Last year, I gave you Lakers/Cavs in my pre-season picks for the NBA finals.
I'm doing it again this year. And I'll take King James to win the chip. But I like Magic/Spurs as an alternate universe matchup; if you'll give me those 4 teams as your next NBA Champ I'll give you the field.
In the parentheticals are the Vegas win totals next to my projections, do with them as you will. I think my math is right on my totals, but admittedly I didn't (and won't) check. I'm freeballing it! Occasionally I misuse popular terminology. For example, it would be error if, after watching last week's South Park, I referred to my girlfriend as my "bottom bitch." It would be funny. But it would be error. This is a concession I've made to my advanced age ( I turned 39 a couple of weeks ago; over the weekend my brother said he was starting to get freaked out by my next birthday - here's how you know a birthday is a big deal, when someone else doesn't want it to happen) there was a day when I would have said funny conquers all - that anything could be excused if the joke was funny enough. Not anymore. Nope. There are some roads down which I will not travel.
I killed it in the college picks again this week. 47-23 against the number this year. 7-0 in my locks. Toppermost of the poppermost. I'm my own bottom bitch.
2009-10 NBA Win totals
Atlantic
Boston Celtics 52 (56.5)
New Jersey Nets 26 (28.5)
New York Knicks 32 (31.5)
Philadelphia 76ers 42 (40.5)
Toronto Raptors 34 (41.5)
Central
Chicago Bulls 36 (40.5)
Cleveland Cavaliers 61 (61.5)
Detroit Pistons 35 (41.5)
Indiana Pacers 29 (34.5)
Milwaukee Bucks 29 (25.5)
Southeast
Atlanta Hawks 43 (44.5)
Charlotte Bobcats 29 (37.5)
Miami Heat 38 (40.5)
Orlando Magic 60 (57.5)
Washington Wizards 38 (41.5)
Pacific
Golden State Warriors 38 (35.5)
Los Angeles Clippers 38 (34.5)
Los Angeles Lakers 61 (62.5)
Phoenix Suns 41 (41.5)
Sacramento Kings 22 (24.5)
Southwest
Dallas Mavericks 49 (48.5)
Houston Rockets 36 (35.5)
Memphis Grizzlies 36 (27.5)
New Orleans Hornets 51 (46.5)
San Antonio Spurs 53 (54.5)
Northwest
Denver Nuggets 51 (52.5)
Minnesota Timberwolves 30 (25.5)
Oklahoma City Thunder 37 (35.5)
Portland Trail Blazers 53 (52.5)
Utah Jazz 50 (49.5)
