Sunday 03/23/14 NBA discussion thread

[edou1x]

was watchin Real madrid-FC barcelone. Anyone seeing DEN-WAS? From what you seen 1st half, is WAS playing well? cause was leaning on them before game starts but didn't bet yet

 

[edou1x]

might take something 2nd half

 

[divol]

Was going to remark about the bench difference. No orgasm. Suns on Sunday playing on 1 day rest on the road. You assume a win. The issue will be tomorrow and seeing if the Suns have improved. Believe they may have but will need to study.

I don't know if they improved, but if Nets will win tonight, I think that Suns will leave everything they got in Atlanta, in order to get even with Dallas (and maybe even surpass Memphis)

 

[divol]

Lawson annoys the hell out of me. The worst defender I have ever seen in professional basketball. He doesn't even try...
It's good for me, since I'm on the Wizards, but still... At least make an effort...

 

[tuck321]

Knicks have a revenge game next game vs Kings. Might look at Cleveland at half time.

 

[M.W.]

Mavs should be the right side tonight. Game is more important to Mavs, and it's a revenger from a weird loss in which Teletovic scored 24 in the 2Q (34 for the game).

 

[Greencastle]

That birthday thing was pretty funny

Do you work any harder when its your bosses birthday?

Do you work any harder when its your own birthday?

I sure as hell don't

You can spin an angle for anything really

 

[Greencastle]

Lets see if the nets are inspired by jason kidds halftime birthday speech hahaha

 

[nbafan88]

Joey C is a nut

 

[nbafan88]

Fuck yes. What a great possession on d. Livingston is just a fucking maniac maniac

 

[nbafan88]

Jason Kidd is a genius. So creative

 

[nbafan88]

JJ!!!!!!!!

 

[nbafan88]

Cash those tickets fellas

 

[consilience]

Knicks have a revenge game next game vs Kings. Might look at Cleveland at half time.

I hope you did. Stellar plan to start the night...

 

[cashflowmatters]

sounds like you blindly tailed someone and lost.....they covered yesterday...

Thats not it at all I just don't buy the capping theory of playing a team because they need wins. Needing wins & getting them are 2 different things......it seems like daily in here the Griz are getting love because they need wins....just don't get it. You chase teams needing wins in any sport & you will be selling pop corn

 

[divol]

Thats not it at all I just don't buy the capping theory of playing a team because they need wins. Needing wins & getting them are 2 different things......it seems like daily in here the Griz are getting love because they need wins....just don't get it. You chase teams needing wins in any sport & you will be selling pop corn

Do you have the stats for it?

Good teams that need to win - percentage of success?

I don't have such number to be honest, but from what I tried to check from my own bets in the last four seasons, it been very profitable angle.

It also makes perfect sense. Teams that don't need the win, can fuck around and take nights off. Teams that need the win, will go at it full throtle.
I'm not talking about bad teams that need a win, because a bad team is a bad team.
The problem (at least for me), betting good teams and laying chalk is that good teams many times, just don't show up or do the very minimum to win (and sometimes lose because of it). I need to cap motivation on top of other reasons to bet on them.
When a team needs to win, at least I know that I can be sure of the motivation part.