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AC TITTICOCK'S WEEKLY FREE NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND WINNERS
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AC's 2005-2006 NBA Picks Season Record
Wins: 87 Losses: 80 Ties: 3
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 52%
Record updated Saturdays and Mondays
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Our NBA expert AC wrapped up the 2003-2004 NBA betting season with a 51% winning percentage against the spread on his basketball picks after 190 games and has improved that to a 57% winning percentage against the spread completing the 2004-2005 season.
NBA WEEK 22 COLUMN & FREE PICKS:
I read a lot about the NBA. In fact, after downloading porn, watching sports, downloading porn, watching the markets, and downloading porn, it is probably the thing I do most. That said, I am appalled by the horrific insights by most of the columnists who seem to merely repeat the same thing everyone else is saying. I mean if I had the access to players, GMs, and groupies that they did, you would not be reading the same recycled garbage. In fact you would be reading exactly what I write now except with potentially fewer dick jokes and more free buffet jokes, so maybe it is good that I am not them. Recently, their drivel has really been getting to me so I thought I would list the five things I hate most about what is written in most NBA columns.
1. Chauncey Billups should be a top 3 MVP candidate. Really, is that so? He is not even the MVP of his team, RaWeed Wallace is. I could buy the argument that Chauncey has improved significantly over his first few years but in no way is he the league MVP. Here’s a quick way to determine if a player should be MVP, imagine what his team would be like if he were replaced by the average NBA player at his position. So if the Pistons had Brevin Knight who is a pretty average point guard rather than Chauncey Billups, how much worse would they be? My guess is no more than 5 games. Alternatively, take LeDong off the Cavs or Steve Nash off the Suns and you would have teams that don’t even make the playoffs. So stop all of this Chauncey for MVP bs, really. And Scoop Jackson, I love your columns, I really do, and not just because I love reading phonetic spellings and absurd analogies, but how many times do I need to hear how hot Chauncey Billup’s wife is? Seriously. He is a rich NBA player. If his wife was not hot, that would be newsworthy, but otherwise it just makes you sound creepy, ya hear?
2. The use of per 40 minute stats. This confounds me on several levels. First of all, last I checked there were 48 minutes in an NBA game not 40, so why are the stats not done on a per 48 minute basis? I mean why not choose per 27 minutes or per 53 seconds? What is the difference if the point is just to normalize the numbers? Secondly, the fact that Brian Scalabrine would average almost a double-double per 40 minutes is completely meaningless. If he were to play 40 minutes, he may average 10 and 10 but his team would lose by about 50 points. This per 40 minute stat is completely useless for scrub players and thus when sportswriters quote it, it is maddening.
3. Anything by Chris Sheridan. This guy may understand as much about basketball as I do about string theory. Just this past week Sheridan has informed us that players such as Byron Russell, Dujuan Wagner, Shawn Kemp, and Wesley Person could be signed to help playoff teams. Really? Is Greg Kite available too? Guess what? There is a reason these guys are available and that is because they suck. In his last column he told us the Pistons starting five may be overworked which may have been an interesting column had it not been written 700 times already. I don’t understand. If you are a writer, every day when you wake up you should try to add value, create insight, or deliver news, and not just regurgitate obvious uninsightful drivel. Or take a lesson from me and throw a dick joke or lesbian reference in every now and then. I can’t believe this guy gets paid for his work, while I give you all of this knowledge merely from the goodness of my heart and those naked pictures of your lady friends you keep sending in (and please keep them coming, we have very short attention spans here at Wagercom.com and always need new material).
4. Former bad coaches writing about strategy. Do I really care what Jim O’Brien and John Carroll and Dr. Quack Ramsey have to say. Guess what guys, if you were any good with strategy, you might actually be employed by an NBA team. Reading any of these kooks is like reading marital advice from OJ Simpson or war strategy from Donald Rumsfield (and I don’t like getting political but can someone explain to me how we can send a man to the fucking moon but can’t find a six foot six dude likely hooked up to a dialysis machine hiding in a cave after 4 and a half years? Seriously, this is unfathomable).
5. JJ Reddick should not be a lottery pick. Look, you all know AC likes Duke as much as Shawn Kemp likes to diet, but JJ is a known quality. The guy can shoot lights out (as Scoop would say, ‘nuff said). What NBA writers don’t understand is that this draft is one of the weakest in history. Joakim Noah, Tyrus Thompson, LaCrapage Aldridge, in the top 4? Please. In a normal year these guys would be players you roll the dice with in the mid to late first round, unless you are Kevin McHale and try to draft players that won’t help your team (perhaps someone should explain the concept to him). The thing about JJ is you don’t average 28 ppg in the ACC and become the ACC all-time leading scorer and stink at this game. Worst case scenario he is John Paxson, best case scenario he is Rip Hamilton. Either way that is a quality NBA player, guaranteed, which is more than I can say for the others in this draft. It may not be the upside, but the downside is negligible.
So without further ado, on to this weeks picks:
NBA FRIDAY FREE PICKS:
It is always tough this time of year to pick games since the playoffs are all but settled and now teams will begin resting their players. Plus teams like the Knicks just don't put in any effort. With that said, I will still win you cash tonight so you can hire that midget to give you the blumpkin you have always wanted.
New Jersey -6.5 at Atlanta:
The Nets have been killing teams and the Hawks are about to mail in this season. The Nets seem to play with effort regardless of the circumstances so put some cash on them and hope Atlanta gives Marvin Williams some run.
Phoenix -5.5 at Toronto:
I know, another road favorite but last I checked Chris Bosh was not going to play. I know the Suns played in Indiana last night but as I just said, Chris Bosh is not going to play. Even better, Eric Williams is starting in place of Chris Bosh. Any effort by the Suns and this game isn't close.
Utah at LA Clippers -6.5:
My new favorite team the Clippers should win this one in a laugher. Not a Dave Chapelle laugher, more like a Paulie Shore laugher. Actually, that's not too good. Just take the Clips and hope Maggette goes off.
Milwaukee at Detroit Under 189.5:
There are 3 things I like about this game: 1. I won't be in Detroit to have to watch it. 2. It won't be on TV for me to watch. 3. Tayshaun or Billups will keep Redd in check.
NBA SATURDAY FREE PICKS:
2-2 last night which I am told is like kissing your sister, so if your sister is Jessica Simpson congratulations, you owe me.
Washington at San Antonio Under 198:
This Wizards team has a little spunk in it (and that is very funny and quite disturbing if you are British, but not meant that way you wankers). I think they could actually upset one of the higher ranked seeds in the playoffs. However, San Antonio is not one of those teams. The Spurs will shut them down tonight. Take the under and hope Arenas is tired from last night’s game.
Boston at Chicago Under 196.5:
I hate this game in so many ways. I may hate it more than I hate Chuck Klosterman. Actually, that’s not possible. Just hope the Celts slow it down and the Bulls turn it over a bunch.
Indiana at Milwaukee -3:
They both suck, badly.
Utah at Portland Under 187:
Nobody can score these days.
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