Ginebra defeated them so they know what to do to defeat them again. Well, that's only my prediction and it's a rumor only that's being spread on Facebook. The only difference now is that, when the Dragons lost, they got Nicholson as their import but now, they have Powell already and nobody, I mean nobody can stop that scoring machine. I doubt that somebody from Ginebra can stop that monster from scoring 30+ points if they meet on the playoffs. Maybe the referees can. Ooops!!

I'll make a prediction base on that 2 scenarios.
-Ginebra might win against NorthPort even though the Batang Pier is on a 3-game winning streak but against Converge, if Miller will play, they might have a difficult time beating them.
-Magnolia has a high chance that they will beat Rain or Shine. Meralco Vs. Magnolia is an interesting match-up as well because Meralco is on a winning streak right now with McDaniels as their current import.

With the 4 games that you shared; I'm also waiting for the Ginebra-Converge match-up because that game will be big for the 2 teams. It will be on the 30th and I'll watch that game for sure.

Lebron played tonight and tallied 21-8-5 against the Spurs.
That's also why Davis' numbers are slight lower than where it was when Lebron didn't play. Russ didn't have a good night scoring only 3 points but it's a good thing that Brown Jr and Walker stepped up offensively thus, getting the victory on the road.

The problem with the Lakers tonight is their turnovers. 22 turnovers are very high and if you want to enter the playoffs then at least lessen the average turnovers per game. What's even worse is even though Lakers got 22 turnovers, the Spurs didn't maximize on that one because they are one of the worst defensive teams right now in the league. The Lakers still won by 11 points despite having 22 turnovers. They need to lessen it in their next games, but the good thing is the Lakers is starting to get their momentum and Davis is starting to be what he was when they won in the bubble, and he's becoming more efficient in his new position as their starting center.

NLEX won by 3 points and with that win, Ginebra's chance to get the twice to beat spot decreased. There are rumors that they will be targeting the 4th spot so they will face the Bay Area Dragons on the Semi-Finals.

I've been watching PBA for quite some time already and it's my first-time seeing MVP teams out of the playoffs. I mean I'm always watching playoffs where both SMC and MVP teams are playing, but now it's different. SMC are on the playoffs while the MVP teams are out. This conference really is different especially for those independent teams as some of them might enter the playoffs. Well, we still have a few games left and every win and lose are important for all of the teams who are still competing for the playoff spot.

With the Blackwater's loss against the ROS tonight, they are officially eliminated this conference along with TerraFirma.

The wages of a regular employee at this moment can't keep the pace on how the inflation and prices are increasing.
It happens to the point where one source of income around a family isn't enough anymore and you need at least 2 to survive at least.

2018 for me is what I call "Year of Hell" because of what happened to cryptocurrency at that time. 2022 now is what I call "Year of Survival" because of what's happening globally. Every person is doing everything just to survive right now. People are becoming frugal nowadays. People are spending less compared to what they are spending years ago. Prices of commodities increasing to the point where people can't buy the things that they can buy a few years ago.

There is no thanksgiving in our country, but we are celebrating Christmas season and our birthdays next month. In the last 2 years, we choose to celebrate our birthdays and have some foods for us to eat because we can still afford at that time. I'm not saying that we can't afford it this year, but we choose not to celebrate anymore and just go to church so that we can save money because we know that the worst is yet to come. We expect more difficulties coming into next year. I expect more negative things happening globally and even though inflation might go down slightly, things will not change.

Right now, saving money and keeping our job is our main priority. It's just sad but understandable at the same time for the Americans not to celebrate a thanksgiving just for a year. I mean they can still just celebrate it next year if things will be better, right? It would be useless if you will celebrate thanksgiving but after that, you don't have money anymore.

Yan ung buong rason kaya bumaba si WEMIX ngayon.
Kagabi ko lang din nakita na ganyan ang price ng WEMIX at dahil jan, nagkaroon ng maraming traffic ung XDRACO NFT website nila dahilan para mag-lag ng kaunti at nahihirapan ang mga buyers na bisitahin ung website. Maraming sellers din ang nagdesisyong i-cancel ung pagbenta nila dahil sa nangyari.

May nakita ung isang clanmate ko na level 130 na around 220k PS na ang price is nasa around 3k PHP na lang pero na-cancel rin kaagad ng seller. Kung may WEMIX lang ako ngayon, bibili sana ako kahit alt account lang gawin kong minero.

Well, if nobody will sign him in the NBA then at least he can still continue playing basketball outside the US.

As for Taiwan, getting Howard might create a domino effect towards those NBA players who doesn't have contract right now. We might see more NBA player who doesn't have contract playing not only with Taiwan but maybe other countries (more likely in Asia). A win-win for both parties as the player might be paid higher than what they are giving to their local player (it's the case with Howard this season) and at the same time, getting ex-NBA players will boost the popularity of the T1 league.

I guess Cousins can still be a dominant player. Him and Davis are the top scoring players back when they are at Pelicans. Injuries caused Cousins' career to decline but I think he can still dominate a league lower than NBA obviously. Just look what Howard is doing right now in Taiwan. Dominating the paint, a double-double machine and also shooting threes as well .

Looks like you really jinxed the Kings .

Kidding aside though, the Kings really surprised me aside from the Jazz because of their 7-game winning streak. Even though they lost now against the Hawks who is a strong team TBH, I just hope that they will continue the way they are playing until they reach the playoffs because they haven't reached the playoffs since 2006. Just imagine how long the Kings fans who are waiting for their team to enter the playoffs. It's the same as the Knicks when they entered the playoffs after a long time.

You know the PH fans when it comes to basketball. If they like a basketball player, they will be loved so much that even the player himself will be grateful to it. That's how we PH fans are when we like a player. Just look how we are seeing Brownlee and Clarkson right now. Even Blatche was loved by the PH fans and now, Prosper is the one who got the attention of PH fans. More to come.

Brownlee has more time than Clarkson, but it will still depend. I don't know if it's possible, but can a naturalized Filipino player still play outside PH and sign a contract with other teams other than PH?

Not your keys, not your coins.
A famous quote that has been shared numerous times on the internet already but until now, there are still many people who are storing most of their coins in these centralized exchanges. For what? Because there are some exchanges who are offering staking like what Binance and other does. It's not worth it for me especially if you know that your coins might vanish anytime knowing that there is somebody that is holding your coins. I hope what happened to FTX will be a lesson to all who always wants to store their holdings on exchanges.

After the FTX scam, many investors changed their mindset now and those who are investing into altcoins will prefer investing into Bitcoin because they know that it's a good coin to hold for long term. Don't expose yourself too much on altcoins especially those centralized exchanges. Always go for Bitcoin. Right now, I'm trying to increase my Bitcoin holdings and it's my own preference but I'm also buying Ethereum.

A newbie who just experienced gaining profits investing into cryptocurrency for the first time.
I feel you because that's what I also felt when I first gain profits into crypto. The only difference with me and OP (who doesn't reply in this thread at all) is that I didn't share my first profits here while he does which is kind of funny at least for me.

Out of the 3 that he shared, MATIC is the only who looks like a good project for me. Their recent partnership with Starbucks made the coin pump but as of this moment, the coin isn't an exception with what's happening right now. MATIC is also affected by the contagion caused by what FTX and Scam Bankrupt-Fraud did.

Bull run? Maybe you should wake up OP (even though you aren't replying here). Bull run will not come this year or maybe next year. Based on Forbes, the average bear market last for around 289 days. I expect it to be longer this time just by looking on what's happening globally.

Well, it happens in Basketball as well. Expect the unexpected and it happened to you as well.
I'm not a soccer fan so I don't know anything about it, but I will not blame you with your decisions because I might do the same if my favorite team in Basketball will go up against a team who is much, much weaker than my team.

For sure, it's not only you who lost money because many also bet on Argentina as well and it's unfortunate and very disappointing for you who bet on them. That's sports I guess and that's the reason why it's entertaining at first place. You may never know what can happen in every game. As for you quitting, it will depend on how addicted you are in gambling. I also experienced losses back when I was still gambling, but I can quit very easily because I'm not addicted into it, and I always set my mind whenever I gamble. Maybe stop for a moment and move on with it then after a few days, make a decision if you will gamble again or not.

Clarkson isn't always available to play in the Gilas Pilipinas so it's good to have a 2nd naturalized player like Brownlee that can join and participate to different tournaments aside from the FIBA World Cup.

On the upcoming world cup, Clarkson will play no doubt and I think Brownlee already knew it. The chemistry is starting to build up already and our team played very well on the recent window for the FIBA World Cup against Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

It isn't a sad news because they knew it from the start that there will be only one naturalized player that can play for each team.
2 is better than 1 like they always say, and Clarkson isn't always available since he's also playing in the NBA so we will expect some conflict of schedules, so a secondary naturalized player like Brownlee

I read the article and there's nothing wrong with him being strict. They resigned and they aren't fired, and, in the end, Elon approached some of the employees telling them to stay.

Tesla is now a successful car business because of Elon and with the new management, I think it's normal that there will be some employees that will resign and knowing that Elon will really change what Twitter is, there might be some who will not like how he handles the company therefore, they resigned.

Now with regards to it having an impact towards the crypto space, I don't think there is a significant impact of what's happening with Twitter in the crypto market. Twitter is a social media platform after all. Expect more changes towards Twitter in the next months now that it's under a different person already.

Davis played well tonight against the Suns making 37 points, 21 rebounds, 5 blocks and 5 steals. He's like the prime Anthony Davis that we saw back when he's in the Pelicans. The sad thing though is they lost. Seeing him playing like this boost the morale of the team. Having LBJ back again will be helpful to the team, and I hope that their big 3 will step up and get more wins because they're at the bottom right now of the standings.

Surprisingly, the Kings are winning and currently at the 3rd seed with a 7-game winning streak.
The team who didn't have any moves during the off-season at all except for signing Dellavedova are the ones who are on a winning streak right now. Aside from the Jazz who surprised many, the Kings are also the same and take note that both teams doesn't have any all-star player at all. We are nearing the 1/4 of the season so let's see if they will sustain how they are playing as of this moment.

Bitcoin dropped to below $16,000 and the last time it is on that price range was 2 years ago.
Crypto fear and greed index is at 22 meaning investors are extremely fearful to invest.
Expect the worse next year.

$13,500 is possible this year if there will be another FTX drama-like again. There is still a chance that it might reach that price knowing we are in a place where we always see bad news that affects the sentiments of the investors. Right now, the contagion is still in effect, and it will affect more and more companies as days and weeks goes by.  Maybe I'll predict that there is a 10-20% chance that it might reach that price this year and if not, it will be next year.

A very subjective topic at least for me and for some here.

I'm investing in cryptocurrency and stock market currently but at the same time, I'm also putting a small portion of my monthly income into the banks. Yes, inflation is eating it slowly, but I have my own reason why I'm still putting a small amount of money in my bank account rather than investing all of my money and that is emergency funds just in case worst thing happen to me or to my family.

I also thank this forum because it's the eye-opener for me to get involved into cryptocurrency. I might be lucky that I involved myself into crypto and earn from it just after I graduated in college but overall, Bitcoin and the forum helped me a lot especially when it comes to knowledge. I have no negative feelings whatsoever on these banks since I'm not using it for transaction, but only for emergency funds.

AD is a very dominant big back when he is in the Pelicans a few years ago.
The only problem for him is his health and his body being very fragile and very susceptible to injuries.

Injuries affected him so much that it affects his whole NBA career. Now the Lakers are in a 3-game winning streak thanks to AD's very dominating performance in these 3 games and he is the 3rd Lakers player in franchise history who did 30+point - 15+rebound in 3 straight games alongside Shaq and Elgin Baylor.

Now the only question right now is, will it be sustainable? Will his performance in his last 3 games sustainable to carry the whole team? I expect for his numbers to go down in their next games, so I hope that there will be somebody who will help him offensively if that happen.

Brownlee is in Ginebra so it's easier for him to be naturalized. Power
It's just a rumor but in order for you to increase your chances to a naturalized player, you must play on a SMC team.

Miller and Powell are 2 great players and we've seen these 2 played very amazing and carried their respective teams this conference, but I don't think that they will be a naturalized player. Just look at McCollough. He played in the PBA and won a title with SMB, but still he's been ignored by the authorities. It's easy to say for these players that they want to be a naturalized player of Philippines but it's not that easy as 1,2,3 and it will take years like what we've seen with Brownlee. Overall, it's good to see that there are imports who wants to be a naturalized player for our country, but the chances of it to happen are very slim to no IMO.

Most people are gullible and gullible people are the ones who fall easily to scams.
TBH, many users here already warned the users multiple times already regarding the 1xbit scam. Though there will still be gamblers who will try and gamble with the website, I still believe that most here already are aware with regards to 1xbit and what they did in the past right?

As of this moment, there are many who applied on their signature campaign, but nothing is eligible because of their negative trust in the past. Intelligent gamblers here are aware of the past of 1xbit. Very disgusting like what @qwertyup23 said, but since they can still advertise their scam casino here anytime they wanted to, they will just do it and victimize those gullible and newbie gamblers.

Regulating these crypto exchanges especially the centralized ones will help lessen frauds like what happened to FTX.

We've seen similar instances of these in the past and we've also saw Bitcoin declared dead 453 times according to 99bitcoins and here we are still. We are still on our way for Bitcoin to reach $100,000. We are still in a way to see the new technology being adopted globally. We are still seeing crypto surviving despite of what's happening. We might see different altcoins going down gradually because of this bear market but cryptocurrency in general will survive.

Words of encouragement? Put your coins in a safer wallet. A wallet where you will hold the private keys. I guess that's enough words of encouragement for you.