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2861  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 28, 2022, 02:09:10 PM
I already feel like Diaz is going to lose against Khamzat. He isn't as fit as he was anymore.

Usually, I would have said that everything can happen in MMA fighting and we should not bury Nate in advance, but not in this case. I think except Nate and his team, no one believes that he can win Chimaev. It is top3 welterweight against a guy who has fought last time year ago and last time won in 2019. I think their fight won last more than one round.

As to upcoming event - UFC 277, I am planning to watch Derrick Lewis vs Sergei Pavlovich fight. Btw, Lewis has similar thoughts as Curtis Blaydes has. If Blaydes does not feel like being a champion, then Lewis is in UFC only because of money. He is not interested in title, he is there only for the cheque Cheesy

For me, I think Nate Diaz, may have a slight chance, but the advantage of Khamzat Chimaev is very clearly seen even for onlookers and fans pretty much many are saying that Chimaev has a fairly good advantage, in Strenght, Speed, Durability, height, and pretty much this is a sure win for Khamzat Chimaev, but if Nate Diaz could win this then the credibility of Chimaev will be ruin and his Record will be broken, but a little percentage for that in my opinion,

In Derrick Lewis's case as long as Francis Ngannou, Cyril Gane, and now Tai Tauvasa are there he doesn't stand a chance of getting the belt and I think he pretty much knows about it and for him to say such things, for me these 3 men would likely have a chance in grabbing the belt in my opinion,

Talking about the Ozzy Diaz vs Joe Pyfer fight, i think Diaz is a mediocre fighter. A simple one for the UFC. Pyfer has a very good chance of winning. In Dennis vs Kaleio fight, my favorite is Dennis. I can't wait for this fight. Dennis moves very fast and uses his kicks well. I think this is an advantage in combat. Good luck Dennis, i hope you have the best fight.

Well, I think that is the purpose of this Contender fight with Dana White, and to find likely fighters to enter UFC, we can see the amateurs and the likely experience fighters that have potential, I think Joe Pyfer is really well-rounded, but still lack his strength in getting those locks on Diaz, while Ozzy Diaz pretty much has the huge lack and it was shown on the fight, but he can still fight,

2862  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 28, 2022, 01:19:20 PM

There will be too many adjustments that need to be done if Boston really likes to get KD and trade Jaylen for him. I see that this is not going to do well for Boston.
They just have to keep with their stack and forget about this trade. Jaylen has proven his worth and if he's transferred to the Nets, it will be another adjustment for him. Their roster has already achieved something last season and they should have keep it and just improve more, I don't think that KD would be a good addition to them.

I agree, Boston Celtics are a crucial team to beat and the Golden State Warriors have done their all in beating Boston in the finals, I think the offense of the Warriors because of Stephen Curry has proven effective on Boston's defense, but the Boston Celtics defense have proven very effective on other teams that they have shown the Brooklyn Nets a fast way in getting the sweep, I really think the Boston Celtics needs to keep Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum intact together, they are used in playing together and they already know the strength and weakness of every player of the Boston Celtics,


For example, there are Suns and Heat which are rumoured to trade Durant and add him to the starting five. These are one of the strongest teams in NBA now. I would like to see Durant in one of these teams to find out how much successful he will be. Yes, Nets were an okay team but something was still going wrong for them. Even KD and Irving both couldn't help the team become more successful. Durant sill has only two championships in his career and maybe he needs some change now to be a winner again.

Well, the problem is not the team but the combination of Kyrie and Durant, these two seem not very aligned with each other and need to part ways, pretty much when Durant was in injury Kyrie Irving is doing well, with his scoring and won the game without Kevin Durant, and Kevin Durant did the same without Irving, I think they affected each other in ways on who's handling the ball, or so, in the start of the 2021-2022 season the Brooklyn Nets are one of the powerful teams in the NBA and I was very positive in their performance and back then they still have James Harden on the team, and they are doing fine on the start of the season until they surely don't have the chemistry, for sure not a good trade for the Boston Celtics in my opinion,

The Golden State Warriors have shown some interest in picking up Carmelo Anthony for next season. I’m not sure how well he would fit in, but I’m sure he could do some damage off the bench. I’m thinking it would probably be his last chance to win a championship, so it wouldn’t be a bad option for him. I’d wait to see if Kyrie gets traded to the Lakers and see if I could run that back before anything else though.

Well I really think the Los Angeles Lakers are expecting Carmelo Anthony to re-sign his contract, said on this ARTICLE, and I think the Lakers will not going to let Carmelo go on with a trade, but if he wants to be traded to the Warriors then a plausible player for the Warriors trade will be so much for the team, and I think they will not risk anything like that,
2863  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 28, 2022, 10:26:51 AM
Well , like someone said in this thread. With so many important players leaving Bundesliga and with so little transfers being made by "mid-tier" teams , how will Bundesliga increase it's internal performance ? We all know that this is the main problem with Bundesliga right now : The competition is tight just in front when every year only 2 teams are fighting for the trophy and the rest of them are simply playing into their league. Well , it seems this year won't be different than the previous ones.

We can not say for sure if there will be just two teams to compete for the trophy, likely I can sense 4 teams right now in the Bundesliga that may Compete for the championship, likely Main players on certain teams was now out of the Bundesliga while Bayern Munich right now is still filing up their team with a new member I think there isn't enough time to adjust and get used to the new system of football for their new players, while Dortmund is having a problem with 1 of their new member but likely the competition in the Bundesliga will likely not rotate on just 2 teams but for me, I got a feeling that it will be 4 teams now, or so,

I think you need to look back at the journey of the Bundesliga so far, because in the last 10 seasons Muchen has mastered the trophy and there is not even a team that really gives a strong resistance to Munich in winning the title, apart from Munich, there are indeed several strong teams in the Bundesliga but So far, no one is as strong as Bayern Munich, so in the end other teams will only fight for tickets to penetrate the Champions League and European League.

We can surely speculate all we want but yes pretty much Bayern Munich is hugging the trophy so much in their previous matches I think many of their players are relying on Lewandowski, but I could be more wrong because they have also been keeping their other players on hiding of their true potential and in time when something like this happens then they will have a chance to prove themselves, but let's just wait and see, the next season will be starting very soon,


There is a good point in what you said. Smaller teams don't compete harder against the biggest teams in this league for example. Even Dortmund are considered to be one of these biggest teams but they also don't aim to win the league title at the end of the day. In a league like this, it is like there is no way for seeing a different champion than Bayern Munich. This just lowers the quality of a league imo and makes it quite boring. I don't think that this will change in the future easily for leagues like this one.

Well, I might be wrong in saying that the departure of 2 players from the bigger teams in the Bundesliga would change the competitiveness of the league, but because of the financial state of the clubs maybe Bayern Munich would still be the 1 that could take home the victory in the end, because right now they are all over the media in gaining new elite prospect that could surely keep them intact on their sit as champions, And sure it is a viable conclusion,

2864  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread on: July 28, 2022, 09:08:03 AM

Both series ended up going through all three maps, the series between T1 and KT was kind of expected as T1 dropped maps in the last couple of series against weaker teams like Brion and Kwangdong, they're inconsistent when it comes to sweeping teams unlike Damwon and Gen G. When I saw the odds on the over 2.5 hovering around 2.49 I had to take it and good thing T1 didn't go ham.

Hanwha Life taking at least a map against Damwon was unexpected and that map loss was like a wake up call for them as they proceed to cleanly win the next two games.


Well, I was wrong with my intuition that T1 will not drop a map, but I was really hesitant in doing it, but it did, but as expected they still win the match, but well losing on Correct Map Score is surely a risk, but still, I surely made a decent win not quite but OK for me, I think I will surely get to know more on the Tencent League of Legends Pro League LPL and will be busting a bet once I am ready,

Well, I really never expected both teams to have their opponent score a map but for me it is OK and it is surely a risk,



Here is the result of my picks on League of Legends Champions Korea 2022

T1 VS kt Rolster MAP 2 - 1 - WIN

Damwon Gaming VS Hanwha Life Esports MAP 2 - 1 - WIN

Never really expected kt Rolster and Hanwha Life Esports to make a Map score, but as expected for T1 for dropping 1 map I was sure hesitant in giving Rolster a score but I should have put 1, but it's still OK T1 and Damwon still get their respected win and pretty much another lost for Hanwha they should rethink to change players because it is not really working for them,

2865  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 28, 2022, 08:29:39 AM
I will be honest, but I cant see Nate Diaz in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship or in other bare knuckle organization. Nate is more of a wrestling guy (black belt in BJJ, 11/20 wins are by sub). I havent noticed super elements of boxing in his fights. Strong chin wont help him to win in a bare knuckle fight. His favourite of keeping hands low and fighting relaxed decreases chance of winning in a bare knuckle fight by 2. Maybe BKFC only wants a big name in their roster, but with Nates unserious approach to fights and training will make him be kicked quickly.

He might have the BJJ belt, but I think he likes to brawl more, so in my opinion, he surely will have a spot for the Bare Knuckle Fighting  Championship, surely there is no kicking allowed and I think Nate has seen his option of Clinching and punching his way where here the only allowed weapon is your bare hands, pretty much I think Nate will capitalize with the allowed Clinching on his advantage, and I think he surely thinks of a way or a plan before getting on board,


Nate Diaz will do his best to win, but some of his skills will be somewhat limited against Chimaev. There are only local athletes in EagleFC, I wasn't sure if they would receive such a phone call. But as you said, there is money to be made outside of the UFC, and I'm sure Nate Diaz will make a good choice.I can't even imagine how it will turn out if he wins in his last game but leaves the UFC against Khamzat.


For me, it is still a question of how he can handle Khamzat Chimaev, I mean Nate Diaz has one tough chin but against Chimaev that has power, I am sure that Dana White had picked the right guy in assassinating Nate Diaz, but for me, I am favored of Khamzat Chimaev but if Diaz will win this, it will surely go down into history books the name of Nate Diaz to put a losing record on Chimaev, that is why I am still excited on the fight because Chimaev still can not underestimate Diaz because Nate Diaz is still one tough nut to crack,


I heard that fighters are often ending up with broken fists and hands in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, so it's not only the face that suffers damage.
That means recovery needs to be much longer and you can't have many fights in one year, that is not something Diaz likes.


Well, the BKFC should analyze it and because there is no protection on their hands they are really prone to breaking their fist and hands, and they should have proper care for their fighters by giving them Xrays and check-ups on their fighter knuckles as a protocol,  and fighters should have an iron knuckle in performing in these crazy events, which is I think you can train your knuckles but by obtaining broken bones and eventually healing it will make it stronger, I don't know if this is real but this is depicted in movies and other media
2866  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA Info and Predictions - Bellator, KSW, PFL, ONE... on: July 27, 2022, 11:52:28 PM
Pretty much I want to watch a fight on the UFC, but because the event was on Sunday but I am itching to see a fight well there will be this Friday on LFA and the event is called
I don't follow LFA at all and I don't know any of the fighters from their roster.
Maybe you should watch recordings from recent Contender Series Week One that recently finished.
Dana White was not very happy with performance of some fighters, he was angry and honestly I think he was on cocaine or on some other drug, because he was totally lost.
Only one fighter signed for UFC and that was Joseph Pyfer  who won in main event against Ozzy Diaz.
Watch Dana White on drugs again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH2jHZyCciI


Well, I really haven't watched any LFA fight and this is my 1st time and just trying to expose myself to other MMA fights out there, just to get that feeling but this is just for fun for me and I really want to watch a fight right now, well, I will share here what is my experience in watching LFA, and I have seen other users that posted LFA here maybe they are interested in this kind of stuff, and just like you I haven't had any knowledge about LFA fighters at all, I will be just watching and not making any bet,

The Dana White's Contender Series was really something but Dana White was really upset about it, and as you have said he must be on drugs for saying such things, and what he would expect this is the Contender Series, I really don't expect much on every fighter in this contender series at all, And Joe Pyfer surely has potential and I think he is well rounded, but for not finishing that submission on Diaz, he surely needs to learn more, But congrats to Joe Pyfer for getting it done,

And Dana White should stop using drugs he is out of his league for getting mad about it but I think he is right about being like Joe Pyfer who is hungry in getting on board in the UFC, and Dana White added to show them who you really be, and Joe Pyfer really is showing himself into the fight, 


2867  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA Info and Predictions - Bellator, KSW, PFL, ONE... on: July 27, 2022, 08:29:08 AM
Pretty much I want to watch a fight on the UFC, but because the event was on Sunday but I am itching to see a fight well there will be this Friday on LFA and the event is called

LFA 137: Gibson vs. Amil

Location: Commerce, California, United States
Friday 07.29.2022

MAIN CARD

Featherweight: Chase Gibson VS Hyder Amil
Bantamweight: Ricardo Dias VS John Sweeney
Lightweight: Jacob Rosales VS Darren Smith Jr.
Lightweight: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani VS Caleb Hall
Flyweight: Cody Davis VS Mark Climaco
Featherweight: Leandro Gomes VS Javier Garcia
Middleweight: Billy Elekana VS Daniel Compton
Woman Strawweight: Pauline Macias VS Amber Brown

PRELIMINARY CARD

Flyweight: Karlee Pangilinan VS Mefi Monterroso
Featherweight: Danny Silva VS Elijah Leggett
Woman Strawweight: Alandria Brown VS Jasmine Pouncy
Welterweight: Emmanueli Adzoh VS Tyson Miller
Welterweight: Jeffrey Craig VS Orlando Sanders

CANCELLED BOUT

Woman Flyweight: Dione Barbosa VS Lisa Mauldin

All information was from TAPOLOGY
2868  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 27, 2022, 07:46:01 AM

I respect Curtis for not jumping on Aspinal and doing extra punches. I've seen many times, when they guy is hurt (injury), his opponent lands 2-3 extra strikes, cases when ref must have speed of cheetah to save the fighter.

I was quite amazed, that Curtis said that right now he is not planning to join belt race, that right now he is just doing his job, that he is not fully prepared for being a champ. That is strange to hear, as he is 1 or 2 fight away from title fight.

Pretty much I am surely high on respect for the man, in what he did to Tom Aspinall that was a very devastating loss, and Curtis Blaydes surely knows how to control his composure, he surely is a gentle giant in what he has done, likely visiting his opponent for a beer because he feels sorry for what happened, nothing really doesn't like that to happen and because of that Curtis Blaydes got the respect of Tom Aspinall,

Curtis Blaydes must have known that he is not really ready in taking the belt yet, Francis Ngannou is the real deal and I think he is still accessing the situation and the progress of the fight between Cyril Gane VS Tai Tauvasa, and if Francis Ngannou will be out as a Heavyweight champion, but let just wait for what he decides,


I can make a bet with anyone that Diaz is going to give his best, but that is just not enough against top fighters like Chimaev.
There are some rumors about BKFC Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship already have contract ready for Diaz and he is going to earn more money than in UFC.
I think this could completely ruin his face and maybe he receives more offers from other MMA bosses, maybe EagleFC and Khabib gives him a call.
Jason Jackson from Bellator earned almost $200k for win over Douglas Lima in Bellator 283, so there is certainly money to be earned outside UFC.

Nate Diaz is a badass fighter that is for sure, if he likes to be in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship so be it maybe he will do good in that kind of sport, but pretty much it is really dangerous, and I think if there are big money offers he will surely take it, Nate Diaz is that kind of fighter, just because of the Money he will surely jump on it,
2869  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 27, 2022, 07:05:19 AM
Germany SuperCup this weekend and it's also the first test for Bayern without Lewa.

Bayern vs Dortmund is what we are looking at and for me , Dortmund has the first chance as I don't see Bayern going all-in for this trophy even if the fans will want to see them lift another one. For now , we don't even know if important players will play full game or only 20 minutes or so.

Well, I want them to struggle more because with Lewandowski they indeed have a bigger chance of winning, but I think this Bundesliga is pretty much a little competitive so far because some players will also just be playing 1st time with their respective teams, even the new players for Bayern Munich they will surely need to be more familiar for a couple of games first,


By the way there is a possibility for Timo Werner to come back to Leipzig very soon. Because it has been speculated these days that Werner wants to leave Chelsea as soon as possible. He wants to play for a team that he can have a bigger playing time. If they don't sell him on a permanent deal he is likely to be loaned to a team. Among the teams that he can be loaned to, there is Leipzig as well. His times with Leipzig were really great in the past. He was unstoppable about scoring. If he returns Leipzig might have a better season.

That sounds great I really liked Leipzig to bust to the 3rd position last season but yeah Bayer Leverkusen has gotten into them, but if Leipzig has to maintain having a good start last season I think they can make it even the 2nd position but yeah I could not be more optimistic than they can go beyond that because of Bayern Munich,

Dortmund have bigger expectation and hope with Sébastien Haller after deal transfer with Ajax Amsterdam and become replacement for Haaland have sold to Manchester City, but with some unexpected problem faced by Sébastien Haller and until unknow time he can back to field make Dortmund have find new replacement for position leaving by Haaland. Exactly Dortmund don't want to make failed again on UEFA Champion League next season and he need to find new forward and can give more contribution on Bundesliga and Champion League. Not good ideas waiting with Sébastien Haller come back because he still need time and keep waiting to recovery his performance.

All hope seems lost, but maybe if Sebastien Haller can have a quick recovery why not, for now, if they can not make a decision in taking action about this then say goodbye to the championship and even the 2nd position of the Bundesliga is very impossible to achieve, for now, because I could see Bayern Munich, Leipzig, and Bayer Leverkusen pretty much is ready to take on the championship, and I am very interested in what could happen in the next season of the Bundesliga,


Well it is true that finally the season will start again this Saturday with the Super cup, but Bayern is not facing Borussia Dortmund their. They are playing against RB Leipzig. I think the rules are that the Bundesliga champion is playing against the winner of the DFB Pokal there. Of course in recent years it was pretty often the case that Bayern was the Bundesliga champion and the DFB Pokal winner at the same time and in this case they are playing against the team that was on the second position in the Bundesliga which would be Dortmund in this case.
Bayern is the favorite for me even though the cup is not important. They have a lot of new players and therefore competition for the places in the starting eleven.

Correction next Saturday will be the start of the Bundesliga Aug. 6, and the 1st match was Bayern Munich VS Eintracht Frankfurt, I am pretty much excited if what could be the Bayern Munich play will be now that Robert Lewandowski is not on the team, pretty much exited because this could be a more competitive Bundesliga that we deserve,
2870  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 27, 2022, 05:47:07 AM

Agree with Draymond there. It's dumb to compare eras where in the first place, teams or players involved in that discussion didn't have a chance to meet in the actual game. We can say that MJ can eat LeBron alive or vice-versa, Golden State Warriors' 2017 lineup can stop the 1998 Chicago Bulls if they will meet at the finals, and any other comparisons we are seeing today. But if these teams and players meet in the same era, for sure there will be adjustments for them both in their respective gameplay.

In other words, there's no exact reference to how can we even compare the past and current exactly.

I Agree, there is no need to compare and I think it is pretty much crucial on what is happening right now, the past is just a past that can not be compared to the future, I think if Michael Jordan has 6 Rings and Stephen Curry right now has 4 we can not decide that Jordan is more dominant when he played with Curry now, we fans should not decide for themselves because it will surely be biased, for others and there is really no need for us to do that for me what important is what's happening now,


The match-up you have mentioned might not happen. Let's don't talk about the Warriors' defense as what they will do against the Chicago Bulls or the Utah Jazz if ever we will have a simulation of their matchup, will be draining more 3s at the outside area.

The Warriors are covering their poor defense with a great offense where big players of Bulls or Jazz will be useless at some point.

I also agree I think the Warriors have proven their dominance, in the finals, but surely it will then be change and balance on the trade, I may not agree on certain trades that are happening now, it will be on the management's decision if they will trade their All-star player with a younger but has a big potential to improve, and comparing the past teams or players with the present, because we will never be going anywhere, in that kind of discussion,


Indeed! The Boston Celtics should just focus on improving their current roster rather than tagging and adding along a player that will probably take some time to fit-in in their system. They reached the Finals last season all because of the hard work of the team, now they are more dangerous because they now have more experience from the last season. Surely they've picked up some lessons from facing heavy teams from the start of playoffs until they got in the Finals.

I like what you are going at, and I totally agree, for me, it is a mistake in getting an unfamiliar Kevin Durant to fit the team, for me Boston Celtics is a powerful team that went to the finals because of hard work, and now that Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, and Jaylen Brown have gone an experience in losing in the finals they will surely have the mentality in not experiencing it anymore, and I think the 3 along with other defensive players of the Celtics will surely come and handy, and after all, they have stopped the duo of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant and sweep them on the Eastern Conference first-round series after all,

2871  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread on: July 26, 2022, 10:42:26 PM
Here is my pick for League of Legends Champions Korea 2022

T1 VS kt Rolster

Stake odds for this game are 1.18 for T1 while 4.50 for kt Rolster, Pretty much this game is really predictable and by the looks of it T1 is simply incredible with their play and having 11 wins right now and only 1 loss from Freecs, while their opponent kt Rolsters has 7 wins and 5 losses, and on June 19 T1 and kt Rolsters have clashed with 1 - 2 map score T1 taking the victory, for my bet on Correct Map Score I guess this will be 2 - 0 for 1.69 T1 wins, and my pick is non-other than T1

Damwon Gaming VS Hanwha Life Esports

Stake odds for this game are 1.06 for Damwon Gaming while 7.80 for Hanwha Life Esports, In this game Damwon Gaming simply has the upper hand here, they have 8 wins and 4 losses, while Hanwha has only 1 win and 11 losses right now, these two teams have clashed against one another on July 9 with 0 - 2 and sure thing it is a Damwon win, it is pretty much sad that Hanwha Life Esports only have 1 win and that is against Brion Blade, so my Correct Map Score for this game is 2 - 0 for 1.35 Damwon win, and my pick is non-other than Damwon Gaming,
2872  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 26, 2022, 03:50:53 PM
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It's just crazy how the Celtics have all this young talent (accept maybe Horford) and went to the Finals this year, but now they're ready to blow up the team just for a chance to give Tatum and Durant a tiny window of opportunity to win a Championship.  There must be more to the story.  Brown played great so I think maybe he wants the keys to the franchise and they've already been promised to Tatum.  The Celtics had a great thing going.  The injuries to Isaiah Thomas & Gordon Hayward along with the drama from Kyrie Irving really set that franchise back.  Danny Ainge was looking like a genius up to that point.  Now it seems he's trying to salvage anything from the leftovers.

Right now there are a lot of talks that the Boston Celtics are trading with the Brooklyn Nets and this time the Boston Celtics want Kevin Durant for Jaylen Brown, it's a viable trade but it can also be a horrific mistake, don't mind me I am just saying what I want, Right now the Golden State Warriors is out of the rumors because Bob Myers has spoken that there will be no trade for Kevin Durant and because Deandre Ayton can not be traded until January 15, 2023, he can not likely leave the Phoenix Suns just yet, so the Phoenix Suns is out for the trade for Kevin Durant, so the Boston Celtics might be the viable option for Kevin Durant, and trading him for Jaylen Brown, and three unprotected first-round picks, and two pick swap,

Celtics want Durant, but Nets won't trade him without getting Marcus Smart. Celtics don't want to give Smart, which is perfectly normal. If it were me, I'd keep Marcus Smart on the team no matter what. Getting Durant is important, but keeping Smart, Brown and Tatum on the team is more important. Otherwise, they will not have a chance to win the title again. Boston's skeleton roster is very good. If they can get Durant and 2 rotation players, they will probably play the final again.

Well in the latest news Jaylen Brown is the only top player for the Boston Celtics they are willing to trade off for Kevin Durant and 3 more 1st round picks, this could be a mega trade for the Celtics or a horrifying trade for them, they could get a potential all-star that could surely give them the championship along with Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smarts, but is it worth it to trade Jaylen Brown? because it could surely go worst, but let's just wait for the next season,



Brown and Smart are just ordinary players unlike Durant who is proven to be a superstar, he has won multiple finals MVP and has won a champion, I guess that would make the Celtics stronger if they will succeed in getting Durant. Who knows, they might win a championship next season.

Sorry but I have to disagree you can not say Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown are just normal players, yeah Kevin Durant might be a proven superstar, and won multiple finals, MVP, and champion, but that is not it for underestimating Smart and Brown, Marcus Smart has landed the defensive player of the year, was really a great achievement, and Jaylen Brown is pretty much evolving very fast and creating a name for himself, and their ages Marcus Smart was 28 and Jaylen Brown only 25 and has done more for the Boston Celtics and besides with their current age they still have the ceiling for improvement but for Kevin Durant that is already 33 and nearing his retirement, I really think it is really a bad decision in urging in getting Kevin Durant, and right now Teams in the NBA has a lot of versatile players and mainly not focusing on Superstars anymore, and pretty much Boston Celtics have sweep the Brooklyn Nets last season,
2873  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Discussion] Should Gambling be Banned? on: July 26, 2022, 08:31:03 AM
In my opinion, you can surely get mixed opinions from people that have experience with playing online gambling but for me, I am not against anything it will surely depend on the place to ban online gambling if that place has many addicted people then they should ban it depending on the majority of people wanting it, but if it got more positivity than the negative I think we can limit online gambling in some places because in my opinion being addicted and hooked can be controlled it will surely depend on the person's mindset,

And depending on my mindset, I can say playing online gambling has those up and downs up there are those thrills in winning and losing and you get to experience that but don't get hooked from it, controlling one emotion will surely save you for me to limit your self in playing casino gambling is a good thing,

And lastly instead of playing online Casino Gambling play more online Sports betting instead,
2874  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 26, 2022, 07:37:38 AM

I think they are trying to do the same thing that they did with Robert Lewandowski. Robert Lewandowski was always a striker. But when Jurgen Klopp was the coach of Dortmund he made Robert Lewandowski play in the midfield position instead of a striker. And that really helped Robert Lewandowski to be a better player.

From playing in the midfield he had no trouble going back to playing in the attacking position later. No one actually realized that initially but later even Robert Lewandowski realized why his coach did this.

So, I think they are probably trying to do the same thing with this player. But they have to realize that football has changed and the team also needs a striker right now.

Well, I believe you because to be the best striker you really need to be almost well known in all positions, in football, and did you all know on top of being a great striker he also has 4 Guinness Book of records and he will not get this kind of remarkable breakthrough if he wasn't really versatile with every position there is on Football, and I think the Athletic side of Lewandowski, he might be inherited to his family because every member of his family is known to be athletic, his father was a Judo Champion, and a footballer aswell, and his mother and sister was a volleyball player, and his wife won 2009 bronze medal karate championship,

Maybe Adeyemi and Haaland are totally different players. But their common features are that being skilled and having played for Salzburg before.  Grin  If Adeyemi also adapts to the team like Haaland did then honestly I think that we can see a great performance by Adeyemi. He can easily be the main centre-forward of the team depending on his performance. Dortmund like to play with youngsters there so they would give the chance he wants very much.

It is too early to speculate but I don't really want to compare Haaland and Adeyemi, but I think that Karim Adeyemi will eventually see his own path in the Bundesliga world he might be not the main goaler for the team but I think he needs to throw in other positions first to be the perfect attacker on the Dortmund team in the future,


I think it was already pretty clear before this news that Bayern will not sign Harry Kane this summer. I mean come on Bayern already spent around 110 Million € already for Mane and De Ligt. Today Mathys Tel landed in Munich to do the medical checkup and he will probably sign a contract until 2027 tomorrow. Tel will also cost 28,5 Million € which is a huge amount of money for a 17 year old in my opinion. So Bayern already spent 140 Million € so far while they only got like 55 Million € back for Lewandowski, Marc Roca and Omar Richards. Kane would probably cost at least 80 or 90 Million € because he still has a contract until 2024 and there is no way that Bayern is spending 180 Million € in one transfer period. Bayern is reasonable with their money, unlike Barca.

It was surely a large investment on certain many players for Bayern Munich to be getting Harry Kane will surely need a lot of financial back-ups and will surely get those many players in the club, and yes I also think Bayern Munich will not get Harry Kane anymore they also decline Timo Werner from Chelsea and Filip Kostic from West ham, I think the start of the next season of the Bundesliga is also nearing and will starts on Aug 6, with Eintracht Frankfurt VS Bayern Munich as the opening match, and I am super excited,
2875  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 26, 2022, 05:57:57 AM

He did a swinging kick but it's the shin that his Curtis thigh. Didn't do any damage to Curtis but his knees seem dislocated.

A Doctor Explains Tom Aspinall's Devastating Knee Injury in details https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc0UUwcyons
What the Doctor said was that because Tom had gotten his knee straight, means it was not a career-ending injury.


Thank goodness it was not a career-ending injury, but I have surely noticed on Tom Aspinall he is very aggressive during his fight with Curtis Blaydes he doesn't really do with Alexander Volkov, because he seems to throw his fight IQ against Blaydes, but I can not say for sure because the fight just lasted 15 seconds it was a really terrible thing to happen but it surely is unfortunate and nobody wants that to happen,

Here is the result of my picks for the UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Very nice triple win for you this time!  Smiley
Highlight of this fight card for me was Paddy Pimblett win and great unexpected performance from Nikita Krylov against  Alexander Gustafsson.
Co-main event was not very interesting to watch and injury of Tom Aspinall in main event ruined everything it was anticlimax.

Thanks, it was really an amazing night but not the main event because it ends very tragically but despite that, I was having a great time watching Paddy Pimblett do what he promised, A Teabag on Jordan Leavitt, it was really an amazing fight, and the post-conference he was just eating with Molly Mccann, Nikita Krylov, in my opinion, is ready to take on higher rankings fights and I will surely see to it that I watch,
2876  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Teofimo Lopez vs Pedro Campa - Aug 13 on: July 25, 2022, 11:29:45 PM
WOW! Teofimo Andres Lopez is moving up the weight class, pretty much it is a hard time for him from that Kambosos loss, and his fighting the undefeated Pedro Campa, even though Teofimo Lopez has a ton of experience in boxing but he is still 24 and Campo is now 30 I think he still got the fire in getting into a hard fight and I don't really want to say that Pedro Campa is an easy target starting in the super lightweight division but I think that is what Teofimo Lopez was was thinking choosing this fight,

Well, Pedro Campa has the slight reach advantage but I can not say for sure if that is an advantage against Teofimo Lopez, and for this fight, I think I can say is because of that experience inside the ring maybe Teofimo Lopez could have the upper hand but I will look even further on to Pedro Campa because I am not that familiar with his fighting style and his movements, so will be back on this and the fight is still on August 13, so there is still time,
2877  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 25, 2022, 06:10:13 PM
For the current Bundesliga there will be nothing surprising even if they lost here especially their rivals, namely Dortmund, are in crisis. The striker is clearly another advantage for Bayern.
As for this defeat Naglesmann at least knows that their team is still not perfect for a great league title in the Champions League so they need to improve their performance, not only for the Bundesliga but they also have to think about the Champions League.

Well, in my opinion, nothing is really perfect here, even on the Bayern Munich side, there are many new players that still are not very well known with the team chemistry and team play, both Dortmund and Bayern Munich have the same problem, they surely need time for those new players to gained experience with their new respected team, the worse problem for Dortmund is what happens to Sebastien Haller, I think this is the big problem that Dortmund is facing right now,

I'm wondering what Leipzig will do this time. In the previous season they had some struggles and couldn't start the season very well. They were below the expectations for a long time too. But they still managed to recover while we were getting close to the end of the season and managed to finish as the 4th. Leipzig have lost Nagelsmann maybe but they still have a capable squad to fight for the 3rd and 2nd places in the standings. If they make a good start they can make it I think.

For me, Leipzig is doing fine, I really thought they are not the same Leipzig as in the previous season, but they have gained momentum and come back very fast, well imagine if they have a great start, I think they can finish in the 2nd standing for the Bundesliga or should I say even become champion against a dominating Bayern Munich that still has Robert Lewandowski on their team, for me they only have a bad start, back then I think they are still working on their gameplay that time but I think in the next season they will be ready,

Am a bit disapointed about bayern performance in the last game against man city it was a total domination from the english team bayern team only had two off goal shots the entire game i knew their defense was weak but now even their attack is suffering they are enable to create chances with lewandowski gone, sane and coman weak performance it seems that bayern will have a tough time in the champions league next season unless they manage to sign some good players.

This is just Club Friendlies and I think they don't really take this game seriously, and I think they haven't used their new players yet, and even though it is not intentional, maybe this loss is intentional, but looking at Man City they now have Erling Haaland on their side, and we all know that Erling Haaland is equivalent to Bayern Munich's former striker Robert Lewandowski, so they will surely doesn't have a chance in winning this in my opinion,
2878  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 25, 2022, 05:02:13 PM
The latest Woj bomb is that Boston is back in the Durant sweepstakes.

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1551454984314753024?s=21&t=w1qEPWBdZ9JMV3B1ji-y5g

I don’t think it would be a good idea for Boston to get Durant but it seems like they’re always on the list of places Durant wants to play. I’m starting to think the Nets are the most likely team for Durant next season. I would like to see how a Durant and Kyrie trade would play out though.
Base on the article of ESPN, here is the constructed package for the Boston Celtics.
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The Celtics consider All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum off limits in any trade talks, but Boston is able to construct a package for Durant that could include Brown and as many as three unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027 and 2029) -- and two pick swaps (2024 and 2026).
So they are including Brown in the trade deals plus some draft picks.

Durant + Tatum? I don't know if it's only me but I think they can fit with each other. Tatum is already a good passer and he showed it in the past playoffs and Durant? Nothing to say about him but he is one of the best shooters in the world. If this trade will be done, the Celtics might be the favorite in winning the championship next year. The question is, the Nets want this trade or they might add some bench players like Grant Williams or Theis or another player/s.

On the other hand because it is taking a long time for Kyrie and KD to get traded, there is also a chance that they might stay in Nets like you said though I don't think that it is a good idea for the Nets management so it would be better if they will just trade them and find another set of players and maybe rebuild.

Now that the Golden State Warriors are out of that rumored trade with Kevin Durant, and now after seeing this article, maybe Kevin Durant could fit the bill in making his way to the Boston Celtics but this is a trade for Kevin Durant, and the Brooklyn Nets want surely will want young players on the Boston Celtics side, if Kevin Durant is very much will be a fit for Jayson Tatum, I think that trade that may include future talents for the Boston Celtics will be included, and I think that is not a great deal, but maybe for the championship they can sacrifice a couple of their players for the trade of Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets,


And break the chemistry? Ouch! They just got to the Finals, that should at least mean something to the Celtics management.
Jaylen Brown will be part of the trade, that's for sure and that also maybe the best offer the Nets could get if ever they want Durant out just to end this long drama.
JB and JT may not like what will happen but the fans may want to see this. KD in green. Somehow it made me reminisce the KG era.

Yup! this is what I am thinking that may happen the chemistry on the Boston Celtics teams is already there, if they get to the finals without any big superstar names then I think a revision on their play style would be a good choice for them, but yeah this is surely their decision to make, if they want the championship that badly then be ready for a risky trade just to get Kevin Durant,

2879  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 25, 2022, 03:14:10 PM

That's right, if Craig during the fight saw that his attempts were unsuccessful, then it was necessary to adapt to the battle, it was necessary to try to change the strategy. But I understand how difficult it is to do this during a fight, especially when a fighter like Oezdemir is standing against you in the ring.

Yes, Krylov's fight was interesting to watch, but it all ended too quickly. I like it better when there are equal opponents in the ring, and in this case there was a total advantage of one fighter.



Paul Craig should have stopped the moment he realized that what he is doing has no effect on Volkan Oezdemir but I really don't expect Paul Craig to have another plan other than to get his submission done against Oezdemir while Volkan Oezdemir got quite dominating over the stand-up while Paul Craig is really struggling in both field, pretty much it was really a spectacle of a fight to watch,

That is really one crazy fight and Nikita Krylov was really something, he surely give his all in the fight and just landed a devastating punch on Alexander Gustafsson, and he was finished I think Nikita Krylov is ready to face 1 of the ranking fighters on the: Light Heavyweight division maybe Dominick Reyes or Thiago Santos,

Aspinal vs Blaydes fight was a total disappointment. Sad so see main events end like this, sad to realize people trained and go through camp, cutting weight and the fight ends in such a way in the first minute. Feel sad to Blaydes. You spend months for the fight to end in 15 sec. Feel bad for Aspinal ruining his UFC record. Such coincidence kicks him from a race for UFC belt for several years now. Did anyone knows what has really happened to his knee? Kneecap popped out? Ligaments torn?

Well, it was a knee injury but there is no further information about it, but I have watched a doctor explaining the fight that it may be a torn Ligament but in further detail, it is just speculations until the medical record has been public, but for now, it was really disappointing but both fighters do want that to happen it was really a freak injury and respect for Curtis Blaydes and the beautiful moment of sportsmanship, Curtis and his team popped up to say hello to Aspinall and both shared a beer that has made Tom Aspinall very very happy, respect for both men,
2880  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Some Tips To Aide Successful Sports Betting. on: July 25, 2022, 09:09:47 AM
6. Ignore personal bias
Most people who bet on sports enjoy watching the games that they love as well as like to see the teams and players perform well, which can influence their choices.
Although it's not a major issue when it comes to backing your favorite team, but it's important to avoid allowing personal biases to affect your decisions in gambling, for example, the team you support is playing against another team, and you are very sure that that other team is going to win the game because they have a very much stronger and well coordinated players than your favorite team.
What are you going to do?
Are you going to put your money first and bet in favor of that other team or are you going to allow personal bias force or constrain you into loosing your money by betting in favor of your favorite team?
One of the best ways to avoid this is to avoid events and games that have a personal interest in the outcome.

I really like what you are saying here, and this number 6 is just me and I can not ignore it, well surely I am one and I admit it, being biased in a certain team, is what I am but getting more losses than win gets me realized that I am losing money more on gaining it, So I stopped being bias, and research more, but when it comes to Filipino boxer that I want to support I really don't make bets if I know that my guy will have the beating but I am posting that I support the guy, but indicate that I have not bet for him,

Just like when Donnie Nietes VS Kazuto Ioka, I sense that Kazuto really has the upperhand I decide to support Nietes but will not bet on him, the recent fight of Curtis Blaydes VS Tom Aspinal I really like Aspinal but some guys tell me that Blaydes has more experience but that fight turn into a freak accident and it is a good thing that I have shifted my bet to Curtis Blaydes,
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