Pick a winner

  When i made my NBA picks for yesterday i dont think i was focused enough my mind wasnt all there, or at least i dont think it was and it showed in my writing and my picks, today that is not the case i am 110% focus and ready to pick all winners for fridays NBA match ups. We start off with the Pistons traveling to play the Nets, now that all the Nets arent worried about being traded they can finally focus on playing basketball, i wasnt so sure it was to much of a distraction until last night when they had no "Melo-drama" stuff going on (like how i did that there lol melo dramatic im sooo clever jk) and they came away with an impressive W against the Jazz, granted the Jazz play horrible on the road but still i think they shoulda been able to beat the Nets reguardless, anyways i know the Nets are more focused now but still i think the Pistons are much better then people think, i mean they almost beat the Celtics last night and they have quality wins so i am taking  the Pistons over the Nets. The Magic have been sorta struggling as of late well friday they play the Raptors at home which SHOULD be an easy win, and a good way for them to kinda get some confidence back i know they won last night in OT but they got bailed out at the end of the game being fouled on the 3 pointer giving them the 4 point play, im not sayin the Magic shouldnt have won i am just saying the way they have been playing isnt the way they were playing right after the trade but i still look for them to get it together and start winning again tomorrow being there 2nd straight. Then Steve Nash and the Suns travel to Washington the old vs. the new there will be so many dimes dropped in this game you'll look like a homelss person trying to count em all up, this one is tough for me but the Wizards play pretty good at home and i think Blatche is playing great and i think Wall will give them a good showing too, giving them just enough to top the Suns. Then the Hornets travel to the ATL to play the Hawks, who are my dark horse to be there late in the Eastern conference playoffs, and i mean late, so obviously im taking Joe Johnson and the Hawks especially at home. The Jazz have to travel again this time to Boston a much better team then New Jersey and im sorry to say it but the Jazz are gunna lose 3 straight i dont see the Celtics losing for a few more games espeically with KG back and the way Shaq is playing this year is amazing (come on Manny haters in Texas if SHAQ can play this well i know Manny still has at least a year left in him!) can you imagine once  the other O'Neal is healthy the C's will be unstoppable until the Lakers show em what up in the Finals AGAIN! (once again fingers crossed!)  The Bucks travel to play the Cav's and this is a winable game for the Cav's espeically if Jamison plays the way he has been playing all they would need would be for someone else to step up also but i am not sure they are gunna get it ill take the Bucks in a close one...something is telling me to take the Cav's but im ignoring it. The Knicks play the Spurs in San Antonio and you all know my new policy on the Knicks so i am taking the Spurs at home as bernie mac would say in Oceans 13, that folks is NOUGH SAID! Houston travels to Memphis to play the Grizzlies who are coming off a tough loss to the Bulls and the Hornets i am taking the Grizzlies this is there third chance to win one for the home crowd and i think they are gunna finally pull the trigger. The Lakers are traveling to Denver to play Melo and  the Nuggets and i know they didnt play that great in the second half of last nights game in Dallas but i look for them to bounce back and play the whole game intense and if thats the case look at Denver, i got the Lakers getting back to their winning ways and taking home the W.  The kings play the Warriors at Golden State and the way the Warriors have been playing lately its hard to pick against them so i wont, I'll take Golden state over the locally owned Kings.

  In baseball news i was reading the Rangers blog earlier and they had a post where Nolan Ryan was talking about signing a veteran bat or starting pitcher but he was clear the who ever they signed for the veteran bat wouldnt be the sould DH and probably wouldnt get many at bats he would more then likely be a situtational DH, so that is why Vlad most likely wouldnt come back nor would Manny come in the first place, they both would be looking for somewhere where they would get more at bats then they would here they like Young and Moreland so i think they are sticking with those guys as far as the DH as far as i know right now...its Young as the DH or i would think unless he plays first and Moreland DH's or is sent down to triple-A but he had such a great post season and i read what he said about this year and he has been working hard and will do whatever is best for the club, which if you ask me would be him at first and young as DH if he picks up his defense in spring training i think that might be the case. I will rewrite my playoff picks post later today and i will have more MLB news....O yea i am sure you have all heard but the Twins signed Pavano for 2 years and 16.5 million.