Quote Originally Posted by morgan102:
ADD:I also see most of you wagering with your heart...like the ones who say Celtics +7 LARGE and things of that nature....You gonna lose.Lakers will cover by 8,9 or 10.The under of course is a no brainer,I think Vegas got handcuffed on this one.
LAKERS -7
Under 186
WOW...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT "GIFT" YOU GAVE US.....
A. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS WISELY WHEN TALKING ABOUT W8LIFTER....HE IS A SOLID CAPPER.
B.THE UNDER IS IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM A NO BRAINER.
C. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE LARGEST SPREAD OF THIS SERIES IS COMING IN A GAME 7 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!??? THIS IS PROBABLY A GOOD CASE OF VEGAS PREYING UPON THE PUBLICS SHORT TERM MEMORY LAST GAME BLOWOUT OH NO PERKINS IS OUT THE CELTICS ARE SCREWED MENTALITY.
CELTICS ARE REALLY NOT IN BAD SHAPE WITH PERKINS OUT...DONT UNDERESTIMATE "THE SHEED"...HE ACTUALLY HAS AVERAGED RELATIVELY THE SAME REBOUNDING NUMBERS AS PERKINS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS, HE IS NOT AFRAID TO GET UP IN YOUR FACE, HES GOT NOTHING TO LOSE (END OF HIS CAREER GAME 7), AND HE CAN ACTUALLY SCORE (UNLIKE PERKINS).
WELCOME TO THE GAME SEVEN STERN SHOW EVERYBODY..YES I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO BUY INTO THE FACT THAT THE NBA IS SOMEWHAT OF A SHOW...MAYBE THAT IS BECAUSE THE NBA IS REFERED TO AS "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" OR MAYBE BECAUSE THE LEAGUE COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TELL COACHES TO KEEP QUIET WHEN THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT REFEREES, BECAUSE THE NBA IS A GOOD BUSINESS THAT MAKES THEM GOOD MONEY. WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID..GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT...ALLSTARS LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD IN A CLOSE GAME SEVEN.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE THE OVER....
RONDO WILL BE ALL OVER THE FLOOR TONIGHT CREATING SPACE FOR ALLEN AND PIERCE...DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF HE TAKES IT TO THE RACK A LOT AND TRIES TO PUT PRESSURE ON GASOL TO GET INTO FOUL TROUBLE..THIS IS GOING TO CREATE A LOT OF GOOD LOOKS FOR THE BOSTON PLAYERS AND IF THEY SHOOT LIKE THE SUPERSTARS THEY ARE LOOK OUT....IN ADDITION RONDO SHOULD FIND SUCCESS WHEN GOING TO THE HOOP BECAUSE WITH BYNUM HURTING GASOL IS GOING TO LET THAT LITTLE ALIEN SKATE RIGHT BY KNOWING HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO STAY IN THE GAME. RONDO HAS GAME. AND LETS FACE IT, THE LAKERS ARE NOT EXACTLY KNOWN FOR THEIR HARD DEFENSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ARTEST, WHO DONT BE SURPRISED IF HE IS A LITTLE TOO EXCITED AND GETS HIMSELF INTO FOUL TROUBLE EARLY. ALL THIS EQUALS BOSTON GETTING SOME GOOD NUMBERS. THE LAKERS HAVE THE BEST SCORER IN THE GAME (I DONT EVEN HAVE TO SAY HIS NAME). WITH PERKINS OUT PAU SHOULD DEFINITELY GET HIS POINTS BIG TIME, THAT DUDE CAN SHOOT FROM ANYWHERE, AND HE CAN MAKE HIS FRIGGIN FREE THROWS. A COLOSSAL AMOUNT OF HOME CROWD MOTIVATION FUELING THE LAKERS AND WITH PAU SCORING UNDERNEATH THE LAKERS SHOULD GET SOME GOOD LOOKS OUTSIDE AND BANG DOWN SOME NICE THREE POINTERS. LAKERS BENCH HAS SOME GUYS THAT ARE HIGHLY CAPABLE OF SHOOTING THE TRE AND PUTTING UP POINTS AS WELL AND THEY SEEM TO BE COMING TOGETHER BETTER DOWN THE STRETCH. BOSTONS BENCH IS A LITTLE SCARIER IN THE POINTS DEPARTMENT BUT FORTUNATELY LITTLE NATE HAS BEEN PLAYING SOME VERY GOOD BALL, GETTING TO THE HOOP, AND HE CAN DEFINITELY KNOCK DOWN THE THREE AND IS DEF NOT AFRAID TO.
(OVERALL) DURING THE REGULAR SEASON LA AND BOSTON AVERAGED A COMBINED 196.5 PTS, THEIR COMBINED DEFENSES GAVE UP 189.6 PTS
THERE IS ANOTHER SIMPLE RULE IN THE STERN SHOW...IN A BIG GAME LIKE THIS....YOU DO NOT FOUL OUT THE STARTERS..PROBABLY WILL BE A LOT OF GARBAGE FOULS CALLED ON THE BENCHES TO HELP THIS GAMES TOTAL.
OVER 186.5 (LARGE)
BOSTON +7 (MEDIUM)
LA ML +OVER PARLAY (SMALL)
ALOHA