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AC TITTICOCK'S WEEKLY FREE NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND WINNERS
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AC's Wagercom 2006-2007 NBA Picks Season Record
Wins: 44 Losses: 46 Ties: 1
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 49%
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AC'S NBA FREE PICKS WEEK 12:
There were a couple of NBA transactions this week that were of interest to most. A large swap of players between the Pacers and the Warriors as well as Chris Webber going back home to Detroit (and I implore the Pistons security to check Webber’s water bottle since he loves the sticky icky). As always, I will break them down for you to give you a better understanding of the winners (Chris Webber), the losers (the fans of Detroit), and the indifferent (everyone involved in the 8 player Indiana-Golden Shower State swap).
Detroit signs Chris Webber:
A homecoming for one of Detroit’s native sons. Webber will now be able to pull the trifecta of being able to smoke pot in high school, college, and the pros all while playing in the state of Michigan. So congrats on that.
As for the Pistons, things seem to be coming apart a bit. Nazr Mohammed wants to be traded, though he has rescinded the demand, and apparently RaWeed Wallace hates Flip Saunders, or maybe not, take your pick. We all knew the RaWeed honeymoon was going to end sometime, and frankly we’re surprised it lasted this long, but AC said this is the year it implodes and now the cracks are starting to appear.
So a Pistons team that has been playing well but may have some internal strife has now added a one-legged, one-dimensional (foul line jumpshots), large ego, former all-star and home town favorite to their team. This is not going to end well, kind of like Anna Karenina, unless you were like me and rooting for the train (can I get a Da Da?).
Anyway, Webber is going to try to fit in for a few weeks before he starts to whine and complain about not getting enough looks and ignoring the fact that defensively he can’t cover a Cheeto. Plus, his lack of defense and the attention he is going to get is going to further wear on Wallace who will get more and more frustrated with Flip Saunders which won’t really be good for anyone. I’m all for adding a big man who can hit jumpers and occasionally pass the ball for only $650k, but when he comes attached with a monster ego and high expectations that will be met worse than Waterworld, then you have a problem.
In short, does this help the Pistons get to the finals? Doubtful. Does it give them an extra win or two? Maybe. Does it open up the possibility of a team revolt? Definitely. In other words, don’t go long on the Pistons winning the East and don’t go long RaWeed Wallace staying content.
Indiana Pacers trade Al Harrington, Sarunas “The other Sarunas” Jasikevicius, Josh Powell, Stephen Jackson, Stephen Jackson’s parole officer, Stephen Jackson’s temper, and 25 rounds of ammunition for Stephen Jackson’s AK47, to the Golden Shower State Warriors for Mike Dunleavy Jr., Troy Murphy, Ike Diogu, and some guy named Keith McLeod:
Are there any winners in this trade? No really, when you trade a stinky crap for a rotting turd, do you really win? Or how about when you trade four quarters for one dollar bill? Do you win there? Maybe if you are at a porn booth that only takes quarters, but that’s it (and if you are at one of those, don’t touch anything and don’t sit down, trust me on this one).
So the Pacers get rid of the last vestige of idiocy and the fan’s least favorite player in Stephen Jackson. To get someone to take the Mike Tyson of the NBA (and I don’t mean Mike Tyson because he is a good fighter, I mean Mike Tyson because he is crazy), the Pacers had to include Al Harrington and agree to take on longer term contracts. From the Pacers point of view, this had to be done. The fact that they could get anything for Jackson is a win for them. Harrington is replaceable and Murphy can actually ease some of the post pressure on O’Neal. The one thing about Murphy is that he can rebound and O’Neal should be thankful for that. As for Dunleavy, he is like a poor man’s Al Harrington in the sense that he doesn’t really do anything all that well but can occasionally score some points whereas Harrington almost always scores points but doesn’t do much else. In short, nobody really cares.
Now many NBA analysts are touting Ike Diogu as the key to this trade and saying that because of him the Pacers got the best of the deal. I am non-committal about this. I haven’t seen enough of Ike play but he was so hyped last year that maybe he will live up to his initial billing.
The Pacers got rid of a headache, added a rebounder, maintained their scoring, and got some upside in a big man. Pretty good return for what they gave up, but then again, trading for Chris Mullin’s mistakes is probably not going to significantly help your team in the long run. Now if they could swap Dunleavy for Maggette, that would be impressive.
As for the Warriors, they traded a bunch of American born white guys and Ike Diogu for some brothers and an international guy, and since this is the NBA, that is probably a smart move. Dunleavy is replaceable and Murphy and Diogu are apparently not great fits for Don Nelson’s up tempo offense. So they dumped those guys and got Al Harrington who loves to shoot, Stephen Jackson who loves to shoot (please insert your own gun joke here, it’s just that easy), and Sarunas Jasikevicius who excelled in an open offense while playing in Europe. The Warriors definitely upgraded talent-wise, system-wise, and contract flexibility-wise. The problem is, they now have to deal with Stephen Jackson and there really are no winners when that is the case. Just remember, should you run into Mr. Jackson outside of the Bay Area’s World Famous Mitchell Brother’s O’Farrell Theatre, just let him be, in fact don’t even look at him, unless you’re wearing your Kevlar vest.
Friday Night Free NBA Picks:
Miami -2.5 at Philadelphia:
The second of back to back nights for the Heat but luckily for them they get an exhibition game against the NBA's Philadelphia NBDL franchise. While the Sixers are playing better team ball without AI and Webber, they simply don't have the talent. The only way Miami loses is if they don't get up for the game, well that and if Dwyane Wyane Wade somehow develops leprosy before the game and loses both legs (I still think a one-legged Wade is too much for the Heat). So take Miami and hope they play any kind of defense.
Portland at Phoenix Over 204.5:
Tease it with Phoenix minus 15 too if you get the chance but the Suns may score 50 in the first quarter alone. Portland is the anti-Phoenix in that they have a lot of crappy players who have no understanding of how to play the game. It's like a chess match between Garry Kasparov and Sponge Bob Square Pants. Take the Suns and hope they don't get bored too early.
Milwaukee +7 at Seattle:
I am buying into the Boykins era. He can run, he can shoot, he can pass, and he's tall enough to get on most rides in an amusement park. Boykins is going to spark this Bucks team to a less than 7 point loss and that's really all for which you can ask . Take the Bucks and hope Ray Allen doesn't put up his usual 50 point game when I pick against him.
New Orleans/OK City at San Antonio Over 177:
San Antonio has already beaten the Whorenets twice this year 112-77 and 103-77 which would seem to make the Spurs minus 15 a pretty good bet. However, beating a team by 20+ points 3 times in a row is hard to do, almost as hard as not walking out of a Robin Williams movie. While I think the Whorenets cover, I feel better about the over. Just hope whichever guys you have never heard of the Whorenets run out tonight can shoot a combined 43%.
Saturday Night Free NBA Picks:
Utah at Chicago -6:
The Jazz had their run at the beginning of the year but have had trouble beating good teams since then. The Bulls are a good team so should be able to handle the Jazz. Six points is a lot to give since this may be a low scoring half court game but the Jazz are playing their second of back to back nights on the road and that is never good. Take the Bulls and hope Luol Deng can go for 25 and 10.
Denver +7 at Houston:
Since the Iverson trade, the Nuggets have struggled like the stripper in Jiggy’s trunk (kidding of course, she’s not a stripper, but I digress). Anyway, the Nuggets may not win this game but it should be closer than 7. McGrady is still questionable and with Yao out it means Mutumbo will have to chase the Nuggets up and down the court which can’t be good for a 60 year old (lighten up Dikembe). Take the Nuggets and hope they get any kind of game out of Marcus Camby.
Boston at Washington Under 208:
I really don’t know what to do about this game, I mean the Celtics are due for a win, and the Wizards may come out flat for this one. I do know the Celtics haven’t scored over 100 points in a game in over two weeks, so this is really a bet on the Wizards being flat. Take the under and hope Gerald Green holds Arenas to 75 points. Although Green covering Arenas is like bringing a knife to gun fight, except more like bringing a pebble to nuclear war. Ugh.
Orlando at New Jersey Under 180:
I hate pretty much every game today and would love to go to my fall back which is pick against the Knicks but I don’t know who Indiana is suiting up tonight. Therefore, taking the under against two teams who are in the middle of the pack in scoring and are each playing for their second night in a row seems like a marginally ok bet. If you’ve got some cash you don’t care about, throw it on this game, and if things work out enjoy a lap dance on me.
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