team (38 votes)
17%
8th in the league (40 votes)
9%
9th (22 votes)
20%
10th (48 votes)
8%
11th (19 votes)
28%
wait - we're ranked? (65 votes)
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