Good afternoon fellas.What more could Mak ask for on his birthday?An entire matinee slate of NBA
basketball.I love MLK day.For those of you interested, I turn 26 years
young today.To many that may come as a
surprise, but I really despise those who account ability and knowledge with
age.Age is but a number.Others may call Mak a liar since I have
stated on numerous occasions that I have been obsessed with this game for almost
a quarter of a century.But I speak the
truth my friends.I came out of my
mother’s womb with a Spalding basketball in my hand...I was spinning that shit
on my baby finger.
I share this birthday with the G.O.A.T Muhammad Ali, one of
my heroes along with Rev. Martin Luther King.Many of you probably automatically think I am African-American since I
love basketball, love hip-hop and was born in Africa...but that just makes you
a bunch of stereotypical bastards :)I am not African-American but I hold guys
like MLK and Malcolm X in extremely high regard.They were leaders who changed the course of
history.The thing I like about covers
is no one gives a shit what color the guy behind the keyboard is, as long as
they provide insight and assist in making money, that is all that matters.And that is how it should be.
Some people may ask what the significance of MLK day is to
players in the National Basketball Association.First off, give a lot of credit to the NBA who recognized Martin Luther
King Day as a holiday about 5 years before it was made official.This day does impact specific games.Some NBA players who tend to take a game off
or limit their effort on specific days will not today.Expect maximum effort from teams today.Really tempted to make this a large card, but
that is where profits get minimized.Had
to remove a lot of leans and cut down the card.I still may add plays on 2 other games but they are contingent upon
injuries and I shall wait for the updates.I have some plans later today but I will try and get back to post the added plays.As always guys, I wish you
nothing but the best of luck.Peace out
- - - MAK
DALLAS MAVERICKS – 4.0 (-115) - - -The
Texas Zone gets back
on track today. Dirk plainly stated that
this team has hit rock bottom. Losing 5
in a row does not sit well with this professional team. The loss of
Caron was mentally excruciating,
combined with Dirk’s injury just made it even more difficult to overcome
Caron’s
loss. Butler the only guy on this team
that could take guys off the dribble.
They desperately need Beaubois to get healthy but he is quite some time
away. Dallas just matches up to
perfection with the Pistons. Kidd has been dismal as of late, but he is a
consummate
vet, best eyes in the business. He has
excelled in must-win road situations and I think he outplays Stuck
today. Stevenson went 0-5 last game, he is usually
automatic for at least 2 three point shots a game. T Mac is a loose
perimeter defender and Stevenson
will get some points from the land beyond today. Marion and Prince are a
key matchup, look for
Shawn to break off misses and turnovers.
Prince is fast but Marion is faster, if Shawn can put up some offensive
numbers today, it will really help the cause.
Dirk only played 15 minutes last game and looked very rusty, a few more
practices under his belt and his shot should look better today. Wilcox
is not tall enough to guard Dirk and he should be able to shoot right
over him.
Tyson will be back to man the middle and that is key, he is the leader
of their half-court zone defense and clogs the paint much better than
Haywood. My key to this game is the 3
man rotation of each bench. Charlie, Ben
and Will Bynum did an excellent job last game.
Tonight Will the thrill may not get any time due to the return of T
Mac. Ben and Charlie both had excellent
games but that is a rarity, usually one or none of them show up
consistently. Today I see Jason Terry
exploding. He has been atrocious for
Dallas since Caron went down, they have looked to him for offense and he
has
not come through at all. Terry is a
confident man, strong will and this game screams opportunity for the Jet
off
the bench. J.J Barea and Haywood will
also provide production. Here’s hoping
Ian Mahinmi actually sees time again. He
is a waste sitting on that bench, such size, such raw power, he deserves
to be
in the rotation and could cause Monroe and other Detroit bigs fits in
the
paint. All-in-all this has no
situational value whatsoever, nevertheless the matchups are on the side
of
Dallas. The Mavs have been road warriors
for the past 2 seasons, they find another level in their game on the
road, this
games just seems like one where Dallas finds themselves, I think they
come out
focused and poised for victory. Mavs
cover and returns to winning ways.
4 UNITS JASON “CYCLOPS” KIDD - - -
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Good afternoon fellas.What more could Mak ask for on his birthday?An entire matinee slate of NBA
basketball.I love MLK day.For those of you interested, I turn 26 years
young today.To many that may come as a
surprise, but I really despise those who account ability and knowledge with
age.Age is but a number.Others may call Mak a liar since I have
stated on numerous occasions that I have been obsessed with this game for almost
a quarter of a century.But I speak the
truth my friends.I came out of my
mother’s womb with a Spalding basketball in my hand...I was spinning that shit
on my baby finger.
I share this birthday with the G.O.A.T Muhammad Ali, one of
my heroes along with Rev. Martin Luther King.Many of you probably automatically think I am African-American since I
love basketball, love hip-hop and was born in Africa...but that just makes you
a bunch of stereotypical bastards :)I am not African-American but I hold guys
like MLK and Malcolm X in extremely high regard.They were leaders who changed the course of
history.The thing I like about covers
is no one gives a shit what color the guy behind the keyboard is, as long as
they provide insight and assist in making money, that is all that matters.And that is how it should be.
Some people may ask what the significance of MLK day is to
players in the National Basketball Association.First off, give a lot of credit to the NBA who recognized Martin Luther
King Day as a holiday about 5 years before it was made official.This day does impact specific games.Some NBA players who tend to take a game off
or limit their effort on specific days will not today.Expect maximum effort from teams today.Really tempted to make this a large card, but
that is where profits get minimized.Had
to remove a lot of leans and cut down the card.I still may add plays on 2 other games but they are contingent upon
injuries and I shall wait for the updates.I have some plans later today but I will try and get back to post the added plays.As always guys, I wish you
nothing but the best of luck.Peace out
- - - MAK
DALLAS MAVERICKS – 4.0 (-115) - - -The
Texas Zone gets back
on track today. Dirk plainly stated that
this team has hit rock bottom. Losing 5
in a row does not sit well with this professional team. The loss of
Caron was mentally excruciating,
combined with Dirk’s injury just made it even more difficult to overcome
Caron’s
loss. Butler the only guy on this team
that could take guys off the dribble.
They desperately need Beaubois to get healthy but he is quite some time
away. Dallas just matches up to
perfection with the Pistons. Kidd has been dismal as of late, but he is a
consummate
vet, best eyes in the business. He has
excelled in must-win road situations and I think he outplays Stuck
today. Stevenson went 0-5 last game, he is usually
automatic for at least 2 three point shots a game. T Mac is a loose
perimeter defender and Stevenson
will get some points from the land beyond today. Marion and Prince are a
key matchup, look for
Shawn to break off misses and turnovers.
Prince is fast but Marion is faster, if Shawn can put up some offensive
numbers today, it will really help the cause.
Dirk only played 15 minutes last game and looked very rusty, a few more
practices under his belt and his shot should look better today. Wilcox
is not tall enough to guard Dirk and he should be able to shoot right
over him.
Tyson will be back to man the middle and that is key, he is the leader
of their half-court zone defense and clogs the paint much better than
Haywood. My key to this game is the 3
man rotation of each bench. Charlie, Ben
and Will Bynum did an excellent job last game.
Tonight Will the thrill may not get any time due to the return of T
Mac. Ben and Charlie both had excellent
games but that is a rarity, usually one or none of them show up
consistently. Today I see Jason Terry
exploding. He has been atrocious for
Dallas since Caron went down, they have looked to him for offense and he
has
not come through at all. Terry is a
confident man, strong will and this game screams opportunity for the Jet
off
the bench. J.J Barea and Haywood will
also provide production. Here’s hoping
Ian Mahinmi actually sees time again. He
is a waste sitting on that bench, such size, such raw power, he deserves
to be
in the rotation and could cause Monroe and other Detroit bigs fits in
the
paint. All-in-all this has no
situational value whatsoever, nevertheless the matchups are on the side
of
Dallas. The Mavs have been road warriors
for the past 2 seasons, they find another level in their game on the
road, this
games just seems like one where Dallas finds themselves, I think they
come out
focused and poised for victory. Mavs
cover and returns to winning ways.
2 TM ML PARLAY KNICKS & WARRIORS (-103) - - - The New
York Knicks were embarrassed against the Queens.They shot a ridiculously low percentage from
the field.Felton was awful going 2-14
and Amar’e didn’t fare much better.The
Knicks showed a major weakness against the Kings, once they started off cold,
they never seemed to gain the confidence and heat up again.Tonight, I suspect the atmosphere and
situation to have them fired up from the get go.With the return of Galo, the Knicks have
their main guns in the starting 5.Gortat and Frye are not good perimeter defenders.Today, they will be planted outside the post
trying to guard three quick 4 men that Dantoni puts out there.Williams, Wilson and Galo.The bigs on Phoenix just will not be able to
guard to mobile front-court of New York.They dismantled the Suns in Phoenix and I suspect a similar outcome
tonight.Pride may come into play here,
Suns suffered that loss in ridiculous fashion and may really fight hard to stay
in this one.The Golden State Warriors
are the real deal.They have the ability
to blow teams out easily, this spread is a few points too high however GS could
easily walk away with a double digit win.Jersey has been playing well the past two games thanks to back to back
30 point performances by Brook Lopez...thing is, for a 7 foot monster....Brook
is the worst rebounder I have ever seen.He has no lateral quicks, no timing and just does not get on the glass
at all.Andris will see to that
tonight.Lee and Wright should provide
some proper offense from the forward positions and Curry and Ellis should
combine for 50 tonight.Off the bench
Williams & Radmanovic are doing well but look for NJ’s bench of Sasha, Hump
and Farmer to actually out-play the Warrior bench rotation unless Amundson and Udoh get major minutes.I love
the way GS plays, their potent offense should be enough to take care of the
Nets in front of a sold out Oracle Arena.
4 UNITS AMAR’E “WOLVERINE” STOUDAMIRE & MONTA “GAMBIT”
ELLIS - - -
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2 TM ML PARLAY KNICKS & WARRIORS (-103) - - - The New
York Knicks were embarrassed against the Queens.They shot a ridiculously low percentage from
the field.Felton was awful going 2-14
and Amar’e didn’t fare much better.The
Knicks showed a major weakness against the Kings, once they started off cold,
they never seemed to gain the confidence and heat up again.Tonight, I suspect the atmosphere and
situation to have them fired up from the get go.With the return of Galo, the Knicks have
their main guns in the starting 5.Gortat and Frye are not good perimeter defenders.Today, they will be planted outside the post
trying to guard three quick 4 men that Dantoni puts out there.Williams, Wilson and Galo.The bigs on Phoenix just will not be able to
guard to mobile front-court of New York.They dismantled the Suns in Phoenix and I suspect a similar outcome
tonight.Pride may come into play here,
Suns suffered that loss in ridiculous fashion and may really fight hard to stay
in this one.The Golden State Warriors
are the real deal.They have the ability
to blow teams out easily, this spread is a few points too high however GS could
easily walk away with a double digit win.Jersey has been playing well the past two games thanks to back to back
30 point performances by Brook Lopez...thing is, for a 7 foot monster....Brook
is the worst rebounder I have ever seen.He has no lateral quicks, no timing and just does not get on the glass
at all.Andris will see to that
tonight.Lee and Wright should provide
some proper offense from the forward positions and Curry and Ellis should
combine for 50 tonight.Off the bench
Williams & Radmanovic are doing well but look for NJ’s bench of Sasha, Hump
and Farmer to actually out-play the Warrior bench rotation unless Amundson and Udoh get major minutes.I love
the way GS plays, their potent offense should be enough to take care of the
Nets in front of a sold out Oracle Arena.
4 UNITS AMAR’E “WOLVERINE” STOUDAMIRE & MONTA “GAMBIT”
ELLIS - - -
TORONTO RAPTORS + 9.0 (-110) - - - Sigh...can’t believe I am
backing my Raps. Promised I would not until the return of Reggie Evans...now
with the Brazilian Blur out it is highly unlikely the Raps can keep up score
with any team...however, the Hornets maybe one team that Raps have a chance to
contend with using the current roster they have.If the Raps can keep this game below 190
points they have a chance to cover this spread.Jose has been playing magnificently, DeRozan coming off a rare bad game
this month, should take it to the hole with vigor against Green or Marco.Ariza is just a horrible shooter and massively overrated offensive threat and I hope
he continues his dismal shooting this afternoon.West and Okafor will be major problems for
the Raps.Amir may get into early foul
trouble which will cause rookie Ed Davis to man up with David.Both Amir and Ed are long and athletic and if
they put their minds to it can cause West some problems today.The only way to offset Okafor’s dominance as
of late is to get him away from the paint on defense and that is exactly what
Andrea can do.He will spread the floor
and cause Okafor to guard him at the 3 point line.X factor today is Julian Wright.He will return to New Orleans and get some
time.Julian is the best
defender the Raps have apart from Reggie.Wright does a lot of good things on the floor and if motivated could be
an vital part to the Raps cover today.A very very dangerous bet, Raps could easily loose by 15+ but I
will
take my boys on a gut feeling here, I also do not think the public
realizes what type of impact a no name player like Wright could have on a
game like this.Go
Raps Go.
2 UNITS REGGIE “PLEASE COME BACK” EVANS - - -
HOUSTON ROCKETS – 4.0 (-115) - - - When these two teams
first met, I believe I was on the Rockets.They ended up losing that game but everything that could have gone
wrong...did go wrong.Bogut annihilated
the Rockets, Martin & Lowry were awful from the field, Scola struggled and
the Houston bench was non-existent.Tonight a few things will change.The longer Jordan Hill coming off a monster game vs Al Horford and Josh Smith will get some time on
Bogut.Kevin Martin, Lowry and Scola
will NOT combine for a 14-41 shooting performance and with Aaron Brooks back
who can come off the bench and pour in 20 or more, this will be a very different
game.I have really loved the way
Milwaukee has played recently.Very gritty
defensive efforts in their last few games, nonetheless, the home team has the
advantage here in many ways.Revenge
factor, matchup compatibility and a confidence in their game.Houston is one of the more analytical teams
in the NBA, they use a lot of mathematics to project what the best game plan
will be for each game, coach Adelman is one of the best in the NBA at what he
does and he will continue to strive to get this team into the playoffs.The deer are not feared in Texas.
3 UNITS CHUCK “THE RHINOSAURAS” HAYES - - -
There are a few other games I like including a 1pm tip.May decide to add some action in one of the 8pm
games as well.Will try and come by and
post the added plays but it is going to be a busy day so I may not have
time.Will really enjoy today’s action,
hope you guys do too.Best of luck
fellas.Peace out - - - MAK
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TORONTO RAPTORS + 9.0 (-110) - - - Sigh...can’t believe I am
backing my Raps. Promised I would not until the return of Reggie Evans...now
with the Brazilian Blur out it is highly unlikely the Raps can keep up score
with any team...however, the Hornets maybe one team that Raps have a chance to
contend with using the current roster they have.If the Raps can keep this game below 190
points they have a chance to cover this spread.Jose has been playing magnificently, DeRozan coming off a rare bad game
this month, should take it to the hole with vigor against Green or Marco.Ariza is just a horrible shooter and massively overrated offensive threat and I hope
he continues his dismal shooting this afternoon.West and Okafor will be major problems for
the Raps.Amir may get into early foul
trouble which will cause rookie Ed Davis to man up with David.Both Amir and Ed are long and athletic and if
they put their minds to it can cause West some problems today.The only way to offset Okafor’s dominance as
of late is to get him away from the paint on defense and that is exactly what
Andrea can do.He will spread the floor
and cause Okafor to guard him at the 3 point line.X factor today is Julian Wright.He will return to New Orleans and get some
time.Julian is the best
defender the Raps have apart from Reggie.Wright does a lot of good things on the floor and if motivated could be
an vital part to the Raps cover today.A very very dangerous bet, Raps could easily loose by 15+ but I
will
take my boys on a gut feeling here, I also do not think the public
realizes what type of impact a no name player like Wright could have on a
game like this.Go
Raps Go.
2 UNITS REGGIE “PLEASE COME BACK” EVANS - - -
HOUSTON ROCKETS – 4.0 (-115) - - - When these two teams
first met, I believe I was on the Rockets.They ended up losing that game but everything that could have gone
wrong...did go wrong.Bogut annihilated
the Rockets, Martin & Lowry were awful from the field, Scola struggled and
the Houston bench was non-existent.Tonight a few things will change.The longer Jordan Hill coming off a monster game vs Al Horford and Josh Smith will get some time on
Bogut.Kevin Martin, Lowry and Scola
will NOT combine for a 14-41 shooting performance and with Aaron Brooks back
who can come off the bench and pour in 20 or more, this will be a very different
game.I have really loved the way
Milwaukee has played recently.Very gritty
defensive efforts in their last few games, nonetheless, the home team has the
advantage here in many ways.Revenge
factor, matchup compatibility and a confidence in their game.Houston is one of the more analytical teams
in the NBA, they use a lot of mathematics to project what the best game plan
will be for each game, coach Adelman is one of the best in the NBA at what he
does and he will continue to strive to get this team into the playoffs.The deer are not feared in Texas.
3 UNITS CHUCK “THE RHINOSAURAS” HAYES - - -
There are a few other games I like including a 1pm tip.May decide to add some action in one of the 8pm
games as well.Will try and come by and
post the added plays but it is going to be a busy day so I may not have
time.Will really enjoy today’s action,
hope you guys do too.Best of luck
fellas.Peace out - - - MAK
Mak I can't tell ya how much I look forward to reading your thoughts. I can't agree more with Houston here. Thanks so much for your efforts and knowledge!
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Mak I can't tell ya how much I look forward to reading your thoughts. I can't agree more with Houston here. Thanks so much for your efforts and knowledge!
I'd like to be the first to wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAK. Your nothing short of spectacular NBA capper. Your insight and information is a cut above the rest. Much success in all aspects of life.
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I'd like to be the first to wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAK. Your nothing short of spectacular NBA capper. Your insight and information is a cut above the rest. Much success in all aspects of life.
It's just like you to give us the GIFT of your insight on YOUR birthday... Keep up your great contribution of knowledge to the forum and may you have a 100 more B-days to come (okay... a LOT more anyway)
Enjoy your day and the BOL to you today
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAK!
It's just like you to give us the GIFT of your insight on YOUR birthday... Keep up your great contribution of knowledge to the forum and may you have a 100 more B-days to come (okay... a LOT more anyway)
Happy bday Mak! Like the Mavs and Warriors picks- want to pull the trigger on the Raptors but do you think they'll do without Bayless and much depth at the guard spot going up against Paul?
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Happy bday Mak! Like the Mavs and Warriors picks- want to pull the trigger on the Raptors but do you think they'll do without Bayless and much depth at the guard spot going up against Paul?
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I'd like to be the first to wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAK. Your nothing short of spectacular NBA capper. Your insight and information is a cut above the rest. Much success in all aspects of life.
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