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AC TITTICOCK'S WEEKLY FREE NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AND WINNERS
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AC's Wagercom 2009-2010 NBA Picks Season Record
Wins: 50 Losses: 52 Ties: 2
NBA Picks Winning Percentage: 49%
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AC'S FREE NBA PICKS AND COLUMN WEEK 13:
The NBA has reached the halfway point and already it has been a strange year. Teams who got out to surprisingly fast starts have faded (Milwaukee and Sacramento), Gilbert Arenas has been suspended indefinitely for gun play in the locker room, the Nets are on pace to set the single season record for fewest wins, and Kobe has yet to rape a hotel worker. It has been a truly odd season, and yet a not very memorable one. Too many injuries (KG, Oden, Jameer Nelson, Pau Gasol, Brandon Roy, Michael Redd, Kevin Martin, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Yao Ming, the whole Warriors team) have led to sloppy play and lack of cohesion among teams. Plus there is an abundance of craptacular teams, especially in the East after the top four teams. Unless KG finds a time machine and goes back to make it so his knee never got injured, the race for the championship is looking like a two horse (or two whores if you prefer) race between Cleveland and LA. Sure Atlanta and Denver are a bit frisky and yeah the Magic have yet to play their best basketball, and maybe the Mavericks can make a few tweeks, but right now there are two teams who look primed for the title.
This week AC will be giving out some midseason awards before getting to the picks, so enjoy the dick jokes before you win some money.
The “Full of Shit” Award: Toronto Raptors
Someone explain to me how the Raptors are at .500 when they are softer than Alexis Texas’ voluptuous and cushiony back side. They actually lost a game to Boston when the Celtics started Tony Allen at point guard and a fellow who goes by the name JR Giddens at small forward. Losing to a team starting Tony Allen at point guard is like losing to He Ping Ping in a cockoff or Tila Tequila in a “least herpes covered” contest. To toughen the team up, Euro coach Jay Triano has replaced Jose Calderon as the starting point guard with Jarret Jack and he has banned Andrea Bargnani from wearing negligees in the locker room. AC has always wanted a Euro type team to compete in the NBA, but after watching Hedo Turkoglu, Bargnani, and Calderon prance around for four quarters, he is re-evaluating that position (he is also re-evaluating the reverse cowboy position so will be a bit busy this week). Most of all, AC has no idea what to make of Chris Bosh. Either he has the leadership skills of Captain Queeg or he simply doesn’t give a shit. I would hate to have this guy as my team’s star player. Toronto is so full of shit, I am getting douchechills just writing this paragraph. If they make the playoffs, go to Vegas and bet on a sweep.
The “Happy to Be Here” Award: Milwaukee Bucks
Hey guys, that was fun wasn’t it? Remember when you waltzed into opposing arenas and other teams thought you were the Jesse White tumblers preparing for the half time show so didn’t really take you seriously? That was awesome. Unfortunately the cat is out of the bag and NBA teams love pussy so they are bringing it to you every night now. The Bucks were a great story, and they still might be able to sneak in to the playoffs if they can catch a second wind because the East sucks more balls than Denise Richards, but the fairy tale part of this story is over. It was enjoyable while it lasted, and they are still a fun team, but nobody is falling for them being anything other than mediocre at best.
The “We Let Who Coach This Team?” Award: Chicago Bulls
The Bulls almost eliminated the Celtics last year from the playoffs and this year they have been more disappointing than the Carmen Electra sex tape (mainly because the tape included no sex). Sure they lost Ben Gordon who never saw a shot he couldn’t take, but they have replaced him with a healthy Luol Deng. This team has talent. Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, John Salmons, and even Kirk Hinrich plays well every third game. There is absolutely no way this team should be under .500 in the East, and yet they are, and that is because of one Vincent Del Negro. AC has written about this before but Del Negro’s offensive sets are more poorly drawn up than Martha Coakley’s campaign strategy. They love letting Derrick Rose play one on five and then hoping Ty Thomas will get the offensive rebound. It has become their go to play. If one were to give me a list of former NBA players and ask which ones I would have expected to be coaches, Vinny Del Negro would have been somewhere between Vin Baker and Eddie Griffin. So sorry Bulls fans, but you are not going anywhere until GM Gar Forman takes his pants off the ground and gets rid of Del Negro.
The “Really?” Award: New Jersey Nets
3 and 39? Really?
The “We Fucked Ourselves and Everyone but Our GM Knew It” Award: Detroit Pistons
They signed mediocre players Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva to overpriced contracts to go with way overpaid Rip Hamilton. The team has less cap flexibility now than Stephen Hawking has body flexibility and they are at best mediocre talent wise. If anyone can explain what Joe Dumars was doing, please let AC know. Sure AC thought they would be better than they are (though to be fair they have had injuries) but even when fully healthy this team has major problems and almost no way to fix them, and I believe that actually describes the whole city of Detroit.
The Annual “San Antonio Spurs Playing Possum” Award: San Antonio Spurs
Every year the Spurs kind of slog their way through the regular season and then usually turn it up in the playoffs. It’s not always, but usually, so the question remains as to whether this year they can turn it up again or if they will fade away like last year. That said, despite currently being overlooked by just about everyone, they are 25 and 17 and in 4th place in the West. They have been starting DeJuan Blair at center who has never seen a rebound he couldn’t get and have been playing through injuries at various times to Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili. Knowing whether this team will be able to turn up the intensity for the playoffs is tougher than guessing what people find funny about Robin Williams, so AC really has no idea. That said, one never should count out the Spurs.
The “If Only” Award: Portland Trailblazers
If only Greg Oden hadn’t gotten hurt….
If only they had drafted Kevin Durant….
If only Joe Pryznilla hadn’t gotten hurt…
If only Travis Outlaw hadn’t gotten hurt…
If only Andre Miller would play nice with the rest of the team…
If only LaMarcus Aldridge weren’t allergic to defense…
If only Steve Blake were black…
If only Brandon Roy weren’t so injury prone…
If only Rudy Fernandez could shoot…
If only Taylor Rain were giving out free blumpkins…
If only Juwan Howard were 70 years younger…
The “It Can Only Happen to the Clippers” Award: LA Clippers
Number one draft pick Blake Griffin out for the year before playing a single game due to Clipperitis.
The “Fun to Watch” Award: Oklahoma City Thunder
Not only is Kevin Durant the most dynamic young scorer in the league, but Russell Westbrook is a physical freak who always keeps things interesting (though sometime that is because of his awful turnovers). This team can get up the court, hustle, and score with anyone. Plus their defense is much improved and Jeff Green is clutch. It has been fun to watch this team grow and hopefully they don’t let the modicum of success they are having get to their heads. Right now though, they are fun to watch, like Nipsey Russell on old Match Game Show reruns or Olivia Munn.
The Annual “Which team will The Big Lazy Al Jefferson Keep Below .500” Award: Minnesota TerribleWolves™
Minnesota is a Western Conference worst 9 and 35. Keep fucking that chicken Al, keep fucking that chicken.
Friday NBA Free Picks:
Sacramento +9.5 at Orlando:
Two teams who are both struggling a bit with Orlando clearly being better. That said, there is something about this Kings team that makes them resilient so even though they are going to lose, they will likely at least make it a game. Omri Casspi can play and eventually Kevin Martin and Tyreke Evans are going to figure out how to work together. They obviously have no one to stop D-White Howard, so we’ll win this one in 4th quarter scrub time when the Kings cut a 15 point lead down to 8.
Dallas -2.5 at Philadelphia:
Dallas is a bit inconsistent. They got smoked by the god awful full of shit Raptors before beating the Celtics in Boston thanks to a terrific second half where they must have shot 98%. The Sixers are still trying to find their identity (though it was likely stolen like everything else in Philadelphia) so they haven’t quite gelled as a team. Lou Williams numbers have sucked since he has been playing with AI and Marreese Speights has hit the Sophomore wall. Dallas should win as long as their bus doesn’t get bus-jacked on the way to the game.
LA Lakers -5.5 at New York:
The Lakers are traveling to New York after a loss at Cleveland last night which means they were likely too tired to go out in the city last night and booze it up with all of the groupies. Of course it does mean they spent ample time in their hotel rooms and that can never be good for a Kobe Bryant led team. Either way, the Lakers need to start playing with more heart and what better place to start than in Madison Square Garden. Ron Ron has been quiet as of late so look for him to have a big game and look for Bynum to get off to a fast start against David Lee.
New Jersey at Golden Shower State Over 216:
Simply because Oakland is where defense goes to die (well defense and gang members). The Nets just need to hit 95 for the over here as Monta Ellis may go for 50 by himself. Just hope the Warriors have enough healthy players to compete and for you fantasy basketball players, keep your eye on Kris Humphries.
Saturday Free NBA Picks:
Friday night sucked, nothing else to say about it. Tonight we make it back.
New Orleans +11 at Denver:
Yeah, I know, Chris Paul got elbowed in the eye last night and can see about as well as Mr. Magoo or whoever is dating Amy Winehouse http://www.thesunblog.com/frosting/amy_winehouse_4_wenn1832955.jpg. But the Whorenets have been playing much better as of late going 10 and 3 in their last 13 games. They are not winning in Denver as Denver may play the best at home of any team in the NBA, but they should be able to keep this under double digits. Just make sure Chris Paul is playing before you lay the money down. Right now reports say he is.
Oklahoma City +8 at Cleveland:
The Cavs are without Mo Williams for four to six weeks and now Delonte West is out with a broken finger so their team may be a little disjointed tonight. Oklahoma City can score on you if you are not at your best so Durant should be able to take advantage of Cleveland playing with Boobie Gibson as their main point guard and thus having their defensive rotations a bit out of whack. Cleveland will probably win, but we’ll take the eight points and root for Durant to want to show LeDong that he can play this game.
Philadelphia at Indiana -3:
AC got burned last night as the Sixers took out the Mavericks in Philly thanks to a revamped starting line-up which included Jrue “The Damaja” Holiday and Elton Brand with Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young hitting the bench. That may have worked last night, but it’s not going to work two nights in a row. Plus the Pacers have one good win streak in them this year and last night’s victory could be the start of it. AC is taking the Pacers here and hoping Danny Granger can shoot better than 40% from the field.
Minnesota TerribleWolves™ +7.5 at Milwaukee:
I hate taking the TerribleWolves™ here so much that it makes my balls hurt. That said, the Bucks have been putrid for at least a month. They are either getting blown out or winning close games and if either of those happen tonight we’ll be sipping on bottles of Dom while enjoying the assets http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/showhype/photos_large/2008/09/20/reef-butts-2.jpg of some fine young ladies. Seriously, only twice in the last 20 games have the Bucks defeated a team by more than 7 and while AC understands the TerribleWolves™ aren’t just any team, they should be able to keep this relatively close now that Kevin Love is back. Take the Wolves and hope The Big Lazy tries for at least one defensive possession.
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