What’s up fellas.
Twas a good night of basketball on Wednesday. Scraped up some minimal profits on the NBA
slate but the Celts really did come through for me quite large on some off-bankroll
mix sports wagers. May start posting
some of those in later weeks. Had a
decent night, profit is profit, but still not to the level I am accustomed
to. Would have been a satisfying night
overall if not for one mental lapse by an all-star. A silly mistake by Deron not only caused the
Jazz to push the spread in a game they deserved to cover, but it also lost me a
1 unit prop by a point. Nevertheless, a
profitable night. Can’t complain too
much.
Dallas is clearly in trouble, Dirk will return this
weekend. However, if he is even a bit
bothered by this knee and his performance is affected even slightly, the loss
of Caron combined with this could be detrimental to a team I thought could contend
for the West title. Mark Cuban needs to
do something big come trade deadline, signing Pavlovic is not the answer. Paul George, yet another impressive rookie
from an up and coming draft class.
Toronto showed some guts last night, Atlanta and Toronto always seem to
come through with the best basketball games, another thriller. Jamal Crawford is just in another zone right
now, he is as hot as anybody in the league.
I am officially sold on Charlotte.
The first game after Paul Silas took over, I stated that D.J would be
the main benefactor to the departure of Larry Brown...I love being right. He looks like a brand new point guard. If Charlotte continues to roll with a 7 man
rotation pushing low minutes for the 8 man, than they have the defense necessary
to compete and cover spreads at home.
Celts continue to amaze me.
Look at the Boston bench, look at Luke, Erden, Marquis, Nate, Von
Wafer.......now just for a split second....imagine seeing this group of players
on the 2nd unit for.....let’s say Detroit....or the Raps.....Sacramento......a
mind fuck isn’t it? You would think they
could possibly be the worst 2nd unit in basketball. It astonishes me how Doc Rivers finds value
and creates assets out of nothing.
Memphis was obviously as embarrassed with their performance against
Indiana as I was, when Zach and Rudy play well, the Griz are very hard to
stop. Monroe with yet another triple
double, he and Udoh were my favorite bigs in the draft.
I was obviously wrong looking at the skill of Cousins now, but Greg will
be a good big man in this league for years to come. The old men in black did it again, Milwaukee with a valiant effort once again,
but the bench of San An is so versatile and effective, against a very weak 2nd
unit for Milwaukee, my man Matt Bonner and his 2nd unit battalion were the
difference makers last night.
I know it is silly to say this but I honestly believe I was
on the right side of the Orlando game, yes the Magic were lucky to get it into
OT, but Jameer and J.J combined for 3-20 from the field, Turk and Bass were
just as atrocious yet the Magic were in it all game long. Orlando is the far superior team, I would
make this bet over again in a heartbeat.
The last play call was sheer brilliance to tie the game, I just love the
out of bounds set plays from Stan Van Gundy after a timeout. Love watching basketball like that...to bad
J.J hit nothing but oxygen. OKC was
masterful against Houston, Brooks was unable to get anything from long range due
to Thabo’s height. Houston went small
with Scola at the 5 as Jordan was ineffective.
Rockets desperately need some size in order to contend in the West. They will be an active team come trade
deadline I am sure of it. Phoenix was
lucky to get a win, it is clearly evident that they will not succeed this year
with this roster. Utah deserved that
cover, some really fluke three point shots by Bill Walker and Shawne Williams
kept NYC in a game that they had no business being in, both these teams continue to
impress me and are teams I plan toback often this season. What about Kobe’s knees? Close to 40 points
says his knees are just fine. Strange
shortened rotation by Keith Smart yesterday.
Usually I like strict rotations but not with the Warriors. I am just so sick of A.C Law getting
minutes. I don’t know what Smart’s love
affair with this guy is but it needs to stop.
10 minutes of useless basketball and 2 turnovers yesterday, my opinion
would be to have Curry or Ellis manning the point at all times and take A.C out
of the rotation, plenty of more deserving players should get those minutes. Last but not least the Heat and Clippers. Lebron just had to open his mouth about karma
didn’t he...I just picture this idiot reaching for his cereal every morning and
yelling out I’m greeeeeat!! (in the voice of Tony the Tiger) He is a walking, talking moron with outstanding
athletic ability. Clippers impressed me
more so after the game, they were very professional, it was if they belonged in
that spot-light. This streak busting win
will be a turning point in their season.
If anything, this game solidifies Blake’s spot in the Western Conference
reserves on All-Star weekend. Shallow
TNT slate, always cautious on Thursdays.
Played the largest amount of wagers all season last night with 8, was
lucky to come out with profit. I don’t
and won’t partake in that amount of action often.
Tonight I am looking at two games, may decide to go with both or trim
it down to one bet. All depends on the Minny spread. I should be back from some business around
5:30pm eastern time to finalize my card.
As always guys, I wish you the best of luck. Peace - - - MAK