What a spectacular to end the game . This only prove us that he can carry this legendary team. Hmm, though not as close as MJ or even D. Rose could do on their prime days but still he can. He is still young and can show more.
Nice one! I never wondered that he is also a sharp shooter because I thought that he was only good at dunking. Seems there is a new killer 3 pointer in the league huh? Curry and Harris should watch out from now on .

Still early to predict the Rookie of the Year but my bet from the very beginning was on Zion. However, he already missed a lot of games thus the rookies from other teams were already ahead of him which leads him to got slim chance of getting the title. Well, it was just an award afterall. Gaining this or not, it will not secure them for good throughout their whole NBA career . Consistent hardwork (whether you are up or down) still what matters the most.

In this case, I am now also going with Morant. They almost win in their game against Lakers, almost but not quite! Nonetheless props to this rookie, he did great!

Psh, it was just a rumor so I don't believe until it was proven . Yeah! Arwin did horrible that's why he got a suspension BUT I don't think SMB corp. could afford to trade this superstar despite of his seldom "trouble maker" attitude. He is good in the hard court, cocky but definitely got a nice showmanship especially when he do his Spiderman act lol.

On the other hand, I'm no longer interested to Barney's ah I mean Greg's comeback from his injury because every time I watched him play with Ginebra something's went wrong. Ginebra is already good without him. I think maybe because of his slow pace? His short jumps which result to less rebounding? What are your thoughts? Anyway, what really caught my attention is when I heard that Dillinger finally recovered! I hope he can now play in the quarter finals.

Honestly, I don't know also how Alaska gonna stop the 2nd Ranked team in this conference. Just hearing the word "2nd" can already shaken up your knees . But well, the possibilities are still there even it was the slightest. If they able to survive on the elimination round then why not on this playoffs? They should just dream big and believe on their strength (despite of losing Bachero). Like the old saying, "Bilog ang bola".
The loss of their 3 players really hurts the team but they should consider their selves lucky because at least they just lose a single significant player, which is Arwind Santos. No offense for disregarding Tubid and Nabong but we all knew that they are not as important as Santos did. I hope you get my point .

Let's see how a broken SMB will handle the solid and getting stronger GSM. I know they got the experience in handling this kind crucial situations but a loss is a loss — it is a thing you cannot ignore into your considerations. So for me I'll vote in favor of GSM, 60-50.

I would like to thank you for giving me couple of merits for my little work. I know you are not the only who gave merits to it but yours are what I appreciated the most because it was a pleasure to get noticed by the administrator of this huge community of course  

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Anyways, Happy 10th Bitcointalk Anniversary . This is the best forum I joined in! I hope this will stay forever.

I felt  little lame this year simply because our beloved btc still not reach its previous ATH or much better if it exceeds . Am I the only one feeling upset because of that? I don't think so, I knew that many of us here are hodlers who are only depending on big events like this. But in all fairness, I can still see silver linings. Imagine, this year got less drama. The market has a stable price though its lower than last 2017 but at least we are no longer experiencing a roller coaster type of market because that's very stressful to be honest .

Uh uh uh! Be uncertain mate because we all knew that the next bitcoin halving will happen next year and we anticipate that it will be a great factor for bitcoin rocket to launch once again . But I agree to you tin the part that you said that bitcoin will remain in the $9k - $10k for the last few months of this year. Actually I'm no longer expecting that it will reach $15k at least. This year is not so prosperous for all of us, better luck next year I guess .

Good for you mate for picking a right token. Me? I already stop investing to alt after I failed on Electroneum (that's year 2017 as far as I remember)  and just focused on bitcoin. Hmm, I also tried to invest on eth last year but I realized that its price movement is almost the same with btc so why mind diversifying your assets? The bottomline, I am no longer interested in any kind of alt . I am already contented with my btc holdings, however I'm not closing my doors to them it's just so happen that I don't yet find a new promising one.

You only know it was a good move only before the amount of your money decrease. Your perspective will surely change once your money diminished drastically. Don't get me wrong, I love crypto and also believe to its future (btc to be more specific) but I will never ever place a life-changing amount of money (like the house downpayment) in a risky place and wipl not advice the same thing either. Maybe some of you think that converting your money into crypto for the meantime and hope to make profits at an instant is a good idea, but in reality it wasn't. It's not that simple! If pro daytraders still exert a lot of effort in order to make their money survive in the waves of price volatility then what more for a common hodler like you? I advice you to use your extra money for crypto investing and not the money you used for sustaining your needs.

Here's my question, if you continued investing your down payment and then unfortunately a sudden bearish season comes. What will you do now? Are you willing to sleep along the streets? I hope you get my point now .

Okay, let's see his next performance. I really hope *crossing my fingers Melo could add more points to his team for their upcoming match against Greek Freak's team which is also one of the strong teams in Eastern. Honestly, this would be a tough one and I have a gut feel (just a gut feel so don't be triggered again, chill ) that he won't get a better result not only because of strong opponents but also due to homecourt disadvantage. It seems that everything is in favor of Bucks this time so Blazers should definitely make extra efforts if they want to win .

Yeah! He adapt. Look at his present physique and compare it into his prime days, there's a big differenece right? He change his body because he knew that O'Neal kind of Centers (huge but slow) are out — versatile Centers are in today. Those players do not only protects along the paint but also fast, has a good perimeter range and in some cases some of them know how to shoot 3's . Don't get me wrong, I know that being in an All Star team like Lakers is a significant factor to be considered why Howard seems strong but still the majority of his improvements are due to his hardwork of cours.
You have a point mate but do you really think Melo got no problem at all? I don't think so. Okay let's disregard first the critics from the crowd. Melo did a 4/14 FG, turnovers and 2 offensive fouls (according to the post above). See? He is inefficient at the moment, so I think it is fair to conclude that he served more of a burden rather a relief for their team.

Or still maybe not . How unfortunate tha his first chance was wasted. Well, there are still many chances left for him but I do hope he will not do a poor performance again because even small errors accumulate and become a huge bad impression in the end which lead him into termination (who knows?)

I don't see great development to be honest unlike to other oldies, Dwight Howard for example. Despite of his age and size, he learned to adapt. Props to his effort of making himself from just a "bulky man" to a more effective agile center. If Melo knows how to adapt too or make everything which levels him into youngsters' performance then he will not get bad comments at all.

Very well said . Falling down along the road is part of everyone's journey but you should not stop moving because those are just challenges which makes our victory sweeter right after we reached our goal. Unless you already lose a lot of money or really don't see any improvements at all and as long as you love what you are doing, then there's no valid reason to stop ~ change my mind. Be careful always and happy earning everyone .

Well, that's normal and very understandable because committing mistakes is really inevitable especially in this stage where they still lack experience and knowledge. Another one of the reasons why newbies lose a lot is because of panic selling. Their hearts are not yet fully prepared or didn't expect how brutal our market that's why they tend to sell once and for all even due to small downtrends. Nevertheless, it's not what matters the most. We should help them grow and don't hesitate to tell pieces of advice for them to have guidance along their journey. Always remember, the happier each one of us (especially newbies) here, the more our community remains strong .

Mikey Garcia? I heard it somewhere before, now I wonder if their family is correlated to one another? Anyway, one with Puerto Rican blood and one with Mexican, sounds familiar isn't it? Yeah! Pacquiao demolished a lot of boxers coming from those races . So let's see if they will be just added on Pacman's collection or will have a different fate. Actually, I'm getting excited to know if they can beat Manny's speed despite of his age.

You seems confused mate, I think the one you are pertaining about is Thurman and not Spence Jr. .
Let's take it easy. I know that Manny is willing to fight whoever served to him unlike other players who are very choosy (I'm not saying a boxer like Floyd lmao). If Garcia would be the next "victim" then so be it, I will be satisfied in their fight as long as more exciting fights to come for Manny (vs Maidana, Spence or Crawford) is a sure thing . 

Chill bro , now we knew why you really hate alt. Yup! I think what you really mean is alt and not cryptocurrency in general. Though they got similarities to bitcoin but still they are very far from it, because bitcoin got a higher possibility of going into mainstream compared on those tons of sh*tcoins in the market. And if you'll asky my own reason why I hate alts (the newer not the much stable), very simple, because it wastes not only your money but mainly your time and hopes which really sucks .

Sorry but I disagree with you mate, losing on others doesn't necessarily mean you and your team don't have the championship caliber team. It's just so happened that other team (like Raptors) got better strategies for winning. Here's another example, look at the present situation of GSW, they are at the very bottom. So it's fair to conclude that they don't have the caliber of a true champion? Of course not!

Yeah, this will be exciting because there is no one who can dominate them all lol . Expect that there will be a close match between  each one of them. Anyway, another thing that pokes my attention is about the inspiration of Team Unknown for their logo, it looks like an ancient Pokemon for me (hayy childhood memories).

On the other hand, it looks like TNC became better after Kuku left their team huh. That's good for them because actually what I expected from the beginning is that they have the tendency to collapse due to poor chemistry but guess what, I'm all wrong . Seems that kpii and March suits very well, they should keep up the good work to maintain their lead.

A little bit harsh but true anyways . Actually, I still can't believe that Raptors able to beat them last year's conference and I know some of you might agree with me. Well, that's normal but I hope they are now growing further. For me, Bucks don't necessarily need veteran players, they can be veterans on their own instead.
And I'm one of those people (peace yow ).Okay that's the spirit! But I wonder why Nuggets? What do you find special from them aside from Jokic?