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All motivational discussions aside, I think its very very wrong Murray is 2nd in odds. How the hell can he be in front of Federer, when he doesnt even EVER has won a slam. I like Djoko and Isner myself (although not sold on Isner, might just take Fed cause of the ridic odds). |
JeromeBender | 7 |
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Scratch Celtics ment Nets.
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gridironguy | 84 |
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Quote Originally Posted by earthWake:
I'd say right now that the Sixera are the 3rd or 4th best team in the east. Miami, Boston, (then either Sixers or Nets, imo)
Sixers needed a big SO BAD. If Bynum actually wants to play, this team could really have a monster year. Hawes and Bynum are a very dirty 1-2. Hawes has the jumpshot ability to stretch the D and create nightmare matchups.
lets go Sixers. Sad to see Lou go, but in some cases he hurt the team more than helped.
First off, I also think this trade helps the Sixers in a big manner. They did need that legit big guy as you already said and with him they prob would have beaten the C's. As for it creating matchup problems it will do against the worse teams in the league, but if they wanna make a playoff run they will have to beat the Heat at some point and Lebron can just play frontcourt. Also I think this gamble is the way to go for Philly, but still it very much so is a gamble. Iguoduola gave it his all everytime and had a great season, Bynum seems lacklusture sometimes and needs to get more consistent. But the main point to my post is, a lot of ppl in this thread dont give enough credit to the Bulls in my opinion. Shouldn't be forgotten they have a great coach, great core hustle players and a superstar in Rose (when he gets back). They also upgraded the point position. Its not lucky they get such a high record 2 years in a row and if Rose stays healthy last year during playoffs we would have seen Bulls vs Miami in conference finals. I don't think this trade suddenly makes Philly better than the Bulls, it could be a great deal for them, but still I'd say Heat, Bulls, Celtics, Pacers, Sixers in that order. |
gridironguy | 84 |
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Quote Originally Posted by gridironguy:
d-howard will play one year then leave, does not want to be the 3rd option behind kobe and gasol, and does not want to play in shadow of shaq's 3 rings with the lakers, d-howard will be a MAV or a NET for the 2013-14 nba season Yeah, I guess Howard would wanna lose tens of milions of dollars and has no intrest playing with Nash/Bryant/Pau, a team that actually can and will play for the championship instead of Orlando. Then again looking at your predictions on this forum I guess I shouldnt expect any kind of logic from you. |
gridironguy | 84 |
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Quote Originally Posted by CMJohnson1:
Unbelievable. All along the Magic said that they NEEDED either Gasol or Bynum in order to trade Dwight Howard. And they settle on Aaron Afflalo? What? I simply cannot believe that they settled for this shit-fest of a trade. Congrats to the Lakers for somehow holding out long enough to rape another franchise like they did in the Pau trade 4 years ago. Shame on the NBA for letting this trade go through. It should be vetoed simply for sheer stupidity. Why not just go to a 6 team super league and put all the stars on these six teams? Let's eliminate small market teams like Milwaukee, Minnesota, Phoenix, Portland and so on who clearly will never even contend for a championship again because even if you are great and get drafted there, after four years you will be able to pick out your favorite destination to play in your prime. This is not from the point of view of a die hard Celtics fan...this is from the point of view from a die hard NBA fan. I understand that no superstars want to go to Boston..and not much will change that. But IMO what ended up killing a lot of interest in MLB was the fact that it's the same teams over and over that are in the playoffs. Once every ten years you get a surprise run, but ultimately it's a top-5 spender that makes it to the World Series. Now it looks like we will have a run of either the Lakers, Heat, or Thunder winning the title. Didn't the C's signed Allen, Garnett and Pierce not so long ago in one summer? So to your point of no star wants to play for the Celtics Also I hope youre joking about the fact that the NBA should veto this trade, when a GM of one association willingly signs a deal with another one no fucking way Stern should be able to stop that (unless collision/fraude or something is found, but not out of freaking stupidity). And Pau Gasol raped Memphis, lmao, you truly believe Pau is (if at all) that much better than Marc? |
gridironguy | 84 |
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Today has been going frustrating for me too man. Had a double Matosevic/Blake which Blake manages to choke away multiple times. Then had over Johnson game that loses by the hook with 1 bp in the whole fucking match, and if I know lose the Phau game over where he even could get broken once in this set I'd go mental... |
GraniteStateKid | 2 |
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I like Brazil to cover. France still has other big men outside of Noah, they got Turiaf, Mahimi and Seraphin (although I heard smthing about Seraphin being injured) and if necessary can bring Gobert who is projected as a lotterly pick in 2013 draft. Also France is pretty deep at the other positions, they have Parker, Batum and Diaw. I though Deng and Pietrus aswell, but dont see them in the roster now. They also got players from the top euro teams. So def no walkover team. I do however also like Brazil to clinch third, but I can see France covering the spread. And I dunno whether Russia and/or Argentina is stronger. |
CoverLane | 16 |
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Oh, almost forgot at the womens table I like Kimmie Clijsters at +2600, Kvitova at +600 and Lisicki at +2900. Clijsters had troubles with her abdomines (hope I wrote that word correct LOL) at Wimbledon so I wouldnt write her off just because of that showing, still think she is not to be written off, as she actually once managed to co dominate the WTA which now is just a sesspool of mediocre players who can all win (except for Serena but conditioning/mental issues). Kvitova is a Wimbie winner and I like her to go far, could see her as one of the few beating Serena. Lisicki is a hard hitter which is good for a grass surface, also she is one of he few girls who actually can hit a fast serve. Her lack of continuity can kill her though, but who knows, if she plays the tourney of her life she can trouble anyone. Any insights on Men or Women tournament greatly appreciated |
Mamba_24 | 6 |
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I've just looked up the odds for the tennis tournament at the Olympics. Wanting to get a discussion about who's got a shot. Considering the fact it is a best out of 3 format I like to bet on an upset. Ferrer I think isn't getting enough credit for what he's capable on grass. Ppl assume hes only solid on clay, whereas I think he has improved a lot in the recent year and has the ability to frustrate the bigs. He too has a great volley feel, but he has a slow serve. I think hes able to beat everybody because hes so solid and if the superstars arent at their peak he can beat them, they cant lose focus against this guy. Also I like his size, hes a midget and for once I think thats in his advantage as on grass the balls bounce up lower and thats great for him and the final guy I like... Nishikori is my very very dark horse for this tourney. The main reason I like him is his size like with Ferrer I like the grass surface for his lenght. Also the guy has skills, he can be a nutcase and doesnt always show up, but when he does he has some game. And he should have some pride playing for his country, so should come focused. One other point I was thinking about but for now disregarded, will good davis cup players be good olympians because its the same principle of playing for your country instead of individual glory? In that case, servo-croatian players look interesting, especially the likes of Tipsarevic and Cilic. So what do you think? Any of you betting on outright winners and/or do you think long shots are not interesting as it will be down to Fedex-Djoko final? |
Mamba_24 | 6 |
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Well, this is fun, instead of atleast let me lose straightforward, first off Haas breaks so many times it looks like the over is def hitting only to lose by the hook. And then when you give up on Johansson she comes back from 5-1 to 5-5 only to give a break with the easiest of forehands. FUCK TODAY
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andrew730 | 11 |
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Yeah thought so aswell man. Pretty annoying loss again though. If only Haas holded one more time... Now have to hope Johansson comes back from the dead or this will be a fucked up day that looked pretty ok after first 30 min.
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sportyduke | 23 |
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Me too ichi, but Haas cant hold a single serve lol. How freaking good is Monaco playing though. My god, though, played pretty unstable vs Almagro and now hes as solid as Nadal. Ofc when I bet the over
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sportyduke | 23 |
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Pretty amazing she wins the match in my book, she looked awful after first set, johansson just gifted this match.
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andrew730 | 11 |
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6-0 first set, cruising to victory. Suddenly cant hit an open court shot, strange shit
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andrew730 | 11 |
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Johanssons start of the 3th pretty comical. First has 3 dfs first serve game and gets broken, then gets 3 bps and doesnt convert. Lol wta
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andrew730 | 11 |
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Man this is so freaking strange, how do you go from hitting every stroke with perfection one day to this... |
DaGmen | 22 |
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There is the break, inevitable. Seems like Soeda left his solid game at the hotel, my god. Played prob the best tennis of the tourney last game vs Nishi, didnt expect him to repeat it, but also not to be this far away from that level.
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DaGmen | 22 |
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Wow Soeda hitting a lot of sweet strokes yesterday, seemed great when first serving. Today even with first serve so so many errors.
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DaGmen | 22 |
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[Quote: Originally Posted by packersbackers] Sorry guys but I'm poo poo ing this isner parade. If he struggled to beat sock there's no way he's mentally here right now. Not that roddick is my fav guy to bet, but he's gotta believe this could be his last real legit shot to claim another title in the twilight of his career and likely won't ever get an easier draw to do it, having to only beat muller or soeda in the finals if he gets there
Roddick even money for me
[/Quote +1 Love to have even money here... |
Hoover | 15 |
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Well he atleast gets those, really feared for it. Now hope Fixarevic has a juicy livebet on PHM.
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Professional1 | 44 |
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