Memo to “The Picker.” Meet Gus Forrest (that’s not him pictured, but it is a famous Gus). Mr.Forrest has been following the picks made on this site by “The Picker,” he thinks he can do better, and he is willing to pick every single game tonight, both against the spread and the over/under, to prove his manliness. First we’ll give you tonight’s picks from “The Picker,” who is 5-4-1 since undertaking this risk of public humiliation six days ago. He has been holding
The Western Conference champion Los Angeles D-Fenders, the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NBA Development League playoffs, selected the eighth-seeded Iowa Energy as their opponent in the first round of the 2012 NBA D-League playoffs. Los Angeles (38-12) and Iowa (25-25) will tip off the 2012 NBA D-League Playoffs in Iowa on Wednesday, April 11, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. For the fourth consecutive year, the top three seeds — the two conference champions and the wild card team with the best
“The Picker” went 1-1 last night publicly, hitting with the Thunder and losing with the Clippers. Privately, he went 5-1 if this screen shot is to be believed: His public record now sits at 6-4-1. So why did he only make two picks on this site when he played a six-team parlay? “I hate guys that give their clients that many games, so that’s why I only gave you the two. I really thought Clippers would come out to play vs a hot Grizz,
His record is 5-3-1. If he was a hockey team, he’d be doing OK. Here, we have higher standards. “The Picker” is making picks publicly here because he is good at this. I have been conversing with the guy via Twitter and e-mail for the past couple months, and he has been hitting with amazing regularity. That’s why I started going down this road with him last Wednesday. He hit his pick last night, taking the Thunder and giving 13 points against the
// You may have noticed that the Chicago Bulls are in a bit of a swoon, the Miami Heat have been going through their own lulls whenever they leave the comforts of home, and the Oklahoma City Thunder have been prone to letdowns. What about the fourth team among the NBA’s Big 4? Why do the San Antonio Spurs, who carry an 11-game winning streak into tonight’s game against the Utah Jazz, keep winning so consistently despite having so many different lineups
Lamar Odom is no longer with the Dallas Mavericks, according to Marc Stein of ESPN.com, who is always on top of all the latest news concerning the defending champions. The Mavericks and Odom spent Easter Sunday working out a separation that frees the struggling Odom to leave the team immediately without actually being released, Stein is reporting this morning. “The Mavericks and I have mutually agreed that it’s in the best interest of both parties for me to step away from the
“The Picker” has been on duty for five days. He hit his only pick yesterday as the Thunder covered a 13-point spread against the Raptors. His record improved to 5-3-1. Frankly, I am unimpressed. “The Picker” is a guy I chat with often on Twitter who likes to pick NBA games against the spread. He has been on a tremendous run the past couple months, and I dared him to publish his picks prior to the games for a couple weeks to put his talents to
We could drone on and on in today’s roundup about what a huge victory it was yesterday for both Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks, being that this Web site is based out of the Big Apple. But we shall spare you. You know why the Knicks won Sunday in overtime? Three words: Derrick Rose choked. By my count, Rose is now 0-for-4 on game-deciding free throws in the final minute of the fourth quarter of Sunday afternoon ABC games, having gagged similarly