Memphis - 1 1/2 stardust
Seattle - 2 1/2 betrio
Seattle has won 6 in a row, 5 in a row at home, and 7 of there last 8. Its not an accident that this team is winning now, they had some key injuries early on in the year and played a brutal schedule playing a lot more games than anyone else ealier this year. There 13-2 since Nov.10th when they have rest and mason is in the lineup. There is a 80% chance booth comes back tomm, and that only improves them in every way. Sonics have won there last 3 home games by 11 or more.
But all thats numbers, the facts are simple, when you are a jump shooting team, and even more so when your pf likes to play outside like vin does the sixers struggle. Yes they thumped phx, but phx has been a bad team for 3 weeks now in case no one has noticed, and dc didnt play in that game and i made the comment prior to the game that might help there ball movement and it did as they topped 100. With him in there, there slow, they dont get back, and he wants the ball to much to play with iverson. When you dont have to rely on going inside vs philly deke is not a factor like normal and the sonics are a great jump shooting team.
Memphis was due for a dud, i picked the right game to stay off them thankfully, but theyll rebound in this one. They have some good matchups in this game and have played really well overall of late. Theyve had two terrible offensive games, but against the hawks d (or lack there of) look for memphis to top 90 even 100 pretty easy. Knight is now a 100% and will be in this game. Memphis is 6-1 ats there last 7, atlanta is 3-14 on the road this year and has no wins on the road vs west teams. The griz will give them a lot of matchup problems, they dont have a pg that can stay with jw or knight, and battier will post terry all night.
If Toni K doesnt play this wont even be that close, hes the key, memphis should still win but hes the key guy to there road success or failure hes day to day always with a back problem. If he does play, grant long is a solid defender and should be ok but atl has no chance without him.
51-24 ytd
1-1 money lines +120
back with more probably soon....
[This message has been edited by dnuggets (edited 01-04-2002).]
Seattle - 2 1/2 betrio
Seattle has won 6 in a row, 5 in a row at home, and 7 of there last 8. Its not an accident that this team is winning now, they had some key injuries early on in the year and played a brutal schedule playing a lot more games than anyone else ealier this year. There 13-2 since Nov.10th when they have rest and mason is in the lineup. There is a 80% chance booth comes back tomm, and that only improves them in every way. Sonics have won there last 3 home games by 11 or more.
But all thats numbers, the facts are simple, when you are a jump shooting team, and even more so when your pf likes to play outside like vin does the sixers struggle. Yes they thumped phx, but phx has been a bad team for 3 weeks now in case no one has noticed, and dc didnt play in that game and i made the comment prior to the game that might help there ball movement and it did as they topped 100. With him in there, there slow, they dont get back, and he wants the ball to much to play with iverson. When you dont have to rely on going inside vs philly deke is not a factor like normal and the sonics are a great jump shooting team.
Memphis was due for a dud, i picked the right game to stay off them thankfully, but theyll rebound in this one. They have some good matchups in this game and have played really well overall of late. Theyve had two terrible offensive games, but against the hawks d (or lack there of) look for memphis to top 90 even 100 pretty easy. Knight is now a 100% and will be in this game. Memphis is 6-1 ats there last 7, atlanta is 3-14 on the road this year and has no wins on the road vs west teams. The griz will give them a lot of matchup problems, they dont have a pg that can stay with jw or knight, and battier will post terry all night.
If Toni K doesnt play this wont even be that close, hes the key, memphis should still win but hes the key guy to there road success or failure hes day to day always with a back problem. If he does play, grant long is a solid defender and should be ok but atl has no chance without him.
51-24 ytd
1-1 money lines +120
back with more probably soon....
[This message has been edited by dnuggets (edited 01-04-2002).]
