The Nets, you may be surprised to know, are not the team off to the worst start this season. They have lost three games to contenders by an average margin of 17.3. The Rockets, who haven't played as tough of a schedule, have lost all three of their games by an average of 22.5 points.
In fact, as of Monday afternoon, there are eight other winless teams. But the belief among power rankers is that the Nets are among the bottom three of power rankings, with at least one, Dan Devine of Yahoo!, ranking them at the bottom.