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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: 93 Losses: 76 Ties: 0
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 55%
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AC'S NBA 2008-2009 NBA FREE PICKS WEEK 22:
What a week it has been. Some guy named Mike Taylor (the first ever player drafted straight from the NBDL, no joke) for the Clippers put up 35 and 23 points in back to back games, the Suns 5 game winning streak ended with Shaq and Robin Lopez getting into a little argument on the sidelines, and Zach Randolph didn’t kill anybody.
The biggest news of the week though is that the stock market continued to rally like a young Arnold Jackson against The Gooch. This is the biggest month in the market since 1987 and we all remember that in 1987 George Michael and Whitney Houston were big, 3 Men and a Baby was the top grossing movie, and landing strips were just coming into style. So just like 1987, we’re going to not buying this rally and will be shorting it.
In honor of AC not buying into the market rally, here are four NBA stories AC would also be selling.
1. The Chicago Bulls: Somehow the Bulls have found their way into 7th place in the East by winning three consecutive games. While I’d point out that they are still three games under .500, the key point is that this Bulls team is more dysfunctional than Lizzie Borden’s family reunion. As stated in this space before, Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas are to a basketball frontcourt what Geri Jewell was to comedy. Sure Derrick Rose is going to be a winner, but he is surrounded by about 37 guys in the back court and small forward position who just want to chuck up shots (and yes I mean you Ben Gordon, John Salmons, Tim Thomas, etc.). Not only is this team poorly put together, but they have Vinny Del Negro as their coach and I’d more likely hire Donte’ Stallworth as my chauffeur than Del Negro to coach my team.
I understand there could be larger forces at work here with the spirits of Red Kerr and Norm Van Lier carrying this team (and by the way, every time you drink a martini you should pour some out for the great Norm Van Lier, the coolest mofo to ever walk the Chicago streets), but the Bulls are really really horrible. While they have a 2.5 game lead on Charlotte with only 11 games to play, it would not shock me if they choked. Either way, they are getting swept in the first round.
2. The Orlando Magic: Sure they just beat the Celtics but Boston only had 14 minutes of KG, no Leon Powe, and played with intensity for only 5 minutes. Even with all of that the Magic almost lost on a last second shot in Orlando. The Magic’s best player, Dwight Howard, can not hit free throws or reliably score in the clutch. Their starting two guard, Courtney Lee, may be good one day but he is still a marginal rookie. Most importantly though, their bench is barer than a Janine Lindemulder photo shoot or Paris Hilton’s soul.
This team may win 60 games but I’d be more worried about playing Philadelphia in a playoff series than Orlando.
3. Anyone as MVP other than LeDong: LeDong James is having an otherworldly season and I don’t need John Hollinger’s made up statistics to tell me so. He’s averaging 28 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and shooting 49% from the floor for the team with the best record in the league despite the fact that Cleveland would win 25 games without him. Cleveland’s other players are a mix of role players, journey men, and shooters. They have no other complete players and even though Mo Williams made the all-star team this year, I have seen NBA all-stars, I have written about NBA all-stars, and I have praised NBA all-stars, and Mo Williams, is not an NBA all-star.
Sure Dwyane Wyane Wade is having a ridonkulous year, but LeDong is going to take a sub-par team to 60+ wins, the best record in the league, and likely a championship. Plus he did this. Honestly, if one person does not give LeDong a first place MVP vote, they should have their voting rights taken away. We have not seen anyone dominate like this since young Anthony Michael Hall in 1980s teen movies.
4. The Denver Nuggets: I have been selling this team all year and all year they have been proving me wrong. The Butt-Nuggets are tied for 3rd place in the West despite rolling out Nene “One Deez” Hilarious at center, Kenyon “One Knee” Martin at power forward, and Dahntay “One Three” Jones at shooting guard (really? Dahntay Jones? Wow.). While they have a nice couple of bench players in J.R Smith (think a more athletic Tony Allen) and Chris Anderson (think a more drugged out Anderson Varejao), the talent level is just not on par with the rest of the West. They win in the regular season because Chauncey Billups is a good enough point guard to control the game and make sure his teammates give effort every night. In the playoffs, when every team gives effort every night, the Nuggets are going to be in trouble. Unless of course Carmelo Anthony learns to play defense and pass.
FRIDAY NIGHT FREE NBA PICKS
Boston -1 at Atlanta:
The Celtics are coming off of a narrow defeat to the Magic where they played with intensity for about 5 minutes the whole game. If it weren’t for Paul Pierce being unstoppable and Hedo Turkoglu being very stoppable (3-18 from the field), Boston would have been blown out. So how is that relevant to tonight? Well the Celtics are going to be pissed off. They have been playing like a bunch of little girls afraid the bad man is going to come back. Kevin Garnett should get more than 14 minutes tonight and the Hawks should be just overconfident enough to choke down the stretch. When Atlanta jumps out to an early big lead, double down and you’ll thank me later. Just hope Rondo plays tonight and his sprained ankle is not too bad.
Charlotte at Philadelphia Over 188:
This might be the last time we ride the Charlotte and the over horse this year but it has been good to us. The Sixers can really fill it up and as we know here but aren’t telling the bookies, Charlotte can score too. Thaddeus Young is in the midst of breaking out while at the same time challenging Kevin McHale for the highest shot to assist ratio in NBA history and Lou Williams is finding his stroke from down town. As for Charlotte, Gerald Wallace has been playing phenomenally well as of late and may fool people in to thinking he is more than just a few basketball IQ points above Tony Allen. Anyway, take the over and root for the SIxers to run.
La Lakers at New Jersey +7:
Here a few facts:
1. New Jersey plays good teams well at home. In their last 5 home games against playoff teams they lost to Cleveland by 8, lost Boston by 4, lost to New Orleans by 3, beat the Bulls by 12 (and yes somehow the Bulls are currently a playoff team) and beat the Heat by 8.
2. Vince Carter only gets up for games against better teams. He likes being on TV and he likes the spotlight. He will be up for playing LA.
3. Brook Lopez is kind of good. Pau Gasol will learn that quickly.
4. The Lakers played in Detroit last night and nobody enjoys being in Detroit and then New Jersey on consecutive days. It’s like not having your cake and not eating it too.
5. This chick is unbelievably hot
Nobody likes picking against the Lakers when they are playing an awful team, but this awful team has performed well against better teams so we’ll take the 7 points and root for Devin Harris to run, run, and run.
New Orleans -5 at New York:
The Knicks just blew a fourth quarter lead to the hapless Clips thanks to Al Harrington’s second hanging on the rim game losing technical in two months. That is just an impossible to imagine occurrence. What is the old saying? Hang on the rim once and cost your team the game, shame on me. Hang on the rim twice and cost your team the game and you are a fucking idiot. Either way, the Knicks are officially done for the year. Enjoy the D’antoni.
SATURDAY NIGHT FREE NBA PICKS
Indiana +8 at Chicago:
We all know how AC feels about the Bulls so this is almost a lay-up of a pick. The big issue is that Troy Murphy may be out for the rest of the year for the Pacers and that is a huge spot to fill for Indiana. Murphy is 3rd in the NBA in rebounding while averaging 14 points and hitting 2 three-pointers per game. Without Murphy the Pacers could struggle but Chicago is not 8 points better than any team not named the Kings or Wizards. Take the points, hope Murphy’s knee is better, and root for Danny Granger to shoot better than 40% from the floor.
Detroit -5.5 at Washington:
Gilbert Arenas is coming back tonight but unless he plans on bringing Wes Unseld, Bernard King, and Manute Bol with him, the Wizards have no chance. I know the Pistons are banged up and may be without Hamilton and Wallace, but they need this game. Take the Pistons and hope they are healthy enough to not have to start Kwame Brown.
LA Clippers +15 at Houston:
The Clippers suck but as always, we never give 15 unless it is Boston at home, San Antonio at home, or we’re betting against the TerribleWolves™ on the road. Mike Taylor will likely fall back to Earth tonight for LA but Eric Gordon can fill it up. As long as LA doesn’t quit in the 4th quarter (or the 1st, or the 2nd, or the 3rd), they should cover the spread by at least a field goal.
Milwaukee +9 at Miami:
Eh.
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