Everyone around the world knows who the Miami Heat are; LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. Any true NBA fan knows the other players as well, but the players don't do enough in Miami to win. Haslem is always hurt, Miller hasn't shown up, and Chalmers is inconsistent. They can't win with what they got, do they need to blow it up? No. But they need to figure out what to do to make it a championship team.
Money is a big issue, obviously the big 3 took less money but the players I mentioned above are taking up some salary space. Udonis Haslem is making nearly 4 million a year and Mike Miller is making 5.4 million a year. They have little to spend in FA, leaving them with little options on who to sign unless they make a trade. They need a player or two that can step into a role and fill that role to perfection. Like who is the PG that will run the offense when LeBron is on the bench? Chalmers isn't a true passing PG, he's a good spot up shooter but that's about it. Bibby is old and can't play a significant amount of minutes to contribute. But if they are going to spend the money they have on re signing Chalmers, then they have to make a move to trade Haslem or Miller.
They could try to get veterans to come and play for the chance to win a championship, but for little money. Possible the best PG option would be Earl Watson or Rodney Stuckey. Both are good ball handlers and good passers and can help run the offense but they need to get them for the right price. A veteran they could bring in would be Tracy McGrady or Grant Hill, if they could convince one of the two to take less money to win then it would be a perfect fit. Both can help out offensively, Hill can probably do more defensively but still both could be good contributors. They also lack a dominate big man besides Bosh, Joel Anthony wont cut it, the best fit would be Greg Oden if Oden would take the less money to join them. Also Kenyon Martin seems like a good piece to.
The Heat have the big 3, and I believe will win a championship at some point but as of right now they can't win with what they got.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Streak Picks 10/14/11
Well I actually picked the USC vs Cal game last night and got it right!! So now I have a winning streak of 5 going and I'm positively not picking today. Nothing great out there but here is my insight on some matchups:
Who will win NLCS Game 5
Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
Series is tied gong into game 5 of the NLCS. The Brew Crew has Zack Greinke going to the mound against Jaime Garcia. The Brewers aren't the best road team but belted out a win last night to even up the series, so at least they get 1 more home game in the series. Cardinals will wont to win this game or their chances of winning the NLCS would be slim to none. Which is why I like the Cardinals to win here, they are home and will want to win more than Brewers.
My pick: St. Louis Cardinals
Who will win
San Jose Sharks vs Anaheim Ducks
The only NHL game on the list of picks today for STFC, so early on in the season to really judge who's good and who's not. Anaheim is coming off the road trip to Europe for their 1st 2 games to start the season. They split going 1-1-0. The Sharks have only played one game beating the Coyotes 6-3 at home. Both are coming off 5 day breaks so they should all be well rested. I do think Anaheim will pull out a victory tonight because it's their first home game(at home technically) and they will wont to win. The Sharks should put up a good fight tho. Expect a 1 goal game.
My pick: Anaheim Ducks
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Who will win NLCS Game 5
Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
Series is tied gong into game 5 of the NLCS. The Brew Crew has Zack Greinke going to the mound against Jaime Garcia. The Brewers aren't the best road team but belted out a win last night to even up the series, so at least they get 1 more home game in the series. Cardinals will wont to win this game or their chances of winning the NLCS would be slim to none. Which is why I like the Cardinals to win here, they are home and will want to win more than Brewers.
My pick: St. Louis Cardinals
Who will win
San Jose Sharks vs Anaheim Ducks
The only NHL game on the list of picks today for STFC, so early on in the season to really judge who's good and who's not. Anaheim is coming off the road trip to Europe for their 1st 2 games to start the season. They split going 1-1-0. The Sharks have only played one game beating the Coyotes 6-3 at home. Both are coming off 5 day breaks so they should all be well rested. I do think Anaheim will pull out a victory tonight because it's their first home game(at home technically) and they will wont to win. The Sharks should put up a good fight tho. Expect a 1 goal game.
My pick: Anaheim Ducks
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Fantasy Football Insight week 5 QBs
3 under the radar Quarterbacks that I think will do good this week:
Mark Sanchez (NYJ QB): Facing the Miami Dolphins who have a horrible defense. QBs average about 20 or so points depending on the league you are in per game. Also the Jets need a win, and Sanchez will need to bring his A game.
Colt McCoy (CLE QB): Facing the Raiders who haven given up a lot of fantasy points to QBs this season. Browns aren't the greatest offense and probably wont win the game. But you could expect McCoy to throw for about 250 yards and probably 2 TDs.
Sam Bradford (STL QB): Bit of a gutsy pick, but besides last week the Packers have given about some decent points to QBs this seson. Rams are struggling on offense but are coming off a bye week, they need to get going and expect Bradford to help them do that.
Mark Sanchez (NYJ QB): Facing the Miami Dolphins who have a horrible defense. QBs average about 20 or so points depending on the league you are in per game. Also the Jets need a win, and Sanchez will need to bring his A game.
Colt McCoy (CLE QB): Facing the Raiders who haven given up a lot of fantasy points to QBs this season. Browns aren't the greatest offense and probably wont win the game. But you could expect McCoy to throw for about 250 yards and probably 2 TDs.
Sam Bradford (STL QB): Bit of a gutsy pick, but besides last week the Packers have given about some decent points to QBs this seson. Rams are struggling on offense but are coming off a bye week, they need to get going and expect Bradford to help them do that.
NBA Lockout
As well all know the NBA is currently in the midst of a lockout, players and owners have yet to reach an agreement on a new CBA (collective bargaining agreement) resulting in the 1st two weeks of the regular season to be canceled this past Monday. Owners claim they are losing money, which in all honesty is probably true, but the players aren't giving in and still want the majority of basketball related income. An NBA roster is only allowed 15 players, that would come out to 450 players on team rosters during the season; plus all the free agents (aprox. between 100-200 players even though some probably have other jobs), your looking at about 600 or so players being affected by the lockout. So how are both sides going to reach an agreement to save the season, or even save the NBA as a whole?
Some NBA stars, such as Deron Williams (Nets PG), are playing overseas during the lockout; showing that they have another place to play if the NBA cancels the season. Players might think this helps them, but in all reality it shows a lack of unity between the players if stars are going to play elsewhere and not help resolve the issue. Amare Stoudemire (Knicks PF/C) has even said they might start their own league, highly unlikely seeing as it would take quite a while to make a whole new basketball league plus all the money and planning involved. Greed of the players is also showing, such as not pushing to a 50/50 split of basketball related income with the owners. They might now think they are being greedy, but they are. So I don't want to hear NBA players like Kevin Durant saying the owners are the ones who locked us out, when in all reality you contributed to yourself being locked out.
What is needed for a deal to get done? Well the players are going to have to give in somehow in all seriousness; weather it be, less of the BRI (basketball related income), wage scales, or a different salary cap. Franchise owners don't buy teams to make money, they make money else how and they will continue to do so. I'm not trying to fully blame the players for the lockout happening, but the fact they say that it's all the owners and not them is just absurd.
Some NBA stars, such as Deron Williams (Nets PG), are playing overseas during the lockout; showing that they have another place to play if the NBA cancels the season. Players might think this helps them, but in all reality it shows a lack of unity between the players if stars are going to play elsewhere and not help resolve the issue. Amare Stoudemire (Knicks PF/C) has even said they might start their own league, highly unlikely seeing as it would take quite a while to make a whole new basketball league plus all the money and planning involved. Greed of the players is also showing, such as not pushing to a 50/50 split of basketball related income with the owners. They might now think they are being greedy, but they are. So I don't want to hear NBA players like Kevin Durant saying the owners are the ones who locked us out, when in all reality you contributed to yourself being locked out.
What is needed for a deal to get done? Well the players are going to have to give in somehow in all seriousness; weather it be, less of the BRI (basketball related income), wage scales, or a different salary cap. Franchise owners don't buy teams to make money, they make money else how and they will continue to do so. I'm not trying to fully blame the players for the lockout happening, but the fact they say that it's all the owners and not them is just absurd.
Streak Picks 10/13/11
Not to many picks today that I like, as I will be staying away from them today, but if you are playing for the monthly leader in wins or just need to get a streak going; here are some picks I'd take:
Who wins
USC Trojans vs California Golden Bears
USC going on the road to face the golden bears, should be a good game to watch between these two PAC 12 rivals. USC is coming off a close victory over Arizona. Matt Barkley and the Trojans offense are looking really good after last game, while the Bears are coming off two straight losses. Even though Cal is home, I still like USC on the road to win this game.
My pick: USC Trojans
Only 1 pick today, because I really don't like any other matchup and think this is probably the best bet to pick.
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Who wins
USC Trojans vs California Golden Bears
USC going on the road to face the golden bears, should be a good game to watch between these two PAC 12 rivals. USC is coming off a close victory over Arizona. Matt Barkley and the Trojans offense are looking really good after last game, while the Bears are coming off two straight losses. Even though Cal is home, I still like USC on the road to win this game.
My pick: USC Trojans
Only 1 pick today, because I really don't like any other matchup and think this is probably the best bet to pick.
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