Went the week 33-18. A couple of surprise wins skewed my total. The Knicks actually winning 2 games, Washington won their supposed “rival game against the Cavs, the Hornets with 2 wins for their new coach/GM over the sliding Suns and the hot Hawks teams, the Warriors and Clippers upsetting the Blazers and Nugs, and the finally the Rockets lost on a last second tip in dunk to the Hawks.
The Lakers welcomed back Gasol to the starting line up and they rolled over the Bulls and Thunder. Not surprisingly, Gasol didn’t need much of a jump start to get going. He had a great first game back. In the short term, things are looking up for the Lakers. Long term, the bench will still have to step up big time for a repeat championship. Gasol’s 18 & 8 helps the Lakers almost immediately, as it would help just about any team. Watching last night’s game, the bench is still struggling to hold a lead against the opposing team’s bench. One of the reasons going around was that Odom needed to move to the second line up to get them going. I didn’t see much of that last night. Fisher continues to struggle to guard or put up any points. So which makes me wonder how much of a contribution “leadership” counts towards when your getting lit up by younger faster guards and struggling to find your shot on a consistent basis. Don’t get me wrong, I really like Fisher, but he’s definitely on the downward side of his career. If Fisher goes out with ANY type of injury and the Lakers being so thin at the point, would it cost the Lakers a chance to repeat? Hmmmm…
This week’s picks.
Monday: Kings, Bucks, Blazers, Clippers
Tuesday: Wiz, Raps, Mavs, Nugs, Thunder, Lakers
Wednesday: Pacers, Raps, Celtics, Heat, Hornets, Pistons, Nugs, Rockets, Spurs, Suns, Blazers, Kings
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Friday: Heat, Hawks, Cavs, Celtics, Pistons, Mavs, Rockets, Nugs, Suns, Thunder, Blazers, Kings
Saturday: Wiz, Cavs, Magic, Blazers, Lakers
Sunday: Hawks, Clippers, Suns, Celtics, Magic, Sixers, Rockets, Nugs, Hornets, Lakers
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