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Quote Originally Posted by makaveli23:
DALLAS MAVERICKS MONEYLINE (-115) - - - If Brendan Haywood plays tonight I will increase this wager. The Bulls are in a lot of trouble. They needed to set up this roster in a different way. Trading away Tyrus Thomas and loosing Joakim Noah are going to come back and bite this team in the ass hard. Playing for next year is fine when you are the Knicks and Clippers, trading away assets and changing the dynamic of a team like the Bulls did this year is a shame. They gave us one of the best playoff series of all-time last year and may have been able to do the same if they kept their core going. Instead they want to get into the free-agent sweepstakes so they make a horrible trade and follow it with another. This is the #1 rebounding team in the NBA....and now....they are in my opinion one of the worst. They have absolutely no front-court whatsoever. Brad Miller is not a beast down low. He cannot contend with big 5's and rebound with them. Taj Gibson is a rookie with a lot of hops and good timing. But against 6'10 or 6'11 real power forwards he stands little to no chance rebounding. Hakim Warrick playing the 5 position is a joke and that my friends is the 3 big men Chi Town has. Gang rebounding does not work, especially with a team with not much athleticism and versatility. This team is in big trouble. Tonight if Haywood plays this game it will be over early. If not Dirk will play the 5. He showed he can rebound last night grabbing 12 against Landry and Hawes. He will do the same tonight. At the 4 they will most likely play Najera who is a brute grunt with little skill. He can still hustle and rebound as well as play defense against bigger forwards. Marion is a good rebounder at the 3 position, Butler dwarfs Kirk and will dominate him all game long. Kidd is playing magnificent and doesn't seem to lose a step with age unlike many in the NBA. Without Jet off the bench providing production, a very talented raw rookie by the name of Rodrique is stepping up big time. He really impressed me early in the season, then was not in the rotation for quite some time. He is picking up right where he left off and is as efficient in scoring the basketball as any rookie I have ever seen. The Mavs are a very good basketball team, a great road warrior type team at 20-12 away from Texas. This will be a very tough game against a team needing a win, however Dallas has the tools to get it done tonight.
4.4 UNITS SHAWN "MOST FIGHTS IN THE NBA" BRADLEY - - -
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MAK'S TEASERS
JAZZ - 4
CATS - 1
4.5 UNITS - - -
BUCKS + 13
GRIZ + 10
2.5 UNITS - - -
DALLAS MAVERICKS MONEYLINE (-115) - - - If Brendan Haywood plays tonight I will increase this wager. The Bulls are in a lot of trouble. They needed to set up this roster in a different way. Trading away Tyrus Thomas and loosing Joakim Noah are going to come back and bite this team in the ass hard. Playing for next year is fine when you are the Knicks and Clippers, trading away assets and changing the dynamic of a team like the Bulls did this year is a shame. They gave us one of the best playoff series of all-time last year and may have been able to do the same if they kept their core going. Instead they want to get into the free-agent sweepstakes so they make a horrible trade and follow it with another. This is the #1 rebounding team in the NBA....and now....they are in my opinion one of the worst. They have absolutely no front-court whatsoever. Brad Miller is not a beast down low. He cannot contend with big 5's and rebound with them. Taj Gibson is a rookie with a lot of hops and good timing. But against 6'10 or 6'11 real power forwards he stands little to no chance rebounding. Hakim Warrick playing the 5 position is a joke and that my friends is the 3 big men Chi Town has. Gang rebounding does not work, especially with a team with not much athleticism and versatility. This team is in big trouble. Tonight if Haywood plays this game it will be over early. If not Dirk will play the 5. He showed he can rebound last night grabbing 12 against Landry and Hawes. He will do the same tonight. At the 4 they will most likely play Najera who is a brute grunt with little skill. He can still hustle and rebound as well as play defense against bigger forwards. Marion is a good rebounder at the 3 position, Butler dwarfs Kirk and will dominate him all game long. Kidd is playing magnificent and doesn't seem to lose a step with age unlike many in the NBA. Without Jet off the bench providing production, a very talented raw rookie by the name of Rodrique is stepping up big time. He really impressed me early in the season, then was not in the rotation for quite some time. He is picking up right where he left off and is as efficient in scoring the basketball as any rookie I have ever seen. The Mavs are a very good basketball team, a great road warrior type team at 20-12 away from Texas. This will be a very tough game against a team needing a win, however Dallas has the tools to get it done tonight.
4.4 UNITS SHAWN "MOST FIGHTS IN THE NBA" BRADLEY - - -
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MAK'S TEASERS
JAZZ - 4
CATS - 1
4.5 UNITS - - -
BUCKS + 13
GRIZ + 10
2.5 UNITS - - -
John Salmons was a big loss for CHI, as well. I totally agree about what you said regarding CHI, and expect their home play, which WAS a great spot for them in the past, to be a problem going forward this season. Plus, they haven't been beating the better team (if they couldn't consistently beat these teams when they were obviously better, they are going to struggle).
Good luck tonight - I am staying away from this game since DAL is banged up, but I wouldn't touch CHI.
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