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AC TITTICOCK'S WEEKLY FREE NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND WINNERS
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AC's Wagercom 2008-2009 NBA Picks Season Record
Wins: 40 Losses: 33 Ties: 0
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 55%
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AC'S NBA 2008-2009 NBA FREE PICKS WEEK 9:
AC's 'Twas the night before Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas, and there was Eddie House
Dreaming of championship trophies, and champagne to douse.
The banners were hung in the rafters with care,
In hopes that another one soon would be there.
Rajon Rondo was nestled all snug in his bed,
While visions of assists danced in his heads.
And KG in his do-rag, Tony Allen with a rap,
Had just put away their championship caps.
When out of the hotel there arose such a clatter,
Paul Pierce sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window he flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutter, and threw away his hash.
The moon on the breast of a young groupie ho
Encouraged attention from the improving Leon Powe,
When, what to Paul Pierce’s eyes should appear,
But a fast moving car putting everyone in fear.
With a little old driver, who once drafted a hick,
He knew it must be Red, driving a stick.
More rapid than Archibald, his ex-players came,
And he smoked and cursed and called them by name:
"Now Hondo! Now Sanders! Now, Cousy and Heinsohn!
On, Cowens! On, Russell! On, KC and Sharman!
To the top of the League! To the NBA hall!
You’ll beat LA! Beat LA! Beat LA all!"
As the loose balls from Kendrick Perkins will fly,
When he brings rebounds down and the ball goes awry,
So up to the hotel-top the Celtics they flew,
All wearing their championship rings, and coach Auerbach too.
And looking at the record, Pierce needed no proof
The 2008-2009 Celtics belonged, it wasn’t a goof.
As Pierce looked at his ring and was turning around,
Down the hallway Red came, lauding KG’s efforts to rebound.
He gathered the team, KG, Ray Allen, even Pruitt,
Looked at Big Baby and said “Glen, when Doc says run, do it”.
A carton of cigars he had flung on his back,
And he said we’ll smoke these again when you defeat evil Phil Jack.
This team--how they focused! Winning games made them merry!
It took Paul Pierce 10 long years to break his championship cherry!
They had waited and waited for Al Jefferson to grow,
Finally ditching his laziness and defense so slow.
Instead they acquired KG, intense, gritting his teeth,
Bringing leadership, and defense, a lion’s heart underneath.
In came Ray Allen and Glen Davis’s round belly,
That shook when KG made him cry, like a bowl full of jelly.
Signing Scalabrine made Ainge even question himself,
Bailed out by a call to buddy Kevin from the phone on his shelf
With Ray Allen joining KG, a team could be led
By Paul Pierce, rejuvenated, there was nothing to dread
This team spoke many words, but always gave hustle and work,
Filled out the win column, with nary a jerk,
Red looked them up and down, from the tip of his nose
Gave them a nod, a taste of dim sum, and then he rose
He sprang to his car, complained of an old referee whistle,
And away they all flew like a 3 point Larry Bird missile.
But I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight,
“We’re NBA Champions again, now beat LA Christmas night!”
Bonus Christmas Pick
Boston +2 at LA Lakers:
Five things you should know:
1. The Celtics have won 19 games in a row and for those of you keeping score at home, that is a lot (for those of you not keeping score at home, congratulations).
2. The Celtics are off to the best start in NBA history. You should all read that again.
3. Rajon Rondo is playing like a mix of DJ (and pour some out for DJ on this x-mas day) and tony parker. LA can back off him all they want but they can not stop him in transition.
4. KG is a bit intense and hates to lose and Paul Pierce is itching to take a game over.
5. The Lakers are a bunch of vaginas.
The Celtics are just too good and anytime we can take them and get points, we're there. Mark it down and enjoy the show.
FRIDAY NIGHT FREE NBA PICKS
We lost the Lakers-Celtics game on Christmas and for that I am truly sorry. If the Celtics bench didn’t suck so much, if Ray Allen hadn’t forced a bunch of 3s, if the refs hadn’t been slightly biased, and if Boston had cared 2/3 as much as the Lakers, the result would have been different. Oh well, tonight we’ll have to win that money back and then some.
Charlotte at New Jersey -5:
I hate taking this game for a number of reasons:
1. As you all know, I think the Nets blow. They are a mirage, just waiting for someone to pull back the curtain.
2. Vince Carter hates playing games that don’t matter and you Charlotte, don’t matter.
3. Charlotte has actually been playing ok basketball over the past week having won 3 of their last 4
Given all of those, I am still taking the Nets as Devin Harris continues his push to make the All-Star team.
Philadelphia at Denver -– 6.5:
The Sixers have been playing better as of late and they tend to do well when there are no expectations. This is one of those games and yet we’re still taking the Nuggets because Billups and Nene have been playing solid knock-down defense (really they have). If I were Philly right now, I’d be playing Lou Williams and Marressee Speights 40 minutes a night to see what we have for the future. Also, if I were Philadelphia, I would take a shower. Take the Nuggets and root for them to try.
Indiana +1.5 at Memphis:
Despite the fact that the whole Pacers team has some kind of viral infection (hint, maybe you should stay away from where Jamaal Tinsley used to dress), nothing Memphis does should bother them. Danny Granger is going to destroy OJ please hold the Mayo and the Pacers are too deep for Memphis. As long as the Pacers have enough players to play, they should win, so we’ll take the points and call it even.
Boston -10.5 at Golden Shower State:
KG likes to lose as much as Tony Allen likes math and KG is coming off of a loss on national TV. I would not want to be Golden Shower State tonight. The Warriors play no defense and Rondo should have a field day. Plus watch Pierce have a break out 40+ point game. He is due. Hide the women and children, this could be an old school ass raping.
SATURDAY FREE NBA PICKS
Lady (there has to be at least one) and Gentlemen, I fear I have failed you recently. AC is mired in a 3-10 slump. It always happens this time of year when the bookies have finally adjusted their spreads taking the easy pickings away. Also, this is where the grind of the season starts and the newness wears off so on any given night between 2 and 12 players per team are not trying. If we can get through this spot, we can get through anything, so bear with me while I recalibrate my models. When the Celtics blow an 8 point fourth quarter lead to Golden Shower State, anything can happen.
New Jersey +2.5 at Charlotte:
These two teams played yesterday and I laid out the case for why it was going to be difficult to New Jersey to cover -5 and then still took New Jersey. So feel free to point and laugh at me. Tonight, two factors go into this pick. 1. We always take the opposite of what happened the night before when two teams play each other in the regular season on back to back nights. It is seriously written in the NBA canon, along with two groupies are better than one and a highlight film dunk is better than a three pointer. 2. Vince Carter will care about this game after sucking it up last night (as I predicted) and playing in front of his North Carolina fans.
Chicago at Atlanta Under 193.5:
For those of you who have not noticed, Atlanta is playing very well. For those of you have noticed, sorry you had to waste your time reading that last sentence. The Hawks can play some defense and the Bulls played in Miami last night so they should be tired and disinterested. As long as the Hawks try for one quarter, this should be an under and thus feel free to tease this with Hawks -10.
Oklahoma City at Washington -6.5:
This is a trap game, but believe it or not, this is a trap game for the Thunder. Oklahoma City has been playing much better of late, even winning one out of their last four games. Meanwhile the Wizards have lost 8 in a row and have only four wins all year. What is the best way to cure an 8 game losing streak? Trade for Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. What is the second best way to end an 8 game losing streak? Play Oklahoma City at home. While I don’t love giving 6.5, I also don’t love mayonnaise, so what can one do?
Memphis at San Antonio Under 191:
This feels a little bit like an old school pick, pre my recalibration this morning so buyer beware. We do know two things though, the Spurs can play some defense and Memphis sucks. So we have at least two things going for us.
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