Have not read that but i think imports can play as the resumption of games would be on the first Sunday of February and no word yet from the PBA that imports are not allowed to play for the time being.

With the "unrestricted free agent" rule in effect, SMC and MVP teams will become stronger as free agents main priority is to sign with those teams, last option for them is to sign with low tier teams if no offer from strong teams.

Casimero's antics got Inoue that is why the latter really want to face Casimero at first but as time goes by and Inoue have realized that whatever Casimero have said on social media is just a way for him to accept the challenge, he no longer interested on fighting him unless it is for the unification of the belt.

Casimero is a bit problematic at the moment as the problems with MP Promotions has not yet been solve and he has no conditioning coach but i do hope that they will patch up the problems with Sean Gibbons before April 23, the scheduled date of the fight.

Daming laro kanina pero hindi ako nakapusta sa sobrang busy, hanggang tingin-tingin lang muna sa mga scores yong ginawa ko.

Dalawa lang ang laro para bukas kaya medyo madali lang pumili at yong Lakers vs Sixers ang game na tatayaan ko.

Sixers -3.5 @2.07 vs Lakers, Joel Embiid is on a beast mode at tingin ko yong numbers na pinapakita nya lately ay numbers ng isang pang-MVP.

It always depends on what uncle Bob will say on the future of Inoue, just like what he did to the career of Manny Pacquaio and Terrence Crawford  .

There are talks that the Inoue vs Donaire 2 will be stage this April so i think this fight will go first before the Casimero vs Inoue if ever pushes through because the Casimero vs Butler fight is already scheduled this April 23 in Liverpool but just can't post here the link (i have to find if first).

For Inoue to fight Casimero, he should be impressive enough on his win against Butler to gain the attention of the boxing community.

If i were an adviser to Magsayo, i would take on Kiko Martinez first before going for the rematch or a unification bout with either Wood or Navarrete.

On the three, Martinez seems to be the weakest and a fight with him will give Magsayo more confidence going forward if he wins.

Money-wise, i think he would still receive substantial amount whoever he fights because his fight with Russell, it's been said by one analyst that Mark received 19M Php which for me a big amount already since he is just the challenger to Russell and if he defend or unify then we could expect that he will receive more.

Time to lock the thread guys and as usual, thanks for all your comments and congrats to those who win and also a big congrats to the new champion from the Philippines, Mark Magnifico Magsayo.

See you in his next fight, hopefully this year.

Grabe naman yon, akala ko panalo na yong bet ko kasi 111-107 ang score with just 1 second to go ng biglang tumikada ng tres yong Thunder at naibaba yong lamang ng Bulls to just one point at wala ng oras, sakit noon hehe.

Di bale, may ganyan talagang eksena sa laro at nagkataon lang na doon ako sa losing side hehe.

Syanga pala, naglalaro si LaVine at hindi naglalaro sina Ball at DeRozan, load management ba to or they are having an injuries?

I just can't remember where i read it but i'm pretty sure that the PBA will be back in action on the first week of February as it gets the unanimous nods from the board of Governors to resume the games, in fact the IATF has allowed team scrimmages this week.

Besides, covid cases in the NCR is dropping and health experts have predicted that things will be back to the pre-omicron status by March so we can expect crowd to be back in the arena this March or April.

Nasa isip ko hindi sila matatalo ng dalawang sunod sa mga low ranking teams at saka maglalaro naman si DeRozan, si Lavine lang ang hindi kaya talagang may chance na manalo ang Bulls sa kanilang laro bukas kay Bull -3.5 @2.10 ako rito.

Good luck, sana tuloy-tuloy na ang panalo natin.

That behavior is typical to a champion who can't accept a lose to a nobody. He didn't respect Magsayo that much because even if he had an injury he still go on to fight, maybe he thinks that he can overcome Magsayo with just one hand hehe.

But still he deserves a rematch but i think after Magsayo defended it with a mandatory challenger or defending on his promoter on who to fight but not a rematch with Russell this early.

Mgsayo's stock has gone up and he deserves it knowing how he sacrifices for his dream to come true.

Though injured, Russell was still too quick for Magsayo for him to land that fatal blow so kudos to him for making that fight close even with that injured right hand.

One positive thing that happens in this fight for Magsayo is that he was able to outbox Russell all throughout the fight and not just relying with that one punch KO.

Lose my bet as i think KO is the only chance for Magsayo win but he proved me wrong this time.

Congrats MMM and to all his backers.

Based on harizen's given figure above, it would have a difference of 75K Php more or less per month salary so i don't think that a one stint in Japan will be equal to five years coaching here in PH.

Well, if coach Topex wanted another feather on his cap, he could take that offer and comeback to the PH apply what he have experienced overseas.

Too tempting indeed but i don't think that he would bite the offer as he would be away for his family for a long time. Filipinos are too attached to their families so i don't think that coach Topex will be coaching in Japan soon, maybe if he had no more job in the Philippines then i think that he go there to coach.

It's a good thing though that coaches had been noticed in Japan, maybe they want to experiment what works in their system, US or Philippine style of coaching.

Three days ago it was @8.8 if you bet for Magsayo to win by knockout but now it is only 6.60, seems like bettors are going for that option as i also think that if Magsayo will win, it would be by KO.

Ring rust, speculation of an injury, not getting the weight at first try and lose of his father on his corner, seems to me that these are the triggering factor on why bettors are going for that option.

Hindi nga pangkaraniwan ang event na ito pero wala pa ring epekto sa presyo ng SLP kahit nasa 66k na Axies na yong na burn. Siguro mga chops Axie lang yong binu-burn at yong mga ordinaryong users katulad natin na 3 lang na Axie per team ay hindi sumali sa event na to.

Tama ka nga, kadalasan sa mga sumali ay yong mga managers na may maraming Axies at nawalan ng mga scholars dahil sa pagbaba ng SLP.

Palagay ko wala ring mangyayari sa SLP dahil hindi nababawas yong users na nagmi-mint ng SLP araw-araw at wala na masyadong nagbe-breed.

Pero ganoon pa man, baka swertehin ka kabayan sa pagsali mo sa event na to. Floor axies cost only 50 USD malay natin malaki ang kapalit nyan.

Before it is "Restricted Free Agent", the mother team has always the rights to sign the players if the contract of that players expires unless they want to trade him.

But this rule is in effect only on the players drafted in the year 2014 if i'm not mistaken.

Let's take the case of Rodney Brondial, the Aces has offered him a two-year contract after his contract expired but he declined the offer and signed with SMB. Maybe the offer of SMB is lesser but the opportunity to play for the championship is high thus the bonus awaits hehe.

Ang buwenas ng Pacers, nanalo sila ngayon kahit wala si Sabones. Bawi nalang tayo ngayong araw na to hehehe.

Daming laro pero isa lang pupustahan ko.

Memphis ML @2.3 vs Nuggets, sunod-sunod na ang talo ng Memphis kaya palagay ko babawi sila rito. Ang advantage lang naman ng Nuggets dito ay yong maglalaro sila sa homecourt nila pero even match-up ito palagay ko.

Good luck, sana makabawi tayo.

May nabasa ako sa discord about this "releasing the axie forever"  .

May nakasubok na ba sa inyo dito na pakawalan ang Axie ninyo?

Ano yong kapalit kapag ni-release mo yong Axie mo kasi hindi na daw ito magagamit at mabu-burn daw ito?

That maybe an excuse in case Russell loses to Magsayo come this Saturday night hehe. I agree, why bother to tell the public that he has an injury but won't elaborate on it. I guess that is not true because it is part of the contract that you will reveal if you are injured coming into the fight as this will affect the whole betting industry.

Mental-wise, Russell is not 100 percent as we have heard in the news that his father has this health problem so i think the chance of Magsayo to get that belt from him is up a notch but Magsayo must also do his part of bringing the fight to the champ early and knock him out as this is his only way to win IMO, a win by knockout.

Kursunada ko tong dalawang laro na ito kaya sasabayan na kita sa dalawang ito.

Knicks -4.5 @1.93 vs Pelicans, struggling itong Pelicans at inconsistent pa kaya Knicks is a good choice since they are playing at home this time.

Warriors -11.5 @1.88 vs Pacers, medyo malaki yong spread pero naniniwala pa rin ako na tuloy-tuloy na ang magandang chemistry ng Splash Brothers kaya pabor ako sa kanila dito ngayon.

Good luck sa ating lahat, sana tuloy-tuloy lang ang panalo natin at enjoy the games today mga kabayan.

With this new rule in effect (Unrestricted Free Agent), any players could chose which team he wanted to play as long as that team is willing to make an offer to him. So in the case of Banchero, if he wanted to leave Phoenix, just wait for his contract to expire and post an intent on social media that he want to play for a certain team so that team will be aware of his situation.

With this new rule, who do you think wins on this one, the team or the players?

Could it bring more balance to the league?