NBA Playoffs Round Two

NBA Round 2

CHI vs. CLE (-4)

Catz: Yeah I get general public, Kevin Love is out for the rest of the playoffs. I know it, you know it, the rest of the NBA knows it. You know who else knows it? LeBron James. Who is LeBron James you ask? He's only the best player in the NBA over the last twenty years (fuck you Mamba) and he's been spending his week hearing the same nonsense over and over again. How are the Cavs possibly going to win a title without K Love knockin down triples and grabbing boards?? Well I spoke to LeBron (editors note: he didn't [Real editor's note: that wasn't a real editor's not, just Catz]) and he said "Shit, I dragged a sorry Heat team to the last four finals in a row, you think I'm worried about some bitch ass D Rose with his glass knees??" So there you have it. If the King feels comfortable telling me that in a private interview (editors note: again, he's never talked to LeBron [Again, not a real editor's note]), I feel comfortable taking the Cavs as four point favorites.

 

Nutz: I totally agree with Catz here. I love Thibs, but the Bulls aren't the juggernaut everyone though they would be. D Rose is due for an injury and Joakim Noah is being held together with duct tape at the moment. The only issue the Cavs will have is with Pau dominating Cleveland's interior D. Kyrie has a chance to really fuck things up if he plays with a "K Love is out, I gotta do twice as much work!" attitude, but I think he's reigned things in. Oh, and is David Blatt a really good coach? Might be time to start the convo.

LAC vs. HOU (-6)

Catz: Chris Paul is questionable for this game!! Lets just put it this way, if the Clippers are forced to play Austin Rivers more than 15 minutes this game (and they probably will have to) this game is going to be a blowout win for Houston. Plus the Clippers are exhausted after a tough game seven win over the defending champs; while the Rockets are rested, healthy and ready to bang.

Nutz: I hate Doc Rivers. His constant complaining and dramatic statements are annoying as hell, not to mention he might not be a good coach. He hasn't won shit since Thibs left and he was bailed out by the best PG of the last 15 years to beat the Spurs. The Clips have been relying on Matt Barnes and Big Baby a little too much. Harden is going to be LIVID that he didn't win the MVP. Look for Deandre to foul out early and Harden to go for 55 tonight. 

Super Tuesday!

NBA Picks

SAC @ NO (-3)

Everybody loves Sac Town right now, and for good reason. DeMarcus Cousins is very, VERY good. He's franchise player good. Unfortunately, Anthony Davis is All-Time Great good. The Brow has put together an incredible season thus far, including a 28 point, 9 rebound, 3 blocks, 2 steals performance. You know what other number he put up? 0. As in 0 assists. The Brow might be a black hole, or he's just so good that he doesn't need to pass. Either way, he's really, really good and with Eric Gordon out for the forseeable future (again), Davis should have a few extra shots to work with. And Rudy Gay can't keep this up! Stop it Rudy!

CHI (+4) at DEN

There's no pleasing Catz. Yesterday he asks me to pick a fav for him and of course I picked the Mavs. He then proceeds to write the pick up, throw more shade than a palm tree in Miami and tell me how much he hates the pick! Then forces me to re-write it and claim it as my own! Needless to say, I was more embarrassed than a Chili's waiter after getting low-grade mashed potatoes thrown in my face. So today I decided to take the points, as Catz has been doing (well I might add) lately, and what do I get? "Whoooooaaa broooo that's a gnarly ass pick. Rose, Hinrich and Gibson are out, noooooo way. Now excuse me while I go catch some gnar waves." So I just don't know where to turn. Either way, Chicago with all back up players is 10x better than the Thuggets. This team sucks and that is a reflection of the worst coach in the league, Bryan Shaw. The man decided that his team, which has a geographical advantage, should slow it down and play defense! What the fuck?!! How does that make sense?! You have one of the fastest PG's in the league, a bunch of shooters, tons of wing players and a few athletic bigs. Why would you slow it down? Sorry, I hate this team. If Gasol and Rose play, they win by 20.

Catz: Giving the Bulls four points on the road against Denver? This can't be a real line right? This just seems to easy, which probably means Denver runs and guns its way to a thirty five point victory, but there is no way I am not taking four points with Thibs against whoever the hell coaches the Nuggets.

DET (+3) vs. MIL

Initially I did not want to make this pick at all. Then I started looking at some numbers and realized that the public loves Milwaukee in this game!! Not at a 51-49 split either, multiple sites have the Bucks favored by the public at 97-3 type spread!!! That is way too high for two teams that aren't very good. For some reason people think that Milwaukee is the Harlem Globetrotters all of a sudden, and while they are improved, they certainly aren't good enough to not take the points and Detroit here. Just don't jack any triples J Smoove, and for god sakes someone get Jeanette Mccurdy aka ICarly on the phone; Andre Drummond has become a shell of himself since he stopped pounding the former Disney star like a mallard duck!