Week 6 review - Week 7 preview

Headline of the week: "Gutter-bowlers Habib and Gameday edge first wins in 3 weeks. How bad must their opponents have been?"

Game Count:
GameDay v Aegis: Even
Troopers v McLovin: Troopers +2 Matchup of the week
L-view v Obiwon: Obiwon +1
Habib v Luucious: Habib +4
Sweep v Russell: Sweep +1
Me#1 v BBB: Even

Predictions:
GameDay over Aegis: Injuries are healed, Gameday is full strength minus Arenas.
McLovin over Troopers: Troopers has key injuries to S.Jackson and G. Wallace.
L-view over Obiwon: K-Mart x 2 are out. Obi is critically injured.
Habib over Luucious: Habib has avoided the trifecta and Luucious is missing Boozer/Mcgrady/Marbury.
Sweep - Russell: DRAW - I'm not sure how it'll go. The two strongest/healthiest teams in our league. If it's a big win/loss it'll be by just a few points in each category.
Me#1 over BBB: It's a stretch picking Loren, but Boston only plays 2 games this week. Little production from Pierce/Garnett.

Key Scheduling: 2 game teams are Celts and Nuggets.

MATCHUP OF THE WEEK: McLovin v. Troopers.

I wanted to do a tribute to this matchup which has stood the test of 4 years. For these two teams this week is not just another Win/Loss, but rather a testament to years of trash-talk and rivalry. In 4 previous Head-2-Head matchups Troopers leads the matchups 3-1. The total score shows a closer story though: 24-19. The question is whether McLovin's hot rookies can continue their streaks, and if the injuries to Troopers clan is enough to open the door for Mclovin to close the all-time win/loss record between him and Troopers. Key player matchups: C. Paul v. D. Williams. Paul plays 4 games to Williams' 3. X-factors include: Westbrook/Marion/Camby from McLovin's camp. Camby has been a machine, in order for McLovin to out-do Troopers' big men, Camby has to stay true to form. Westbrook is coming off a hot week, can he continue? and Marion is finding a mediocre form in Miami, can he pick up his play to justify his 5th pick overall?

That's it - I will post an update to this blog later in the week to follow this historic Matchup.

Thanks for reading and keep posting,

-GameDay