just got back from the lake, hope everyone had fun over the weekend...
put 1.5% on SA -8
-9 doesnt change it much, I have SA winning by DD appx 60% of the time in this situation. Not a huge play b/c it's difficult to gauge the Mavs flight/fight response at this point.
I put a little (.5%) on SA -6.5 over NJ for G1 at OLY. I'm pretty sure that line will go up. The time off should hurt NJ in game one, as should the step up in competition. NJ is a quality team and DOES have a shot at beating SA, but it may take them a quarter or two to adjust to SA's speed and overall skill level. DET had no transition offense OR defense, they wont get all the easy baskets they had after a missed DET fg. Kenyon may give Duncan some trouble with his athleticism, and Kidd gives them an edge, but I feel Manu and the SA bench gives SA enough for the title. I guess I should wait until SA actually gets to the finals first...