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What's up gents! Good to be back, business didn't go as good as I had expected but it was a profitable venture nonetheless, big thanks to all those that wished me success, I do appreciate it. I love what I saw in Cali, seems like my kind of town. Was kinda chilly, was expecting to cook in the Cali sun but had to wear a light jacket in the evening. Still a great state and Oak is a fun city.
I did play the association on both Thursday and Friday. Thursday was mediocre but Friday was a big day for me, don't want to go into details since I didn't help anyone make any money but suffice to say after my posted sweep on Wednesday picking up 16 units, a profitable Thursday and a monster Friday I am starting to get that swagger and confidence.
Tonight I am going with one of the best in the west and a team that has shaken up their lineup recently creating an unbalanced line in my opinion. As for the other games on tap I think both the Grizzlies and Pacers are live road dogs. Boston, Chicago and Miami should all win their games but may find some difficulty in covering their spreads. Either way it should be a fun Saturday in the association. Am back in Toronto for a while and will be posting consistently all week. As always fellas I wish you all the best of luck. Peace out - - - MAK
DALLAS MAVERICKS -4.0 (-115) - - - The Orlando Magic put up a valiant effort. A 6 hour flight to Portland, followed by an altitude back to back in Utah combined with a violent stomach flu outbreak can be disastrous and was as Utah took care of the Magic in Salt Lake City last night. However, it took a strong 3rd quarter and a monster game from the Utah front-court to get it done. C.J Miles is just an enigma. It can be very aggravating capping the Utah 2nd unit because Miles can have it one night, and be lost another. He is really the "sole-proprietor" of offense on the Utah bench. This game will come down to one thing, the ability of Dallas to have absolutely no drop off when it comes to substitutions. This comes in handy, especially against a Utah squad with a lack of depth and playing on 0 days rest. The Dallas Mavericks have the most dangerous bench in the NBA. In terms of 17 categories of efficiency no bench does it better then Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, Brendan Haywood and Jose Juan Barea. This 4 man rotation was as solid as it gets but now due to the exceptional play of Ian Mahinmi, 8-10 minutes a game have been demanded rotationally because of this big man's skill. That creates a hell of a 10 man rotation. Caron Butler seems to be finding his game and the confidence in that jump shot is back. J Kidd is a top 3 all time 3 point shooter...can you believe that? He cannot be underestimated due to his age and can easily go for a triple double on any given night. Stevenson was my only caveat in regards to this rotation but looking at his numbers he is the most consistent guy on the team, does not force anything at all and only takes open 3 point shots. 80% of his shots are from downtown and he makes at least a three every game. He brings range and spacing to the first unit and is of subtle importance. I don't think Tyson can go for 15-20 boards every game but if he can continue to block shots and be a presence in the lane, then this Mavs team will continue to tear through the NBA. Dirk should probably be the front runner for MVP right now. Technically out of the best teams in the NBA he is the one player playing the best. I still think Rondo is overlooked at this point but Dirk is a stud and is the reason the Mavs are the hottest team in the NBA winning 11 straight and 15 of their last 17 games. Tonight this deep dangerous Dallas crew face off against the 3rd worst bench unit in the NBA in terms of point production. They face a strong Utah starting 5, but a starting 5 that all logged heavy units last night and will be coming off a two and a half hour flight to Texas. Dallas is 4th in the NBA in points allowed and 3rd in the NBA in opposing field goal percentage. It is their defense and depth that has carried them to the 2nd best record in basketball and I suspect defense and depth to be the key to a Dallas victory in Texas tonight.
5 UNITS MARK "COHIBA" CUBAN - - -
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS + 10.0 (-120) - - - I am very reluctant to pull the trigger on the Cavs but I have to trust my gut here. The Cavs are going to be different. The switch in the starting lineup was one that was long overdue. It was clearly obvious over countless blowouts in the past two weeks that something was seriously wrong with the Cavs. Such lack of defense and hustle was eerily missing from a Byron Scott team. But more importantly for the Cavs, they just could not keep up offensively. No team in the NBA scores more then the Cavaliers bench...but that is all about to chance. Antawn and Boobie who were relegated to 2nd unit roles have been inserted into the starting lineup. This resulted in a hard fought respectable loss vs the Chicago Bulls at home. It was a game that Cleveland led most of the way but fell short at the end. The Cavs boast a top 10 back-court in the NBA, their guards can dictate offense and each of them can shoot from distance. The Rockets are coming off a grind em out loss to the Milwaukee Bucks who can take a lot out of a team. The Rockets are very deep and have an enormous amount of young talent so facing the rested Cavs won't be too much of a concern in terms of the back to back situation. What I believe is the key to this game is the fact that the Cleveland Cavaliers are losers of 6 in a row and will be desperate to win this 1st game of a difficult 4 game road trip. Winning this one in Houston vs a team on a back to back flying from the East coast is immensely important for the confidence and mentality of Cleveland going forward The Cavs next two games after the Rockets are the Thunder and a rematch vs the Heat in Miami. I really think that the new starting 5 brings more of an offensive mindset to this team which is their only real chance of staying in games. I look for the Cavs to build a little momentum off their game vs Chicago and come out and keep this one respectable for a change.
2 UNITS DELONTE "I FU*KED YOUR MOM YOU FAT MOTHER FU*KER" WEST - - -
I did play the association on both Thursday and Friday. Thursday was mediocre but Friday was a big day for me, don't want to go into details since I didn't help anyone make any money but suffice to say after my posted sweep on Wednesday picking up 16 units, a profitable Thursday and a monster Friday I am starting to get that swagger and confidence.
Tonight I am going with one of the best in the west and a team that has shaken up their lineup recently creating an unbalanced line in my opinion. As for the other games on tap I think both the Grizzlies and Pacers are live road dogs. Boston, Chicago and Miami should all win their games but may find some difficulty in covering their spreads. Either way it should be a fun Saturday in the association. Am back in Toronto for a while and will be posting consistently all week. As always fellas I wish you all the best of luck. Peace out - - - MAK
DALLAS MAVERICKS -4.0 (-115) - - - The Orlando Magic put up a valiant effort. A 6 hour flight to Portland, followed by an altitude back to back in Utah combined with a violent stomach flu outbreak can be disastrous and was as Utah took care of the Magic in Salt Lake City last night. However, it took a strong 3rd quarter and a monster game from the Utah front-court to get it done. C.J Miles is just an enigma. It can be very aggravating capping the Utah 2nd unit because Miles can have it one night, and be lost another. He is really the "sole-proprietor" of offense on the Utah bench. This game will come down to one thing, the ability of Dallas to have absolutely no drop off when it comes to substitutions. This comes in handy, especially against a Utah squad with a lack of depth and playing on 0 days rest. The Dallas Mavericks have the most dangerous bench in the NBA. In terms of 17 categories of efficiency no bench does it better then Jason Terry, Shawn Marion, Brendan Haywood and Jose Juan Barea. This 4 man rotation was as solid as it gets but now due to the exceptional play of Ian Mahinmi, 8-10 minutes a game have been demanded rotationally because of this big man's skill. That creates a hell of a 10 man rotation. Caron Butler seems to be finding his game and the confidence in that jump shot is back. J Kidd is a top 3 all time 3 point shooter...can you believe that? He cannot be underestimated due to his age and can easily go for a triple double on any given night. Stevenson was my only caveat in regards to this rotation but looking at his numbers he is the most consistent guy on the team, does not force anything at all and only takes open 3 point shots. 80% of his shots are from downtown and he makes at least a three every game. He brings range and spacing to the first unit and is of subtle importance. I don't think Tyson can go for 15-20 boards every game but if he can continue to block shots and be a presence in the lane, then this Mavs team will continue to tear through the NBA. Dirk should probably be the front runner for MVP right now. Technically out of the best teams in the NBA he is the one player playing the best. I still think Rondo is overlooked at this point but Dirk is a stud and is the reason the Mavs are the hottest team in the NBA winning 11 straight and 15 of their last 17 games. Tonight this deep dangerous Dallas crew face off against the 3rd worst bench unit in the NBA in terms of point production. They face a strong Utah starting 5, but a starting 5 that all logged heavy units last night and will be coming off a two and a half hour flight to Texas. Dallas is 4th in the NBA in points allowed and 3rd in the NBA in opposing field goal percentage. It is their defense and depth that has carried them to the 2nd best record in basketball and I suspect defense and depth to be the key to a Dallas victory in Texas tonight.
5 UNITS MARK "COHIBA" CUBAN - - -
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS + 10.0 (-120) - - - I am very reluctant to pull the trigger on the Cavs but I have to trust my gut here. The Cavs are going to be different. The switch in the starting lineup was one that was long overdue. It was clearly obvious over countless blowouts in the past two weeks that something was seriously wrong with the Cavs. Such lack of defense and hustle was eerily missing from a Byron Scott team. But more importantly for the Cavs, they just could not keep up offensively. No team in the NBA scores more then the Cavaliers bench...but that is all about to chance. Antawn and Boobie who were relegated to 2nd unit roles have been inserted into the starting lineup. This resulted in a hard fought respectable loss vs the Chicago Bulls at home. It was a game that Cleveland led most of the way but fell short at the end. The Cavs boast a top 10 back-court in the NBA, their guards can dictate offense and each of them can shoot from distance. The Rockets are coming off a grind em out loss to the Milwaukee Bucks who can take a lot out of a team. The Rockets are very deep and have an enormous amount of young talent so facing the rested Cavs won't be too much of a concern in terms of the back to back situation. What I believe is the key to this game is the fact that the Cleveland Cavaliers are losers of 6 in a row and will be desperate to win this 1st game of a difficult 4 game road trip. Winning this one in Houston vs a team on a back to back flying from the East coast is immensely important for the confidence and mentality of Cleveland going forward The Cavs next two games after the Rockets are the Thunder and a rematch vs the Heat in Miami. I really think that the new starting 5 brings more of an offensive mindset to this team which is their only real chance of staying in games. I look for the Cavs to build a little momentum off their game vs Chicago and come out and keep this one respectable for a change.
2 UNITS DELONTE "I FU*KED YOUR MOM YOU FAT MOTHER FU*KER" WEST - - -
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