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AC TITTICOCK'S WEEKLY FREE NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND WINNERS
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AC's Wagercom 2007-2008 NBA Picks Season Record
Wins: 12 Losses: 18 Ties: 2
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 40%
Record updated Saturdays and Mondays
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It’s Thanksgiving weekend which means three things: 1. You are all stuffed with turkey, cranberry sauce, and with any luck, whiskey. 2. You are all tired of being nice to your family/in-laws/lady friends. 3. Isiah Thomas’s job is in jeopardy due to both his inability to coach and build a team and maybe that little thing where he sexually harassed the highest ranking woman in his organization. Great job Zeke, really.
Anyway, since this is the weekend to be thankful that our country’s founders had small pox which enabled them to almost entirely wipe out a race of people and thus take over the land and eventually build strip malls, Popeye’s Chicken stores, and DollyWood, I thought I’d look at the things I am most thankful for this year in the NBA. You may see a bit of a theme in this year’s list, but hey, as a Celtic’s fan it has been a long time coming.
What I am thankful for this Thanksgiving:
Kevin Garnett: Garnett plays with the intensity of a serial killer or Nick Manning before he drops a load. After watching the Celtics sleep walk through the last two seasons behind the indifferent Al Jefferson, the clueless Gerald Green, and the out for stats Ricky Davis, it is amazing to see a team actually play like they want to win. I would attribute 99% of this to Kevin Garnett. He plays like losing will give him herpes or losing will make someone force him to watch Everybody Loves Raymond, which is a trait a Celtics’ player has not exhibited since the great Larry Legend. One player can really make a difference and everyone in Boston is thankful to have such a player.
Kevin McHale: I can not thank Kevin enough for trading Kevin Garnett for a lazy player with upside and a history of ankle sprains (Al Jefferson), a decent rotation guy (Gomes), a guy who seemingly spends his free time licking smiley faces because his head is in the sky (Gerald Green), an undersized underaged point guard who can’t pass or shoot (Telfair), and a #1 pick. Thank you, thank you, thank you. McHale has risen from my # 6 favorite Celtic of all-time (Bird, Parish, DJ, Reggie Lewis, Dee Brown, Kevin McHale) to #3 (sorry DJ, Reggie, and Dee).
The fact that I don’t live in Minnesota: I couldn’t imagine having to root for the TerribleWolves. They have probably already caused more eyesores in Minnesota than trigeminal neuralgia. If I had to root for the players the Celtics traded to the Wolves for another year I think I would have turned into Jack Torrance or Raskolnikov. I would really like to thank Moses, Jebus, Ala Abdelnaby, and Nipsey Russell for making sure I don’t live in Minnesota and have to root for those assclowns anymore (and assclown is really the only term to collectively describe the TerribleWolves players).
The Euros (and not just because they are now 1.5x the dollar): I love what the Euros have brought to the NBA which is passing, team work, and flopping (ok, I don’t like that last one but you take the good, you take the bad. Right Tootie?). I am so happy we have more Euros like Luis Scola, Juan Carlos Navarro, and Kevin Durantski. These guys have brought skill back into the game which had been sucked out by those mid 1990’s Knicks and Rockets who had to rely on trapping , clogging the middle, and slowing the game down to compete with the Jordan Bulls. I love what Colangelo has done with the Raptors and look forward to the next wave of Euros
Isiah Thomas: I have been over this many times, but Isiah’s failure with the Knicks despite the highest payroll in the league is beyond enjoyable. To see a jerk of a guy (he once said Larry Bird would be just another basketball player if Bird were black and he refused to shake the Bulls’ hands after they eliminated his Pistons) fail at everything he has tried to do since playing basketball (Bankrupt the CBA, and lose with the Raptors and the Knicks) is just pleasant to watch. Here is a quick test, which one of these would Isiah have to do to get fired from the Knicks:
A. Have 4 straight losing seasons despite the highest payroll in the league
B. Get into an argument with his overpaid point guard, who he traded for, and have the point guard leave the team
C. Trade or sign for overpaid players (Zach Randolph, Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford, Jared Jeffries) when he already had overpriced players at those positions (Stephon Marbury, Quentin Richardson, Eddy Curry)
D. Sign Jerome James to a long term contract after James played well in less than 20 out of 270 games.
E. Sexually harass the highest ranking woman in the Knicks organization
F. Piss in Charles Dolan’s coffee
Hmm, I am going with F because none of the others have worked.
Friday Night Picks:
Last week we had to fight off a lot of curve balls and thus managed to go .500 which unfortunately still loses money for all of us. To get back on track (and by back, I just mean on track) AC has been stuck in his bunker studying game film all week and promises to win money this weekend. Things are about to get hot in here, so get your cash ready, your bookie on the phone, and your six pack of condoms handy for the chicken head you bring home from the club with your fresh winnings.
LA Lakers at Boston -7:
If you’ve noticed, AC has stayed away from picking the Celtics until now, which is unfortunate because I believe the Celtics have covered in every game but one. That said, the Lakers are playing way over their heads as they are at best a .500 team. A healthy Odom helps them out but other than Kobe and Odom, there just isn’t anything there. They are especially weak in the middle with the young unproven Andrew Bynum and the old proven awful Chris Mihm who is one of the five dumbest players in the NBA which is equivalent to being one of the five biggest whores at the Mustang Ranch. The Lakers have nobody to stop Garnett and the Celtics defense should be able to make it difficult for Kobe to get open looks. Take the Celtics, tease it with under 201 if you can, and hope Ray Allen drains his 3s and Rajon Wrongdo plays aggressive defense.
Houston -1.5 at Miami:
I know Miami has been rejuvenated a bit with the return of Dwyane Wyane Wade but Yao is going to destroy Shaq like Shaq destroys a box of doughnuts. McGrady is back for the Rockets and he should more than neutralize the effects of Wade. The Rockets are due for a big win streak and it starts tonight. Take Houston and root for Rafer Alston not to get turnover happy.
Memphis at San Antonio -12:
New rule: When San Antonio plays at home against a crappy team, always give the points, no matter how many.
Minnesota at Denver -13.5:
I know, 13.5 is a ridiculous amount to give in an NBA game, especially when taking Denver who plays hard for about 21 minutes per night. However, as long as Camby plays a modicum of defense on Al Jefferson, the Nuggets should be able to keep Minnesota in check and then all they need to do is run run run. Iverson and ‘Melo could each drop 50 tonight as the TerribleWolves play defense like it is carrying the AIDs virus. Take the Nuggets and root for some intensity.
Saturday Night Picks:
We fouled off more curve balls last night but that was mainly our fault. Not taking Orlando and giving the points to Charlotte was just a bad decision on my part, not as bad as eating the two week old Chinese food in my refrigerator, but bad none-the-less. Houston losing in Miami was just an unfortunate occurrence and Denver’s lack of effort killed them, which is about what I was worried. Tonight however, we will get paid.
Golden State at Philadelphia Under 204.5:
I had the over in this game but then realized to hit that the Warriors would need to score 110 and they just played last night so they likely will be a little flat today (like an Olsen twin maybe). The Sixers will keep this close, and teasing them +3 is not a bad bet. Watch my boy Lou Williams as he continues to emerge as the best unheralded young guard in the game. Just hope the Sixers front line continues to shoot like they are allergic to scoring.
Boston -8.5 at Charlotte:
Let down game, let down game, let down game. This has all of the makings of a let down game for Boston. However, there are three things that make me think they will be ok tonight: 1. They have not had a let down game yet. 2. Garnett plays such intense defense that the Celtics should always be in the game. 3. Charlotte sucks. So take the Celtics and hope that they are up for the game.
Miami at Orlando Over 183.5:
Will the real Miami Heat please stand up? Actually, AC predicted this in his preview. He said Miami would blow until Dwyane Wyane Wade came back and then they would be decent. Well Wade is back and the Heat are now decent. I would not be shocked if Orlando put up a stinker tonight as they are due for a big loss, but I have no faith in the Heat not putting up a stinker as well. So take the over and root for Wade to get hot and Howard to shoot above 60% from the line.
Atlanta -4 at Minnesota:
We’ll be picking against the TerribleWolves all year. I know they covered -13.5 vs Denver last night and I know the Hawks are very overrated (even though they blow) and are playing on the road but I watched Al Jefferson for 3 years and he is no all-star. Take the Hawks and root for them to run it up, plus watch the Al Horford-Al Jefferson match-up, that should be intriguing.
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