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February 03, 2016
Pace Mannion NBA Pick 'Em: Week 14: A packed NBA schedule on the tube this week, with eight games in five days stretching from Wednesday to Sunday. The first game tips off at 8 p.m. tonight on ESPN as the Golden State Warriors visit the Washington Wizards.
posted by rcade to basketball at 01:55 PM - 12 comments
Note: Next week's games begin earlier than normal: There are two games on Tuesday. Watch for this post that morning.
posted by rcade at 01:59 PM on February 03, 2016
Man, I really suck at this. Oh well, here goes another week.
February 3:
GSW by 18
LAC by 12
February 4:
DET by 8
NOP by 8
February 5:
ATL by 8
SAS by 8
February 6:
GSW by 8
February 7:
MIA by 6
posted by NoMich at 02:33 PM on February 03, 2016
And it sucks that the Pistons game is not ESPN. I could at least watch it by the ESPN app.
posted by NoMich at 02:33 PM on February 03, 2016
And it sucks that the Pistons game is not ESPN. I could at least watch it by the ESPN app.
I will be there watching it for you, NoMich. I can't help you by rooting for the Pistons, however. It's Green all the way for me.
Chicago really disappointed me last week. They had shown flashes of finally getting it together as Rose began to play well, but the flash was very dim against Clippers. On the other hand, Clippers seem to be playing better, at last as more of a team, without Blake Griffin. Perhaps Doc Rivers convinced everyone else to step it up a bit. It makes for a good discussion at least.
Tim Duncan, where were you when we needed you?
On to the prognostications:
03 February
Golden State by 14
LA Clippers by 12
04 February
Detroit by 4
New Orleans by 6
05 February
Atlanta by 8
San Antonio by 10
06 February
Golden State by 3
07 February
LA Clippers by 8
posted by Howard_T at 03:08 PM on February 03, 2016
February 3
Golden State by 14
LA Clippers by 11 - Slam
February 4
Detroit by 7
New Orleans by 11
February 5
Atlanta by 11
San Antonio by 13
February 6
Golden State by 11
February 7
LA Clippers by 10
I would love to pick an upset but I can't find anything close to one I like.
Howard, the Celtics look like the most likely team to do something major at the trade deadline. Anybody you are hoping to land? Please stay away from Gallinari, I've grown quite fond of the rooster.
posted by tron7 at 03:40 PM on February 03, 2016
Feb. 3
Golden State by 16
L.A. Clippers by 10
Feb. 4
New Orleans by 16
posted by rcade at 03:40 PM on February 03, 2016
Howard, the Celtics look like the most likely team to do something major at the trade deadline. Anybody you are hoping to land? Please stay away from Gallinari, I've grown quite fond of the rooster.
Because of all the draft picks and decent role players Boston has, everyone expects them to do something. It's more likely that Danny Ainge will put a bunch of smaller moves together and come up with a move nobody expected. Witness the tie up with Cleveland in their salary dump to afford to sign LeBron. The pieces the Celtics got in that wound up in Isaiah Thomas coming from Phoenix. The major pieces, big men, top scorers, and such, are likely to be overpriced and not guarantees of a championship for Boston. Look for the quieter moves unless someone is ready to have a fire sale. To give a more specific answer, the Al Horford or Dwight Howard rumors persist, but they might be expensive. I would love to have Gallinari, but he's not the one to help Boston to a championship run. Kenneth Faried would be another nice piece, but also not the key. Anything could happen.
posted by Howard_T at 04:32 PM on February 03, 2016
Feb 3:
Golden State by 14
Clippers by 9
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:00 PM on February 03, 2016
I don't think it would take much to get Faried out of Denver, Lee and a first of your choosing would probably do it. Gallinari would be a lot harder.
posted by tron7 at 05:12 PM on February 03, 2016
Feb 4:
Detroit by 10
Pelicans by 14
Feb 5:
Atlanta by 6
(Tina Belcher moan) Spurs by 9 (increasing Tina moan) Slam Dunk
Feb 6:
Golden St. by 8
Feb 7:
Heat by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:33 PM on February 04, 2016
I realized about halfway through the Detroit-Boston game last night, while scoreboard watching for the pick'em, that I had not picked a slam. Of course Golden State was up 15 over Washington at the time, which is what triggered the realization, and it was way too late to do anything about it. Oh well... Anyway, please revise my picks to reflect the following:
05 February
Atlanta by 8 and the Hawks stoop* to SLAM the Pacers.
*stoop? Look up the word in relation to hawks and falcons.
posted by Howard_T at 05:00 PM on February 04, 2016
Ufez wins the week and picks up 14 points on first-place Howard. We all miss Cleveland beating San Antonio.
Rules
Pick the winner and spread for each game. Score 5 points if the team wins, 3 more points if your spread is close and another 2 if you hit the spread exactly.
At your option, make one game a slam dunk to triple your score in victory or lose 5 points in defeat.
Read the detailed rules on the first week's post.
If SportsFilter is down and you need to submit your picks, you can send them in email to me.
This Week's Games
The Washington Wizards make a rare appearance in a national game, but have to play 44-4 Golden State. The Lakers and Pelicans face off in a battle of scrubs. Oklahoma City at 37-13 (9-1 in their last 10) should be a good challenge for Golden State at home.