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AC TITTICOCK'S WEEKLY FREE NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND WINNERS |
Contact AC at ac@wagercom.com
10/31/03 NBA Basketball Week 1 Picks
I am excited to announce the addition of our new NBA Basketball expert analyst AC Titticock. While leafing through resumes prior to selecting our new NBA Basketball gambling expert it became clear that AC was the man for the job. Not only did his analysis come across entertaining but it was clear he knew the NBA and about betting on basketball. I am confident you will find his outlook on the NBA extremely useful especially when it comes to his weekly free NBA Basketball picks against the spread. To get things going he has outlined which NBA teams to watch out for this year in both the Eastern and Western NBA conferences. In addition AC will be providing us with a weekly outlook and his free NBA Basketball picks on some of the weekend games each Friday.
The NBA season is upon us and it has already brought me more joy over the past few days than Patrick Ewing with a fresh roll of $50s at the gold club (well maybe not that much but one can always hope). Look out for the Suns (In Amare we trust) and is it possible that Peja Stoyakovic is back and ready to play? Anyway, here is a brief recap of the top stories so far:
1. The dawning of the LeDong James era in Cleveland. First of all this guy can play. He reminds me of a younger version of me, only taller, richer, better looking, and able to play basketball but that’s besides the point. This team is fun to watch and LeDong has a great future. However, while people have been fawning over LeDong (hey Doug Collins, maybe the two of you should get a room and could you wipe the drool off of your mouth) they are missing the real story of the Cavaqueers, and that is the beginning of the JR Bremer days. JR can play this game but his season under the tutelage of the worst in-game coach in the NBA now that Isaiah is gone, Jim O’Brien, has given him the belief that he should launch any and all open three pointers that come his way. When JR drives to the hole he can be the one of the best third guards in the game ala the microwave Vinnie Johnson (and no I am not sniffing paint thinner). JR is quick and fearless but he has settled into the bad habit of only shooting 3s which lessens his effectiveness. Sure he hit 5 opening night while dropping 20 points on Sacramento but he missed 5 in game two. Let’s hope Silas can get him driving to the basket and then Cleveland will have a solid option coming off the bench. The other big story out of Cleveland is the presence of rookie Jason Kapono. Kapono was at UCLA so long he used to room with Lew Alcindor, in fact he actually fathered at least one of those O’Bannon boys. Now that he has finished his 48th year at Pauley Pavilion (majoring in communication studies and the geo-political structure of a Wendy’s franchise), he is ready to show the NBA all that Steve Lavin taught him. Add Ilgauskus (the largest white man on the planet) to LeDong, JR, and Kapono and you have some entertaining nights up by the lake.
2. The Lakers are for real as much as I hate to say it. However, the big news is that Kobe has once again proven to be the stupidest person on the face of the planet bar none. In fact his stupidity is so painful to me that I don’t think there is enough space for me to vent my frustration. Sometime I will devote a much larger column to it but here is a quick synopsis of why Kobe is an idiot. First of all, at the age of 21 he marries an 18 year old girl and thus gives up the greatest life ever known to man. Kobe you moron, the whole point of being rich and famous and young is to bone hot chicks and many of them, usually at the same time (didn’t Magic teach you anything?). And you go ahead and waste that for all of us talentless saps who would chop off our left arms to be in your position? Please tell me that didn’t happen. That was the most outrageous moronic thing I had ever heard (excluding Napoleon trying to take over Russia in the winter and the existence of Robin William’s film career) until your next move when you found the one girl in the world that wouldn’t sleep with you, UGH. Now on top off all of that you start a fight with the largest individual on the face of the planet. Kobe, Shaq is like 8 foot 7, 900 pounds. He defecates larger than you. When he talks just nod your head and smile or he’ll likely go Kobe on you. Jeesh, what’s next, are you going to opt out of your contract next year and sign with a USFL team? I hear Jim Kelly is still throwing a mean spiral. Somebody please help this guy out, at least get him a helmet and new driver for his short bus.
Anyway on to the picks for Friday:
Atlanta in Chicago -4:
Take the Bulls here. Yeah they are probably overrated and yeah Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry have yet to pull it together and yeah they got smoked by a terrible Wizards team and yeah Jamal Crawford is horrible (should I go on?) but this team does have some good qualities. I am not sure why they are starting Lonnie Baxter as Donyell Marshall can be very effective and to be honest I thought Kendall Gill retired in 1979 but this team has to be better than the Stephen Jackson led Hawks. Look for the Bulls to win by 7 with Jalen Rose stepping it up.
Detroit -6 in Miami:
Miami just lost to a horrible Celtic team by about 25. It took Lamar Odom all of 6 minutes to get hurt and they are starting some guy named Udonis Haslem at forward (incidentally Udonis Haslem is an anagram for demolish anus which I think makes him a critical witness for the Kobe Bryant trial). The Pistons blew a close one to the Pacers on opening night so are going to come out strong. Look for Chauncey Billups to drop 27 on street ball legend Rafer Alston and watch Rip Hamilton tear up Dwayne Wade. I am intrigued by the Bryan Grant/Elden Campbell match-up of old slow crappy centers much the same way I am intrigued by watching reruns of the Golden Girls (I’m not actually sure what that means but I bet Bea Arthur could drop 40 on both of those clowns). Take the Pistons and count your cash.
Incidentally, does anybody think Odom secretly hopes somebody will poke him in the eye, causing him to get glaucoma which will allow him to legally smoke pot (and I know you probably can’t get glaucoma from being poked in the eye but I’m not a doctor and this isn’t the AMA so bugger off).
Boston in Memphis -3:
This is my lock of the day. Memphis will treat Boston like the second class citizens that they are. Let me throw something out there and you all can reflect on it. Boston is rolling out a starting line-up of Vin Baker, Mark Blount, practice all-star Kedrick Brown, and some guy they found dribbling a ball at a Dunkin Donuts in Roxbury named Mike James. Yes, they do have potential MVP Paul Pierce and in the NBA the best player usually wins but not this time. Pau Gasol is going to drive Vinny Baker back to the Red Bull Vodkas. This Memphis team is solid and good. Have I mentioned I like Troy Bell? Watch Memphis in a rout here.
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