Friday Hoops

Well actually just leans for now. Let me know what you guys think!

Cavs +2.5....I think Cavs are a very live dog tomorrow. Vucevic should be held in check with Bynum and Varejo. Cavs have the edge in the back court as well with Irving and Jack. Cavs are a team that I think can put together a run before the all star break to solidify themselves as a playoff contender. Orlando started hot and fizzled. I don't like the match ups for Orlando in this one.

76ers+8.5...too many points. Sixers coming off a tough loss where they fell apart after a 39 pt first qtr. Raptors are about equally talented and don't deserve to be this big of a favorite. Seems like bait though. Can't see many ppl lining up to bet Toronto at this #

Pelicans -4....Memphis is awful right now. Western conference bottom feeder by all star break. They will be thinking ping pong balls after the break. I'll lay the points with a Pelicans team at home fighting.

Sacramento+6...Phoenix is balling this year but I think this # is a bit high. Kings just acquired Rudy Gay and he is a good scorer. With Cousins and Isiah Thomas that's a pretty good 1-2-3 scoring punch. What ever happened to Marcus Thornton? I actually like this Kings team as I think they will give me a max effort. Suns fight too and do have a lot guys capable of scoring. Lean heavy towards this over.

Knicks +3.5....Boston will soon start to fade. They have played admirably but like Clippers tonight against a healthy Nets, Boston will be out classed, Knicks are rolling alil bit with Amare looking great. K Mart is back in the line up to provide the toughness and rebounding and Melo is Melo. JR Smith will have a big game tomorrow off the bench as he is up for 6 man of the year so far. Knicks may start slow tomorrow but they will fire back and win outright in the end,

Houston+5.5...Warriors had the night off as Houston just lost to Portland now have to fly into Oakland for another road game tomorrow. In this spot a lot of teams fold. Rockets have a good core of guys that I believe will fight hard tomorrow. Houston can score at will Warriors imo without Iggy in there. Rockets will win outright or lose by one possession.

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Honestly don't keep track....I'm lazy..that's too much work for me.

Give me some thoughts to consider fellas! We have to use these forums to come together put our minds together and beat the books

Adding one more lean

Brooklyn -4.5...Pistons are scrappy but much like the Atlanta Hawks very inconsistent. I think where this game will be won is the backcourt. I see a huge advantage even with Brooklyn on the B2B...Williams over Jennings is mismatch. Jennings wont be able to guard DWill - this I know. Could also KG having a big tonight for once. Shaun Livingston and Blatche key off the bench again tonight.  Can't rely on Will Bynum, Kyle Singler, Jonas Jerekbro, and Charlie V. Bench advantage to Nets even with Jason Terry and Kirilenko still sidelined with injuries. When they get those two guys back they will easily be the 3rd best team in the Eastern Conference. And dumb behind Charles Barkley said last night the Wizards are the 3rd best team in the East. LOLOLOL He says he is big on Bradley Beal and likes their bigs in Nene and Gortat. Now I do like this Wizards a lot but 3rd best team in East is a stretch considering they missed the playoffs entirely last year and didn't make any HUGE moves to upgrade the team since last year. Yea - im getting off topic now I know but I will say my TOP 5 teams in East are as follows

1.) Pacers (with a healthy Granger)

2.) Heat (it'll be interesting to see if they add before trade deadline)

3.) Nets (starting line up by end of year - Williams Johnson Pierce KG Lopez) with Terry AK47 Blatche Livingston Taylor and Reggie Evans off the bench

4.) Knicks (when Chandler comes back they make a big run)

5.) Wizards

6-8 in no particular order (Hawks, Cavs, Pistons)