Andy Natalie's Philadelphia 76ers friend's fan blogs

I'm not sure if the New York Knicks have all the pieces in place right now, but by adding Carmelo Anthony they are certainly one big step closer to being a NBA championship contender. Although considering the mismanagement over the last 10 years it's heard to believe they won't mess this up too.

Watch for the Knicks to make some strong stragetic moves during this off season to sure things up and make them a true Eastern conference powerhouse.

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Two cities that produce NBA Eastern Conference contenders also have the two teams that are favored to win the Super Bowl as the NFL playoffs are set to begin this weekend.

NBA spread betting experts might recognize that Atlanta and Boston produce two East contenders and with the Falcons and Patriots, both cities have the Super Bowl XLV juggernauts as well.

Just as in the NBA’s East, Atlanta’s team is viewed with an eye of pessimism. The Falcons had a great regular season but don’t have a ton of playoff experience. They’re a young squad that is gaining it on the fly.

Meanwhile, Boston’s team - just like in the NBA – is experienced, savvy and has done it before. The Patriots are the odds-on favorites to do it all and considering they’ve won it three times this decade, why bet against them?

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Basketball betting is not quite as common as betting on some other sports, but if you do your research, take your time and keep accurate records, there’s no reason you can’t be as successful at betting on basketball as betting on anything else. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Top Basketball Betting Tip: NCAA vs. NBA

Of course you are welcome to bet both college and pro basketball (including the WNBA), like placing your bets in online video poker games, you need to be aware that each type of basketball may have very different factors in play. In college basketball, every game counts, whereas pro teams can afford to drop a few games here and there and still have a great shot at the championship. There may be a much larger disparity between two competing college teams. Know the league you’re betting.

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I really like the direction this team is going but I'm not so sure they can really be a contender in the East this year.  The East has gotten a lot stronger over the last few years and while I think they can make the playoffs I don't really see any chance that they can really beat The Magic, the Heat, the Celtics, of the Bulls.  And I'm skeptical they can even beat teams like the 76ers or the Hawks.

What do you think? 

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Remember the days when the Phoenix Suns were the most exciting team in the league and perennial contenders? I don’t either. There’s a laundry list of bad Steve Kerr decisions: traded away Kurt Thomas to save money, made an awful trade of Shawn Marion for Shaquille O’Neal that didn’t make any basketball sense, traded valuable assets Boris Diaw and Raja Bell for Jason Richardson, didn’t try to convince Mike D’Antoni to come back, and traded away good draft picks like Rudy Fernandez, Rajon Rondo, and Marcin Gortat. Where to start. Kurt Thomas was their best low post defender and the only guy on the roster who could do a reasonable job guarding archrival Tim Duncan. Ironically enough, he ended up landing in San Antonio, adding insult to injury. He ac

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Here are my top free agents in the stacked 2010 Class:  

1.  LeBron James

2.  Dwyane Wade

3.  Chris Bosh

4.  Amare Stoudemire (Ahead of Dirk because he's younger)

5.  Dirk Nowitzki

6.  Paul Pierce

7.  Carlos Boozer

8.  Joe Johnson

9.  Richard Jefferson

10.  Ray Allen (Age quickly catching up)

11.  Manu Ginobili  (Assuming the best after ankle problems)

12.  Steve Nash (Age also quickly catching up)

13.  Yao Ming (Major question marks)

14.  Tracy McGrady  (Assuming Microfracture surgery ends up working)

15.  Michael Redd (Should be ok after ACL tear)

16.  Shaquille O'Neal (Older than heck, but still effective)

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All I have to say is that the Golden State Warriors have a ton of guards: Kelenna Azubuike, Marco Belinelli, Speedy Claxton, Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis, Stephen Jackson, Acie Law, Anthony Morrow.  Um, log jam???

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Remember the NBA's 50 greatest players ever representing each year of the league's existence?  Almost 14 years later, here's my next 23......?  Yeah, 23.  (Alphabetical order)

Allen Iverson

Chauncey Billups

Chris Paul

Chris Webber

Dennis Rodman

Dirk Nowitzki

Dominique Wilkins

Dwight Howard

Dwyane Wade

Gary Payton

Grant Hill

Jason Kidd

Joe Dumars

Kevin Garnett

Kobe Bryant

LeBron James

Pau Gasol

Paul Pierce

Ray Allen

Reggie Miller

Steve Nash

Tim Duncan

Tony Parker

(Note:  I would've loved to put Robert Horry on the list, it would've been fun, but I just couldn't)

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