Ginebra has now advance to the semi finals, they beat the Northport in a close game. (99-93).
Now, we are seeing the SMB vs Converge, a win of SMB here will make them the rival of the Bay Area Dragons in the semi-finals.
Hopefully, there's one more shot for Converge to make it a doe or die in game 3.
Too bad for Converge, there will be no game 3 because SMB will advance now to the semi-final against Bay Area. So its final now, SMC group of companies will battle for the championship here against the lone challenger Bay Area Dragons. Quiet not exciting though but of course we know who is the crowd favorite here. SMB can still have a good chance of winning here now that JMF and Romeo is coming back slowly but surely. Too easy for SMC and like what always happen, independent teams if they reach the playoffs always lose in the first round of the playoffs. The Dragons are like the black sheep of the league right now. Well, now that we are seeing SMC teams plus the Dragons going into the Semis, I'm thinking that the Dragons has a high chance to go to the Finals. I mean, it will be very boring if we will see SMC Vs. SMC in the PBA Finals right? I'm still rooting to my earlier prediction which is Bay Area Vs. Ginebra in the PBA Finals.  |
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I stopped watching or listening to any of his interviews. He basically doesn’t say anything concrete. Keeps apologizing saying he didn’t know. Doing what he can to make everyone whole.
Saying stuff like 8 minutes after signing chapter 11 he raised like $5B but can’t say who those investors were. It’s getting to the point where he is just saying lies after lies and why even watch any of his interviews.
He's full of "Ummmm's and Ahhhhh's". Now he's Mr. Ummmmmm's and Mr. Ahhhhh's now aside from him being called Scam Bankrupt-Fraud. Isn't it a proof that he is trying to dodge something? Isn't it a proof that he is trying to hide something from the public. He's trying to choose the words that he is saying and there is a time where he can't answer a question immediately and it took 3-5 or even longer for him to at least dodge it and not answering it . TBH, after watching how Coffezilla got him on his final interview, I might stop any Youtube videos regarding to SBF and the only time that I will watch is when he will be arrested and going to jail (if it will happen). |
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Dragons Vs. Elastopainters. Coach Yeng is a very talented coach and had many titles on his back already, but on this one, they will bow down to the Dragons. Phoenix Vs. Magnolia will be a better match-up because Phoenix also played well this conference though they went to a losing streak after having a 5-game winning streak and TBH, they might have a chance to beat the Hotshots in Game 1.
It's a must-win by the ROS, so might as well try to back them because the spread is too high. Coach Yeng will have his pride at stake here, he cannot just say that the Bay Area Dragons are so good and they cannot do anything to be competitive as that will only be a lame excuse. I don't know if I'll find this handicap of ROS attractive, yes, it's +15.5, but against the Dragons? I think it's even low considering how they got dominated in their previous meeting. I'm saying it will be an easy win by the Dragons but we also cannot eliminate the possibility that it might result on a big upset. We know coach Yeng, he has been a PBA coach for more than a decade, so he surely has something in his sleeve that we haven't seen before. While I'm browsing the Facebook, I saw a post coming from the commentator of the league saying that Myles Powell will not play because he has an injury (it's on the leg base on the picture) and he just posted it just a few minutes after I'm doing this post. This will be a huge turn of events obviously as the Dragons doesn't have an import to start the playoffs with. This is what I'm curious about. How will the Dragons be without their import who is a scoring machine. I don't recommend this but if you still see that +15.5 odds against the Dragons, bet on it. Powell might not play based on the post that I just saw. With this update, I guess the ROS might take this Game 1 or at least the chances of them winning increased significantly. I don't know the rules, but I'm thinking if Powell can be replaced by Nicholson. |
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I came across this news on CNBC where standard chartered bank claims that bitcoin will reach 5000$. Being a bank, this can be their wish and not a reality. Banks do not want bitcoin to become popular and therefore they spread this negative information so people panic sell and do not adopt bitcoin.  ~ What do you expect with the Banks? They will say good things about Bitcoin. They know that Bitcoin is a great competitor of their business, and you expect that they will praise it? Of course, they will do the opposite of it. Bitcoin to $5,000? I don't think so, the last time we saw Bitcoin at the $10,000 price was in 2020 and I believe that it would be the last time that we will see Bitcoin near or below $10,000. You know news media. They will make things and articles too exaggerated just to manipulate those newbies out there. Banks might not want Bitcoin to be popular, but it is becoming already. More and more people are starting to use Bitcoin around the world though it isn't that much compared to how many people living globally. One thing is for sure though, Bitcoin will not reach $5,000 anymore.  |
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Bitcoin price is displaying some stability above $17,000 as it is holding these levels despite the bearish attempts to drag the price lower. As the trend remains largely incremental, the token is believed to maintain a steep upswing to regain its price. Will it reach or cross above $20,000 in Q1 2023? My answer will not be yes or not but in terms of how probable it might happen. Bitcoin's Price Hit $23,000 in Q1 2023? Hmmmm I would say the chances of it to happen will be at around 10-20% at most. I mean right now, Bitcoin's having a hard time surpassing the $20,000 price resistance so I see the chances of Bitcoin going to $23,000 in Q1 of next year low. However, if we will see Bitcoin surpassing $20,000 next year and stay above it for a few weeks then the chances of $23,000 to be reached will increase significantly. I don't know how it will reach that price or when (like all of us here), but I expect that what happened in 2022 might happen again in 2023. We might see the market going sideways next year. |
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It won't end soon. It's still a long way to go until this issue will be forgotten or even ended. People are telling because that SBF has been a donator or financer to the democrats, this case is taking too long and there's no action taken against him.
And he's even able to have to talk in front of crowds just after this issue has popped. We've seen conmen that have been running against the authority with the issue they've been involved in while him, is still free.
The nerve of SBF to give out interviews and to dance around questions is another funny story that is going on and he has said some incriminating things to coffeezilla which was interesting. Everyone knows what he did and swindle money from investors and depositors but as you mentioned he is an incarnation of Bernie Madoff with a twist, lobbying people in the power while carrying out his scam. Coffezilla interviewed him twice, and he always dodges every question that he throws into SBF. I just watched this video uploaded by Coffeezilla, and it seems like he already caught SBF and accidentally admitted that he made a fraud. Just watch the whole video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o_jPzBZSIoOverall, I'm also surprised on why SBF is taking these interviews despite scamming those FTX users (I used those since I didn't use FTX at all). Most of the time, those people who are accused of scamming people doesn't entertain these media and other influencers at all, but SBF is different. Coffeezilla got him on that video that I just shared, but is that enough for him to be put into jail? Or not that's why he's still confident to face the media. |
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As a newbie who has a little knowledge of cryptocurrency but much interest in purchasing bitcoin for a long time Hodl, since the purchasing capital is not included in my spendable budget and the price of bitcoin is not very high at the moment 16k, what should be my fear?
Pls, advise me.
None. You have little knowledge in cryptocurrency, but you want to invest into it? Learn the basics. You are asking what you should you fear about? I don't think that you should've something to fear about. Maybe you are experiencing fear because you're a newbie. If that's the case then learn, research and apply. You are afraid because you might lose your money? Just look at the history. Just look at how Bitcoin moved from 2008-present. When I was like you, I didn't fear anything because I didn't invest any money at all. I spent my time learning at least the basics and how to not be carried away by volatility. I didn't fear at all because I know that if I learn something, that will help me to make better decisions in the future. Don't invest first but learn and you will not experience fear at all. Set aside your interest in buying first and learn at least how to be patient and emotionless. |
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Speaking of Fajardo, he's fit and healthy and seems that he really wanted to win. He is helping and showing why he's the goat of this league. Adding to what you mentioned about experienced, SMB is full of experienced players, anyone can explode and bring help.
The last game was CJ Perez who leads them but with all those stars inside the squad like what i mentioned,
everyone can contribute and bring the spark for the team.
Converge was just too unlucky this time as they are facing the SMB Beermen with Fajardo and Romeo healthy once again. Even the coaching brilliance of coach Ayo will not be enough to bring Converge to the semis facing this SMC giant team. On the part of SMB Beermen, it would be interesting to see if they slay the Dragons once they face them in the next round. Speaking of the Dragons, they will be facing ROS tonight and i'll be backing them this time even if the spread is high. Bay Area Dragons -15.5 @1.87 vs ROS ElastopaintersKudos to the Converge for having a great season and in their last season where they entered the playoffs on their debut season, but I will say again that experience matters when it comes to playoffs and that's the one thing that they don't have right now, and they might get swept by the Beermen. Too unlucky for them indeed that they are facing a team that already has lots of experiences and at the same time, a star-studded team. Dragons Vs. Elastopainters. Coach Yeng is a very talented coach and had many titles on his back already, but on this one, they will bow down to the Dragons. Phoenix Vs. Magnolia will be a better match-up because Phoenix also played well this conference though they went to a losing streak after having a 5-game winning streak and TBH, they might have a chance to beat the Hotshots in Game 1. |
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The performance Nets have been showing in the Eastern Conference has been pretty impressive so far. I know that they lost nearly the half of their games but they are still at the fourth position in the standings. Especially their recent form is impressive. Irving and Durant's staying for at least one more season has helped them as well of course.
These stars are still very important for them to be more productive in scoring points. However this performance might still cause them some trouble after the end of the regular season. They need to get as many wins as possible to keep their mental condition high which would prepare them for the playoffs better.
The standings of the teams in the Eastern Conference weren't as close to that in the Western Conference and that explains why the Nets are in the 4th seed despite them only 2 games above 500. The top seeded Celtics are 2 games above the Bucks which is currently at 2nd place followed by the Cavaliers which is 4.5 games below the top seed and the Nets are now 7 games behind the top seed. It isn't as close as in the West where the 8th seeded Blazers are only 3 games behind the top seeded Pelicans. Overall, the Nets are impressive on their last 10 games winning 7 of it. Good to see them having problems at the start of the season to now adjusting and now at the top. Feel sorry for the Spurs though losing 11 straight games and winning only 3 of their last 20 games. I wonder what Coach Pop is feeling with his team right now. |
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I'm thinking of making a parlay bet, with 2 leg parlay SMB and Ginebra, the odds is 1.600. I think that's still attractive IMO knowing how good SMB and Ginenbra. How you guys? What do you think about that parlay, is it risky or the odds are not good?
That's reasonable, you have already a big chance that Ginebra will win, the only game that worries me is the SMB vs Converge, it can go either way since Converge has a good import. Still, it's up to you as you are the one taking the risk, remember that whatever the odds are, there's always a risk. With Perez, Romeo and Fajardo? Converge's Import did really tried but he can't do it alone, his 40points productions can't single carry the team, SMB got the pieces of their last season title, with them all healthy playing together it will be hard for converge to win against them, though it's only the first game of the best of 3 series, but the pressure now is on Converge one more win for SMB and they will move to the next round again. 2nd game now between NP and Gin kings, one more quarter and there's still a lot to happen, Gin kings is on a double digit lead not that comfortable but knowing coach Tim, it's hard to beat them when they have this good lead. Experience. I believe that when it comes to playoffs, experience is the one of the important factors that might have a huge effect on the outcome of the series and with this one, I believe that the experience of the whole SMB roster in the playoffs will help them defeat Converge who doesn't have that much experience when it comes to playoffs in 2 games. SMB's losses in the elimination are with JMF out because of the injury. Now that he is back, though he only scored 19 points, his presence really is a big factor to their win. 5 players in double digits including Romeo who has 13. I'm very confident that the SMB will sweep this series because of how star-studded this team is and just look at the roster on the 2 teams. |
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My prediction here are as follows.
Ginebra will beat NO (2-0)
Bay Area will eliminate ROS in 1 game
SMB will beat converge (2-1)
Magnolia will beat Phoenix (2-1)
My prediction is almost the same as this one. The only differences that I think will happen are: Ginebra will defeat NorthPort 2-1 Magnolia will beat Phoenix 2-0. This might be a surprise (and a bit of a bias since I'm an SMB fan) but we might see them winning against Converge 2-0. Bay Area will finish this one in one game easily. ...unless coach Yeng has found something that will beat the system of Bay Area. Good luck to him, he is a veteran coach but he has past his prime.
Finding a system that can be used against the Bay Area Dragons should be easy. But the problem is, even if they will found a way, are those ROS players capable to execute it properly knowing almost the entire roster of the Dragons are tough to match with? Even if Coach Yeng is still in his prime, there's a big difference between his players and those Dragons players. For the system to be effective, players should also be capable of doing it. They are totally mismatched with the Dragons and that's a fact. Give Coach Yeng a roster same to those big contenders and for sure he will have a chance of beating this monster team. Although I believe that you might be right, I still think that the ROS has a chance of beating the Bay Area Dragons. That's just my way of convincing myself and expecting that this fight is not gonna be a one sided game, of course I know how good Bay Area Dragons are, so there's no excitement if I will convince myself that they will just dominate the ROS. I do not believe that ROS can knockout the twice-to-beat Bay Area Dragons but I think they can at least pull one game from them. A surprise tactics, tough defense, and luck can catch the Dragons off guard, and may lose the first game. That is a probability based on how good their coach is. But, to totally get out of the first round against the Dragons, then that maybe is too much to ask. They can surprise them once but twice in a row, I do not think so. If they can stop Powell, they might steal one game from the Dragons. The question is who in ROS can stop that guy? He is the heart of the whole team, and he is a scoring machine. Stopping him would cause a major effect to the whole team, but how can you stop a scorer who scored 30+ points in every single game and the Dragons are 8-0 when he is the Point Guard. I might be a bit optimistic about the Dragons but that's how good they are right now and with Powell as their import, I don't know if how the ROS will stop him. On the other hand, we might see some tricks coming from Coach Yeng since he already has many experiences coaching so we might see some never seen tricks coming from him that might stop the Dragons. |
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Tuesday night on TNT has a lot of superstar power on tonight's doubleheader. First you have the Lakers and Cavaliers. Always a good matchup when LeBron takes on Cleveland. The Lakers have been playing great lately too so that game might be surprising. The Cavs are favored to win by 5.5.
An 8-point lead going to halftime by the Cavaliers. As I look at the stat sheet, I was surprised with 2 things. One is it seems like this night is Jarrett Allen's night as he scored 22 points in the first half and their main scorer Mitchell scored 14 points only. The second one is, after that monstrous 55 points against the Wizards, Davis only scored only 1 point in the first half. Take note, 1 point and their highest scorer is Lebron, and some bench player named Thomas Bryant with 11 points each. Well, he is probable coming into the game, and he only played 8 minutes in the first half so that might be the reason. I'll go with Cavaliers on this one. |
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I wish to know if these games such as FPS which you can put for example in a room of 10 players everyone puts 5 dollars and the winner takes the whole 50 dollars, Are considered as gambling.
And also if there’s any known and trusted website or casino that allows such games. I find them better than gambling and lucky games
First of all, let's define what is gambling and base on a quick google search, this is what gambling means: Gambling (also known as betting) is the wagering something of value ("the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the intent of winning something else of value. In the scenario that you shared, it is a form of betting therefore, it is considered as gambling. The term "uncertain outcome" can be applied in the FPS game that you shared because you don't know if you will win or not. Winning of something else of value is the $50. Overall, pay to earn is considered gambling since you are paying a specific value so that you will earn more money but the chances of you winning is uncertain. Now with regards to the websites or casino who are allowing such games, I don't know if there are sites who are offering those kinds of games or at least similar to that. |
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just an update on WEMIX, looks like WEMADE is not backing down, they filed an injunction against dun sa apat na exchange cryptocurrency exchange site na may balak e delist yung WEMIX sa website nila. the decision regarding the injunction that was filed will be announced in December 7. read hear also, it looks like WEMADE is in talks with Binance Custody to use their services. read hear oo nga pala the current price of WEMIX ay ay 38php per wemix(according to coingecko), I think ma aapektuhan yung presyo ng wemix once na mag announce ng decision yung court as Korea about dun sa injucntion na pinasa ng WEMADE against sa DAXA. Pumapalag. Magandang balita yan, it means seryoso sila sa business nila. Hindi ko alam na tinamaan din pala yung stocks ng ibang gaming industry. Netmarble as we know yung larong NiNoKuni. Com2Us old school na gaming development company na yan, Inotia 4, fan ako niyan dati sa android gaming. “We will make a decision before the evening of Dec. 7,” the Seoul Central District court said in a hearing Friday. Local crypto exchanges have announced they will stop trading of Wemix tokens on Dec. 8. https://forkast.news/wemade-files-injunction-against-top-4-exchanges/Pandagdag lang sa information. Paanong hindi magiging seryoso kakalabas lang ng bago nilang laro na Honor of Heirs at may paparating pang bagong laro na Mir M na sequel daw ng Mir4. Seryoso ang mga yan dahil malaking epekto sa kanilang business ung ginawa ng DAXA (ung apat na exchanges sa SoKor). Anyway, try nyo ung Mir M nasa CBT sila sa ngayon at kapag nakapagpre-register ka, pwede mo nang idownload yung client bukas. Sa kabilang banda, magandang move din ng WEMADE na nagpatulong sila sa Binance at hindi ko alam pero baka may chansa na mailist ang WEMIX sa Binance kapag successful ang usapan. Para sa akin lang, mejo risky pa bumili ng WEMIX ngayon lalo na 50/50 pa ang pwedeng mangyari sa kanila. Kapag nag-fail sila sa injunction at itinuloy ung delisting, maaaring bumalik ung presyo ng WEMIX sa 20-ish pesos pero kapag hindi natuloy ung delisting, balik $1 pataas panigurado. |
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Ok... November wasn't really that great for BTC. To recap, it was doing great the first couple of days and looked like it was finally starting to break out and trend up higher until the FTX fiasco spoiled the party. But then around November 22, the market seemed not to care anymore and started going up again.
The chart below doesn't really look all that good but if you have been following the price action everyday it feels like there aren't a whole lot of sellers left. So hence the poll.
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I voted Yes to this one. I believe that the FTX drama is over, and the contagion is not affecting other companies that much anymore compared to where it was when FTX scam is at its peak. Gemini stopped their earn program, not that much effect on the market. BlockFi filed for Chapter 11, not that much effect on the market. In the future, there might be some companies who will get affected by the FTX scam but it's effect to the market is only little to none. I believe that we've seen the bottom already and I think we will go sideways this month with $20,000 as its resistance but if there will be another FTX-like even that will happen then I hope we're ready for it. Overall, we can't change the fact that bear market = opportunities for intelligent investors to buy some Bitcoins. Bitcoins are cheap right now so now is the perfect time to accumulate slowly while waiting for the bear market to be over. |
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From my understanding, I never hold any bitcoin or something else but I love it from the very onset I began to know about it which I picked interest upon myself to evangelize to the world.
You are trying to spread information or asking here some ways to attract ordinary people towards investing into Bitcoin while you yourself, isn't holding any Bitcoin yet? What an irony TBH. This is the hard part (for me) when it comes to Bitcoin adoption. Telling Bitcoin and sharing it to ordinary people at least the basics of it. Some of them aren't interest on it. Some might be interested, but they don't have any money to invest into it. Some aren't just that techy enough to use smartphones or any devices where you can have access into Bitcoins. There are some problems obviously that's why only a few percent of the total people worldwide are using it. Sometimes, you also need to observe your environment. See if they are talking about investments or if you heard something from them that is related to investing. If you don't then most probably, they aren't into it or they aren't interested into it. It's the reason why I'm not sharing anything related to investment here in my place. I only hear gossips from them instead of anything related to investments. Sometimes the best way is to not do it at all. |
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RoS was able to win their match against NLEX which secured their slot for the playoffs. They beat NLEX 110-100, a very decisive win. They will face the Top team in the conference right now, Bay Area Dragons. The Dragons have a twice-to-beat against Rain or Shine. I think it will be very difficult to win against the dragons, twice in a row. They have the advantage in height, import and camaraderie. It will be a tough job for Coach Yeng Guiao to command Rain or Shine to win against the top team, but I am beating they can surprise them in game 1. The dragons have a history of getting surprised with the tough defense that RoS can give.
It will be over in one game, that's for sure. That is how confident I am with the Bay Area Dragons. I mean just look at how they dominated every single game. Well, they lost against Meralco but with only a single digit lead and to Ginebra which they lost by a huge margin. Let's take note that the Bay Area Dragons didn't lose a single game with Powell as their import. Their 2 losses are when their import is Nicholson. I'm confident with the Dragons surpassing the first round, but still the ball is round, and we don't know what can happen. They might be tested on the second round where they will face the winner of Converge-SMB. Both are strong teams and SMB doesn't have JMF on some of their games that's why they ended up on the 5th. Converge on the other hand played really well this conference as well so they might be tested on the second round. I would love to see the Dragons reaching the PBA Finals against Ginebra and this is my prediction as well. Bay Area Vs. Ginebra in the PBA Finals. |
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Anthony Davis just put in the best game of the year in helping the Lakers beat the Wizards 130 to 119. Anthony Davis had 55 points and 17 rebounds on only 30 shots. LeBron had a pretty good night as well with 29 points. It was all Davis tonight though as he showed how dominant he can be. I hope he can stay healthy and keep this streak rolling.
Yes, I saw the game and he was very efficient. Davis just unleashed his true self, dropping this kind of stats will give him a shot of winning the season's MVP. Lakers just keep winning guys, this is a good sign that their system was created and it's very effective. That's the best game of Davis so far this season, Dropping 55 points is already impressive, but adding 17 rebounds? come on, this guy was possessed, he will be playing like this, Lakers will likely win the NBA Finals again. From 2-8 to now 8-2. I'm sure Coach Ham is very happy with the improvement of his team. Aside from that, he's happy that he's successful in transitioning Davis from a Power Forward to an efficient Center and now is dominating the league in these past games. Davis performance tonight is the first Laker to do a 50-point 15-rebound and 70% FG since Wilt in the 60's. I thought that he will stop and will be less efficient after those 3 30-point games, but it seems that I'm wrong and he is still doing it. I watched the highlights and his poster against Porzingis and Gafford is just out of this world. Now with regards to them winning the NBA Finals, they must climb the ladder first. Yes, they are 8-2 on their last 10 games but still they are now at the 12th spot, and nothing has changed. The good thing though is that the Lakers are only 2 games behind the 6th seeded Warriors, so every win is very important for the teams in the West because their standings are really close. Just look at the Jazz where they got the top spot but after losing consecutive games, they are now on the 9th seed. |
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Do you think it's good that I sold the house then I buy bitcoin with all the money?
because in my own calculations, my house value didn't increase in date year by year. the value is still stagnan, it's different when compare it with bitcoin, I will got 3 house when I sold my house then buy bitcoin with that money in 2018 and sold it again on ATH november 2021.
(I have 2 house, which I want sell it is abandoned house)
Well, you have a 2nd home that you can stay with aside from the one that you want to sell. I guess there is no problem doing that thing. Selling a house that depreciates its value and a liability as well (unless it is used for renting purposes) and buying an asset like Bitcoin is a nice move...I guess. Just know the risks of it. We are still in a bear market so expect the unexpected. Always expect that there is a chance that Bitcoin might go down even lower from its current price. Some are saying that what happened in 2022 will continue in 2023. Take note as well that this will take time for you to take profit and there is a chance that what you're thinking might not happen as well. A risky move but the rewards are high when the bull run comes. You got a second home so I guess it will not hurt you that much if you will sell your first house as long as you're comfortable with your 2nd home and it got it all that will help you to live. |
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That miss calls always happened in PBA and I think they should review the quality of their referees,
There is no doubt that the league only hires professional referees so we can conclude that quality is not really a question. Honestly, questionable or considered missed calls are being reviewed by the league especially if that call plays a big role in the final result of the game. Unfortunately, even after being reviewed or successfully changed, or modified, it doesn't change the actual result of the game. The only action that the league is being imposed is suspending or giving a penalty to the involved referee and that's it. It will now be forgotten later on. The referee's actions in a crucial moment really affect the result of the game. Might be favorable or not to a certain team. I remembered again the non-contact call of Brian Heruela against Paul Lee during the bubble, but the referees called a foul on it. Well, they are just people even though they are professional referees. Referees in the NBA are doing many mistakes as well like not calling travels etc. The management has imposed a suspension on the said referee. I just hope that things like this will never happen especially on a professional league like the PBA. It's a non-bearing game for both of the teams anyway, but still, they must do what they must do, and it is to do correct calls. |
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