NBA Week In Review
By Nolan Sinclair
Every week I will do a short review of the ongoings in the NBA. Each blog will be dedicated to the Bad Beat of the Week, the Player of the Week, and the ATS Team of the Week. If you are a little confused as to what I mean by “bad beat,” it is when you are sitting in front of your television, watching a wager and drinking a beer, and all seems well. Then all of a sudden your child starts screaming, you jump off the couch, spill the beer, and step on your dog. Oh yeah, and your team that was up 25 with seven minutes left just got outscored 24-3 and blew the five-point line.
Anyway, here’s what went down last week in Das League:
Bad Beat of the Week:
For all of you Cleveland Cavaliers backers that took them on Thursday (+1) over the Utah Jazz I feel sorry for you. Things looked great as you were enjoying a two-point lead with just seconds to play and the ball was knocked out to Sundiata Gaines. Yes, you read that right: Sundiata Gaines. As the time expired in Utah and the fans were thinking about heading back to their ranches to watch reruns of Big Love, Gaines drilled a three-point shot at the Buzzer to not only cover the line, but to screw all the people that had Cleveland at the money line. Here’s to you Sundiata, may you stub your toe the next time you walk out to your refrigerator.
Player of the Week:
Corey Maggette has had an absolutely outstanding week of basketball. The Golden State Warriors are an emergency room yet Maggette has bee ballin’ in the absence of his teammates. Over the course of three games last week Maggette averaged 30 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Those numbers are a considerable improvement over his 19 points, six rebounds and just over two assists a game this season. Congrats Corey, you still should have stayed another few years at Duke.
ATS Team of the Week:
The Charlotte Bobcats went 3-0 ATS last week and they did it in a convincing fashion. The Western Conference will take notice of these Eastern Conference boys as they beat Houston by eight, San Antonio by 16, and Phoenix by 26 all in the span of seven days. Charlotte is playing considerably better and with their two point win over Sacramento last night they have now reached the .500 mark. This team could be dangerous come playoff time, but for now, well done Charlotte, I applaud your efforts and curse the name of your coach. I am not a fan of Larry Brown, if you couldn’t tell.
