MIES (Ελβετία) – Η 8η σεζόν του Basketball Champions League μπαίνει στην Φάση των Προημιτελικών. Το Final Four απέχει λιγότερο από έναν μήνα και είναι ώρα για μία ανανέωση στα Power Rankings.

Προσπαθούμε να κατατάξουμε τις ομάδες με βάση τη συνολική τους απόδοση, όχι μόνο με βάση το ρεκόρ τους στο BCL. Πάντα είναι πιο ασφαλές ένα μεγαλύτερο δείγμα αγώνων.

Μπορείτε να δείτε τις προηγούμενες εκδόσεις των Power Rankings εδώ: Έκδοση 1 | Έκδοση 2 | Έκδοση 3 | Έκδοση 4 | Έκδοση 5 | Έκδοση 6 | Έκδοση 7 | Έκδοση 8 | Έκδοση 9.

#8 Tofas Bursa (+3)

Ρεκόρ BCL: 6-9
Ρεκόρ εγχώριου πρωταθλήματος: 10-15

The records say it all, plus the fact that Tofas were on a seven-game losing streak until last weekend, when they won the Bursa derby against Bursaspor Info Yatirim. Troubled times, amplified by the fact that they have to win at least one game in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain if they want to see the Road to Belgrade and the Final Four.

#7 Προμηθέας Πάτρας (=)

Ρεκόρ BCL: 9-5
Ρεκόρ εγχώριου πρωταθλήματος: 13-9

Okay, let's just ignore the 31-point defeat to Panathinaikos for a second. The only other defeat Promitheas Patras had over the past month was a one-point loss to Hapoel Holon, which was actually a win, since they claimed the tiebreaker there and advanced to the Quarter-Finals here. The matchup with Unicaja could be a nightmare, but coach Ilias Papatheodorou has won these kinds of games in the past. But until he wins them in the present, they'll be #7 here.

#6 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (=)

Ρεκόρ BCL: 8-7
Ρεκόρ εγχώριου πρωταθλήματος: 16-10

The thing about teams who live by the three and die by the three is that it's impossible to read their true colors. Ludwigsburg are capable of scoring 90+ points on the road (which they will probably need to do, if they are to eliminate Murcia), but they are also capable of scoring just 60 points at home, and lose a game by 34 (which they did over the weekend). One big plus? Ariel Hukporti is back in town!

#5 Περιστέρι bwin (+5)

Ρεκόρ BCL: 8-6
Ρεκόρ εγχώριου πρωταθλήματος: 16-7

Two things you need to know: Peristeri are on a seven-game winning streak in all competitions, they haven't lost a game in a whole month, clearly playing their best basketball not just this season, but over the last five years. The last time they were on a seven-game win run was in October 2019 (Iraklis, Rethymno, Panionios, Gaziantep, AEK, VEF Riga, Lavrio), and the last time they won more than seven in a row was in 2017-18, when they won 24 games in a row in the Greek Second Division.
The other thing to know? Joe Ragland has won his fourth MVP of the Month award in the BCL, nobody else has more than two.

#4 UCAM Murcia (+1)

Ρεκόρ BCL: 9-3
Ρεκόρ εγχώριου πρωταθλήματος: 17-10

Is it a curse if we mentioned now that UCAM Murcia's only home defeat in the BCL over the past 23 games was in the Quarter-Finals last season? Is it a curse if they lose another Quarter-Finals home game now because we mentioned it? That home record could and should do the trick against MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg in the Quarter-Finals, so Murcia are surely feeling good about their chances to reach their second ever BCL Final Four.

#3 Lenovo Tenerife (=)

Ρεκόρ BCL: 8-4
Ρεκόρ εγχώριου πρωταθλήματος: 17-10

This is your weekly reminder that Marcelinho Huertas is almost 41, and is playing the highest scoring season of his entire career. He's also the leader of the MVP Race, and that's about as important as being the leader of the Power Rankings, you know. You could wonder why they are ahead of UCAM Murcia when they have similar records, and there's a two-fold answer to that, because (1) they are on a 20-game winning streak at home in the BCL, and that's one win better than Murcia over the same stretch, and (2) they won seven of their last 10 games in all competition, compared to Murcia's six. You see? Such a slim margin.

#2 Telekom Baskets Bonn (+2)

Ρεκόρ BCL: 8-4
Ρεκόρ εγχώριου πρωταθλήματος: 16-10

You know who's awesome? Brian Fobbs is awesome. And underrated, as our columnist Diccon Lloyd-Smeath noted last week, in what is another hint of how good of a job the Telekom Baskets Bonn front office did last summer, when they put together a whole new roster to claim the #2 spot in these rankings. Okay, okay, they are also in contention to reach another Final Four and win back-to-back BCL titles, but be real, what's more important? Another trophy, or the critical acclaim of the Power Rankings?
(Don't answer that.)
Four straight wins in all competitions, second-best record (5-1) in the Round of 16 in the BCL, good times all around for the magenta-colored team.

#1 Unicaja (=)

Ρεκόρ BCL: 10-2
Ρεκόρ εγχώριου πρωταθλήματος: 22-5

Unicaja are 7-1 over their last eight games in all competitions and they've scored 201 points in their last two Spanish Liga Endesa battles. They failed to reach 80+ points only twice in their 18 games so far in 2024, and still won both of those games. So it's so obvious they have a plan, again. It's just that the 2023 "Ibon tiene un plan" slogan needs an update to the 2024 version "Ibon ima plan" now, because coach Navarro and his players have set their sights on the Final Four in Belgrade. The national plan has worked, time to upgrade it to the international plan.

*Τα power rankings είναι εντελώς υποκειμενικά και δεν αποτελούν σε καμία περίπτωση ακριβές σύστημα κατάταξης. Τα σχόλια ανήκουν αποκλειστικά στον αρθρογράφο.