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1081  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder - May 6th in Mexico on: May 08, 2023, 08:18:42 AM
Yeap, imho Ryder showed more heart in this fight than Canelo. We saw usual Canelo, everything was expected from him. Ryder did a really great fight. A lot of people did not trust in him, he was a huge underdog and many predicted early stoppage. However the fight went full distance. Even despite huge dominance on score cards, I liked how Ryder showed himself in that fight. Ryder even managed to take few rounds.

I just wander what Canelo is going to do next. Another victory among middleweights. Another predicted victory. Are there any fighters left who havent lost to Canelo? I see only one way for Canelo - to try again to fight in light heavyweight.

I expected a knockout win for Canelo to somehow impress his fans after his loss to Bivol but that didn't happen because like you said, Ryder showed up into the fight prepared for whatever Canelo brings into the table but just wasn't enough to get that win as we all know that in order for Ryder to win he must dominate or KO the Mexican.

For me, Canelo should fight Benavidez first and if he wins, he can do a rematch with Bivol and enough with those tune-up fights that everyone knows whose gonna win.

Ryder said that he broke his noise during this fight, first time that it did happen to him, but he was really a tough mofo, and just decided not to get knockout. If that is other boxers, they could have taken a dive and Canelo winning and fans very happy with that result. But not Ryder, shows resiliency and make the fight very competitive at least in his part.

I do agree that it's better to g for Benavidez to defend his belt again. One thing that Ryder said though that Canelo is starting to decline at this point. And this is what the majority saw in this fight. So it's going to be interesting if he chooses David next as Benavidez is younger.
1082  Economy / Speculation / Re: Month of May. Bitcoin price guess on: May 07, 2023, 02:37:08 PM
I don't think there will be any surprises in May, maybe the price will be in the current range for a long time, namely $ 27k to $ 30k, of course we hope that there will be a big surprise like last March so the market will recover soon.
As volatility is high, it doesn't take much time for market conditions to change. The market may not be what it looked like in March. But not too much downside. Going up and down between $29-30$k. If there is any positive news, the market will continue to be bullish rapidly. The first week of March is over but may be we can expect upward from next week. Investors have to wait patiently for this. Bitcoin holders often have long-term plans ‍due to which the market is gradually strengthening and will head towards its destination. But since you don't know when will happen the bullish moment. That is why it is better to prepare one self before the bull market comes up.

It short it's going to be sideways, it was about to break $30k, as I see the price hitting $29,500. But then again, in the next 24 hours, it goes down again to the $28k price range, but if you look at the price right now, $29,020.

So yeah, doesn't make sense to sell right now, because of the volatility and even if you think that you have profited already, it's better to wait and we all know that long term is the game here. For sure, majority of us have experience the last bull run and bear market and we know what to do by now. So even if May is going to be a bad month, or if the price goes down again, it's better to take advantage by continuing to accumulate.
1083  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 07, 2023, 01:37:46 PM
Betting against the Warriors on the road seems to have been the wise choice all year long. Tonight the Lakers covered the spread with nearly 27 points on top of it. I don’t know what it is about the Warriors on the road but they’ll need to get it figured out. This wasn’t even a far trip for them as this and their last series was played entirely in California

That's true though, I really don't know what's with their mentality on the road, but at least they had to get 2 wins on the road in order to advance against Sacramento Kings, so it's just gotta be the same against Lakers, but Steve Kerr players lack intact brilliant communication in on some levels when there are certain player different combinations.

I think they need to experiment a large roster of the players combination to be successful this season, Looney despite being very great for the warriors in this playoffs, he's been quite a liability with handling the ball and not offensive minded in any light, he becomes a loop hole when the teams decides to go small against warriors.

Let's wait and see how the Warriors will adjust in Game 4. We have been criticizing the Warriors' small-ball style, but we cannot deny that they have been successful with that roster. It's clear that they got blown out by the Lakers in Game 3, but just like in Game 2, that doesn't necessarily dictate the outcome of the next game.

What I always believe is that the Warriors are the defending champions, so I'm sure they won't easily give this series to the Lakers in case they don't succeed. If the Warriors can't even the series in Game 4, then their chance to win is very slim, making Game 4 a must-win for them, especially because it's a road game.

Lost my bet, anyhow, I agree that they are somewhat frustrated and this is similar to game 1 like in the free throw department. So the Lakers adjusted very well in this game 3 and surprisingly enough, are now leading the depending champs. It's not like the Warriors hasn't been in this situation, but this is a different team that they are facing, not like the Kings who doesn't have the experience.

And I'm feeling that the Lakers might pull a upset here, it could be done in 6 games.

But game 7 is not that bad though, the Warriors need to win the next game, it's going to be a must win for them.
1084  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 06, 2023, 05:46:17 PM

The stake odds for this game are 1.65 for the Lakers and 2.31 for the Warriors, right now Mo Bamba, Anthony Davis, and LeBron James are all questionable if they can play for the Lakers, while the Golden State Warriors have Patrick Baldwin Jr. that have a toe injury and are doubtful if he can play for the Warriors well that inconsistency of Anthony Davis was due to Draymond Green guarding him I have watch the full video Draymond Green might not be the best guard for Davis but it is affecting Davis I think the Warriors have exposed the Lakers this time, so my pick is the Golden State Warriors taking the win on game 3,


I will follow the momentum of the Warriors. They dominated the Lakers in game 2 and, even though they will be on the road, I think they are capable of winning as long as Klay continues to have his impressive 3-point shooting. While LeBron and Davis may be questionable, I highly doubt they'll miss this very important game. But for me, it's still all Warriors.

They are the underdog, as the Warriors will have to travel on Lakers home court and they are not known to be a road team though, so good luck for those who are going to take a risk on the Warriors game 3 at crypto.com.
It might be safer to take the +3 handicap in favor of the Warriors. While they have already won two games on the road in the first round against the Sacramento Kings, it's hard to trust them completely on the road, especially against a team like the LA Lakers. We'll have to wait and see what happens in tomorrow's game.

By the way, I read an article that mentioned fans are unhappy with Kuminga getting fewer minutes in the playoffs. What do you think is the reason?


For the Heat vs Knicks, I haven't check any news on Jimmy Butler, if he is going to play or not. So I wouldn't pull the trigger yet, even if they are the favorite in game 3 based on ML currently.

Butler is listed as questionable, so you might as well wait until game time to ensure that you know the available lineup of each roster to play.

Both Kuminga and Poole are not happy with the minutes that they are getting.

Obviously, when Wiggins re-enter the picture, Kuminga will have to step aside, and I think its' more on the defense department. Moody has more minutes because he has good defense fundamentals, with JaMychal Green he has the experience. With Poole, we all what it is, he try to be Steph Curry  Grin and then committing turn-overs after turn-overs.

I'll go with the Warriors +3.5.
1085  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: May 06, 2023, 05:34:52 PM

All of that might be found on his new journey and as of now, it's already rumored that he already have another one to coach him but I don't think he will be given enough time because that same coach is also the coaches of Anthony Joshua, Charlo and Errol Spence. But I have no doubts that he can a learn a thing or two in this new coach because he also trained numerous champions already.

So it's going to be a repeat on Ryan Garcia as you have said, remember that he left Eddy Reynoso because he thinks that he is not giving him enough time, as Eddy had Canelo Alvarez that was his excused and so he parted ways and go to Joe Goosen.

So doesn't make sense to go to Derrick James then?

Anyhow, we wait if this marriage will work in the future, imagine Ryan becoming slick and improved his footwork with his new trainer. Because it seems that James is known to train black athletes so maybe he can improved Ryan a bit.

I would trust Reynoso and Canelo's words rather than the very talkative unproven Ryan Garcia. Reynoso has the time but he wants his precious time only for those that are fully devoted and follows his advice. The same with Canelo, he allowed some athletes like Oscar Valdez, Andy Ruiz, and Ryan Garcia to join his training camp but they need to train like hell and not bring negativity to the camp.

Derrick James was in my mind too but I did not mention it because the Charlos and Spence are very close friends of Tank. Spence seems cool but the Charlos might bully and laugh at Garcia if they are in the same camp. I can feel deep inside that Ryan is hurting and wants revenge because he was not given the chance to fight Tank at the weight class he wants. Maybe James can fly to the place where Ryan can establish his training camp but I am not sure if his ego is capable of surviving in the same training camp with the Charlos. There is even the chance of Tank visiting his friends in training.   

Ryan won't become slick overnight but James can help him set up his punches properly and work on his defense. He really has the habit to become wide and open when he throws his power punch and Tank knew it.

What do you think though? for me it's better for Ryan to just go back to Eddy then? I mean he has good relationship with Reynoso before and probably it's Ryan best interest that Canelo has said things in public against him. Perhaps Canelo's intention is for Ryan to really improved himself, but Ryan take it negatively.

For me I don't think that James will be a perfect fit for him as a coach, no offense to him, but the his style of coaching might not work with Ryan. So it's better to go back to where he all started his career, with Eddy's camp and for sure he can still improved and continue what they have started before instead of renewing another training pattern that he might have difficult to learn, in my opinion.
1086  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 06, 2023, 05:07:12 PM
Booker went crazy tonight for the Suns. Him and Durant both put up big numbers but his efficiency stands out as what made the difference in this game. I figured the Suns would bring it tonight. This win gives them a little life as the series is now 2-1 with the nuggets still in the lead. If the Suns can win the next one then they’ll have some hope after all.
Booker is set to explode those pull up jumpers and Durant's too was explosive on that win, even without CP3 they manage to blow some lead there. I think they need to maximize Payne's quickness, we know CP3 is getting older and Payne is surely a good substitute. If somehow Denver gets it at 3-1 then I don't see any sign they'll get out of that deficit.

Booker performed really well against the Nuggets.  Kevin Durant was also really well in this match. The Nuggets did perform well in this match. But the performance from Kevin Durant and Booker was absolutely incredible. Both of them absolutely carried the team on their back. I still believe that they will be able to have a better performance if they perform as a team and the other players will have much more contributions when it comes to the points.

This is just one game though, the Nuggets are still in the advantage here, I mean if we look at the game, it was still very close up to the last minute. The Suns still needed some contribution to CP3 to offset the Nugget firepower.

So we will see if Booker and Durant can still have the same game and offense again. We've seen Harden giving us 47 in game 1 and went flat on game 2 against the Boston Celtics. Curry had 50 to close out the Kings in game 7 but they lost game 1.

So the pressure is still on the Suns here, to at least tie the series score, otherwise it will be 3-1 going to the Nuggets homecourt. Another must win for them the next game. And Booker and Durant will have to play like this again.
1087  Economy / Speculation / Re: The Bitcoin market is back on track on: May 06, 2023, 04:51:21 PM
I think bitcoin is still off track because it hasn't been able to stabilize the price increase, even a few days ago it dropped more than 5%, even though it could go up again but the current increase is not significant compared to the decline that occurred simultaneously when the LUNA and FTX cases occurred, we'll wait to see if the price could touch $40k by june or not.

What do you mean? the increase is also significant, from the collapse of Terra Luan and the effect of FTX, the price went on a decline and even hitting the bottom at $15k. But now this May or at least last month, we've seen the price hitting $31k, so that is a great increased.

The problem is that there are a lot of speculators who thinks that bitcoin can go on parabolic rise. That will not be the case, and given that fact that we are still in the bear market, we should be thankful enough that we have recovered already.

The next big move should be next year, we have the bitcoin halving and then after that we might slowly see the bull run that we all have been waiting for.
1088  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin network fee, worrying sign? on: May 05, 2023, 08:44:11 PM
As others have said, if you are not in hurry then you can still used a lowest fee and it can be confirmed within the day.

I know that we are not getting used to it, the last time this happen to us is 2017. And with the whole ordinals spamming, sooner or later it will die down and fees going back to normal again. They can't sustain that run for a long time. Just monitor mempool and see what will be the best time for you to do your transaction.
1089  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How much time it takes for single block confirmation? on: May 05, 2023, 08:25:28 PM
Even though so far when I send bitcoin to reach 1 confirmation it takes an average of 10 minutes. but a few days ago I felt my bitcoin transaction getting slower to reach 1 confirmation. it even takes 24 hours. but I use the lowest transaction fee at that time. is that the cause? because the highest network costs will come first and the lowest network costs will be behind.

It's because the mempool is being clogged right now with this Ordinals spamming the network. I can't believed currently, the highest priority is ~165 sat/vb or $6.81 as per mempool, that's crazy numbers and it will sure affect those who are doing small transactions (not LN transactions).

As for the question of the OP, currently the average time is

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~11.9 minutes
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1090  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 05, 2023, 08:08:14 PM
The Celtics might beat Philly on the road after that stellar game 2 performance, but I think we should forget what happened in game 2 so we won't be too aggressive in putting our money on the Celtics. I think the home team here is the underdog since most bettors will likely choose the better team between the two. However, Philly is still undefeated at home, and they need to bounce back after an embarrassing loss. I like Philly in this angle.

Therefore, my bet is on Philly moneyline.

Philadelphias moral is down after the last disaster against the Celtics. The question is can they bounce back. If they play similar to this celtics might take a win on the road aswell. For me i think Celtics might surprise in this match and take a win against Philly

Honestly I think they are more than fine morally.  When on the road in the first 2 you just want to at least win one and win home court back.  They have solid vets and know this is in theor hands to lose.  I'm laying in on Philly +2.5.  I know Celtics are good but can't rationalize them being underdogs at home. 

Then in the later game I have to think Suns are gonna be going all out both ends of the court.  Gimme the Suns -4.5 and the under on this game.

I agree, they have done their part, at least Harden has one good game against the Celtics for now, and 1-1 going into their homecourt. And just like the Lakers, they steal one game and that is enough for them.

So I will tail you on the Philly bet.

I'm also liking the Suns chances, they need to bounce back, Booker and Durant will have to find a way to stop the Nuggets and take a win.
1091  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 05, 2023, 07:46:12 PM
I laid down a bet on the Golden State Warriors last night, and I figured they’d win, but I was not expecting as 20 point blow out.  I just don’t understand why Anthony Davis wasn’t more involved on the offense end of the court. He was shooting at a 50% clip, so it’s not like he was having a super off night..but 11 points is just extremely inexcusable.

Just off night I guess and the defense put up on him. He had this kind of so-so performance against the Memphis as well, but he was able to bounce back in the next game and have a great game. So I expect him to make a come back game in their home court in game 3.

Lakers favored for Saturdays game..not sure which way to lean.

If they are favored then it's better to lean on them, again the advantage is that they are in their comfort zone at Crypto.com. And just like in Memphis series, the crowd game them energy to finished off the young Grizzlies team and AD had a great series with MVP caliber performance.
1092  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: May 04, 2023, 07:31:54 PM
I honestly see nothing really great about Ryan Garcia. He is good but not great and I do not even think he will ever become a world champion. Or maybe he can upset a champion or win a vacant belt because he is gifted with power but most likely he is not holding a world title for long. There's a huge difference between Garcia and the prospect days of Teofimo Lopez, Adrien Broner, etc.

Let's just give him some time for now because after all, he is still young and definitely have some room to improve if he is that actually serious to be one of the greats one day. He already got the talent to bring any boxer down as long as he can touch it with somebody else's temple but that talent is not well taken care of and that's what he should do. For now, this loss he just experienced will wake him up and reflect on his actions, so that next time, he knows what to do.

Perhaps if he will just know how to protect or have good defense though, he could be an elite boxer. But he doesn't have that and the movement, still very amateurish that's why when he faces a great boxer like Gervonta Davis, he was really exposed and then others says that Ryan just quit and doesn't want to go and fight. He could have like the mentality of Amir Khan, than when he knows that he is going to lose the fight, he just take a dive and quit. So if he can fight a coach that can improved his lateral movements and cover his face and body more, then maybe he can recover from his lost.
1093  Economy / Speculation / Re: Halving effects, how long they will last? on: May 04, 2023, 07:08:21 PM
Every 4 years, we expect bull market just because of halving. What do you think when is this chain is going to broken? Ie, halving no longer equals that bull market is coming.

Well they already said that the chain is going to be broken after our last bull run, their theory is that we will have a super cycle. However, if we won't see a new all time high this year (prior to the halving), then chain is not broken.

Which means that post-halving, we might still some good price movement and then the bubble is going to be burst in 2025, just like what we have seen in the past. Yeah, past performance is not indicative of future success, but so far the bear/bull cycle is in effect every 4 years in bitcoin market. So for me, at least at this point, bitcoin halving is the catalyst for a eventual bull run.
1094  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 04, 2023, 06:44:10 PM
Everyone just saw the expectation that we've set for ourselves. Both teams are good just as expected and this is where one of them is going to end.
Well, here goes the 4-3 predictions that I'm seeing on them and we'll know it soon. But we're sure that GSW won't just let this end favoring the Lakers.
And within the next few minutes, we'll see if Celtics will take their first win or if Philly is going to take their 2nd win.

With what happened in Game 1, I think the Warriors need to win Game 2 and at least one game in Games 3 and 4. The Lakers are hyped now, and people are thinking that they will win the series and possibly end the defending champion with a 4-0 or 4-1 record. However, this is just Game 1, and anything can happen, just like what happened in the Celtics vs 76ers Game 2, where the Celtics bounced back strong and dominated the 76ers.

It's understandable because the Lakers and the Warriors have their own huge fan bases, so, whoever wins a game will literally make the team hype as they have their own supporters who will lift their names every win. But thinking about the Lakers to sweep the Warriors or at least 4-1 record? I mean, that is indeed possible but knowing how resistant the Warriors are, they will surely fight for every game even if it will come into Game 7. Saying a 4-1 record in favor of the Lakers is like underestimating the Warriors.

Well prior to the start of the series, there are predictions that Lakers are going to win in 6. Maybe it was just Lakers fanboy or a good analyst who are in the bandwagon. But in seems that the Lakers are really becoming a good playoff team now, with both Lebron and AD healthy. But 4-1? nah, I don't see that happening. Don't forget that the Warriors are the defending champion, and they still have the best shooter in the league right now.

They are down 0-2 against the inexperienced Kings but they manage to defeat them in 7. And the next game are still in the Warriors home court, so a good chance for them to tie the series and then adjust in game 3 at Crypto.com.
1095  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Halving only 1 year away on: May 04, 2023, 06:31:01 PM
so we only have 1 year left for DCA and after that our patience will pay off, because I believe 2024 will be a good year for cryptocurrency, because the price of Bitcoin and some Altcoin will definitely increase very high and create a new ATH price, therefore I want to take advantage of the current opportunity to do DCA Bitcoin and hold until the next bullrun comes, so that I will definitely get a big profit from doing DCA Bitcoin at this time.

History tells us that when bitcoin goes on a bull run, it has a trickle effect to the altcoins as well. Although there could be altcoins that can grow, even bigger returns but it's going to be too risky, so the best bet is bitcoin for the majority of us (or at least those maximalist).

As for the hash-rate and difficulty, it's been adjusting as well so I don't see a issue when we reach the halving 1 year from now. And for the miners, of course, they are businessman, so they will have to time the market as well when to offload their stash to make money.


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1096  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 on: May 04, 2023, 02:23:16 AM
@inthelongrun - yeah, most likely Fulton is after the money fight with Inoue clash. He did say that he wanted to go out and move to 126 lbs and him and Brandon will make a rematch there. But fighting Inoue is too tempting to resist, and at the same time it's a lucrative fight for him money wise and legacy.

If Steph Fulton himself didn't say those words himself that he will leave the weight class after this fight, regardless of the outcome, then where did the rumor came from that this will be Fulton's last fight before he moves towards the featherweight division. And that his climb was just delay because Inoue became his mandatory challenger and it's a fight where he doesn't have much option but to accept as it will be a win-win situation for him.

Maybe you are not aware of the supposedly rematch with Brandon Figueroa?, and they even have a date already. But then again, he decide to stay at 122 lbs and fight with Inoue. So that is not a rumor, Dan Rafael is a good source of boxing news.

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Dan Rafael is reporting the news on his Substack site of WBC/WBO super bantamweight champion Fulton (21-0, 8 KOs) moving up to featherweight to battle former WBA & WBC 122-lb champion Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs) in a rematch. WBC title expected to be vacated The WBC featherweight belt is being freed up due to champion Rey Vargas going up to 130 to battle O’Shaquie Foster for the vacant WBC super featherweight title next month on February 11th in San Antonio, Texas. If Vargas wins, he’ll need to make a decision whether he wants to keep his WBC 130-lb belt or return to 126 to continue defending his title in that weight class. Returning to the 126-lb division would mean that Vargas will need to defend his WBA featherweight title against the Fulton-Figuera 2 winner.

https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/01/stephen-fulton-vs-brandon-figueroa-ii-on-february-25th-on-showtime-in-minneapolis/

And things have change, Rey Vargas lost to Foster, Figueroa won against Magsayo and become the champion at 126 lbs. And then the original date of this fight was push through because of Inoue's hand injury.
1097  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: May 03, 2023, 03:25:29 PM
The truth seems to me that Spence is not very well regarded from a sporting point of view, I don't know why he doesn't give him a rematch, ...


Wait, who is the fighter that you are referring to that Spence should give a rematch to? Is it Thurman? Because the last time I checked, they haven't fought yet. Thurman has only one defeat, and that came from Pacman. Thurman and Spence have a similarity in that they both beat Shawn Porter, but I can say that Thurman did better compared to Spence.

Anyhow, regardless of who he is referring to, the fact that this fight is not really going to happen or at least what they are promoting in the Tank vs Davis that Spence is going to fight Crawford was obviously a promotional stunt.

So both Spence and Thurman have a long layoffs already. Maybe they will fight in the future, or maybe not. I guess we should move on with Spence right now as he is really disappointing his fans and there are no legacy here except that in this era, we know that he ducks Crawford, not fighting his mandatory despite the organizations ordering it, or trying to set a precedence of supposedly 147 lbs champion fighting at 154 in here and with no belt on the line.
1098  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 03, 2023, 03:01:26 PM
Looks like the front office of the Grizzlies have enough of him already. His destroying the reputation of the team with his trash talks, and I guess we will all agree if I will say that he's the one who trash talks the most in the whole Grizzlies roster, but isn't converting it into stats, and still performing very awfully all throughout the season, and in this last playoffs against the Lakers.

Nevertheless, now that we know that the Grizzlies will not get him again, I wonder which team will try to get him? I hope that the Warriors will get him.  Cheesy Cheesy I mean Westbrook and Beverley became teammates in the Lakers at the start of the season, and we know the beef between the two of them back a few years ago. Don't take what I said very seriously because I don't think that the Warriors will get him anyway. Overall, I'm excited on which team will try and get him after what happened.

I don't that the Warriors is willing to take a player with that kind of attitude, and it's a very different story with Westbrook and Pat Bev, yeah they trash talk but at the end of the day they try to deliver and it's part of their competitive nature.

As compare to Brooks, who says up front that he doesn't like the Warriors including Draymond and the rest. So that's attacking the team itself and there's no competitiveness in that statement, it's just pure hate or he is really envious of the success of the Warriors organization. And he talking about dynasty? right now players are going to laugh at this fool for his statements and his performance in the playoffs.
To bad for brooks he is really a total bad ass which create a bad vibes on their team. And now nba fans throw so much hate on him and provably it can affect his teammates to so provably he will be totally kick out on Grizzlies since he is bad influence to Ja and Bane.

Also for sure even Warriors will not want that guy to be part of that team since Brooks always says bad words against them especially to their stars so it will be bad if they let this guy enter on their rotation since this will be a huge mess for them.

The problem with him is that his stats have dropped a lot this season. Being a trash talker is not new to him, but the team wants someone who can do the job inside the court.

According to https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brookdi01.htm

His PPG average this season is only 14.3

While the last  3 series are higher.

2019-20 16.2 pts
2020-21 17.2 pts
2021-22 18.4 pts

You can see that there's a huge decline.

You are right, but still though, he can still play defense, but the thing is that he had this attitude, the negativity that every time he open is big mouth, you will hear blabber and I do agree that it is a very negative vibes for the team and the organization he represents which is Memphis. And it did carry to others as well, we know that issues with Ja Morant last February or March and it created more negativity when Brooks attitude, his technical fouls. It will be ok if he can back up the talks, but when he faces like the Lakers this series or even Warriors in the regular season, he can't deliver any.

@NotEssBeeF - Maybe coach Doc Rivers insists on getting small in this series so that they can run. And maybe Harrell is not a good fit on their current system. He could play but not against the Celtics.
1099  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How Big is the online gambling industry today? on: May 03, 2023, 02:43:05 PM
According to the articles shared, sports betting will have the highest market gain in the next few years.
What do you think?
I agree to this article but I think what should be more to be improved and strengthen is security and privacy. Internet is getting vast and there will be too many risks as well on security considering it's all online of accounts and most gamblers do tend to stay there money on their accounts.

Everything has it's risk, even if you play on offline base casino, there could be security issues as well. Just like if you let your money sit in exchanges, maybe if the exchange were hack or your accounts be compromise, you will lose your money there. The discussion is about how the gambling industry has grown tremendously.

Just like you, you are carrying a crypto related signature here, so in a nutshell you are also (and most of us here), are part of the gambling industries huge growth. And we can see that we also on sports betting here, at least majority of us follow certain sports. And then the games that we love to play, slots, baccarat, black jack and others. So it is really a thriving industry and it's one of the first use case for bitcoin.
1100  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 01, 2023, 11:10:14 AM
A real bummer that the Kings weren’t able to win game 7 against the Warriors. I thought they were going to light the beam and end the Warriors legacy but it just wasn’t in the cards. Steph Curry showed why he’s one of the best of all time and they live to face the Lakers. That should be a great series to watch!

Too inexperienced I guess, Sabonis was nowhere to be found in the second half, while Looney is having another tremendous rebounding game. Fox, probably hurt by his injuries, can't buy a basket. And then Malik Monk saying that Curry is old? backfired on them just like what Brooks says to Lebron and they are now both eliminated.

Curry dropping 50 points in a Game 7? that's the record for now and it's hard to break that one. And so we are going to see two GOAT's going against each other and renewing their rivalries back when Lebron is still with the Cavs. The Warriors will have the home court advantage in this series and for sure will have to take advantage of that.
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