The reason i say that isnt because i would have picked against the Knicks in tonights game, and i am not saying that because its after the fact and they won, obviously if you follow my picks you know how much i like the Knicks it just seemed that as of late everytime i would pick them they would not follow through for me, so today i tried something different, i didnt make any picks and look what happened, obviously i am not going to always do this but there were not many games today so i thought id wait till after they were over to get on and post. I feel so stupid, earlier in the season i had Tyson Chandler on my fantasy team, but then i needed more dimes, and scoring so i switched him for like 5 different players finally resting on DeRozan who isnt bad at all, but the way Chandler has been playing these past few games i am really starting to miss him in my line up, speaking of the Mav's and my fantasy team Dirk had another quiet tonight with only 18 points, before he got injured he was averaging 24 points a game now i believe its around 18 or 19 a game, i do look for that to turn around in the future i think that adding Stojakovic to the lineup will help Dirk maybe get some easier looks and he might draw less double teams, all this riding on how Stojakovic performs obviously, but having another scorer that the defense will have to account for will help for sure but as good as Dirk is i dont think he will struggle for long (knock on wood!) and once he finds his shot the Mav's will be that much better, they have 4 out of their last 5 and three in a row with a subpar Dirk granted they werent that tough of games....well actually they were all tough games except maybe the New Jersey game, but i will say without the Melo trade talks the Nets do looks slightly more focused and rightfully so i am sure that was distracting not knowing if you'll be here tomorrow or now, but anyways the Nets game was their easiest game of the 5 game stretch in that stretch they beat the Lakers, the Nets, a much improved Clippers team, and then a underrated Rockets team. This is a totally different team with Dirk out there as well as Chandler coming back and beign a huge part of what they are doing on both sides of the ball not just on the defensive end. If the Mav's can continue to play like this i cant wait for the playoffs! I know they gave up a big lead but they still held off the Rockets for the win which is more then the Heat can say. To me the Heat look like they have taken a step backwards in their more recent games, i know they have been with out at least one of the big 3 for each of those games but if you go by tonights game they really need their roll players to step up, i mean LeBron is gunna have off nights and when he does D-Wade will need some help, I know LBJ had 24 points but that came from 7-24 from the floor if not for his freethrows it woulda been worse. The one guy that did step up other then Wade tonight was James Jones who was 5-8 from beyond the arc, obviouslty that was nothing compared to Flash and his 34 points 1 steal 5 dimes and 16 rebounds for the night he did his best to put the team on his back with Mike Lowry (LBJ) having a down night, but if the Heat are gunna make any sort of run in the playoffs they are gunna need to fix a few things. 1. Obviously would be other people have to score not just the big 3, other then the 3 people i have already mentioned only 2 others scored and neither was in double figures everyone else had 0 points. 2. One thing i think will be a huge issue come playoff time is who do they have to put on other teams big men, i know Bosh is a big guy but he cant bang down low with Howard, Noah (when healthy), any of the big men for the Celtics, and to me i see this being a huge problem i mean hasnt LBJ learned anything from his experience in the post season with the Cav's, i know that with Bosh back they will be a much better team and obviously people have overlooked how important he is to what this team does, since they dont have anyone that can get it done night in and night out coming off the bench they will need the big 3 to be healthy and on the court every night. 3. They need to figure out who they are gunna go to late in the game, or they need their bench players to step up their level of play so that LBJ and D-Wade know they can trust their teammates which obviously they dont, its either that or they just havent figured out who that guy is, obviously tonight you would think that guy was Wade but he went ice cold in the final quarter and LBJ started to pick it up, but they point is they will need others to step up and they will need to become a complete team in order for them to close games like these out, and not get outscored by 14 in the 4th quarter. I wouldnt say you should freak out and fear for the worst, obviously like i said there has been some injuries and the big 3 have not all been on the court together for this little skid they are going through right now, once Bosh is back then we will be able to see if they are the team that won 22 of 23 or are they the team or are they the team thats 9-13. All that being said i will now give you my picks for tomorrows games. The Nets v. the Pacers while i did just say how focused they Nets are now that the Melo thing is over with i still like the Pacers, and especially like the way former Lobo Danny Granger is playing, i think will have a big night and i think the Pacers will pull out the win on their home court. The Girzzlies play the Sixers in what should be a good game, both have good shooters but i think that Marc Gasol will continue playing great and him and Randolph will be the difference makers in this game, the shooters will have good games but i think they will win the battle down low and in the end win the game on the road. The Bucks v. Raptors now that i have a fantasy player on the Raptors i bet you all think ill pick them to win...well i was thinking about it cause they are at home but i think the Bucks are a better team and are coming off a big win so i think the spirits are high in the Bucks locker room and i look for that to carry them to another W. The next match up is the one i WISH was gunna be on ESPN but unfortunately its not, and that game is the Knicks at the Hawks, both teams playing great this year, the Knicks were struggling but they are coming off a huge win against the Heat at home, that being said i am taking the Hawks they are 14-7 at home while the Knicks are just 12-12 on the road, Amare will have a huge game but i am not sure it will be enough to beat the Hawks i think Joe Johnson will wanna have a much better outting then he did last night so i look for him to have a strong game as well as Horford and Smith, although i wouldnt drop dead of a heart attack if the Knicks won. The Nuggest travel to play the Cav's and while the Nuggets road record is sub .500 the Cav's home record is even worse, and like i said when these 2 teams played a week ago or something like that, with the amount of points the Nuggets score a game they could end up beating the Cav's but more then 50 like the Lakers, but now that Jamison is playing better for them it might be a good game, i still say the Nuggets win by at least 18. The Piston travel to Miami to take on the Heat, and if T-Mac can keep up what he has done the past few games i really like the Pistons chances here, but i know the Heat have a bad taste in their mouth and i know LeBron will wanna make up for his performance tonight against the Knicks so i look for him and Flash to have huge games, and i hope Miller or House or someone can figure out a way to get on the board as well then i think the Heat will coast to a W, but if not and all the sudden one of the 2 bad boys gets cold then the Heat are in big trouble as we saw the result of what that will do to them in tonights game. All that being said as well as the Pistons seem to play teams with records above .500 i will take the home team, the Heat to get back to their winning ways tomorrow night. Another great game on the schedule is the Magic at the Bulls, the Bulls are great at home with a record of 21-4 and while the Magic have so many ways they can put the ball in the basket i think the Bulls defense will really trouble the Magic and be the deciding factor in this game, i think Rose will continue to be amazing and i think that one of the most overlooked people on this Bulls team is Deng, his defense and the way he seems to always make the ones he has to, just a player thats importance cant be measured in points, so with all that im going with the home team Bulls to really come away with a big win against a quality team. The Wizards in OKC to face the Thunder, well the Thunder are a great team and the Wizards are just horrible on the road 0-21 and playing a team as good as the Thunder i dont see them getting that first road win tomorrow, espeically the way Durrant has been playing not only the past few games but all season, really his whole career but you already knew that, unless Blatche gets outta this funk he has been in i dont see the Wizards able to put up enough points to beat the Thunder...even if Blatche has a great game i still think it will be hard for them to beat the Thunder, once again im riding with the home team. the T-Wolves go on the road to Utah where the play the Jazz, now based on these 2 teams previous performances i would say that the T-Wolves have a great shot at winning this one, i know the Jazz probably are wanting to make a statement after there last home game against the Spurs, and they are a team that seemed to be very talented but the only one that has be consistant for them is Deron Williams, unless Milsap and Jefferson show up and show up big tomorrow i think the T-Wolves have this one, and thats who i am going with, will call it an upset alert, my first upset pick of the night, ill take the road team the T-Wolves to get it done in Utah. The Bobcats play the Warriors and now that i know never to pick against the Bobcats i should pick them but i am rolling with the home team and taking the Warriors to come out with the W i do however hope that Augustin and Diaw have great games for the Bobcats, and i hope that Wright has a great game for the Warriors. The Kings take a little road trip to play the Lakers in Staples Center, i am taking the home team here i think the Lakers are just getting things all worked out and easing everyone in to 110% mode, and they are about there i look for them to start to really impress and silence everyone out there saying they're too old, or they cant play defense, or they are gunna lose to the Celtic in the finals, and i know i have said i see the Lakers 3-peating beating th Celtics again but lets be honest here, they both have to get there first...i was gunna say the Celtics have to get there first but obviously so do the Lakers, the Celtics just have a little tougher road then the Laker, obvously the Lakers have to get past the team who currently hold the best record the Spurs but thats still down the road a ways. The Celtics travel to play the Suns and i made the mistake of taking the Suns in there last game and i will not do the same this time (haha now that i said that watch they will win) but the way the Celtics are playing right now they look like the team to beat in the East and i dont see them losing that often throughout the rest of the season, i for sure dont see them losing tomorrow.
I dont know where anyone else stands on this but i was really glad to see Tiger playing much better then he was last year, obviously he still has a ways to go to get back to where he was before, and i know so many people wonder if he ever will get back to that level of play and if you ask me i think there is no doubt that he will get back to being the Tiger of old, i mean lets face it he isnt dealing with a injury. Granted what he went through last year had to take its toll on the guy, im sure he couldnt get in nearly as much golf work as he would have liked to, and im sure it was harder then any of us know to focus on golf in a time like that. Still now that he has time to really look at how his swing has changed and has time to work on changing it back there is no doubt that he will get it back. I mean today was a great start, no bogeys...obviously he could have putted much better i think he missed at least 3 birdie puts, im assuming they were all on par 5's cause he kept saying he coulda done better on the par 5's...tomorrow i plan on actually watching him play instead of just watching the Sportscenter highlights. I think Rocco was right when he said that Tiger back at his best is great for the game of golf i couldnt agree more, i am not saying that golf has to have Tiger, but he just raises the level of play and when is people playing their best golf something thats bad for the sport. I really hope Tiger has a great rest of the weekend i hope he makes it back to the old Tiger sooner then later.
Man how do you think Vince Young feels after making the Titans pick between him and the coach and them picking the coach...THEN the coach saying na im good i dont wanna come back, so you figure oh then they are obviously taking VY back...yea well think again, they have no intrest in him coming back, words from the owner. I still would love to see Vince in the Black and Silver next year i really think he could make great things happen there, him and some defensive players in the draft and they will be even better this coming year IF all that were to happen. Will Fisher coach somewhere else? I would think so the question is where?? Do they go after him in Dallas you would think Jerry would rather a big name guy then who he has or you think he has a diamond in the rough? All that remains to be seen in the offseason or next year if there even is a next year. I must say that i really hope they get this deal done, seriously i know the players say all it would take is health care but if thats all it would take are the owners really that ridiculous to where they would not give them the extra health care if they add 2 games? If that really is the case then thats seriously pathetic from the owners side, 2 games is what an extra $500 million right? Seriously that wont buy some extra health care...But if you ask me there are so many onther things in play here, and it obviously comes down to money on both sides, both sides want more, while neither side needs more. I sure hope they get the deal done cause i dont know what id do with no football next year AND maybe even no basketball! I would not know what to do with myself.
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