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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: 37 Losses: 27 Ties: 2
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 58%
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 8 COLUMN & FREE PICKS:
While you’re all enjoying your holiday treats this weekend, I thought I would answer some of the more pressing questions that I have received about the NBA this season. Also, I wanted to send a shout out to my Canadian fans and see if any of them have extra rooms available as I am thinking of emigrating up there now that group sex is legal . As they say in Montreal, “c’est bon ca.”
Was Kobe Bryant’s 62 points in three quarters the best performance in the NBA over the last 10 years?
It was definitely up there but I would have to say Brian Scalabrine’s 16 point effort in 31 minutes against the Raptors on 4/14/2002 beats Kobe’s feat by a wide margin. Once you account for the fact that Scalabrine is not just physically challenged but also perhaps slightly retarded (in the sense that he actually complained about his playing time this year even though he is shooting .325%, .267% from 3, and averaging less than one rebound and one assist per game plus the red beard thing is a bit creepy), it is clear that any game in which he breaks 6 points, much less 10 is a gargantuan effort on par with the building of the great pyramids or laughing at a Ray Romano joke.
As for Kobe, his performance was inspired and I give him credit for sitting on the bench in the 4th quarter and not complaining. However, I think Phil should have played Kobe to see if he could have gone for 80 but I also think Easy-E was the voice of my generation, so what do I know?
Who has been the MVP so far?
Allen Iverson. Check out his numbers. Plus, the Sixer team is so unbelievably bad that Shavlik Randolph is getting some run and he is the worst player to come out of Duke since, well, since ever. Iverson’s shooting over 45% and is near the top of the league in steals and assists. He is making everyone around him better (though it’s not clear he could make them worse) and doing it without complaining. One could make a case for Steve Nash, Kobe, or even Kevin Garnett, but I think Iverson has been playing on a completely different level. Of course, I don’t expect this to keep up.
Where is Ron Artest going to wind up?
I have a gut feeling he is going to wind up with the Heat, but that could also just be gas. Shaq and Riley may be two of the only people who can keep Artest in check, plus I think Riley is trying to assemble as many egos onto one team as possible, and we all know how well that worked out with the cast of the Golden Girls (actually quite well, so maybe Riley is on to something).
By the way, did any of you see Artest’s comments about Magic Johnson where he called Magic out for cheating on his wife? This is brilliant, and Artest is holding back by not saying that the person Magic cheated with was Isiah Thomas. Always the diplomat, Artest wants to go to NYC so he didn’t feel the need to implicate his potential future boss. As an aside, I don’t actually know that Magic and Isiah were a couple, but you have to admit that kissing thing they used to do plus their way too happy smiles were pretty gay (not that there is anything wrong with it).
What punishment do you think David Stern should give to players who don’t follow the dress code?
I think they should either be forced to watch a Northwestern University basketball game or be sent to a rap promotion party. Did any of you see there was a stabbing and shooting this week at a Notorious BIG album release party? First of all, how does Biggie keep releasing albums? Didn’t he die like 10 years ago? This makes no sense, and if you’re going to release albums by dead people, how about Marvin Gaye or Nipsey Russell? Secondly, is there anything more dangerous than a party attended by rappers? I don’t mean to stereotype, but do you ever hear of violence breaking out when Hanson gets together (though you do hear much vomiting and perhaps some inappropriate tickling of young boys but that is neither here nor there)? Anyway, the point of all of this is that the dress code is irrelevant. There haven’t been any fines and there likely won’t be any. It was just a way for Stern to get some press for the league. I would have gone with topless cheerleaders but the Commish went with archaic rules, so I guess there are no winners here.
And finally speaking of punishments, how about the Jazz fining rookie Deron Williams and fining and suspending rookie Robert Whaley for getting into a fight at a bar and then giving police fake names? They went with “Bobby Williams” and “Torry Ellis” which are so unoriginal it hurts me. The thing that makes it funny though is that they even tried to lie to the police at all seeing as there are probably only 6 to 8 tall black guys in Utah and they all play for the Jazz. I think they should have just told the police they were Greg Ostertag and John Stockton. I mean as long as you are going to lie, make it a good one. By the way, if any of you could actually pick Robert Whaley out of a line-up, you are a far far more devoted NBA fan than I, or perhaps a proud Walsh college graduate. Go fighting Burnt Siennas.
So without further ado, on to this weeks picks:
NBA FRIDAY FREE PICKS:
Chicago +8 at Memphis:
The Bulls are playing very poorly right now but at some point they have to snap out of it. Memphis is good, but not "blow out" good. I expect the Grizz to win, but by 5 or 6, not 8. Take the Bulls and hope Luol Deng goes off.
Golden Shower State at Detroit -8.5:
8.5 is a lot of points to give here as the Warriors can fill it up. Problem is, the Warriors are starting to be exposed for the marginal team that they really are. They have lost by double digits in three straight games to the Nets, Celtics, and Sixers none of whom will ever be confused with the 1986 Celtics or even the 1986 Denver Nuggets for that matter. The only issue is that Vegas tends to overweight Piston spreads, usually giving the other team an extra point or two. Is it foolish to think the Warriors will lose 4 in a row on the road by 10+ points? I guess we'll see. Just hope Chauncey comes out firing.
New Orleans/Oklahoma City at Milwaukee -6:
Apparently the Whorenets are playing well this year thanks to everybody's rookie of the year Chris Paul. Well guess what, the Bucks are playing better and TJ Ford is going to want to remind people that he can hoop it up at the point as well. I like the Bucks, not as much as a blumpkin http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blumpkin, but I like them nonetheless.
Dallas at Seattle +3:
I hate this pick more than you know.
NBA SUNDAY FREE PICKS:
San antonio at Detroit -6:
The pistons want to show how much they've improved in front of a national audience and the spurs are struggling a bit. Just hope Rip tears it up.
LA Lakers at Miami -6.5:
Don't ask. I just know Shaq hates Kobe and Kobe loves sodomy which is totally irrelevant. Root for mr. wade.
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