Porto have undergone a major overhaul in the offseason. It would be a mistake to gauge this team's chances against the always potent Shakhtar's attack based on their performance last season.
http://fourbooks.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/day-58-champions-league/
http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2011.html
Cappie Pondexter and Candice Dupree were the most influential player switching teams a year ago.
Who is it this year? Katie Smith (15.2 PPG, to Seattle)? Tangela Smith (11.5 PPG, to Indiana)? Marie Ferdinand-Harris (10.2 PPG, to Phoenix)? Nakia Sanford (6.6 PPG, to Phoenix)?
Phoenix retained their starting four (Dupree-Taurasi-Taylor-Johnson) who have on average 6.5 years of WNBA experience each. They added Sanford at center, who is a veteran player herself (8 years). Plus Marie Ferdinand-Harris (9 years). Plus Kara Braxton (6 years) who obviously was added before the offseason and even played in the WC finals vs Seattle, but now she's had a proper training camp with the team.
To me, this team looks loaded and worth a shot at +900 to win it all. Obviously, Seattle looks attractive as well at +300... but price differential of 3/1 makes me like Taurasi & Co. better every time I think about it.
I'm starting what should become a 20 page long live thread.
I will pay $15 to anyone who
- makes a great pick (both favorites and underdogs may apply),
- posts a great 'inside type' info (such as the malisse mother's disease) - obviously, before the lines are OTB for the relevant match, or
- just makes the best joke or posts a great - tennis-related - picture that makes me smile.
Yes, I will be the one to decide who wins and when. Yes, I am THIS vain. And yes, I actually think this might work, since - not many realize this - there are 50 times more lurkers than posters on this forum (hello Mack and TennisCapper :)
P.S. Anyone who posted/lurked the WNBA forum last season might remember MuggsyBogues' Exact Score Contest. I ended up paying out over $350 to the prize winners - Bucheron666, rhino5542 and boyboy. I'm good for the money. $15 is definitely worth being an author of the greatest f*cking tennis thread of the week.
Payment to be made via moneybookers or pokerstars/fulltiltpoker transfer no later than WCOOP event #1 on Pokerstars kicks off on Monday.
I'm starting what should become a 20 page long live thread.
I will pay $15 to anyone who
- makes a great pick (both favorites and underdogs may apply),
- posts a great 'inside type' info (such as the malisse mother's disease) - obviously, before the lines are OTB for the relevant match, or
- just makes the best joke or posts a great - tennis-related - picture that makes me smile.
Yes, I will be the one to decide who wins and when. Yes, I am THIS vain. And yes, I actually think this might work, since - not many realize this - there are 50 times more lurkers than posters on this forum (hello Mack and TennisCapper :)
P.S. Anyone who posted/lurked the WNBA forum last season might remember MuggsyBogues' Exact Score Contest. I ended up paying out over $350 to the prize winners - Bucheron666, rhino5542 and boyboy. I'm good for the money. $15 is definitely worth being an author of the greatest f*cking tennis thread of the week.
Payment to be made via moneybookers or pokerstars/fulltiltpoker transfer no later than WCOOP event #1 on Pokerstars kicks off on Monday.
Day 38 Summary:
Games Played: 1
Participants: 4
Total predictions: 4
Points awarded: 0
Play of the Day: rhino5542 picking phoenix by four
DAY 39
Friday 9 October
9:00 PM Indiana (+5) @ Phoenix u/o 178.5