I saw the news about Dwight Howard is playing on the league in Taiwan. There's now a follow up news that a team there too, the GhostHawks are wanting to take Carmelo Anthony to their team.
So, it's very likely that he'll take the sign there and play for that league. I felt bad again for Melo when he's got stuck with no team want to take him just like the past seasons when he's on the same situation.
But hopefully, he gets to sign there and play against Dwight's team.
I'm not aware that he is recruiting Carmelo Anthony, but who knows. And if I'm not mistaken, Dwight said that he is making a cool $1 million per year, so it's like he is still playing with the veterans minimum in the NBA. But what Howard like maybe is that he will be treated as the superstar in his team in Taiwan and it could bring back his confidence once again. Maybe that will be the sales pitch of Howard for Carmelo, join him and play make money and become a superstar once again. It's not that Dwight is recruiting Melo, there's one team that wants him and they're on the talks. For these two, they'll surely be treated as superstars in the T1 League and many fans from Asia are for sure going to come and seek and watch these two live. These leagues are investing to these great players that have no longer contract to the NBA. Actually, that's a good opportunity and there will be some place and new home for these once-great players that are not renewed and given a contract by their teams. Yup, Dwight is not recruiting Melo. The rivalry began when the Taoyuan Leopards successfully signed Dwight Howard, that is why the Tainan Ghost Hawks are also looking forward to get Carmelo Anthony on board to get even. Dwight and Melo will soon have the treatment and service they won't be getting anywhere in the NBA, that's for sure. AFAIK, Asia loved basketball so much and with them on hand, their games will be packed for sure. That's for sure and they will get the service and treatment that they won't be getting in the NBA. Howard already received a warm welcome |
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I'd say that Spence should secure a rematch clause just to be sure if ever Thurman will indeed manage to upset Spence because I can see that Thurman might face another boxer instead if he's through with Spence as there's no clause that will block his way. Just a wild speculation though!  That makes sense, it's indeed better for Spence to do that and secure a rematch clause if ever the fight won't go as expected, just an added safety precaution so that Thurman will be obliged to fight him again. There's a high percentage that Thurman will move on and maybe fight Crawford next if he will upset Spence. However, if Spence here and his camp is really that confident that he can defeat the former champion then there's no need for that. |
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Akala ko panalo na yong laban ng Mavs vs Clippers kasi tinambakan yong Clippers pagkatapos ng first half pero hinabol at muntik pang manalo yong Clippers at hindi nga na-cover yong spread, mukha ata na ako yong malas dito at nadamay lang yong Mavs hehe.
Walangya panalo na natalo pa haha. Cover na cover na eh pwede na nga matulog. Sakit na talaga ng Mavericks yan gaya rin ng nasabi ko. Kala mo tambakan na hanggang huli tapos biglang hahabulin. Kundi pa snwerte si Reggie Bullock sa clutch shot niya baka iba pa kinalabasan. Lagi na lang 3Q sila bumibigay at na-ooutscore ng kalaban although panalo pa rin sa huli. Downed by 20+ points, di talaga puwede magrelax lalo kung handicap ang labanan. Bawi sa susunod. At dahil dyan apir tayo kabayan! Haha. Sinong bang mag-aakala na malulutas pa ng Rockets ang situation nila, tambak na sana eh pero binalatan din ang Mavericks pagkatapos ng 1st quarter. Bukod dyan ay di ko rin inakala na di maglalaro si Luka Mahika, easy win na sana yun eh. Pero tingin ko ay parang ina-underestimate din nila ang Rockets dahil di naman masyadong kumibo si Dinwiddie at Finney, binibigay lang nila halos sa kanilang rookie at nung Tim Jr. Bawi tayo! Another easy win bukas, hopefully! Brooklyn Nets vs Portland Trail Blazers -2 - ewan ko nalang talaga kung pati ito papalya. |
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I bet the champions in the super-bantam are already worried because they are about to face a tough challenger.
I believed that's not the case but the other way around. The current Super bantamweight title holders, Stephen Fulton and Murodjon c already show interest in fighting Naoya Inoue once he moved up in that division. Instead of being worried, these champions might be more hungry to beat Inoue as this challenger has a big and heavy status. Defeating Inoue will make these champions become more popular as they defeat the monster of Bantamweight even how dominant it is coming from a Bantamweight. However, it seems Bob Arum won't allow his Inoue to face the champions right away and for me, that would also be a nice move once he moved up. There's no need to rush for a title match right away although I really badly want to see Inoue facing Fulton or Akhmadaliev in a title match someday. You got some point but I still think that these current fighters in the super-bantamweight are just hiding behind the word interest and excited to face Inoue to divert the people's attention. But I won't be biting that diversion because there's that feeling deep inside that they are somehow worried because there's a heavy challenger that will face them soon. True, Bob Arum will see to it that Inoue will be fully prepared before he lets him face the lions in this division. It's better to be safe than sorry because Inoue is a good cow to milk, Bob cannot afford to lose him. |
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But what if Spence is seeking for that 'danger'? Spence got the skills. Being young could give him a drive or a reason to go whatever comes to his mind especially if it is for the betterment of his career. It is hard to also tell whether the management of Spence is afraid of Crawford given that Spence has his own advantages. Probably there's more to that such as engaging to a more 'noisy' match up unless there's a personal goals on either Spence and Crawford's end. We have seen 'beef' before and these two didn't had it. It is just us, the fans, who are demanding for this one and if this thing won't happen, I guess the only thing we could do is to wait for their fate to go head to head, one day.
That is the kinds of questions that will be remained unanswered, unless Al Haymon or Spence will speak up or admit that either one of them was guilty and just afraid to face Crawford Seems unlikely, right? So, I guess that will remain unanswered. Spence may have wanted the fight but he cannot do anything on his own accord because he still need Al Haymon's blessings anyway, just like Crawford when he was still under Bob Arum's umbrella. The fight may only happen if both of them are flying solo. |
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There are a lot of rumors surrouding Durant, there are even some rumors if him going to the Lakers in a trade with AD. But still, he seems to be enjoying his Nets stint without Kyrie at the side.
wow, is this a possibility? I confess I was totally out of touch lol Hmm, I don't know, AD is a fundamental player (even though he's not in his prime) If he is traded, the Lakers won't have a big player like him, after all who can replace him? Although Durant and LeBron could make a nice duo (or even a trio with Westbrook lol) I also don't know how Durant could fit into the Lakers, the team already has LeBron James, although, Durant could play (SF) and LeBron James (PF), it could be an opportunity Not gonna happen because the Lakers can't meet to any demands that the Nets would want in-exchange for Kevin Durant, surely Anthony Davis alone won't suffice in that trade as the Nets may want to receive more, including first round picks. But if ever the Lakers would risk anything to get Durant then that would be a hefty mistake that they will be paying for a couple of years because it's been proven that a team won't work if there's too many star players, they cannot be mixed. |
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Medyo nakakatakot nga yan kung biglang pumutok si George, pero kung si Luka naman ang puputok ng sobra kaya din naman macover yang handicap na yan. Medyo alanganin ako sa mga laro ngayon sayang meron pa naman konting spare pero siguro hindi ko na muna gagamitin baka sa PBA or kung may matipuhan ako during live game tsaka na ko tataya.
Si Luka Magic lagi talaga yang pumuputok. Honestly, kasali na sya sa mga players na nakapag-established ng 30+ points na sunod sunod in 8 games mula mag start ang season. Therefore, consistent ang scoring niya. Ang problema, kahit consistent sya, grabeng pagod talaga ang nararanasan niya lalo pag di pumutok iyong mga backcourt duo nya. Pag si Dwinwiddie at iyong rookie na nila na si Wood ay pumutok, easy cover yang handicap. Ang tanong kung puputok nga ba sila, haha. Pumutok naman sila at yun nga nanalo din pero di kaya ma cover ang handicap dahil sadyang ang higpit lang talaga ng kanilang laro dahil bumawi din ang Clippers sa 2nd half. Gaya ng na prediction ninyo, si Luka parin ang nangunguna sa pag contribute ng score at mataas-taas din ang naitulong ng rookie nila, pero di nagwala si Dinwiddie kaya 2 points shy lang ang game. Back to back games sila at kakalabanin naman nila ang Houston Rockets bukas, kaya lang napakataas ng handicap kasi -9 sila, ano sa palagay nyu kabayan. Kakayanin kaya na ma-cover? |
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Whether Thurman has gone rusty after Manny beats him will be seen when the fight between Spence and Thurman happens. I think the fight against Barrios is enough to awaken the and repolish his boxing skills. Though many favors Spence, I think I'll go with the underdog this time. With the punching power of Thurman, upset is very possible.
Thurman proved that he is still here, Pacman beat him but it was a close decision, and we saw very well that the fight was very close and that Thurman could also win that fight if the judges will give him the win. One loss does not make Thurman a bad boxers, especially that the defeat was against a hall of famer. Yes, and maybe Thurman's greatness is yet about to start and Spence will be just a stepping stone, we don't know. But that experience he had from Manny Pacquiao helped him to be a much more experienced boxer now, he may be inactive for quite some time after his defeat but now his looking forward to grab his 2nd win since he returned in the limelight. Thurman still got the good form and his fighting skills still showing from his recent fight, the chance of upsetting Spence is not by far, Thurman only needs to work out and train harder, just like how other fighters, adding more routine with his current trainings and drills will allow him to get a much better shape. His chances to strip Spence will be a good achievement after being beaten by Pacquiao, jus like how it has been described that one is really close. Manny wins with U.D too close that almost been a snatch from Thurman. That specific defeat he experienced against Manny Pacquaio doesn't make him at a disadvantageous side nor made him a sore loser because just as you said, he was just defeated closely and not that far. In fact, that helped him a lot and grow into what he is now. This future fight is good to see because it's very unpredictable to know who have the higher hand and who does have the advantages. Some may say that Spence have it but not really, I'd say. |
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Naoya Inoue is known as Japan's Bruce Lee for a reason.
A true martial arts fanatic. He is crazy about boxing and knows all the intricacies of this martial art. I really like his fighting style. He throws most of his punches with his front hand. The fist moves along a minimal trajectory, and the enemy is forced to constantly be on the defensive.
Naoya is an absolutely unpredictable boxer. He constantly changes his fighting style, and this terrifies all his opponents. But they do not have time to really get scared (because they get a terrible blow to the body and they no longer have time to feel fear).
It will be very difficult for Butler to box with such a strong opponent.
Not just in Japan alone, he is also the Bruce Lee in the boxing industry with monstrous strength that by far, only Nonito Donaire have managed to put him on edge but then he keeps on evolving as time goes by and have managed to master both offense and defense. So, that makes him more unpredictable aside from constant changes in his fighting style, and that scares his future foes because they will need to make an expensive mistake just to figure out Inoue's style and weakness. By that time that they know, Inoue already defeated them, that's how terrifying this monster is. I bet the champions in the super-bantam are already worried because they are about to face a tough challenger. |
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It's safe to say that Al Haymon and Errol Spence will remain silent until the issue cools down and for me, there's no need for them to talk because our questions are already answered by Crawford's statement. No need to know Errol's or Al's side because I don't think that Crawford is lying, it's clear that he's the victim and wasted his time going back and forth with the hopes that they will give him that fight. Crawford recognized that he can't make the fight with Bob, and so he decided not to sign the contract. And yet why the fight didn't still happen? That's what we thought but it seems that there's another stumbling block because the fight became impossible to happen. If you ask me why, my answer would be that Spence and Al is afraid of what the current Crawford can do. Spence's chances is not that big against the prime Crawford, that's why they can't risk to materialize the fight as of now. And that is why there are a lot of speculations as to why the fight didn't happen. But then again, as fans we know that their should be no more issues, but it seems that Al Haymon is a control freak and wanted to have the majority of the money in the table. Who knows, if Spence is afraid, if that is the case then his legacy will be tainted because of fight not happening. That's the thing that we cannot verify because both of them seems to be covering for each other and Spence cannot talk without Al, but it is clear that either one of them is afraid of Crawford and who knows what he could do, they just cannot stand the risk to scathe Errol Spence's career. Spence can run away from Crawford for now, but he cannot do that forever and if Crawford will leave the industry without having the fight, Spence will end up facing the #1 contender Jaron Ennis and that's riskier than the old Crawford. |
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Based on recent trend in Bitcoin, this is the worst year in crypto history and the year is not over yet. I was talking to a friend this morning concerning the current crypto trend and guess what? This dude is loosing hope already.
And I don't even know how to encourage myself to invest more in Bitcoin, is it right for me to go ahead and buy the dip ?
Every bear market is worst for bitcoin and crypto, and this is not an exception. And if you look at it's past history, you can see that we can recover and bounce back from this crypto winter or whatever others call it. This is just part of the cycle and we can call it normal. Not sure how long you guys have been in the market. But for those who have seen bear market, this is not something that you lose hope. On the contrary, this is the time wherein you accumulate bitcoin because they are very cheap. Depends on the person's point of view, one can see it as a worst situation because all they see are losses with no guarantees that soon enough, the market will recover and the other one will see it as a chance to buy certain coins at a much cheaper price and for the newbies to catch up. What I'm trying to say is that bear seasons can be the worst for those who don't know what they're really into and can be useful for the ones who know how to take advantage, besides, without bear season, we cannot identify which coins are stronger and has true utility. Just like what you've said, it's a cycle and neither of the two seasons are much more important than the other. |
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The Brooklyn Nets play is just too obvious. Just don't let Durant get the ball and all is well.  The Lakers won thanks to that lack of ball rotation from them. Plus, AD is superb today as he leads the team with 37 points and 18 rebounds. This is the Lakers that I want to see, transition plays, everyone touching the ball to get their rhythm, and letting everyone contribute on both ends of the floor. They did a great job even without Lebron, I hope this continues.When Lebron is back, things will change and it will be his style that will be implemented. Although Lebron is just a player but he only acts as a couch sometimes, it's not too obvious though but that's what I'm seeing. Good job by the Lakers, winning is very important for them to be in the playoffs spot. By the way, Warriors loss again. I understand what you're trying to say and it's not hard to point out that Lebron can sometimes be the reason why the team has struggled, there are times that they can get an easy win without Lebron and there are also some occasions too that they highly need Lebron in the court. I'm not trying to say that it's much better without Lebron, but they should at least be versatile enough to know what kind of play needed for the team because that's one of their problems aside from consistency. |
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Hirap ng games talaga, Wizards nakasilat sa Jazz. Mga handicap na taya natin nadadale pa hehehe.
Nets vs Lakers - sa Nets ako, dadalhin na naman to ni KD so -3.5
Maganda sana ang Warriors vs Kings, mainit din ang Warriors kaya lang nakakatakot ang Kings eh, may silat. Kings 4.5
Tabla lang yong taya mo brad, karamihan ay mga dehado yong mga nanalo ngayon, kung di man sa ML nanalo ay hindi naman na-cover ang spread kadalasan kung yong llamado ang nanalo. Hirap mamili ngayon ahh, yong Warriors na akala natin na nagsisimula ng mag-init ay natatalo pa rin ng Kings na hindi naman championship contender. Buti nalang hindi ako nakataya kanina pero tataya ako para bukas. Bucks -3.5 @1.87 vs Hawks
Di papayag siguro yong Giannis na dadalawahan sila ng talo ng Hawks at homecourt pa nila at ang maganda hindi masyadong mataas ang spread. 1 out 2 nga ako brader, ganda ng ng kuha ko sa Kings, wala akong tiwala sa Warriors this year hehehe baka hindi makapag back to back. Mahina ang second unit, hindi katulad last year. Ang Nets naman, wala, kulang sa chemistry at pasahan. Samahan na lang kita sa Bucks mo, kailangang makabawi sila ngayon. Probable daw si Giannis pero kung makakapag laro yan, malaki pag asa nila. Ganun din kabayan at hindi rin pinalad ang kupunan ng Bucks laban sa lakas ng Hawks ngayon, parang nanibago sila na makita ang bagong anyo ng Hawks habang iniiwan sila bawat quarter. Saktong sakto talaga na kinuha nila si Dejounte Murray, malaking tulong sa kanila dahil hindi na nabibigatan si Trae at may katimbang na sya. Tapos ito pang Nets, on-off din. Hindi mo malaman at matansya kung kailan sila magiging malakas kahit halos kumpleto naman line-up nila, si Kyrie lang naman ang nawala. Mukhang mas maigi munang umiwas sa mga bigating team sa ngayon, masyado nang unpredictable. |
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Whether Thurman has gone rusty after Manny beats him will be seen when the fight between Spence and Thurman happens. I think the fight against Barrios is enough to awaken the and repolish his boxing skills. Though many favors Spence, I think I'll go with the underdog this time. With the punching power of Thurman, upset is very possible.
Thurman proved that he is still here, Pacman beat him but it was a close decision, and we saw very well that the fight was very close and that Thurman could also win that fight if the judges will give him the win. One loss does not make Thurman a bad boxers, especially that the defeat was against a hall of famer. Yes, and maybe Thurman's greatness is yet about to start and Spence will be just a stepping stone, we don't know. But that experience he had from Manny Pacquiao helped him to be a much more experienced boxer now, he may be inactive for quite some time after his defeat but now his looking forward to grab his 2nd win since he returned in the limelight. |
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^ Yes, that's the thing when fighters are under contract, in this case Spence under PBC. He can't do anything if the management says that he needs to fight boxer A. So even if he doesn't want to, for sure he will be force to fight Thurman next as they have been mandated.
As of now, Spence is still blaming Crawford for their fight not happening.
And with that, both fighters now have move on, they will have their own schedule fight. Not sure though if the doors is still open for another set of negotiations if they win their respective fights as Crawford make it public as what is the reasons.
I think you mean Crawford's blaming Spence including Al because they are the main factors on why the unification fight suddenly become hard and impossible for Crawford. Well, it's understandable that Spence cannot do anything because Crawford was in that same situation too when he was still with Bob Arum. I just pity Crawford because he waited long enough to the point that he was already inactive for a year, and this is what he received. Yes, but still though, you can sense that Spence is not going to accept it in public that they are the reasons for this falling out. Crawford recognized that he can't make the fight with Bob, and so he decided not to sign the contract. And yet why the fight didn't still happen? They said Top Rank and PBC are not in good terms, unfortunately even if Crawford is no longer with Top Rank and try to negotiate himself in the fight, PBC tries everything in their power to not just give him a fair deal, but stall the fight multiple times since May. It's safe to say that Al Haymon and Errol Spence will remain silent until the issue cools down and for me, there's no need for them to talk because our questions are already answered by Crawford's statement. No need to know Errol's or Al's side because I don't think that Crawford is lying, it's clear that he's the victim and wasted his time going back and forth with the hopes that they will give him that fight. Crawford recognized that he can't make the fight with Bob, and so he decided not to sign the contract. And yet why the fight didn't still happen? That's what we thought but it seems that there's another stumbling block because the fight became impossible to happen. If you ask me why, my answer would be that Spence and Al is afraid of what the current Crawford can do. Spence's chances is not that big against the prime Crawford, that's why they can't risk to materialize the fight as of now. |
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Bucks -3.5 @1.87 vs Hawks
Di papayag siguro yong Giannis na dadalawahan sila ng talo ng Hawks at homecourt pa nila at ang maganda hindi masyadong mataas ang spread.
Good luck kabayan, pass muna ako sa Milwaukee Bucks kasi di pa sure na kabilang si Giannis and Jrue sa line-up nila. Pero sureball win yan sayo pag bukas ay makakalaro yung dalawang nabanggit ko dahil babawi yan sila sa talo nila nung una nilang laro. Dito muna ako sa palagay kong less risky dahil di ako sinwerte sa laro kanina hehe katulad ng Nets vs Lakers, sinong mag aakalang matatalo pa ang Nets lalo na't wala si Lebron. Try ko munang mag live-betting bukas. |
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And they are going against the Sacramento Kings, you are also in a momentum. Curry though have to bail them out against the Cavs last game,in their first encounter, they barely made it with a win. But I think this is going to be close as the Kinds in in form.
The opening for the Warriors is -4.5, the last time they won 5 points.
But if I'm going to bet on this game, I will be taking +4.5 for the Kings.
If you look at the record of the road record of the Warriors, the pick here is the Kings because the Warriors are 0-6 on the road, however, since the Warriors won their last two games, I think they have the momentum now and I will ride with them. They have been losing in their road games so they may want to break that. Betting for the Sacramento Kings here might not be a good idea with just plus 4. The Warriors are in badly need for more wins to get back on top. They will be doing everything to make that happen even on the road. Warriors money line will be my option here as the game could end up being close and not cover the spread of -4. Fox sometimes gets too hot it's difficult to stop him. If Wiggins will D him then maybe there's a chance to cover the spread. But it will be an exhausting feat. And you know what, the moment they start winning they are very dangerous, despite their early struggle, we should still not forget that they are the defending champion and they can beat any team in this league, so maybe they'll start winning on the road in Sacramento. |
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Warriors are really a big mess this season. They have won only 5 of their 12 games so far. Steph Curry is actually incredible still. They won their last two games and Curry scored 40+ points in both of them. He is giving his best for the team as usual but the team effort doesn't seem to be satisfying for now. On the other hand this two-game winning streak might be a sign of a recovery maybe. To tell the truth I don't expect Warriors to fail in qualifying for playoffs this season. But if they keep an inconsistent performance then I won't be favouring them for the championship this time. Things are going well for Celtics now too. Maybe they can finish their incomplete job and reach the championship this season who knows. They usually start seasons off slow. They have ballers 1-10 on theor team they will be fine. Having shooters like they do make it easy for them to not slide in too long of a drought. And they are going against the Sacramento Kings, you are also in a momentum. Curry though have to bail them out against the Cavs last game,in their first encounter, they barely made it with a win. But I think this is going to be close as the Kinds in in form. The opening for the Warriors is -4.5, the last time they won 5 points. But if I'm going to bet on this game, I will be taking +4.5 for the Kings. If you look at the record of the road record of the Warriors, the pick here is the Kings because the Warriors are 0-6 on the road, however, since the Warriors won their last two games, I think they have the momentum now and I will ride with them. |
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^^ Ang ganda ng kuha mo sa Blazers kabayan dehado yan, sayang binabantayan ko pa naman yang Blazers pero di ko natayaan.
Same din sa Wizards, pinapanood ko sabi ko maganda ang tsansa dahil si Luka parang ayaw umiskor at kung hindi ako nagkakamali eh ang odds yata sa kanya eh over/under 23.5. Mababa sa average nya.
Ang masakit eh hindi ako nakatayo ng 3.x ang Wizard dahil naka idlip ako pag gising ko wala na tapos na ang laban ang yun nga nanalo na ang Wizards. Dalawang dehado napaglagpas ko, tsk..tsk..
At yun nga naka chamba din kabayan hehe angas nga ng laro dahil kitang-kita naman na hawak at controlled ng Pelicans ang game sa first half pero binawian din sila pagdating sa 2nd half sa pangunguna ni Grant and Simons. Okay din ang team effort nila kahit wala si Lillard dahil halos kanila lahat ang rebounds. Pero yun nga, binawian din pagdating sa Mavericks dahil biglang sumipag si Kuzma. Di na nakapalag si Dinwiddie at Luka, parang di din sila makapaniwala sa ginawa ni Kuzma eh. Biruin mo nagtala ng double-double, 11 rebs at 36 pts. Pero sige lang, bawi tayo kabayan! |
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I share the same sentiment with you mate, there's a probability that Spence wanted that fight to happen as well but he couldn't do as he please because he is under Al Haymon's control. I know that it got him interested when he heard from Crawford that there are two big companies who are willing to make the fight happen and bring a heavy guaranteed money on their pockets, but as you know, Al Haymon doesn't want it. |
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