The Dish: ‘Sheed defends predictions

Detroit Piston power forward Rasheed Wallace, fresh off his team’s 74-72 loss at Cleveland on Monday night, defended his forecast record. Despite the fact that ‘Sheed ruffled a few feathers by guaranteeing a Detroit victory in Game 4, a prediction that backfired, as did Wallace, who sprained his ankle in the second quarter and was ineffective thereafter, Wallace he told a half crowd that he, “does more good than harm, believe me. I’m smart, man, and I have the third eye. I can see the future.”

“For example,” Wallace continued, “you can ask Chauncey: I totally predicted last week that Rick Sutcliffe would definitely get air-punched, babble a lot, babble a few words, and embarrass himself and ESPN. But does anyone give me credit?” ? Do not.

“I told Big Ben I thought the price of gold was going to crash at the end of last week, and if you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself. I mean, I was like at a 25+ year high.” something.

“Oh, and you can check with Tayshaun’s bookie – I bet that bald guy Chris will get kicked off American Idol. I made quite a bit of money too. You don’t have to believe me – you can look it up yourself. America doesn’t like facial hair.” , man. Easy as pie.”

No word yet on Wallace’s prediction for when it will stop raining in New England, although “July 1” is the early favorite, a spokesman said.

What’s the buzz about the Preakness? Does a Derby winner always come off as a heavy favourite? Do you expect any other horses to be there with Barbaro at the end?

Greg Jorssen, BoDog.com: The possibility of the smallest field since 1979 is the most buzz at the moment, and whether or not fewer contenders means an easier victory for Barbaro. It is not always the case that the winner of the Derby comes out as the favourite. Last year we had Afleet Alex as the favorite after time for the Preakness; it all depends on how big the horse is favored to win the Derby. With Barbaro winning as the postseason favorite, he’s sure to fill the same spot again with the Preakness. However, there will still be some strong contenders, even if we end up with a field of six horses. Brother Derek won’t have the burden of an 18th-place start this time around, so he may just be down to a photo finish.
What have been the biggest negative stories from the NBA playoffs to date? Big bets? Not so heavy? Especially focused on LeBron?

GJ, BoDog.com: Oddsmakers still seem to be focused on Detroit and the Under. However, the history of the NBA playoffs seems to be that the Pistons are no longer the defensive powerhouse that blew out opponents in their 2004 championship season. The Pistons are giving up 93.9 points against in the first two rounds. of the 2006 playoffs, a far cry from the 84.3 they gave up in the 2004 postseason. The result is that the Pistons go over the total in eight of their 10 playoff games, something no one would have expected since the Pistons have the reputation for keeping opponents in the 70s on a regular basis.

What do you think of Larry Brown’s situation with the Knicks? Am I crazy or should Isiah Thomas be the guy who gets kicked out of town on a train?

GJ, BoDog.com: They should both be fired. We can make jokes all day about how Isiah Thomas has slapped a team that would play better on a streetball mixtape than on the NBA court, but the debacle that is New York Knicks basketball also falls on Larry’s court. Brown. With the amount of respect and high price Larry brought with him to New York, it’s foolish to think that Larry didn’t have his hand in some of Isiah’s questionable affairs and dealings. Add in 10 more losses, his public feud with Stephon Marbury and an NBA-record 42 starting lineup changes, and he has more than enough reason to put Larry’s head on the chopping block. There’s a lot of blame to go around, but after what is considered one of the worst coaching jobs in NBA history, Larry Brown definitely shouldn’t be forgotten.

Can the world handle the excitement of a Carolina/Edmonton Stanley Cup Final? 🙂

GJ, BoDog.com: Say what you will about the less-than-high-profile teams left in the NHL playoffs, but only Anaheim is boring to watch. The Oilers have averaged 4.28 goals in their seven playoff wins, Buffalo has already scored seven or more goals three times in the playoffs and Carolina scored the third-most goals in the league during the regular season. Only Detroit and Ottawa were more powerful than the Canes.

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