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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: 43 Losses: 42 Ties: 3
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 50%
Record updated Saturdays and Mondays
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AC'S NBA 2007-2008 WEEK 11 PICKS:
It’s been another exciting week in the NBA. Isiah Thomas continues to lose with the Knicks only now he has benched his horrible acquisitions Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry, the Celtics played their first real stinker of the year in losing to Charlotte (and I am told their game stunk worse than a three day old turd in a homeless guy’s pants), and Andrew Bynum continues to get better for the Lakers thus threatening to claim the title of best young big man (ok, he’s about 15 notches below Dwight Howard but after Howard, what young big man would you take over Bynum? And don’t give me that Al Jefferson crap).
That said, it’s time for AC’s annual haiku column where haikus are written for each NBA team. This week we tackle the Eastern Conference while next week we take on the West. As an aside for you poetry snobs out there, I know these aren’t technically haikus since the subject matter isn’t specifically nature, but they do follow the haiku line and syllable scheme so I am calling them haikus and if you have a problem with that I’ll send Glen Rice to clean out your closet.
Eastern Conference Haikus:
Atlanta Hawks
Bring back Nique and Spud
Even Koncak and Rollins
Team sucks since eighties
Boston Celtics
Garnett for Big Al?
Threw in Telfair, Gomes, and pick
The best trade ever
Charlotte Bobcats
Signing bad players
Making awful trades and picks
Are Jordan rules new?
Chicago Bulls
Bye Bye Scott Skiles
But before you go away
Give Kirk his shot back
Cleveland Cavaqueers
Triple double James
Unstoppable on the court
Too bad teammates suck
Detroit Pistons
A nice little team
Consistently good in East
Won’t beat Celtics though
Miami Heat
Miami has tons
Of hot bikini clad chicks
Who cares about Heat?
Milwaukee Bucks
Drafted Ding-a-ling?
Big contracts Bell and Simmons?
Is Harris on crack?
New Jersey Nets
Kidd, Vince, Jefferson
Mix in Boone and Sean Williams
Should they be better?
New York Knicks
“Fire Isiah!”
Everyone together now
“Fire Isiah”
Orlando Magic
Howard is a beast
Not just because of his game
Knocked up a dancer http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NBA&id=1041&line=91164&spln=1
Philadelphia 76ers
Free Lou Williams now!
Team not going anywhere
Just give Lou the ball
Toronto Raptors
Team is struggling
Consistency is not there
Thank god for Brass Rail
Washington Wizards
Gilbert Arenas
Out with a knee injury
Team doing just fine
Friday Night Picks:
Toronto -4.5 at New York:
Rumors are swirling that Isiah’s latest bad acquisition, Zach “Two Times Anal” Randolph, is going to be shipped to the Bucks for a bunch of spare parts and a ham sandwich, so you can expect Zach to really not try tonight. The Raptors have been a bit of an enigma this year as they have been inconsistent to just plain lousy but Madison Square Garden has become a more accommodating place for visitors than the Uzbekistan Welcome Center. Bosh should be able to do as he pleases against the defensive liabilities that are Randolph and Curry while Toronto’s team defense should hold the Knicks under 90. Take the Raptors and rest up those vocal chords for the “Fire Isiah” chant.
Washington at Atlanta Over 193:
Neither team is any good and neither team is particularly good at defense. You run the risk here of violating the rule that says when two bad teams play, the score is low, but these teams are slightly better than bad. The Hawks need Anthony “Beetle Juice” Johnson to push the ball and the Wiz need Caron Butler to shoot 50% form the field to hit the over but those two things could happen. As long as the Hawks don’t slow it down, the over should work so hope for some fast break points, some turnovers, and a whole lot of Joe Johnson.
Charlotte at Cleveland Under 187.5:
This game will be uglier than a Mayim Bialik/Rosie O’Donnell lesbian affair. The Cavs are playing like they want Mike Brown to be fired and the Bobcats are just not good at putting the ball in the net (a key skill to win basketball games). Eventually the Cavs should start playing better, and they have won six out of eight, but playing better for them does not mean scoring more, it means playing better defense. I can honestly think of 1,000 better things to watch tonight than this game, including a blank tv screen, so lay the money on the under, hope the teams come out cold, and don’t watch a single second of it.
Memphis at Golden Shower State Under 223:
I really want to take Boston and give whatever to the Nets or take Houston and give whatever to the TerribleWolves™ but neither of those game have lines yet so I am left taking the under and hoping these two teams put up one bad quarter. Both teams like to score, neither team plays defense, but we just don’t give 223 points in an NBA game since it only takes one bad five minute stretch to derail that. Anyway, take the under and hope Stephen Jackson shoots someone on the way to the Arena and thus is pulled from the line-up.
Saturday Night Picks:
A 3-1 night for your boy AC last night which brings AC’s record back above .500 and hopefully got all of you that extra lap dance. If you had taken the Celtics and Rockets and given the points as AC also said, you would have been 5-1 which would have got you the backroom lap dance instead of just the one in front of your buddies. Tonight we’ll try to get you some more cash because we could all use some cheese on our burger.
Detroit -10 at Charlotte:
I truly believe the overabundance of NBA teams is some Malthusian experiment by David Stern to show how fans will die off when the NBA becomes oversaturated. Why David Stern is doing this makes no sense, but neither does having an NBA team in Charlotte when one already failed there, so if anyone has an explanation, please let me know. As for this game, the Bobcats played an overtime game last night while the Pistons were able to rest. Also, playing at home may actually be a disadvantage for the Bobcats since they have no fans even though they are over .500 at home while only 2-12 on the road. The Pistons should win this game by 15 if they try at all and they probably will since their bench players are hungry. Take the Pistons and watch Tayshaun Prince shut down Jason Richardson.
Boston -7 at Washington:
The Celtics aren’t playing that well right now and have started to accumulate some injuries. Rondo might not play and Ray Allen still has a pinched nerve in his neck, probably some sore ankles, and perhaps the onset of osteoporosis due to his advanced basketball age. However, what is most amazing about this Celtics team is that they are 30-4 despite having the potentially worst starting PG and C in the NBA. In other words, as long as KG, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen are healthy, it doesn’t matter who the other two players on the court are. I am 100% convinced the Celtics could run out Verne Troyer and Joe Forte with those three and still be 30-4. This could be a tough game tonight but the Celtics defense should bail them out as they cruise to a double digit victory. Just hope they can contain Caron Butler and hope Ray Allen is at least 75% healthy.
Minnesota at San Antonio -15.5:
I hate taking so many big favorites but the TerribleWolves™ are coming off of a 30 point loss to Houston while the Spurs are coming off of another NBA Championship. There hasn’t been a mismatch this big since Mike Tyson fought Peter McNeeley or Chris Farley took on a cookie. Anyway, Duncan should be able to shut down one-dimensional Al Jefferson while the rest of the Spurs should be able to shut down the no-dimensional rest of the TerribleWolves™. As long as the Spurs take this game with a modicum of seriousness, they should easily cover.
Orlando +6 at Utah:
I really want to take the over 214 in the Suns-Bucks game but it is not clear if Nash and Marion are playing so that will be a game time decision. Given that, taking Orlando and getting six points is not a bad bet as both teams are in a funk so the game should be relatively close. Take the Magic and hope they play at least average perimeter defense and root for Dwight Howard to shoot 60% from the line.
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