Delusional indeed. Whoever watched that interview would think the same as well . At least I laughed a bit with what he said.
He will not be a starter but if his performance will improve, they might put him in the Small Forward position or at least in the Shooting Guard.

He is bragging that they went to the playoffs last year and the Lakers wasn't where in fact, the Lakers won a title 2 years ago and he didn't. Typical Patrick Beverley indeed but he makes me, and other fans and analysts laugh. I'm excited with the Russ-Pat combo

I agree but NLEX will still not be a championship team even though they have an experienced coach because their roster isn't enough for the team to be a championship caliber team.

I mean right now, if you want to win a title, you must have a star-studded team like SMB or even TNT who is loaded with players who are very good in our current league. Coach Yeng is more experienced than Coach Trillio but if MVP want Coach Trillio to have more experience in coaching then being with the NLEX is his best option. He coached the Bolts really well, so he deserves that spot but let's wait who will be the next coach of NLEX.

It will continue and we don't know when it will end. Maybe if we will have a new commissioner or if the salaries will be transparent like you said.

Speaking of transparency, this has been said to the PBA many times already that the salaries of each player must be transparent like in the NBA but they aren't doing anything and I think they will do nothing about it which is kind of sad TBH as a fan because Coach Yeng is right that the league is being dominated by SMC and MVP and those independent teams are being called as "milking teams" where these 2 companies will make an unequal trade to them just to be stronger.

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I did a quick google search and I saw a Youtube Video sharing the complete list of PBA Imports this 2022 Commissioners' Cup. Here is the link of the video if you want to watch: LINK
Anyway, here is the complete list of the imports of each team.
The video was posted last week of August 2022 and there might be a chance that this complete list will change. TNT and Ginebra imports are the ones that I think is confirmed as both of them were saw in a PBA Finals game. We've also seen Ibeh and Prosper played in the same team years ago. Most of them are first timers in the PBA and some are former NBA players but like I said, there might be a chance that the list will have some changes. Let's wait for the official article maybe from spin.ph since I'm pretty sure that they will share it.

That's the best advice any user can give not only here in the forum but on other social media platforms as well.
Problem is people doesn't want to give a portion of time to do some research and they are thinking about the profits that they can get than doing some research first regarding investment schemes/projects or whatever it is.

It's kind of sad to see people getting scammed TBH but like I always say, I believe that people will not learn unless they will experience it. If you got scammed once, you will know what to do in your next investments. Being scammed twice and there's a problem to you already. Doing research isn't hard because we already have "Uncle Google" that will give us all the information that we need. We also have Youtube videos that might help us in our investment journey. I just don't know why people are forgetting about doing research first.

Investors here in crypto world are indeed gullible and can easily tricked by influencers. Lucky for me that I didn't get scammed in my crypto journey, but I feel unfortunate to those who are.

It was in the Sixers where he signed and maybe there is a bit of mistake with that post.
https://www.nba.com/news/montrezl-harrell-signs-philadelphia-sixers

After giving Drummond to the Nets in the Harden-Simmons trade, the Sixers really lacked a big at that time and it was Embiid who was their reliable big. Now they are starting to acquire bigs like DeAndre Jordan and now they also got Harrell who isn't tall for a big TBH but a good defender and a former 6th man of the year when he was in Clippers. His stint with the Lakers was the reason why his efficiency went down drastically but I think he can still contribute more to the team knowing how he played when he was in the Clippers. It's a good sign to the Sixers as Embiid will play less minutes.

Snow Badua already gave hints regarding this days before the confirmation happened and TBH, coaching your old team is always good.
The problem that I'm seeing right now is the current roster. When he handled the team a few years ago, it was star-studded and was filled with great players. Now the roster of ROS is composed of rookies and some average players. Well, I'm not judging them by their current roster but that can be a problem for the team as well. Anyway, having a new coach might be a new beginning for the team. Let's see how they will perform in the Commissioner's Cup.

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On the other hand, I saw some rumors again that MVP team coaches will be shuffled. I don't know how and why but looking on how Coach Luigi Trillio coached the Bolts when Coach Norman Black is still out, I'm guessing that he might be the new coach of NLEX but we don't know since there are no news coming out yet on who will be the next coach of the Road Warriors. Any insights?

Seeing an altcoin being promoted in Bitcoin Discussion is what I don't see but what I always see is an altcoin that is being promoted in the Altcoin Discussion. Nothing new TBH because I've seen many threads regarding promotion of a certain project or coin.

Promotion, advertisement and an attempt to scam those newbie investors who are here.
Just avoid new projects, memecoins, shitcoins and those low market cap coins and just focus on the top market cap coins. In that way, you will be scammed way lesser than investing into the ones that I said.

So, they only have weeks of rest and then the new conference will start again. I heard it from one of the commentators while I'm watching PBA (I think it's Dr. J) saying that Commissioners Cup's opening will be in September and he's right.

Anyway, is there any list of imports from each team already? Just don't include Ginebra because we already know their import.

I think they will. I mean what will be their reason of playing in the PBA if they will not join the playoffs.
PBA added them to increase the competition around the league. I think they are eligible because it will be useless for the Dragons if they will play in the PBA and will not be eligible in entering to the playoffs for whatever reason it is.

Too risky for me. The word here "could" mean he isn't 100% and if that's the case then it means that he can get re-injured again if they will force him to play.

Look at Klay. He spent 2 years sitting in the bench and working every day for his injury to get healed. Last season when he came back, he isn't the usual Klay where he is scoring more than 20+ but his contributions to the team and their title is still huge. I think it's best for OKC to just let Chet sit for the whole season if he isn't 100% healthy at the end of the season. I think we will agree that OKC will not reach the playoffs this upcoming season, right? I mean they only have young and talented players.

Whether this is true or not, it's best for him and for the OKC to rest him this upcoming season while focusing on his body because that body will not last long knowing how strong NBA bigs are right now.

That "Bitcoin is dead" phrase has been used so many times already to the point that I'm just ignoring it instead of me being stressed and thinking on what my next move will be.

I mean, many already said that phrase and all of them are the ones who either anti-Bitcoins or those so-called economists and rich people who are saying negative things about it, but they are just trying to play with investors' minds so that they can buy it silently.

Reputation towards Bitcoin has been built. Many people are trusting it already and saying that it is dead right now is kind of irrelevant already and not applicable anymore. They can say it, but many will just ignore it and will just focus on accumulating more. Let them say it, in the end they will realize that they can't bring Bitcoin down. Just ignore what they are saying and focus on your strategy.

Mas worth it na lang sa ngaun if ibenta mo ung DS into Gold tapos ibenta mo na lang ung gold sa players kaysa ipunin mo at gawing Draco. Ngayong may new update na Dragon Artifact Equipments, magagamit ang Hydra para makabili ng Dragonsteel (new currency) kaya may chance na tumaas bahagya ang price nito pero still hindi pa rin worth it na ipunin DS para lang dun.

Swerte mo naman sa incense boss dahil maganda ung stats ng bagong pet. Ako hanggang ngayon nangangarap pa rin sa aking unang legendary pet.

No.

I believe that what happened in 2018 will happen this year as well. On that year, it went down, and it remained stagnant for the rest of the year, and we only saw Bitcoin starting to rise the next year. I believe that it will be the same this year because markets have cyclical movement. Federal Reserve is planning to increase the interest rates until the end of the year as well and as we all know, Fed's moves regarding interest rates often is a sign of a negativity to the markets so yeah, I don't expect Bitcoin will reach $45,000 or even $35,000 this year. When the Fed stop increasing interest rates then we might see some good signs that will make Bitcoin's price go high.

What I expect and my prediction is that Bitcoin will remain sideways for the rest of the year between the $20,000 and the $30,000 price range. We might see a false breakout between the 2 prices either going down below $20,000 or going higher than $30,000 but after a few days it will go to that price range again. It's better to accumulate this year if you are a long-term holder.

They still have other free agents right now that might be a good fit for the Celtics.

Melo, Boogie Cousins, maybe Aldridge (he is also a master of perimeter shooting). They can still get these players or pick other ones in the absence of Gallinari. These 3 players that I said played well in their respective teams. Melo had some 20-point games in the Lakers, Cousins had been a big help to the bench of the Nuggets and Aldridge still has his stroke in perimeter shooting (he is shooting 55% last season).

I don't know why teams aren't trying to sign him where in fact, he got 12.9 PPG & 5.5 RPG last season. That is still a good number knowing that he is coming off the bench.

Unfortunately, like what others are saying, his defense really is a big problem and we've seen players who aren't a priority whenever they aren't that good in defending even though they are doing pretty well offensively. He got 20-point games last season, so I think having him still helps the team offensively. Maybe it's best for Melo to be in a team where they are focusing more on offense like the Warriors.

From having a 5-point lead going to the 4th quarter to scoring only 8 points in the 4th quarter, it's a total breakdown for the TNT at that time already.
If you watched the whole game, you saw in the 4th quarter that they are shooting threes from everywhere, but it doesn't go in. Three-point shooting for me is a double-edged sword. If you sink your threes, you will win the game but if you keep missing and missing, you will experience what the TNT experienced in the 4th quarter.

I celebrated myself in our house even though I'm only watching alone. I celebrated with my dogs because my team SMB won a championship again . The next conference will be starting I think this month as well but correct me if I'm wrong. There are many imports already in the country including Justin Brownlee.

Did you watch the ceremony after the game?
I saw how frustrated Mikey Williams is when they are giving the runner-up trophy to them . It's kinda funny how the leader in scoring this conference got exposed by Magnolia and also by SMB.

Regarding if Williams deserve that million contract, I think he still deserves it. I know that this sounds funny but in NBA, there are some players who are given huge contract but can't contribute enough to match how much they paid them. Just see Westbrook for example, the Lakers paid him huge money, but he played awful.

I believe Williams will make some adjustments next season and he will not solely focus on scoring anymore. We saw him passing as well against Magnolia in the Semi Finals so we might see him develop some passing ability after this conference. You can say that he choked in the Semis and in the Finals, but I think the perfect work that will fit for him is "he got exposed" that's why he contributed way lower than his usual numbers.

Can't blame them TBH if they choked in the 4th quarter.
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Coach Chot isn't there because of health and safety protocols, Erram got a Flagrant foul penalty 2, Khobuntin had an MCL injury, Castro still played even though his ankle is still hurting and their three-point shots in the 4th quarter isn't going in. Overall, TNT's chances of winning are way lower because of these and like I said, three-point shooting is a double-edged sword. You sink threes, you win but if you don't then it will hurt you. That Game 7 is still a good game to watch for me and for the 15,000+ who watched .

In our country, government employees tend to work at least 40 hours per week and there is no additional payment in overtime which is quite unfortunate. It's base on my experience and what I heard to my friends that are government employee as well. I've been a government employee for 8 months only (because I can't handle the stress) and I don't see myself working with a boss for a long time that's why I didn't even work there for a year.

Now with regards to 4-day work week, it has been proposed here 2 years ago at the middle of the pandemic but unfortunately only a few private companies approved it. I think we will all agree with a 4 day work week right? I mean I don't see any disadvantages to us employees but all positive. More time with the family and lesser stress and lesser stress equals to more happiness and happiness will be spread to all of the people around you.

Unfortunately, there are some people who still working more than 4 days because of the increasing prices of commodities and foods. There are some who are working at day and at the same time working at night just to have money to be used to pay expenses and foods. On the other hand, there are some people who knows how to use a computer that are just working on their home as a freelancer. They are very flexible and they will work whenever they want to.

Beginners are seeing those different of scams on social media. The problem with them is that, they prefer ignoring it than making a research unto it.

Social media is full of scammers I agree. Platforms like Discord, Facebook, Twitter and Telegram are the ones where scammers are lurking, waiting for their prey which are the newbies. It's very unfortunate to see scammers getting the money of those innocent newbies thru their strategy but like I'm always saying, a newbie investor will not learn unless they will experience it. Getting scammed once is still ok but to get scammed twice then there's a problem to you already.

Overall, doing research before investing really helps an investor be knowledgeable on which are scams and which are not. At the end of the day, as long as there are new investors coming, there will be scammers that will try to scam in their best possible way.

Mike Conley + players and draft picks. Getting Clarkson again might be a good trade as well.

TBH with how huge the contract of Westbrook is, I also don't know how the Jazz will deal with it and how will the trade talks end but I've read somewhere that the Lakers really want Westbrook to get traded because they see that he doesn't fit to the system of the team. Adding Conley to the Lakers will be a good thing because they will have a legit point guard though he is already past his prime, he can still make some good passes to his players and a good three-point shooter as well. Let's see how this will go or I might be surprised when I wake up in the morning.

We can speculate that it is and we can't. In the end, as a PBA fan, I think let's just enjoy the entertainment that they are giving to us.
For me, I already knew that there will be Game 7 because more games = more revenue for the league and take note that it's Sunday and many people will watch their favorite team trying to win that title.

When you are seeing SMB to score 40 points in a single quarter and those three point shots sinking in, you knew already that they will win.

Anyway, you are right that they needed the offensive power of these players in order for them to win the title. It's a do or die game for them and I hope that they will repeat their performance in Game 6. Fajardo didn't contribute much on that game or I mean it wasn't the usual Fajardo that we saw that is dominating the paint because the guards are the one who is dominating.

They needed him in Game 7 now and that's their advantage being up 3-2. Aside from Castro, Ryan Reyes also dislocated his shoulder in Game 4 and not 100% and Khobuntin will  not play in the whole series because of an injury. These 2 players are contributing so much to the team especially Khobuntin which is an all around player. Erram fouled out himself in the 11 minute mark of the 4th quarter last game so yeah I agree with what you said that it's for the sake of his injury.

It's not only crypto market that are affected with the Fed policies but even the US Stock market as well.

I've watched some youtube videos and I will agree with them that we might see a stagnant market this year whether it will be stock market or crypto market. Now with regards to Bitcoin bouncing back at it's psychological level, it depends on what is your psychological level because I think that term is very broad and general and different investors have different psychological levels.

Overall, I will just say that Bitcoin might be going sideways between $20,000 and $30,000 until the end of the year. Just don't expect that something good will happen with the crypto market because the Fed already said that they will continue to increase the interest rates until the end of the year and that means negative sentiment to the investors.