Miami is in, and they have no pressure at home, and the Cleveland Coach is going to coach his team hard all the way through the season, even if they do not make the playoffs, and this spread is high, and were are talking about 2 teams that are 7 games apart in record, and the margin of difference is somewhat, but not a major differential.
Also at this time of the year you will find so many "public" gamblers that bet on teams playing for seeds......which unles you are playing for seed 1, that does not mean of hill of shit. So Miami does not play hard tonight
THE NEWPORT REPORT
Also at this time of the year you will find so many "public" gamblers that bet on teams playing for seeds......which unles you are playing for seed 1, that does not mean of hill of shit. So Miami does not play hard tonight
THE NEWPORT REPORT
I am a MAJOR loser on this one, therfore more
8 f'n points so far in the 4th, well I had this one through 3 q's and that means SHIT
I am shocked they did not have the resilliancy to hang on the 4th
Maybe too MUCH COACHING, and this I cannot handicap
Sorry, I TRULY saw this as a NEWPORT ML DOG WINNER
8 f'n points so far in the 4th, well I had this one through 3 q's and that means SHIT
I am shocked they did not have the resilliancy to hang on the 4th
Maybe too MUCH COACHING, and this I cannot handicap
Sorry, I TRULY saw this as a NEWPORT ML DOG WINNER
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JESUS:
Try again tomorrow mia stinks on the road and cle is a much better team at home. Im taking cle on the moneyline and the points. There is no line up yet but i have mia -5 maybe higher we'll see.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think Miami can still get the #4 seed, so they'll want to win @ Cleveland.
McInnis played against Toronto, didn't play @ Miami. If he doesn't play on Saturday, I see no reason why the Cavs would win. What is their record with McInnis?
Try again tomorrow mia stinks on the road and cle is a much better team at home. Im taking cle on the moneyline and the points. There is no line up yet but i have mia -5 maybe higher we'll see.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think Miami can still get the #4 seed, so they'll want to win @ Cleveland.
McInnis played against Toronto, didn't play @ Miami. If he doesn't play on Saturday, I see no reason why the Cavs would win. What is their record with McInnis?
I think Miami can still get the #4 seed, so they'll want to win @ Cleveland.
McInnis played against Toronto, didn't play @ Miami. If he doesn't play on Saturday, I see no reason why the Cavs would win. What is their record with McInnis?[/QUOTE]
I see more value playing cleveland at home rather then on the road and as for the McInnis stat i have no idea and im going to sleep i had a long night. Whatever side you choose good luck with your play.
McInnis played against Toronto, didn't play @ Miami. If he doesn't play on Saturday, I see no reason why the Cavs would win. What is their record with McInnis?[/QUOTE]
I see more value playing cleveland at home rather then on the road and as for the McInnis stat i have no idea and im going to sleep i had a long night. Whatever side you choose good luck with your play.
Cleveland has lost 8 straight and 12 of 13. McInnis was injured during most of these games. Even if he did play, he wasn't 100%. The Cavs REALLY need McInnis. Compare their record with McInnis vs without McInnis.
Plus, Eric Williams was recently placed on the IL. Williams isn't a star, but he was a dependable veteran starter who did the little things.
With the Williams/McInnis injuries, the Cavs have been scrambling to find a decent rotation. Recent starters have included Mateen Cleeves, Lee Nailon, Ira Newble. Cleeves was then released after a 10-day contract. Pretty bad when:
1) The guy you sign to a 10-day contract becomes a starter.
2) You then release him a couple days later (so why was he starting in the first place?)
A few weeks ago, Cleveland was #6 in the playoff race. Then they lost a couple games, and I think they adopted the attitude of "Well, we've had a pretty good year. Who cares, we weren't supposed to make the playoffs anyway." Consider this quote from Paul Silas:
``If we had our full team and we were reaching this point, I'd be sorely disappointed,'' Cleveland coach Paul Silas said. ``But being short-handed, it was kind of inevitable.''
Are you kidding me? How many coaches are gonna say it was "inevitable" that they'd miss the playoffs?
Overall, the Cavs didn't have that many injuries. Their three best players (LeBron, Boozer, Z) were relatively injury-free. There are lots of playoff teams in the Eastern Conference who have had to deal with injuries, so I don't know why Silas thinks it was "inevitable" the Cavs would collapse down the stretch.
Anyway, with regards to the Heat @ Cavs game, I don't know how a team with 8 straight losses (and was just eliminated from the playoffs) can have any "value", especially if McInnis doesn't play.
I'll take the Heat. Unlike the Cavs, they've played good ball the last 3-4 weeks. Also, the Heat are still playing for the #4 spot in the East.
Plus, Eric Williams was recently placed on the IL. Williams isn't a star, but he was a dependable veteran starter who did the little things.
With the Williams/McInnis injuries, the Cavs have been scrambling to find a decent rotation. Recent starters have included Mateen Cleeves, Lee Nailon, Ira Newble. Cleeves was then released after a 10-day contract. Pretty bad when:
1) The guy you sign to a 10-day contract becomes a starter.
2) You then release him a couple days later (so why was he starting in the first place?)
A few weeks ago, Cleveland was #6 in the playoff race. Then they lost a couple games, and I think they adopted the attitude of "Well, we've had a pretty good year. Who cares, we weren't supposed to make the playoffs anyway." Consider this quote from Paul Silas:
``If we had our full team and we were reaching this point, I'd be sorely disappointed,'' Cleveland coach Paul Silas said. ``But being short-handed, it was kind of inevitable.''
Are you kidding me? How many coaches are gonna say it was "inevitable" that they'd miss the playoffs?
Overall, the Cavs didn't have that many injuries. Their three best players (LeBron, Boozer, Z) were relatively injury-free. There are lots of playoff teams in the Eastern Conference who have had to deal with injuries, so I don't know why Silas thinks it was "inevitable" the Cavs would collapse down the stretch.
Anyway, with regards to the Heat @ Cavs game, I don't know how a team with 8 straight losses (and was just eliminated from the playoffs) can have any "value", especially if McInnis doesn't play.
I'll take the Heat. Unlike the Cavs, they've played good ball the last 3-4 weeks. Also, the Heat are still playing for the #4 spot in the East.
