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Consistently Contending Spurs

By Marty Gitlin
WagerWeb.com Contributing Writer

The lifespan of greatness in professional sports is about the same as your average car battery. Dominance generally lasts three or four years.

Then there are the San Antonio Spurs.

Bill Clinton had just begun his second term in the White House the last time the Spurs were lousy. San Antonio has won at least 53 games in each of the past eight full seasons.

It would appear 2006-07 will prove no different. San Antonio is now tied with Dallas atop the Midwest Division at 13-5. The most fundamentally sound team in the NBA simply outclasses the competition.

The Spurs have outscored their opponents this season by a league-best 7.5 points a game. Their .398 3-point shooting percentage ranks atop the NBA. They have surrendered just 92.4 points a game, second to Houston. They are among the leaders in most statistical categories.

Individual consistency translates into team consistency every season. Tim Duncan is again scoring 21.9 points with 11 rebounds a game. Guard Tony Parker is averaging 19.5 points and 5.2 assists. Bruce Bowen is playing his usual lockdown defense. Manu Ginobili and reserve guard Michael Finley have yet to find their shooting accuracy, yet the Spurs continue to win.

If revenge is a motivator, they should win Wednesday night as well. According to WagerWeb.com, they are 8-point favorites in Charlotte, which stunned the Spurs in San Antonio earlier in the year.

ONE BOUNCES BACK, ANOTHER DOESN’T: Two sizzling teams finally lost earlier this week. Dallas had its 12-game winning streak ended Monday in Washington. Detroit had its eight-game streak snapped in Charlotte.

Both teams had a chance to redeem themselves Tuesday night. Only the Mavericks did.

They did it in style, knocking off disappointing New Jersey on the road, 92-75. With enemies such as the Nets, they required no friends. The New Jersey bench contributed just 10 points. Its three reserve guards missed all nine of their shots and combined for one assist.

The Pistons lost their second consecutive game to considerably weaker competition, falling at home to Portland, 88-85. Detroit jacked up 24 3-pointers and hit just seven.

DRIBBLES: The Golden State Warriors have lost their past two games by a combined 68 points, both to Midwest Division powers. They fell to San Antonio, 129-89, and to Houston, 118-90. Guard Jason Richardson missed both games due to soreness in his surgically repaired left knee. … Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes is close to returning from his high ankle sprain injury, but likely won’t play against visiting Toronto on Wednesday night. Cleveland is an 8.5-point favorite, according to WagerWeb.com. … The Chicago Bulls can even their record at 9-9 and win their sixth straight Wednesday night at home against struggling Philadelphia. WagerWeb.com lists them as 9-point favorites. … Phoenix guard and two-time reigning Most Valuable Player Steve Nash dished out an NBA season-high 20 assists in a 127-102 victory over Sacramento on Tuesday night.

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Waiver Wire, Week 14

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Waiver Wire Week 14

By Chris Goudey
WagerWeb.com Contributing Writer

This is a critical week in fantasy football circles, as in most leagues this is either the last week of the regular season or the first week of the fantasy playoffs. Having the right players in your lineup this week could make the difference between making the playoffs and crying in your beer. These players could be available on your waiver wire and would be decent starting players for you if you need some help:

Quarterbacks
There are a lot of QBs available on the waiver wire who have nice matchups this week. If you are a Donovan McNabb owner, these guys could be inserted in your lineup and should do just fine for you. I have them ranked in order of preference:

Vince Young, Tennessee vs Houston
Brad Johnson, Minnesota vs Detroit
Jeff Garcia, Philadelphia vs Washington
Alex Smith, San Francisco vs Green Bay
Matt Leinart, Arizona vs Seattle

Running Backs
There probably aren’t many RBs left out there who could help you this week, but if you own Ronnie Brown (who is probably out again this week) and need some help, here’s who should be out there:

Cedric Houston, NY Jets – Houston broke out in a big way last week, with over 100+ yards and 2 rushing TDs. Look for more of the same this week against a soft Buffalo rush defense.
Sammy Morris, Miami – Morris should get the bulk of the carries with Brown out again, but he has a tough matchup against New England.
Justin Fargas/ReShard Lee, Oakland – Fargas gets most of the carries now, but Lee is the goal-line guy. The Cincy defense can be run against, so either or both guys could have nice games.
Mewelde Moore/Ciatrick Fason, Minnesota: Regular starter Chester Taylor was banged up against the Bears last week and both Moore and Fason saw action in his place. Taylor’s status is currently up in the air for this week, but if he sits, there is an opportunity, as the Vikes have a real nice matchup against the Lions. Moore would be my first choice between the two.

Wide Receivers
Marcus Robinson, Minnesota/Antonio Bryant, San Francisco: Minnesota and San Fran have the two best schedules against the pass in the next three weeks, and these are the No. 1 guys for those offenses.

Marty Booker, Miami – Booker has taken over as the No. 1 guy in Miami, as he has built a nice connection with Joey Harrington. Miami should have to throw this week against New England, so look for Booker to put up some good yardage and have a shot at a TD.
Matt Jones, Jacksonville – Jones finally had the game his owners were waiting for last week, with 128 yards and a TD. Hopefully he continues this trend, as he has extreme physical gifts and just needs to stay on the field to produce.

Tight End
Vernon Davis, San Francisco: I had Davis on this list a couple of weeks ago, but he hasn’t done anything since. That should change this week, as the 49ers’ other TE, Eric Johnson, is out with an injury. Between that and the great matchup against Green Bay, Davis should finally put some numbers up this week.
Ben Utecht, Indianapolis: Starting TE Dallas Clark is out, and even with Clark in the lineup Utecht is getting a few looks per game. He should see his pass targets increase this week and he could be a top-10 TE as long as Clark is out.

Kickers/Defenses
As you know I’m of the mindset that kickers are pretty much dime a dozen and you can do just fine playing matchups each week. For defenses, the best thing to do is check the schedule each week and try and get teams that are playing against teams with bad records, i.e. Houston, Oakland, etc.

Best of luck as you make your last stab for the playoffs or are in your first-round matchup!

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Indespensible Westbrook

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Indispensable Westbrook

By Tim Sullivan
WagerWeb.com contributing writer

Journeyman Jeff Garcia has been given a lot of credit for keeping the Eagles afloat since they lost Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb last month. And perhaps, rightfully so. With little preparation time, Garcia has started two tough games — against the Colts and Panthers — and came out a modest 1-1.

But make no mistake. The 6-6 Eagles would be nowhere without running back Brian Westbrook.

“We’re not out of it. I’ve said it in weeks past, that we’re fighters and we’re going to continue to fight until the end and you know we’re going to go out and take every game one at a time,” Westbrook said. “Let the chips fall where they may at the end. You know we’re not going to let up. We have four games left, and we’re going to keep fighting and keep shooting and hopefully at the end, we’ll be in the playoffs.”

If they make it, it’ll be on his shoulders. Westbrook, in his fifth season out of Villanova, has 906 rushing yards, 586 receiving yards and nine total touchdowns. He has done so with a nagging knee injury, and in Monday’s 27-24 win over Carolina, he suffered a toe injury.

The Eagles travel to meet the Redskins on Sunday. Philadelphia is -1.5 on WagerWeb.com

“I should,” Westbrook said, “be ready to go.”

Eagles Nation can only hope so. In a 27-3 victory over the Redskins Nov. 12, Westbrook, who continues to be listed each week on the injury report as questionable, had 150 total yards.

“He still has a little bit of tenderness in there. It comes and it goes,” Coach Andy Reid said. “Some days are better than other days. But we have been able to push through.”

With an added emphasis on victories the rest of the way – Philadelphia probably needs to win out to make the postseason — a little insurance for Westbrook couldn’t hurt. With that in mind, keep an eye on Duce Staley, a former Eagle and fan favorite in Philadelphia who was released by the Steelers this week.

“I probably need to talk to (General Manager) Tom (Heckert),” Reid said, “before I go in that direction.”

SHORT-HANDED STEELERS: At 5-7, Pittsburgh shouldn’t be all that concerned about its playoff future. And with just three days to prepare for this week’s game, the Steelers don’t have much time to, anyway.

“We might as well,” quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said after the Steelers’ 20-3 win over Tampa Bay last Sunday, “leave our uniforms on.”

That won’t be the case for two key cogs, however. For the second consecutive week, wide receiver Hines Ward and safety Troy Polamalu will each miss Thursday’s NFL Network game against the Browns at Heinz Field with knee injuries.

Coach Bill Cowher, in typical fashion, is concerned more about the players he does have at his disposal — rather than those he doesn’t have — for a rivalry, prime-time game that he still deems critical no matter how far behind the playoff pack Pittsburgh is.

“We’re just going to approach it like it’s another game,” he said. “We’re going to come out firing, and we know they’re going to come out firing, and it should be a classic game.”

The Steelers are -7.5 on WagerWeb.com.

EXTRA POINTS: The puzzling career of Tampa Bay WR Michael Clayton continues. A 2004 first-round pick, or bust, out of LSU, Clayton is lost for the season with a knee injury. He had 1,193 receiving yards in his rookie season, but has just 728 since. … Give credit to Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy for keeping his chin up in a tough town. At 4-8, with only Detroit keeping the Packers out of the NFC North basement, he remains as optimistic as ever. “We have to stay the course, trust the structure, prepare them,” he said. “And I have to get them to do better job to perform on Su ndays.” Good luck . … With the playoff races heating up in both conferences and crucial kicks becoming more and more evident, look for someone to sign Mike Vanderjagt, cut by the Cowboys last week, sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, he’d have to bring all of his baggage with him, wherever he goes.

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Wednesday News and Notes

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Wednesday, December
06, 2006

 

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Villanova-Oklahoma

Scout

The Wildcats, who beat Oklahoma
85-74 last year in Philadelphia, lost a pair of starters (Randy Foye
and Kyle Lowry) to the NBA but are off to a 6-1 start this season, while the
Sooners are 4-2 and looking to protect the nation’s longest non-conference home
winning streak (49). Villanova holds wins over Northwood University (97-60), College of Charleston (81-68), Iowa (89-60), Navy (70-61), Stony Brook (72-44) and Penn (99-89).
Their lone loss came against Xavier, 71-66, at the Paradise.  Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com   

Norman Transcript

Oklahoma’s Lloyd
Noble Center
is a tough place to play for anyone not wearing white. It’s been nearly seven
years and 49 games since a non-Big 12 team walked off the Sooners’ home court
victorious. But hitting 50 will be a chore. To do it, OU
(4-2) must turn back Villanova (6-1). OU is still
shifting away from the team Taj Gray, Kevin Bookout and Terrell Everett led last season. The Wildcats
lost the backcourt trio of Kyle Lowry, Randy Foye and
Allen Ray from last year’s 28-5 squad. They combined for 63 points against the
Sooners. Ordinarily, losses like those will ensure a rebuilding season. But the
Wildcats are in a unique situation. Curtis Sumpter
was poised for an All-American season last year, but an early-season knee
injury kept him on the bench while the Wildcats ran to the Big East Conference
regular-season title and the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. He’s back this
season and averaging 19.1 points and 5.0 rebounds a
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Old Dominion-Virginia Tech

Hampton Roads

It’s cold and flu season, and the
Old Dominion Monarchs have discovered they are not immune. They took flu shots
in October to prepare for the grind of a college basketball season. But a virus
isn’t the flu. And a virus is spreading. Valdas Vasylius, who
scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in ODU’s
70-57 victory over James Madison on Saturday, hopped on the bus to Blacksburg
on Tuesday as the Monarchs headed for tonight’s game at Virginia Tech. There
were no promises he’d be playing tonight. Vasylius
sat out Monday’s practice, fighting a virus similar to the one that sidelined
Arnaud Dahi on Saturday. Senior
guard Drew Williamson walked out of Monday’s practice wearing a heavy coat and
wool hat. Williamson said the latest player to complain of symptoms was
7-foot-3 junior center Sam Harris. “It looks like it’s hitting the big men
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Ball State-Butler

The Star Press

The Bulldogs have won four straight games at home against Ball
State by an average margin of 14.5
points. Butler (9-0), which is
ranked No. 1 in the national RPI, has been on an
incredible roll early in the season. The Bulldogs vaulted into national
prominence by beating Tennessee
and Gonzaga in back-to-back games to win the Preseason NIT. The Bulldogs took
the court the day after their emotional win over Gonzaga and beat Kent
State in a home game. Ball
State swingman Chris Ames will play
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Duquesne-Pittsburgh

Tribune-Review

No. 2 Pitt is among the deepest college basketball teams
in the nation. Duquesne is the one of the youngest, dressing only two healthy
players with Division I experience prior to this season. Panthers junior Mike
Cook has started nearly as many Division I games (47) as every healthy player
on the Duquesne active roster combined (51). The Dukes are down to eight
healthy scholarship players. Pitt is 24-3 against Duquesne in the past 27
meetings and has won by at least 11 points in each of the past five years, but
the games aren’t always lopsided. Here is the margin of victory in Pitt’s wins:
10 points or fewer – 9, 11-15 points – 7, 16-20 points – 4, 20 points or more –
4. Duquesne opened the season at 2-0 — after going
an all-time worst 3-24 last season under former coach Danny Nee—but has dropped
four in a row. The Dukes are coming off a 73-72 loss to Robert Morris in which
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Wisconsin Milwaukee-Missouri State

News Leader

After two straight NCAA Tournament appearances, the
Panthers are young and it’s showing. They fell to 2-7
with a Saturday loss to Oakland (Mich.)
University. So this fits the category of a classic trap game. Coach Barry
Hinson vows not to allow his team to fall into that trap. The Bears (6-1)
received the 30th-highest point total in last week’s AP rankings. Santa
Clara coach Dick Davey
thinks Missouri State
is top-25 worthy. Wisconsin-Milwaukee has one of the nation’s youngest teams,
in terms of starting experience. The Panthers lost seven seniors from last
season’s NCAA Tournament team. Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com  Paige Paulsen is the only player with previous
D-I starting experience and his nine games came two years ago while at Northern
Illinois. Junior guard Avery Smith was a key substitute on last
season’s team. Smith is averaging a team-best 15 points and scored 36 in a
Saturday loss to Oakland (Mich.)
University.

Denver-Wyoming

Star Tribune

Denver is 1-7
and coming off a home loss to South Dakota
State, while Wichita
State is 6-0 and coming off a road
win at then-No. 14 Syracuse. But
to answer your question, no, the Wyoming
men’s basketball team is not looking past the Pioneers in anticipation of
Saturday’s game against the No. 10 Shockers. Those would seem to be wise words
and the right approach for the Cowboys (6-1), who,
despite having won three straight, were unable to put away Colorado School of
Mines and Montana State
until the later stages of the second half in their past two victories. McClain
said he isn’t concerned after his team’s slow starts in both games, pointing to
CSM’s and MSU’s ability to
live rather than die by the 3-pointer in the early stages against the Pokes. Denver
hasn’t held the lead when it matters most but once this season, a 74-68 win
over Northern Colorado. The Pioneers played Colorado
State tough in an 81-73 loss at
home last week, but they are 0-3 on the road, including a 43-point loss at
Stanford.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Monday News and Notes

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Monday, December 04,
2006

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Panthers-Eagles

Philadelphia Daily News

The Eagles have become more dink-and-dunk and less
big-play with Jeff Garcia under center. He’s got a .634 completion percentage
and has thrown just one interception since replacing Donovan McNabb, but he’s
also only averaging 4.6 yards per attempt. He needs to start making better use
of his wideouts. Jake Delhomme seems to have regressed since making the Pro
Bowl last year. Without a strong ground game to play off, his shortcomings have
been exacerbated. He’s got eight interceptions in the last six games and is
ranked 31st in the league in third-down passing with a .487
completion percentage.

NBA

Warriors-Spurs

Mercury News

The Spurs lost to the Warriors last week at Oracle Arena,
part of a stretch of three losses in four games for San
Antonio, which rebounded Saturday with a 100-98 home
victory over Sacramento. But the
outcome hardly pleased Coach Gregg Popovich, who
described the performance as “pathetic.” Without G Manu Ginobili, who might
return tonight after missing four games because of a bruised lower back, the
Spurs have searched unsuccessfully for a third option behind F/C Tim Duncan and
G Tony Parker.

Median News

After playing 13 of their first 17 games
at home, the Warriors head into the grind of the schedule. After their
second blown double-digit fourth-quarter lead, they head into a challenging
December slate with a two-game losing streak following Saturday’s 115-110 loss
to the Milwaukee Bucks at Oracle Arena. On Monday they play at San
Antonio, where they’ve lost 17 straight, and on
Tuesday they get the Houston Rockets. Those are the first of 10 road games this
month, against contenders such as Phoenix, New
Jersey, Orlando
and Miami.

Celtics-Bulls

Boston Herald

Ten Celtics went through practice here yesterday, but much
of the attention was on the three who didn’t.  Paul Pierce, Wally Szczerbiak
and Kendrick Perkins – starters all – were unable to go through the session.
The prognosis, however, is not as bad as appearances. Perkins (sore left foot)
is still on track to play tomorrow night against the Bulls, while Pierce
(bruised right elbow) will practice today and Szczerbiak
(sprained left ankle) reported that things had improved since he went down on
the last play of Friday’s loss in Toronto.  “I think Wally’s more doubtful than Paul, but
there’s a chance they both could play,” said Doc Rivers.     Szczerbiak was
able to walk off the floor after coming down improperly Friday. His motion was
better yesterday, and after watching the on-court portion of practice he went
to a separate area to lift weights with his teammates.

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Marshall-Memphis

Herald-Dispatch

Last season Marshall
had the help of home-court advantage and a capacity crowd in Cam
Henderson Center
when the Thundering Herd threw a scare into Memphis,
losing 91-81, when the Tigers were ranked No. 3 and on their way to the
conference title and NCAA Elite Eight appearance. No such assistance this time
against a Memphis team considered
the class of C-USA once again. Memphis
has an average winning margin of 23 points after downing Manhattan
on Saturday, 77-59. But afterward coach John Calipari
noted inconsistency and a lack of emotion from his team. Memphis
has an average winning margin of 23 points after downing Manhattan
on Saturday, 77-59. But afterward coach John Calipari
noted inconsistency and a lack of emotion from his team.



Fairfield-Providence

Connecticut Post

Fairfield
snagged a 68-64 overtime victory against St. Francis (N.Y)
on Saturday for its second victory. Senior guard Michael Van Schaick scored 19 points to lead the Stags in scoring for
the third straight game. Over that stretch Van Schaick
is averaging 18.7 points. & After a strong start
defensively, the Stags have faltered somewhat, allowing each of the last three
opponents to shoot at least 46 percent from the field. This will be Fairfield’s
third game against a Big East opponent. The Stags have lost to UConn and Georgetown.
& The Friars, with only one senior in their starting lineup, have been an
early surprise. Providence is
coming off a 95-66 victory over Rhode Island
on Saturday and has also beaten Columbia,
George Washington, Boston College
and Fairleigh Dickinson. The lone loss came to Brown & Providence
is shooting 49 percent from the floor, but the team strength is rebounding the
Friars have outrebounded opponents by an average of
40-27.


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