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      Couch Potato Alert: NBA Thursday

      November 12, 2008 /

      With 11 games slated for tonight, there’s bound to be a few good matchups to keep your eye on. Unfortunately, the two most compelling games aren’t on national television.

      Hawks @ Celtics, 7:30 PM ET
      The 6-0 Hawks test their mettle against the 7-1 Celtics in this battle for supremacy in the East. The Hawks are without Josh Smith, and they’re coming off a game last night against the Bulls, so the C’s are the clear favorite in this one. Still, it’ll be interesting to see if Atlanta can keep this one close after not playing very well in Boston in last year’s playoffs.

      Lakers @ Hornets, 8:00 PM ET
      Some think this game might be a preview of the Western Conference Finals, but the Hornets are off to kind of a shaky start and would like to straighten things out against a Laker team that is coming off a big win in Dallas last night.

      Rockets @ Suns, 10:30 PM ET (ESPN)
      Is it just me, or are the Rockets much more interesting to watch now that Ron Artest is on the roster? Phoenix is 6-2 and Houston is 4-3, but both teams, barring injury, should make the playoffs this season. This one will feature a nice matchup between two of the best centers in the game (Yao Ming and Shaquille O’Neal).

      With 11 games on the docket, it’s a good night to have NBA League Pass. Just keep your eye on the scoreboard and flip from exciting finish to exciting finish.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA, Television

      LeBron James is on fire

      November 12, 2008 /

      Last night, LeBron James poured in 41 points for the third time in four games to lead the Cavs in a 99-93 win over my beloved Bucks.

      It’s no surprise that LeBron is leading the league in scoring (29.8 ppg), but it is impressive that he’s not showing any signs of fatigue after a busy summer that included a gold medal at the Bejing Olympics.

      Let’s take a look at his numbers over the last four games:

      37.5 ppg
      53-100 from the field (53%)
      38-46 from the free throw line (83%)
      9.0 rpg
      6.0 apg
      2.0 spg

      That’s a solid week of work. I am most impressed by his accuracy from the free throw line. He’s a career 73% free throw shooter, and if he’s able to get his percentage up around 80%, it will only help his game. Teams will be more reluctant to foul him, and when they do send him to the line, he can make them pay.

      But the best thing about this run is that the Cavs are on a five-game winning streak.

      Fantasy Basketball, NBA

      There’s something wrong with John Hollinger’s NBA rankings

      November 12, 2008 /

      John Hollinger is ESPN’s NBA numbers guy, and I have a lot of respect for his approach. His Player Efficiency Rating is a good way to statistically compare players who play vastly different minutes.

      Anyway, he debuted his NBA power rankings, and something weird is going on. Take a look at the top 10:

      1. Lakers (6-0)
      2. Hawks (6-0)
      3. Hornets (4-2)
      4. Celtics (7-1)
      5. Cavs (6-2)
      6. Pacers (3-3)
      7. Jazz (6-1)
      8. Suns (6-2)
      9. Pistons (5-2)
      10. Heat (4-3)

      The Indiana Pacers are ranked #6?!?

      While it’s true that the Pacers have played a hard schedule that included the Pistons, Celtics, Suns and Cavaliers, and they played all of those teams pretty tough (and even beat the Celtics by 16 at home), their two other wins were against the Nets and the Thunder. I don’t know what kind of formula he’s using to come up with these rankings, but there’s something wrong with one that has a 3-3 team ranked #6 with two wins against bottom-feeders like the Nets and the Thunder.

      The other ranking that seems odd is the Miami Heat at #10. While it’s true that Miami has nice wins against the Spurs and 76ers, they also have losses to the Knicks and Bobcats. I do think Miami will make the playoffs; I’m not so sure about the Pacers.

      NBA

      Man takes shot to marbles by pitching machine, collects $1.2 mil

      November 12, 2008 /

      Want to be a millionaire? Well head down to your local batting cages and take one square in the junk. It’s that simple.

      Man goes to the batting cage in Florida. An employee, for some reason, told him to go and pick up the balls after the light had gone off and the pitches were complete. Randomly, the machine spit out a 60 mph pitch that drilled this man in the nuts. He was hospitalized a few days later.

      Eventually, 19-year-old Lhyvann Felipe sued, and was awarded $1.2 million ($160,000 for his medical expenses, and the rest for pain and suffering). When you factor in the lawyer fees and taxes, though, he’s probably only walking away with $500,000. The Miami Herald should get in touch with this guy in three years to see if he invested this wisely or blew it on hookers and partying.

      We’re taking the afternoon off to go to the batting cage.

      This is one of those situations that you joke about with your buddies. “Hey man, if I pay you $500,000, would you take a shot to the nuts at the batting cages?”

      General Sports, Humor

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