Cizzle NBA 2012

2 -7 -0 -5.7

802 cha +1.5 822 phx +3

807 nyk -6 817 den -6

Good luck and hang in there. Give some thought to adding a blurb or two to the picks w/rationale. Not tout-like, but just perhaps "Cha +1.5: not enough adjustment for 3OT and don't see bounce-back. NYK -6 bounceback off two awful efforts against an awful team," etc. I think that unless you are Stevie Y or RAS everyone wants to know the reasoning. Just my two cents.

Very fair points. Thanks for the two cents, although, with the way things have been going, I think I could use a little more. 503 CHI -6 There are tiers in the NBA, and CHI is looking far down on ATL. 506 DET +4.5 The downward adjustment from the last game is telling, given how awful DET is. 514 SA -4 DEN's bubble will burst - wins over bad teams inflating perception.

803 ORL -7 Let down spot for SAC after crazy comeback win. 810 POR -10.5 CLE has a misleading 4-3 record. They've played hardly anyone.

705 ATL -5.5 ATL is quietly putting together a run here since the MIA debacle 3 games ago. The CHI game showed signs of Joe Johnson (arguably the most criminally overpaid player in the league) coming to life. 708 NYK -10.5 Maggette (second most criminally overpaid?) is actually a valuable player for CHA, and his being out is having a noticable impact.

709 DET +14 There is an over adjustment built in here for Stucky being out for DET. He's good, but not that good.

711 NO +13 I'm sticking with my opinion that DEN's bubble is going to burst in the next 2.5 weeks. I'm not suggesting a NO win, but I think DEN will flatten out some as the early pace of the season catches up.

6 -14 -2 -9.4