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2241  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: How to Assess a Memecoin and Not Get Scammed ;) on: May 21, 2023, 04:10:50 PM
Thanks for sharing this information and I find it very helpful. There's a popular saying that once beaten twice shy. At some point some of us have been a victim of such tokens and sadly we have learnt the hard way. It is very important that we always do due diligence before commiting our funds into any project.
If newbies learned their lesson after suffering a single negative experience investing in meme coins or some other altcoins I would consider that to be a good thing and the money lost as the price needed to learn that lesson, unfortunately many newbies need to lose many times and waste all their capital before they learn this lesson, and this is sad as even if at that moment they finally have the common sense necessary to stay away from meme coins, it does not matter anymore as their capital has taken a brutal hit already anyway.

We cannot really avoid these things from happening because sometimes, it's not just the beginners or novice that keeps on making these mistakes of seeing meme coins as a profitable coin, even the regular ones or have been already in the crypto world for long now are still engaging in meme coins. The said fact is, it's not that they don't know the risks of these coins, it's just that they are willing to take those risks mentioned in the hopes of riding the wave when the whales started moving again.
2242  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: May 19, 2023, 07:34:33 PM
Yes, this is true, but there is a logical explanation for this - many residents of third world countries after entering the United States will "get lost" and stay there illegally. By the way, I don’t know how it is now, but earlier, for everyone entering the US legally, vaccination (from covid) was mandatory, and for illegal immigrants who crossed the border and demanded citizenship/asylum, there was no such requirement  Grin Thus, it was safer to enter the US illegally.

There are many people who think letting America host the 2026 world cup was a wrong decision and that they will have problems visiting this country to watch the World Cup games but I disagree and I think since America got the experience of hosting other great tournaments, they won't disappoint us and we are going to see a better world cup than what we saw in Qatar.

I am 100% sure that in terms of organization in the US everything will be at the top level. In terms of the quality of the competitions held (probably in all sports), this is the country No. 1 and, of course, they will also hold the World Cup at the highest level. But the problem with a visa is a problem of a different order, and there will definitely be dissatisfied people who, for one reason or another, will not be able to get it.

Hopefully, the FIFA council can find some ways to resolve this kind of problem because World Cup being a business, they sure want as many people as possible to see and watch the event because that will also mean that there's a lot of money that will flow to their pockets. Although I doubt that they can really fix it as this problem already falls down to the US and Canada's jurisdiction because safety and security must be ensured first. 
2243  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 19, 2023, 06:53:54 PM
Now that the series is headed back to Los Angeles, the major thing the Denver Nuggets needs to avoid is allowing the Lakers get to the free throw with relative ease, Lakers have more free throw attempt in the first two but the differences weren't so significant, but it's likely going to be a whole new different affair in LA, the Nuggets must ensure they attack the rim and get the at least the around the same number of free throws unlike the Warriors taking bad shots and sending the Lakers to line at almost every possession.

We might some adjustment on Lakers this time. I think they are just experimenting on players that can guard properly Jokic which Lakers is already successful since Jokic score is consistently decreasing despite he still have a lot of reb and ast.

If only Murray didn’t explode. I think Lakers almost got that game 2.

Which takes us to the part where the Lakers might have already figured out a way how to stop the opposing roster because they have improved from their performance from Game 1. If it wasn't because of Murray, we might have had a different outcome where the Lakers have tied the series while going back to their home at Los Angeles. It seems to me that they already found a way for Jokic and now they are prepping to chase down Murray so that he cannot have an easy shot especially beyond the arc.
2244  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 19, 2023, 05:29:54 PM
Finally got home after a long week of traveling for work and tuned in to the game a bit ago (which I bet earlier) and enjoying seeing the Lakers being ahead, if even just a little bit.  Hopefully they are able to keep the lead, I just don't think Denver is as entertaining to watch as the Lakers on, and I'm on the Lebron train this year.

Has Ja pulled out any guns in the last 2 days?...been on the road and kinda out of the loop Smiley

Well, I'm also boarding the same train this year which is the Lakers train that got Lebron in it. Sadly, after having a good run in 3 whole quarters, they just lost the lead when the 4th quarter began, Murray stepped up while the Lakers was just having too much from downtown that they cannot entertain everybody anymore.

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Ja pulled out any guns in the last 2 days?...been on the road and kinda out of the loop Smiley
Yes, he did it again. It's like the kid never learned his lesson because he was really feeling gangsta even though he is literally not. Now, Nike is rejecting him and his signature shoes and most likely Powerade will also join the parade by pulling out their stock that got Ja's name on it. And last but not the least, his lame apology was found that it was created through ChatGPT.
2245  Local / Pamilihan / Re: NBA discussion, betting and etc. on: May 19, 2023, 04:56:18 PM
Sibak yung Lakers kinapos pero lumaban naman kaya lang wala ng sapat na oras nung nag subok silang humabol
Wala, kawawa talaga Lakers ang layo ng gap kahit sabihin na nakaabot sila sa lead ng Nuggets, sobrang obvious ng laban at wala talaga. Kung sa performance lang, ang layo ng galaw pero tignan natin sa game 2 bukas. Sa ngayon, dito muna tayo sa Heat at Celtics.
2nd quarter palang at hindi naman malayo ang lamang pero lamang pa rin Celtics ng 10 at 2 minutes and 23 seconds pa. Ganda ng laruan ng Celtics, synchronize at alam nila mga roles nila.
Di tulad ng laro kahapon, sobrang one sided lang.

Aba, nadale ng Heat yong Celtics kanina ah, hindi ako nakapusta online kasi plano ko na magmasid lang muna pero inalok ako ng katrabaho ko ng +7 daw yong Heat, mabuti at kinagat ko hahaha.

Grabe yong ginawa ng Heat sa third quarter ah, 46 points ang pinuntos at ang importante ay naagaw nila yong lamang, halimaw talaga tong play-off Butler na to. Nagdadalawang isip pa rin ako sa Heat pero sa pinkakita nila kanina ay sa Heat na ako pupusta pero yong may handicap para hindi tayo kabahan.

Apir tayo dyan kabayan dahil naka chamba na naman tayo hehe. Nag live bet din ako kanina during halftime at di ko na pinalampas ang pagkakataon habang @ 4.00 ang odds ng Heat. Napalagay ako ng wala sa oras dahil sa nakikita ko ay may mai sasagot din talaga sila sa bawat tira ng Celtics kaya kinagat ko na ang odds kahit di ako gaanong sure.

Lakers +5.5 @1.93 vs Nuggets, sigurado akong may adjustment ang Lakers kung paano bantayan si The Joker kaya malamang ay dikit ang labang ito bukas, tatapon ko na rin ng kaunti sa ML @2.80, baka makadale tayo dyan.

Gusto ko to kabayan, kuhang kuha mo talaga ang naiisip ko hehe. Same handicap, same odds at ML din @ 2.94 kasi malay natin diba. Good luck!

Kaswerte mo talaga parang hindi kapanipaniwala yung naging conversion ng Heat nung third quarter parang sobrang ganda ng ikot ng bola kahit pa sabihin nating naka focus kay Jimmy at Bam yung opensa pero pag atake nila biglang may magiging open at dun napupunta yung bola para libreng maitira.

Tignan nga nating yang handicap ng Lakers kung tama yung assessment nyong dalawa baka dikit or posible rin na maitabla ng Lakers yung serye pero syempre hindi rin pedeng walang adjustment na gawin ang Nuggets..

Grabe naman tong si Murray, sinira ang araw natin kabayan hehe. Nagpaulan ng tres sa fourth quarter kaya nakahabol at nanalo pa ang Nuggets pero di bale kasi panalo naman yong isang bet ticket natin na +5.5, muntikan na din yon pero oks na kahit papaano ay may profit tayo kahit kaunti.

Tingin ko ay very beatable naman yong Nuggets kung di lang or kaunti lang yong pumapasok na tres nila sa fourth, sigurado akong talo ng Lakers yong Nuggets kaya sure ako na sa game 3 ay may pag-asa pa tong Lakers na makaisa.

Heat +9.5 @1.90 vs Celtics

Todo na to hehe, instant fan ako ni Butler kaya hanggang game7, sa Heat ako tataya pero with handicap.

Diba haha, buti nalang nakapalag pa yung handicap natin dahil yung tapon natin sa moneyline ay sumablay. Konting profits lang pero okay na din kaysa olats ang araw  Grin
Akala ko pa naman na makaka tabla yung Lakers sa serye dahil ang ganda ng laro nila mula 1st hanggang 3rd quarter, pero nung nag umpisa ang 4th ay nagsimula na rin ang kanilang kalbaryo dahil hinabol na ng Nuggets ang gap at nagpaulan ng tres kahit saan.

Heat +8 @ 2.13 vs Celtics tapos taponan ko na din ng moneyline @ 4.44 .. Konti lang para walang magsisisi kung sakaling makasilat ulit ang Heat haha.

Good luck!
2246  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 18, 2023, 07:24:42 PM

A rematch won't be reasonable enough because KSI did some dirty tricks to Fournier that somehow made him the winner of this bout, if this will be reviewed, I reckon that KSI should be granted a disqualification and the fight will not be listed as valid. This kind of actions should not be taken lightly because Fournier could've been lying right now in the hospital fighting for his own life if he has received a much serious damage.

And for KSI calling and challenging Tommy Fury to fight him next, I doubt that the latter will give him some time nor entertain him after what he has done that gave an embarrassment to the sport.

Well, I think many will agree that it was really the elbow that has done Joe Fournier, yes it should be a disqualification for KSI, but again if the Referee didn't see it it was a clean right hand for KSI, but the announcer was clearly shouting that it was a clean Elbow but in the midst of the fight even JJ or KSI isn't really aware what has already hit Fournier or maybe he is really just denying it, and in the heat of the fight I think he is more surprising that it has happened,

And for calling out Tommy Fury like that I really think that Tommy Fury is a step up for KSI, even for Jake Paul, I just really think that these guys isn't really ready for a Tommy Fury,

It's true that the referee didn't saw it as he was not in a certain angle when that particular incident happened but the judges, announcers and the people sitting on the front row saw it go down. That alone makes a valid point on why the fight should be investigated further and be reviewed by the board because if they just let this slide issue slide, it will have a negative outcome towards them instead of making KSI pay for what he has done.
2247  Economy / Speculation / Re: Know your time to HOLD on: May 18, 2023, 06:49:50 PM
My take on bitcoin in 2023 by the way it bought and was pumping pumping and pumping was like it will never stop. I thought it was my year to make my money and keep much of Bitcoin in my wallet. But the dullness of over 2 months has changed my mind. The scenario poured coldness in my mind but again let me know that bitcoin behaves like an asset and asset has the time to buy and sell not the way I thought it will always be be buying.

I have waited for the price to reach $25k for me to start pumping my money, it never reach there. I grows impatient daily, I won't wait more than 1st of July, any price I see it is what I buy.

I don't like to sound desperate, do I sound desperate or determine to make money?

Bitcoin HODLing for years can not be a lost affair.

 

Being desperate is out of the question because we all are determined to make profits and money from our investments, if that sounds desperate to you, so be it. But you will just have be patient because there will be a time for you and don't be in a hurry like you're in a competition because you are not as that will just produce mistakes along the road. The only one you're competing with is your mindset, which is not really helpful in these times.
2248  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: When Bitcoin will become stable currency? on: May 18, 2023, 05:17:38 PM
When Bitcoin will become stable currency?
Bitcoin will never become a stable currency. If Bitcoin becomes a stable currency then the popularity of Bitcoin will gradually decrease. People find this coin most suitable for trading and investing due to the volatility of Bitcoin market prices. I have invested in Bitcoin in anticipation that Bitcoin will become more popular in the future and the market will remain high. But if Bitcoin becomes a stable currency I will never hold Bitcoin as an investment. So everyone will be in the same situation as me if Bitcoin becomes a stable currency. So none of you imagine that Bitcoin will become a stable currency.

Exactly mate. If ever bitcoin will become a currency that will be used by a lot of people, which I doubt that it will indeed happen somewhere in the future, then I don't seriously think that it will remain as an asset that people are rooting for. Being a stable currency will just lose its popularity of being the most sought asset right now because nobody will buy it if it's volatility will come to an end. Anyway, I pretty much don't think that bitcoin will ever come to that situation.
2249  Local / Pamilihan / Re: NBA discussion, betting and etc. on: May 18, 2023, 04:50:32 PM
Sibak yung Lakers kinapos pero lumaban naman kaya lang wala ng sapat na oras nung nag subok silang humabol
Wala, kawawa talaga Lakers ang layo ng gap kahit sabihin na nakaabot sila sa lead ng Nuggets, sobrang obvious ng laban at wala talaga. Kung sa performance lang, ang layo ng galaw pero tignan natin sa game 2 bukas. Sa ngayon, dito muna tayo sa Heat at Celtics.
2nd quarter palang at hindi naman malayo ang lamang pero lamang pa rin Celtics ng 10 at 2 minutes and 23 seconds pa. Ganda ng laruan ng Celtics, synchronize at alam nila mga roles nila.
Di tulad ng laro kahapon, sobrang one sided lang.

Aba, nadale ng Heat yong Celtics kanina ah, hindi ako nakapusta online kasi plano ko na magmasid lang muna pero inalok ako ng katrabaho ko ng +7 daw yong Heat, mabuti at kinagat ko hahaha.

Grabe yong ginawa ng Heat sa third quarter ah, 46 points ang pinuntos at ang importante ay naagaw nila yong lamang, halimaw talaga tong play-off Butler na to. Nagdadalawang isip pa rin ako sa Heat pero sa pinkakita nila kanina ay sa Heat na ako pupusta pero yong may handicap para hindi tayo kabahan.

Apir tayo dyan kabayan dahil naka chamba na naman tayo hehe. Nag live bet din ako kanina during halftime at di ko na pinalampas ang pagkakataon habang @ 4.00 ang odds ng Heat. Napalagay ako ng wala sa oras dahil sa nakikita ko ay may mai sasagot din talaga sila sa bawat tira ng Celtics kaya kinagat ko na ang odds kahit di ako gaanong sure.

Lakers +5.5 @1.93 vs Nuggets, sigurado akong may adjustment ang Lakers kung paano bantayan si The Joker kaya malamang ay dikit ang labang ito bukas, tatapon ko na rin ng kaunti sa ML @2.80, baka makadale tayo dyan.

Gusto ko to kabayan, kuhang kuha mo talaga ang naiisip ko hehe. Same handicap, same odds at ML din @ 2.94 kasi malay natin diba. Good luck!
2250  Economy / Gambling / Re: Is this considered a safe practice on: May 17, 2023, 01:11:15 AM
Is it safe or dumb to use your Credit card for online gambling because of free bonus rewards on signup and initial 3 months purchase? Will you take such risks with your card for such rewards? A friend informed me that some casinos gives better reward if you have a credit card with high credit score at around 800, he mentioned how he make 200$ from Freedom Flex after using over 600$. He also mentioned other like capital one

What are the disadvantages of using a credit card on online casinos? Any? Would you dare do such to earn more money?
Personally, I wouldn't take that risk. Nowadays, we have plenty of crypto casinos available, so why expose your personal information by using a credit card? Instead of focusing on the bonuses or other incentives, it's crucial to consider the potential risks associated with sharing your credit card details.
2251  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Don't gamble if you don't have patience on: May 17, 2023, 12:39:03 AM
~snip~
DON'T GAMBLE IF THE INSTANT WITHDRAWAL IS NOT AVAILABLE!
So, the issue you're facing is that the deposit you made is taking longer to confirm, but the gambling site has already credited the amount to your account. As a result, you were able to use it for gambling and you even won. However, since you can't withdraw the funds, you became tempted to continue gambling until you lost control and depleted your entire bankroll.

The thing is, not all gambling sites credit an amount to your balance before it is confirmed, typically requiring at least one confirmation. So, you were fortunate that the gambling site you used allowed it, as unconfirmed transactions can be canceled, and gamblers could potentially cheat in such situations.

Ultimately, it's important to remember that the issue lies not with instant withdrawals or slow withdrawal processing, but with a lack of discipline.
2252  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 16, 2023, 08:37:32 PM
Did you guys watch the KSI versus Fournier fight? Another controversial ending in the world of boxing and the referee was in a blindside position that's why he didn't catch it. At least one of the judges should tell it to the referee before he counted to 10.
In the first round, Fournier was also complaining about the shot to the back of his head and then the push that made him fall, luckily the referee saw it and didn't count as a knockdown.
Whoever the committee on this fight should really try to review what happened there. It doesn't look like boxing but more like MMA.  Cheesy
And, it could be a dangerous thing that could send Fournier to the hospital because his eyes rolled after dropping on the canvas from an unexpected shot.
KSI now challenging Tommy Fury.
Nope, I think most users are watching Jason Moloney vs Vincent Astrolabio and Casimero vs Nghitumbwa, seems like KSI lost it's popularity or he was choose a wrong date.

Well if KSI did an illegal punch, it's not fair KSI won via KO, it's need to be revised or rematch. AFAIK shot back of someone head is also illegal too in MMA, so it's really a dirty play by KSI.

Tommy Fury was previously beat Jake Paul, obviously this fight could increase KSI's popularity in case if he win.

A rematch won't be reasonable enough because KSI did some dirty tricks to Fournier that somehow made him the winner of this bout, if this will be reviewed, I reckon that KSI should be granted a disqualification and the fight will not be listed as valid. This kind of actions should not be taken lightly because Fournier could've been lying right now in the hospital fighting for his own life if he has received a much serious damage.

And for KSI calling and challenging Tommy Fury to fight him next, I doubt that the latter will give him some time nor entertain him after what he has done that gave an embarrassment to the sport.
2253  Local / Pamilihan / Re: NBA discussion, betting and etc. on: May 16, 2023, 07:54:53 PM
Bawi tayo kabayan, maaga ang Game 7 ng Celtics vs Sixers ngayon dahil 3am ata magsisimula na.

Boston Celtics -6.5 @ 1.91

Congrats sa panalo mo kabayan, mukhang ikaw lang ata tong may magandang resulta sa betting sa conference semi-finals. Hindi na ako nag-abala pa dyan sa Celtics vs Sixers kasi nga unpredictable eh, baka madagdagan pa yong talo ko sa Warriors hehe. sa conference final nalang ako babawi.

Lakers vs Celtics sa finals, yan ang guston ng mga tao ngayon sa social media ehh ang Lakers medyo hirap yan sa Nuggets pero tingnan natin sa game 1 kung ano kulang nila at kung may palag ba sila sa kompletong Nuggets ngayon season, yong Celtics naman ay tingin ko kakayanin nila yong short-handed na Heat.

Post mo kabayan yong prediction mo para naman nasundan namin hehe.

Salamat kabayan hehe, sinwerte lang talaga kaya naman nagka profit pa sa huli Cheesy

Sumugal na ako sa Celtics last minute kasi halata naman talagang di sila kaya ng Sixers lalong-lalo na ngayon kasi unreliable na si James Harden, di mo malaman kung kailan sasabog at parang naging chamba nalang nga yung Game 1 niya kasi di na naulit.

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Post mo kabayan yong prediction mo para naman nasundan namin hehe.

Los Angeles Lakers ML @ 3.05 , nag post na rin ako sa kabilang thread. Tingin ko naman ay kakayanin ng Lakers ang Game 1 kabayan at may chance din na di makakapag laro si Murray kaya nag moneyline na ako.
2254  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 16, 2023, 05:27:12 PM
Here is my pick.
Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Lakers‍ - Denver Nuggets (-6.5) @1.94
Over 220.5 @1.77 Good luck everyone.
This is like good bet but home games was likely nothing right now with most of the remaining teams, so my bet was for L.A. Lakers (+7.5) @1.81 and Under 223.5 @1.85. My bad for countering your picked bet though haha, I just like how it will play since this is Conference Finals and I think defense will be the key factor now for Lakers or both team.
I'll go with danherbias07 because I believe that the Lakers are currently receiving a lot of hype, and bettors will certainly take the handicap. Since this is the first game, the home team might start strong while the Lakers struggle to make adjustments. Therefore, I think the Nuggets might win game 1 in a blowout, and game 2 will be a close contest.
Hmmm that's understandable and I understand your view as well and Jokic is dominant almost every game, he either got double-double or a triple-double. My take was that a handicap at +7.5 for Lakers is a good choice considering I'm expecting it will be a close game, at least on my view, I could be wrong too.

That's a decent choice instead of grabbing the ML. We never know what might happen in this game, everything is just unpredictable in this phase.
As for me, I'd like to start this series with an adventure on my side so I will be taking the Los Angeles Lakers ML @ 3.05 vs Denver Nuggets.

Honestly, I'm not really sure on this bet because Jokic can be pretty hard to solve but I'm taking this chance because there is a slight chance that Jamal Murray might not play later because of an undisclosed illness but the league insured that this illness is not Covid related.
2255  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: You are still very early on: May 16, 2023, 05:01:23 PM
...but I'm sure that someday people will also realize how risky investing in altcoins is because investing in altcoins is high risk, and eventually they will choose btc as an option for their investment.

As from what people are saying, high risks; high reward. Altcoins may be riskier to hold compared to bitcoin but it can still be a profitable venture either if it's a long-term or short-term as long as you will pick the top working altcoins like ETH, BNB, etc.

Also, there's nothing wrong if we choose to hold altcoins as well because our portfolio is not really limiting to only one coin which is bitcoin. What I'm trying to say here is that bitcoin is truly a must sought coin these days but trying to hold other coins aside from bitcoin itself is really not a bad idea at all.
2256  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Trust in cryptocurrency? on: May 16, 2023, 04:33:42 PM
Recently, I've been wondering, and based on the people I live with, I'd say that only 20% of them know what cryptocurrency is.
Sometimes I ask my friend or colleague if he knows what Bitcoin is, and if they're young (20-35 years old), they say, "Yes, I've heard about it. But I don't know much about it."
If I'm talking to older people (40–60), mostly they don't know what it is.

We are living in a world of big changes in every aspect of life. But do you think it will be time when cryptocurrency will come into our lives and be normal for all people? Will people be able to trust crypto?

I'm wondering what your opinion is about this.

I think in some time people will trust in crypto. The digital money systems are developing fast, and decentralisation along with blockchain mechanism is the new step in digital banking. The question is will there be crypto-based fiats, or will crypto replace fiats... Also, the world's main fiat currencies inflation is something possible to happen soon, then crypto can be useful.
Soon enough, that will happen. I don't think that fiat will remain as it is in the future because considering the annual increase of inflations, it will open the eyes of the people who took a blind eye because of their trust towards government and for others as well who don't know yet the reality that they are facing as using fiats has been their life for decades already. As of now, everything is still on the process and cryptocurrency is not yet that known in the whole globe, but time will come that it will be used by many.

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The question is will there be crypto-based fiats, or will crypto replace fiats
Maybe but I doubt that the latter will happen as crypto, and fiats are different and have their own utility.
2257  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 15, 2023, 04:02:26 PM
Kind of a predictable game.  Everyone kept saying taytum is overated and then dude drops 50 in a game 7 do or die game.  There are players and then theor are special players who rise to the occasion.  I'd take this dude on my team any day any game.  I hope they take care of business with miami and expect them to.  Gonna be tough for the east to come out and win it this year the west just looks so top heavy dominant. 
Yes, this will be written forever in Tatum's resume.  Grin Like they said, stars are born in crucial moments and he just proved it by defeating the 76ers in a blowout game.
I am kind of sad for Embiid and Harden but I don't like what Embiid said during the post-game interview.
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Me and James, we can't win alone. That's why basketball is played 5-on-5. We need everybody to find ways to be better.”
https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/1657898259195604996?s=20
There's some truth about what he said but first of all the stars should be the ones leading the way, just like how Tatum did it. And, Tucker was actually stepping up his game by making 11 points in the first half only. Tobias Harris was also aggressive and so do Tyrese Maxey.
The problem is both Harden and Embiid are ball-hogging, they spent too much time either dribbling or finding a way to get in which will just lead to turnovers. Harden especially, whenever he is in the paint, he stops, and chokes.
I don't understand why Embiid said that, perhaps he is saving himself from the rants of their fans.
Embiid was just saying nonsense at all because he doesn't want to get all the blame on why they choked again in the 2nd round, just like what happened on their run last season's playoffs. He should be the one who will lead the game and prove the people that he is indeed deserving to have that MVP award and not Jokic, but that's just too much to ask for the Philly's big man.

He just proved to us that he's not really improving at all and that their present roster are just good for regular games and not in high pressure games like playoffs.

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Me and James, we can't win alone. That's why basketball is played 5-on-5. We need everybody to find ways to be better.”
I wonder what did Maxey felt about this or how did he react because he surely gave the team his best so that he can contribute well. But for Embiid, that was nothing.
2258  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Casimero vs Nghitumbwa (May 13) on: May 15, 2023, 08:17:13 AM
Congratulations to John Riel Casimero defeating Fillipus Nghitumbwa via decision to claim the WBO Global Super Bantam. Props to Nghitumbwa "the Energy" who really lives up to this code name. I can't believe this guy survived those power punches and combos from Casimero for 12 rounds, that's a lot of damage but he managed it. And also, I'm a little disappointed with the performance of Casimero he really needs to double up his training for his upcoming matches to shut up his critics. 

With that experienced fighting against a good and powerful fighter, Nghitumbwa will have a good future.

I guess it's not Casimero's fault it just so happened that the opponent are really strong and can absorb those solid combinations, Casimero' attacks shows that he's aiming to impress the fans but it didn't materialize as Nghitumbwa is not willing to give the fight as easy as it has been expected by most fans.

If he could learn for his mistakes maybe he have bright future since if he just maximize the opportunity where Casimero slowing down maybe the phase will be different. But he also slow down that's why he lost to the champ, Nghitumbwa need also to work with his stamina since he already have power. If he could improve and mix up speed and power then provably he will gain more potential with this.

Yes, he was already good enough in-terms of being durable in the middle of the fight and absorbing the opponents punches but he needed to have more than that because by the looks of it, he will never be in a situation where he can face any champion in the division right now as the boxers down the line will be enough to stop him from advancing towards the champion.

Anyway, for Casimero, he's becoming more and more used to his new weight class and I think he can still improve his performance on his way for the championship belt. He still got some room left before he can face one of the champions before one of them will unify it. Still rooting for him to have that chance especially now that he got successive wins.
2259  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 15, 2023, 07:27:26 AM
^^ Game 7 is not even close, yeah, the 76ers took lead in the second quarter, but the Celtics are not bothered by it and they keep coming back. And then they just needed one quarter to close it, because in the 3rd, they just allowed 76ers to just score 10 points. While they become hot on the 3 point line as everyone is hitting beyond the arc.

For me, Tatum and Jaylen Brown is the best duo in the league and it will take a lot from Miami to step either one of them.
And this time, the opposite thing will happen instead of the Heat advancing towards the Finals just like what happened in the Bubble. I know it is still early to make an assumption but looking at the Miami Heat's situation right now, they are currently undermanned, and their chances are not that good because only Butler and Adebayo are the remaining reliable players in the team. Strus, Robinson, Vincent and Lowry especially Love are not even stepping up to help their core to win some games meanwhile the Celtics here are different and young. If there will be an injury again from the Heat, it will decrease their chances heavily and that will put an advantage towards the Celtics.

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The MVP for this season just had 15 points, another frustrating year for Joel, although he won the coveted MVP, his team will not advanced to the finals and fell short after taking a lead in this series.
Quite an embarrassing round for Joel Embiid after winning the most coveted MVP award, surely enough that Sixers fans are also not happy with the outcome because they end up choking again after pushing the Celtics to the edge. Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic is averaging triple double.
2260  Economy / Economics / Re: How to spend money determines whether you can avoid unnecessary problems on: May 15, 2023, 06:33:43 AM
Life is all about choice. People tend to spend their money on what is important to them. But I totally agree with your examples on how people spend money on what they don't necessarily need. Recently, I was guilty of this wasteful spending. I did a monthly Netflix subscription and I just watched one movie for less than three hours because I had no time to watch movies. I regretted this financial waste and will never try it again.

Many people claim that their earnings is not enough but they can afford to buy several bottles of beer for friends in a bar. They would buy shoes or clothing that they don't even need. I have a friend that bought five pair of shirts and forget that he bought anything like that. He later saw the shirts wrapped inside his wardrobe after seven months. He doesn't really need them.

If you are a low or average income earners, the only way you can save is to spend on mostly basic needs and avoid spending for fun or pleasure. Food, clothing, housing and other important expenses should be paramount. Others can be set aside until ones income has been diversified or increased.

Yes you are right, some people pretend that they are financial week or they can't mange their needs with their basic income but actually they are not able to manage their money in right way . I have seen one of my collogue purchase E newspaper subscription  for 1 year which cost was around 1k but right after 2 weeks he was start having less interest on such news because of his personal work he had no time and latter on he regretted he have done waste of money but he never learn from mistake what he have done and at the end of the month he always have financial crisis.

The truth is these problems are so common, so common that we can still trace it back in the days of yore. It's not that we lack money because it doesn't really matter whether we are having a steady income of few thousands on a weekly basis or not, it's our discipline towards the money is the problem. We tend spend it like we have an endless source, only to find out that we're already out of it before the next pay slip comes.

I'm speaking from experience because I've been there and done that, but fortunately, I got out of that toxic situation and managed to get some help about how to end purchasing my nonsense needs.
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