There's plenty of time to make the adjustment, the current coach is the assistant, so I'm pretty sure he is very much aware of the system and he just need to implement it, we were impressed by Udoka's performance last season, but he made a big mistake, so he has to face the consequences.
Yes, he has been an assistant coach for the Celtics for about 3 years now. That means he knows the system and the personnel. But is his experience enough to make tough calls in crunch time? Because that is the most important part and that could make or break the Celtics this year. I think they won't continue with Udoka because of this situation.
They did very well with Udoka last season, but this season they have to do without him.
My guess is the Boston Celtics are looking for a new coach right now.
They are not looking for a new coach, assistant coach Joe Mazzulla, very young coach for them. Big Al is even older than him and he is the same age as Danilo G. (who unfortunately is injured and can't play with the team). And he had like 3-4 days to settle down as their new coach in this most difficult time. The team needs to heal first before they can really go one with the start of the new season which is just around the corner. So really hard for the players to digest and see them without the coach that brought them to the finals and almost win the NBA championship. Fortunately, it is very early in the season so whatever they need to fix, they have the whole season to do it. And, if Mazulla will not change the system, they have less to worry because the players are already comfortable with the current system. And he is the assistant coach, I am sure he also knows the system very well. He just needs the full trust of the players so he can guide them in crucial moments. He have the whole regular season to secure the player's trust, especially the star players. |
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Tomorrow, Ginebra will be playing against ROS, let us see if the arena will be filled.
It is a weekday; I am not expecting that many to watch the games even if Ginebra is playing. If it is a weekend, I expect it to have a decent attendance. I only full venue during playoffs and finals, I seldom see them during elimination. PBA really making a huge noise a lot of drama to gather attentions maybe they are trying anything to gain those interests from the viewers. They are following the saying that even negative publicity is still a publicity, hahaha   kidding aside, My personal take on that note is very possible, PBA is controlled by SMC and MVP they can simply request for that schedule to see how the visiting team play and scout them to make sure that they are well prepared before they met. If this issue will be proven, surely the interest of those possible additional visiting teams will be lesser. They might not take that effort to join with the league that fully manipulated. Manipulating the game schedules is too much and i don't think they did that because as per observation, it is usually the teams that exited early on the last conferences will have to play a game or two before the teams that have played on the semi-finals and finals of that conference, might be a sort of favor for them to extend their rest period. Tomorrow, Ginebra will be playing against ROS, let us see if the arena will be filled. Maybe that is the truth, but we cannot blame the fans for coming up with that speculation because the commissioner is heavily favoring these SMC and MVP teams. I had the same reaction the first time I saw the schedule and how good the guest team is. And because of the actions of the commissioner, even if it was of good faith, fans will always put a bad light on it. |
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Well it turns out that you are not. Its clear by comparison that Fnatic is way off compared to Liquid especially after Liquid beat Cloud9, I was totally convinced that they would win against Fnatic but yeah glad taking that bet pay off
Complexity destroyed your parlay as they won the first map of their series and almost got away with the 2nd map as well. I thought that Faze was a goner there when they were down 5 rounds but they made a comeback and forced overtime. It will hit complexity badly, they almost got that win but a few miscommunications, and the map slipped away. Faze will have a good momentum going in the 3rd map. |
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I made a light reading on this and found out that historically, guest teams are not considered for individual awards. So this is not the first time it happened and already a norm in PBA.
I guess the Bay Area Dragons are aware of this before they committed in joining the conference as guest team. It should be in their contract. I just felt sad for players like Powell who is giving it all and performing absolutely the best because they will not be recognised even if the Dragons won the championship.
PBA should look at this and listen to the reactions of the fans about this. I think most of the fans would like to honor the competitiveness of individual players whether they are in a guest team or not.
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 Tomorrow playoffs stage is starting with these matches. fnatic are in a recovery phase now and they are still having bad results against below tier 1 teams recently. They lost to Sangal around a week ago in a tournament for example. They have a nice potential actually by finishing the group stage above NaVi in ESL Pro League. Liquid had a serious difficulty against Cloud9 the last time and they owe YEKINDAR a lot for qualifying from the group. If we see a similar team performance then fnatic might take advantage of it. I'll try my luck and bet on fnatic @2.21. There isn't much to talk about FaZe - Complexity matchup. Complexity had an astonishing run indeed but this is the end of the road for them. FaZe should end them without making big mistakes. 2-0 win might be preferred @1.43 but it carries some risks at the same time. FaZe might lose one map maybe. Their win @1.11 can be added to a betslip to increase the total odd a little. Team Liquid is relying heavily on Yekindar. If this continues in their match against FNATIC, FNATIC has a better chance of winning their series. But of course, it will depend on the maps they will be picking. I will be betting for FNATIC to win but Liquid taking one map. FAZE against Complexity is a no-brainer, I think. They should easily win against Complexity so a 2-0 win by Faze should be a safe bet. Faze performed very well in their group matches and I expect to carry over in the playoffs. |
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Great news for Zion Williamson fans. In his interview today he says he feels great, is "moving faster and jumping higher." Hard to believe but he seems positive and excited for the season. I can't wait to see him throwing down some monster dunks and bullying the rest of the NBA. He's the first player since Shaq that I feel is completely unstoppable in the paint and the most exciting dunker I've seen since Shawn Kemp.
Only if he stays healthy. I don't want to put hype on him at the early stage since being sidelined for too long because of an injury at a young age seems not a good sign of becoming a well-established player in the future. He is so athletic but because his body built is not blending well with his athleticism, there's seems to an incompatibility in his movements. If I remember correctly, Joel Embiid is also sidelined for a long because of his injury in his early years. But he continues to make good progress after that and now becomes one of the best NBA players today. I hope Zion next season will now start to create a noise in the league and will stay healthy the whole season. He looks leaner now compared to his first year in NBA. Big thanks to that weight limit quote in his contract. I think that is a big help in his problems and should be fitter and should stay healthy this season. He has been away from the game for so long so he should ease his way in. We are still to see his full potential and hopefully, like Embiid, he is already past his injury-prone years. The Pelicans have put their trust that he will be able to stick to his diet and training and he will be healthy or that big contract will be wasted. Hopefully, he can carry the Pelicans to higher finish this year. |
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You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
It depends on your profession. If you are a teacher, you are held to higher standards. The university you are working in might not want that their teacher or professor is gambling. You are molding young minds and students sometimes view their teachers as their models. Otherwise, you can gamble as you want, and you can share it as you like. I do not have the obligation to explain myself to others regarding my gambling habits. It is just for entertainment as you said. Unless I am already addicted and that gambling is already detrimental to my profession, I do not have to explain anything to anyone. |
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Not only the next round but a shot of winning the NBA championship. I think with Kawhi, the Clippers ca defeat the Warriors as he has done that before, with the Raptors hea beat the Warriors and has become a champion, when he was still with the Spurs, they almost did it if he was not injured and was out in the series, Zaza Pachulia did a dirty job on him.
The warriors back then were crippled with injury. No Durant and Klay in that Finals. Some would say that the raptors got it easy because of that handicap. We do not know what could have happened if both teams are all healthy. The same also with his run with the spurs, though they are on the precipice of getting the series win, we still do not know what could have happened if he was not injured. It is all maybes. This is Kawhi's chance to show that he can carry a team. Winning it all without the trio in Spurs (Duncan, Parker, Ginobili) or the other team having injured stars. Giannis. I hope he is practicing his shooting skills. If he mastered it, he will be difficult to stop as he will be able to use it for new moves like hesitations.
Actually, I'm looking at him as a young near Lebron like. For sure that if he masters outside shooting then he's going to be one of the beasts inside the ring and one of the most desired players, although right now he is. He's still at his prime and there's still a huge expectation on him. Loving it to see how this man grown in the league and before people were talking about him that he just needs to grow and a few more years until he goes close to the star players that we know, now we know where he is. He totally needs that shooting to complete his game and also as insurance that he could stay relevant in the game. As he gets older, he will slow down, and his athleticism will not be able to help him get into the basket. But with good shooting, he can open up space for his teammates. |
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Aside from SMB and TNT, Gin kings is also one of the favorite during an import conference, Brownlee vs Powell. I love to see how Brownless will take this as a personal challenge. For sure our local teams won't allow the dominance of Bay Area Dragons at this conference. SMB, TNT, and Gin Kings might be pumped up now and really eager to face this big team as much as possible. It's a disgrace if big local teams like SMC teams and MVP teams will be defeated easily by Bay Area Dragons where mid-team Northport almost beat them. We will see how the big teams will play against the guest team. By the way, when Ginebra and San Miguel will play against the Bay Area Dragons, the Dragons will have a new import. They will employ Andrew Nicholson as their import and Powell will be seating out. They will have different dynamics because Powell plays point while Nicholson is center. I wonder if they will be stronger or weaker now that their import is a center. Powell is doing an incredible job as a point guard. The Dragons are not lacking in height, and they already have a good center in Liu Chuanxing and Duncan Reid. |
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If Durant and Irving avoid injuries and are on the court for most the year, they will end up a top 4 team in the East. They are just too good to lose a bunch of games. Might actually look at their over/under on wins and take an over. 🤔
That will not matter anyway because they cannot be coached. When they enter the playoffs, when minor adjustments are very important, they will not survive. They cannot win the playoffs on talent alone. They need to be able to listen to their coach and trust him. Look what happened to them last playoffs, they got swept by the Celtics. Going back to this Ime Udoka drama… I’m not sure how serious people are, but I’m hearing rumors that his affair went further than just with the female staff member that’s been in social media… There are now rumors that he was also having inappropriate relationships with players… Maybe people are being crazy for clicks, but I suspect that Matt Barnes was right when he said that this story is 1000x crazier than anyone realizes right now.
There is very little information out and the information we got is somewhat vague so most probably will jump to conclusions or create speculations. But this rumor is very bizarre. I guess it will get crazier as the days go by without more information about it. |
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Is there anyone buying right now because they think we probably will not go much lower and don't want to miss out at these low prices?
I think we are now hitting the lowest price of bitcoin, at least for this year. I believe, it will start to pump up starting next month or November then gradually go down again. It is not a new all-time high pump, but it would still be higher than what we are seeing right now. If I am right, it is usually at this time of the year that it starts to have a mini pump. Though I might be wrong, this is a good time to buy some bitcoin especially if you are not the type of person who wants to cost average. I believe though that cost averaging is still the best approach to accumulating bitcoin. Then just purchase more when the price takes an extra dip. |
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When ever a customer desires to pay in Bitcoin/crypto in my absence, I am usually contacted by my employees. I have explained some few details on how to receive payment from customers in crypto but I think they still find that means of payment as not being convincing, so I want to take out time to teach them Bitcoin, advantage, users, how to receive and how to send Bitcoin.
Isn't it that if they are just processing payments, then you just need to teach them how to do it like how you teach them how to use POS? They do not need the nitty gritty details of bitcoin, just how to process the payment and what to do in case transactions get stuck. At least as an employee, that is just what they need to learn. But of course, if you want them to have knowledge about bitcoin so that they can share it with your customers, then they should start with the basics of bitcoin: transactions, fees, confirmation time, mining, etc. |
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I believe everybody has their worst day in gambling especially if you started gambling early maybe in your teenage age. My worst day was when I used my school fees to gamble because I thought I will make more money to take care of some of my needs in school. At the beginning I was making profit for 2hrs,I was carried away with the anxiety of winning but later the game turned round and I was losing and losing,I didn't quit hoping I will recover my lost. Before I knew it I was left with 10% of the money I started with, I couldn't just quit the game then because I still feel I will start winning again but luck failed me and I got drained of all I have on me.
Two weeks later it was announced in school that we only had one more week left for closure of school fees payment, I tried borrowing, seek for help everywhere but nobody could help me with the money. This was how I couldn't pay my fee for that semester and went home with carry overs after the end of the semester as I was not allowed to write some exams.
How about you do you had a worst day on gambling that you will never forget ?Did it affect an aspect of your life and how ?
That is a good teaching moment for you. Hope you learned your lessons. It is not a really good idea to go gambling with the intention that it will fill your financial needs. At least now you know that you do not gamble the money that you need. You must only use the money you can afford to lose. Luckily for me, I did not go through that, yet. I have lost a lot before, but that money is not allotted for anything. It was an extra for me. And I always keep it that way. But unlike you, I did not start real gambling until I was an adult, so I have some self-control over the amount of money and gambling habits. You started young so you are a bit impulsive. |
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Yes and throughout the NBA's history, there are a lot of sex scandals, involving the players themselves. Who will forget about Kobe's infamous case here? and I think it causes him his Adidas or Nike contract. Nevertheless, he continue to play and become a legend.
It's just the times though, I'm also not updated on the rules whether written or not about coaches and their affairs. I guess the sticking point is that he is married, which make it worst and Boston franchise are not going to tolerate it.
They made the right action already, it's only a suspension but I'm pretty sure he will not return anymore because he knows he made a serious offense. he is a great coach, so he can still find a team to play with but in a different league. There is no announcement about it, but we already have a hint that he will not be returning to the Celtics. It is just a waste that his career with the Celtics will end this way. He started his first year very strong getting the team into the Finals and was just two wins away from getting the ring. 5 days until nba preseason kicks off. Starting to look like the Lakers aren’t going to get their roster problems figured out. I’m looking forward to seeing how Ben Simmons fits in with Kyrie and KD. Also excited to see Zion Williamson healthy again. Looking to be an exciting season. I wonder if Giannis is still getting better…
Excited to see that too. I did not see him for a long time but I hope he is more fit right now with the restriction on his weight already on his contract. Hopefully he will not get injured this season so we can see his full potential. I am also excited for Kawhi, he did not play the whole season last season. And with the Clippers now have John Wall, I am excited to see the new dynamics in that team. |
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Team Liquid won overpass in overtime.
This mean that the hope of Eternal Fire entering the playoffs is now extinguished. Their last hope lies on Team Liquid losing 0-2 from cloud9 but Team Liquid forced an overtime and winning it eventually. They start weak on the overtime giving 2 easy rounds to C9. But after a timeout, they pulled themselves together and got 4 straight rounds forcing Map 3.
So we have C9 getting the top of Group D, while Furia and Team Liquid will qualify for playoffs.
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Northport is supposed to be on the big news now if they were able to upset the heavy favorites Bay Area Dragons. That was almost a win!
Pre-game betting, NorthPort has a @10 odds to win the game. Aside from that, a tempting handicap was given to them that generalizes how long the distance is between them and the Dragons.
Bay Area Dragons will meet the other 2 teams first before facing an SMC team. I'm waiting for it.
The sad news is, we may not see that good as an odd as the Northport had against the Bay Area Dragons. Since they almost got the W, bookies now know that the Dragons are not what we think they are. They can be beaten. San Miguel, Ginebra, and TNT may have even lower odds against them since they are way stronger than Northport. |
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Thanks for a very detailed spreadsheet. Now I understand. So, basically, both EG and Liquid need to lose so badly for EF to get into the playoffs. With the tournament on the line though, I would expect both these teams to try their best to win against their opponents. I feel bad for EF, they have to rely on the luck of other teams in order to continue in the tournament. |
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We can say that things are already clear in Group D. I'm afraid it is nearly impossible for Eternal Fire to finish the group at the 3rd place in the worst case. Let's say EG and Liquid both lost, Eternal Fire will still need to win against Movistar Riders by a huge round difference. In short, they need a miracle tomorrow. I think FURIA will defeat EG but Liquid will manage to defeat Cloud9 also. Cloud9 are already in a safe condition and they will most probably end the group as the leader even if they lose this one. Liquid might react to the shocking Eternal Fire loss strongly by winning this and secure themselves in the group. FURIA @1.24, Eternal Fire @1.53 and Liquid @2.65 are my choices for tomorrow's matches. Maybe it is a risky parlay but I'll give it a chance. Eternal Fire will not be able to make the cut for the playoffs but they gave EG a fighting chance to steal the spot from Team Liquid. It is a long shot though that they will take 2 maps against Furia but sometimes upsets happen in CS. EG is gaining momentum and confidence in winning two series in a row. Eternal fire can still make it. This is how: 1.)Cloud 9 needs to beat liquid by 2-0 2.)Furia needs to beat EG 3.)EF needs to win by 2-0 against Botstar riders If these 3 things happen then EF will qualify 100% It's a long shot tho. But I can see it happening  Since all EF needs is the favourites to win their respective matches. I am not very familiar with how tiebreakers work in CS, but if that happens, don't they all tie 2-3? Liquid and EF are tied in maps won but Liquid is way ahead in points. How will EF outrank Liquid if they end up tying? Can somebody explain it. |
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Casinos could ask you to get out of their establishments if they caught you counting cards on blackjack, but they cannot do more than that legally because as you said, counting cards is not illegal. Casinos have the right though to kick you out.
Some articles are saying that it is really hard to pull off and you need to be really focused to be able to completely track the flow of cards. That means you cannot really enjoy the games because you are continuously counting unless you are in Adderall or any drugs that will keep you focused, or you are Raymond in Rain man.
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We can say that things are already clear in Group D. I'm afraid it is nearly impossible for Eternal Fire to finish the group at the 3rd place in the worst case. Let's say EG and Liquid both lost, Eternal Fire will still need to win against Movistar Riders by a huge round difference. In short, they need a miracle tomorrow. I think FURIA will defeat EG but Liquid will manage to defeat Cloud9 also. Cloud9 are already in a safe condition and they will most probably end the group as the leader even if they lose this one. Liquid might react to the shocking Eternal Fire loss strongly by winning this and secure themselves in the group. FURIA @1.24, Eternal Fire @1.53 and Liquid @2.65 are my choices for tomorrow's matches. Maybe it is a risky parlay but I'll give it a chance. Eternal Fire will not be able to make the cut for the playoffs but they gave EG a fighting chance to steal the spot from Team Liquid. It is a long shot though that they will take 2 maps against Furia but sometimes upsets happen in CS. EG is gaining momentum and confidence in winning two series in a row. |
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