Talk is Cheap
By: TOMEII W

A key to deciphering basketball point spreads and totals is finding out what is going on inside a team. Stats can only tell you so much. Are the players passionate? Is the coach competent? Does one injury make a difference? Or will an injury bury a team for a stretch?

Find out what players and coaches are saying is an excellent way to get inside the huddle and practices of teams. However, one must weigh quotes with caution and careful thinking. Because sometimes talk is cheap and doesn't mean anything.

For instance, last week Knicks coach Isiah Thomas said he is confident he will remain on the bench through the end of the season. Can anybody read that quote without giggling? He later said, "I don't think right now I will find anyone who is more committed or passionate about making this thing right and fixing it than myself."

Thomas is due to get fired soon, if owner Charles Dolan ever comes out of his coma. Dolan has not commented on Thomas' job status since giving him a contract extension last March worth a reported $24 million. The Knicks are 13-41 since Thomas received the extension. Why do pro ownerships do this? The Ravens gave Brian Billick a contract extension last January, and regretted it by recently firing him.

Before the season, Clipper coach Mike Dunleavy said he expected the team to compete for one of the Western Conference's final playoff seedings even without Elton Brand and Shaun Livingston. But again, talk is cheap. The Clippers started 5-19 SU, 10-14 ATS as a dog and with an overall losing record both straight up and against the number. "The approach now is, you are in distress mode," Dunleavy said recently. "Get the life preservers; throw them out, save people right now. We are trying to save ourselves." That's more accurate and candid!

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