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301  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UFC Fight Night & Main Event: Sportsbet.io Predictions & discussion on: July 14, 2023, 11:37:57 PM
Dricus Du Plessis commanded himself as more of the man then Adesanya did during this altercation in the ring.
Which of course was constructed by Dana sort of the same of what happened to Suga Sean several months ago with the 'I stole your jacket' incident. And has already been was forgotten a couple of events later.
Just pure childish acts nothing more.
This has something different involved where the CEO has outright completely denied it in the post-fight press conference.
I personally don't like where this is going and many in the UFC fan influencers circle have the very same feelings on how a dark turn this whole thing has taken.

Well, it was Merab Dvalishvili who steals Suga Sean O’Malley's Jacket and was just kind of happy in the process of doing so but surely the trash-talking of Israel Adesanya has gone too much and become more childish in the process is really out of hand right now, but surely as a Champion Adesanya might be thinking Superiority over Dricus Du Plessis, well for this he might give superiority complex vibe over Dricus Du Plessis, and yes he turn out to be the villain in this kind of situation,


 Lets be real, no one will take the shit of watch others insulting your tribe or region, Dricus was indirectly  tell Adesanya that his not an African. that hurt Adesanya, just like everyone would have reacted, seeing your brother telling the world you're not from Africa,  i don't see any childish stuff in Adesanya confronting Dricus in the ring. it happens, he is not the first  confront his next opponent in the ring. before the match, Adesanya has already had a plan to confronted him after the game.

lets just wait and watch their next match, i root for the Nigerian man Adesanya for the champion.

Well, I haven't seen the video of Dricus Du Plessis ever saying that but maybe I will look for it then from that maybe I will also give what I think about it this could be that Israel Adesanya might just be retaliating from the harsh words Dricus Du Plessis ever say to him, and coming from a South African fighter, it must be painful to him, but still Israel Adesanya using his Superiority on the Octagon in confronting Dricus Du Plessis he may have stoop down low for that,

302  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 WNBA Discussion and Betting on: July 14, 2023, 10:46:30 PM
Dang! I totally missed the WNBA All-Star Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest but here is what happen

Skills Challenge - TEAM ACES WINS

Well, in the Skill Challenge Team Aces won it with the Team Aces consist of Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum, well their technique was to move faster that was Kelsey Plum have to say, and when the ball missed run even faster, and definitely misses the ball but then Chelsea Gray saves her with mostly Chealsea Gray have shooter most of it, here are the video performance and the Trophy awarding for the Skill Challenge in the WNBA All-Star,

TEAM ACES Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erp0QJRAS3E
TEAM ACES Presented Trophy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76BUq1rQCGg

3-Point Contest -  Sabrina Ionescu WINS

Sabrina Ionescu is a monster just missing 2 balls and had taken 37 points in the 3 points contest that was really amazing feat to pull she is really a monster in making those 3's and this is an all-time record for both the NBA and the WNBA in making most of the 3 point shot,

Sabrina Ionescu Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfPsyMkLAdQ
Sabrina Ionescu Presented Trophy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsnNb-cwo1M

The All-Star games aren't starting yet but they will surely in a couple of minutes,

303  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: F1 Formula Sports Racing - Sportsbet.io promotions & discussion thread on: July 13, 2023, 10:08:35 PM
I think the plan of RB its pretty easy, if Ricciardo performs good on AlphaTauri what its left of the season he its gonna be again in RedBull for 2024 alongside Max Verstappen.

And its a wise decission, you gain a really good second driver, and one who knows the team and team knows him, also he tested all the year the last car, so.... win win.

In personal words, i like to see him coming back, Daniel its always a charmfull guy.



Ultimately Checo Perez maybe see Daniel Ricciardo as a threat in his seat, but RedBull surely sees this as a motivational thing for Checo, which for me is not really helping because right now Sergio Perez is under more pressure than he ever looks but Sergio Perez still got the points lead and he still got half the calendar to fill so yeah let's just look forward on what may happen to him in the next season, because it is highly unlikely that he will be replaced this season,


I have certain doubts that Ricciardo was taken to Alfa Tauri in order to look at his preserved skills with the expectation of then raising him to Red Bull in case of a successful performance, although this cannot be ruled out if Ricciardo suddenly starts to enchant and constantly take the podiums to Alfa Tauri. But no, most likely Red Bull is more likely to bargain for time until the end of the season to decide on new candidates for a place in their two teams, because to be honest, De Vries just showed himself terribly, and Red Bull was always quick to deal with his losers who did not use the chance given to them.

Well, Daniel Ricciardo has a lot of rest time in the F1 field and this is likely to just keep him at pace on how to drive a real F1 card feels like, then with the Simulation Races to test the car, For sure he has accepted it for some reason and to gain traction to his career, and AlphaTauri is still associated with RedBull so he still in RedBull technically, and sad to say for Nyck De Vries he got to move on on this I just wish he got the heart to accept it,

304  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 WNBA Discussion and Betting on: July 13, 2023, 08:37:40 PM
Wow! We got the same picks again and congrats to all,

Now here are my bets and picks

Chicago Sky VS Connecticut Sun - WIN

1st half was really for the Chicago Sky but entering the 2nd half the Connecticut Sun turned the table and flipped the lead from the Chicago Sky, it was really a close game indeed, the Chicago Sky's leading player was Elizabeth Williams with 8, 1, 16, and Kahleah Copper getting 3, 4, 22, while the winning team the Connecticut Sun players Alyssa Thomas has a double-double, she got a 7, 10, 19, in this game DeWanna Bonner got 6, 1, 21, and Tiffany Hayes got 7, 4, 22, for this game. 

Indiana Fever VS New York Liberty - WIN

This is a close game aswell I think the Indiana Fever did a great job but were really short in the points needed, the Indiana Fever's leading players were Kelsey Mitchell with 1, 4, 16, Emma Cannon got 8, 1, 19 while leading the Fever team was Aliyah Boston with 9, 2, 23, while the New York Liberty players were Jonquel Jones got 7, 2, 12, Breanna Stewart has a double-double of 10, 3, 18 while leading the game Sabrina Ionescu got 6, 5, 34,

Minnesota Lynx VS Dallas Wings - WIN

This game was very one-sided, it was a dominant game for the Dallas Wings from start to finish the Minnesota Lynx didn't have any answer at all, so much for the Dallas Wings that beat the Aces 1 time, but for the Minnesota Lynx players Kayla McBride got 0, 0, 10, while the leading player for the Minnesota Lynx was Napheesa Collier got 4, 1, 11, and that was it, while the Dallas Wings leading players are Arike Ogunbowale has a double-double of 5, 11, 18, Teaira McCowan got 6, 1, 19, Satou Sabally got 8, 5, 19, while leading the game was a double-double of Natasha Howard of 14, 4, 28, winning the game in a dominant fashion,




305  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 12, 2023, 07:57:28 PM

Therefore, Sadio Mane does not need to leave the club, even if Bayern Munich succeeds in signing Harry Kane, because in my opinion, then a murderous bunch of Mane and Kane could be organized, like Mane and Salah in Liverpool. I hope Bayern Munich have enough patience to keep Mane and give him a second chance to show what he is capable of. Trying to make Mane the sole replacement for Lewandowski is, in my humble opinion, a mistake.

I really think that Bayern Munich is intentionally letting Sadio Mane stay in Bayern Munich for sure, and if they truly got Harry Kane for good and reports say that Kane really wants to be in Bayern Munich and doesn't want to extend his contract with Tottenham, So I think this is really a good sign for Bayern Munich they will not get the striker Harry Kane, and now they will be getting 3 rhyming players the Combination of Mane, Sane, and Kane for sure that is one dangerous combination for a lot of teams in the Bundesliga so yeah they will surely devastate the other teams if Mane and Sane truly is setting aside their differences,


I've heard some rumors that Thomas Tuchel is eyeing several players for Bayern Munich's attack line but he hasn't made any offers yet so we don't know what steps Tuchel will take in the future as the transfer season is almost over.
Yes, if some of the players are really taken and can collaborate to play with Mane it will create an attack game that is effective enough to produce goals but getting new players to collaborate well with old players also takes time so it is a challenge for Tuchel in the future.

Thomas Tuchel is an elaborate guy he doesn't really wants to rush things and gets there 1 at a time, and for me the most important transfer that Bayern Munich is doing right now is Harry Kane and I think he is focusing there for now, so  think that is a good thing for him to do like focusing his time and resources on the needed ones, and imagine if they would get players with a Rhyming names of Kane, Sane, and Mane it will surely be awesome and that is 3 incredible players working together,


The biggest mistake was not the selling of Lewandowski for Bayern Munich in fact. It was their not making any effort to fill his place in the same transfer window. I wonder whose call this was because it was nonsense. Lewandowski has been one of the players who made a big effect on Bayern Munich's dominance for years. His goal contribution was really insane. You just can't expect Choupo-Moting or Mane to show the same performance by playing in that position. It doesn't make sense considering these players.

Mane should have played on only his wing and Choupo-Moting should have stayed as a rotation player. Because of not making the needed signing they struggled even more in many matches this season.

Do you think filing the shoes for Robert Lewandowski is an easy thing, you are saying that it is an easy thing to find a replacement that fast, Robert Lewandowski was a unique player and they have molded him to be like that to be a goal machine and I really think that he is a unique player for the Bayern Munich and they have let it all go that fast, and actually they try replacing him with Sadio Mane and it doesn't went well,

306  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 WNBA Discussion and Betting on: July 12, 2023, 04:08:17 PM
Here are my bets and picks for the game tomorrow

Chicago Sky VS Connecticut Sun

The Chicago Sky is having a game against the Connecticut Sun, at the Wintrust Arena, The Key injuries for the Chicago Sky are Isabelle Harrison's (knee), and Rebekah Gardner's (foot), and can not play for the Chicago Sky while Brionna Jones (Achilles) and can not play for the Connecticut Sun, while this game looks great because I really know the Chicago Sky is a great team, while the Connecticut Sun now has a great approached with their winnings, so for this game my pick is the Connecticut Sun,

Indiana Fever VS New York Liberty

The Indiana Fever is having a game against the New York Liberty, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, The key injuries for the Indiana Fever are Lexie Hull (nose), and NaLyssa Smith (foot), and both can not play for the Indiana Fever, The Key injuries for the New York Liberty are Stefanie Dolson (ankle), and Han Xu (personal) both can not play for the New York Liberty, for this game, the New York Liberty is pretty much dominant in every game they play and so against the Indiana Fever this could be a pretty much clear game for them, so my pick is the New York Liberty,

Minnesota Lynx VS Dallas Wings

The Minnesota Lynx is having a game against the Dallas Wings, at the Target Center, the key injuries for the Minnesota Lynx are Natalie Achonwa (personal), Jessica Shepard (Illness), Tiffany Mitchell (wrist), and Aerial Powers (ankle), and all can not play for the Minnesota Lynx, while the key injuries for the Dallas Wings, while Diamond DeShields (knee), and Lou Lopez Senechal (knee), and can not play for the Dallas Wings, and Kalani Brown (Concussion) is questionable if she can play for the Dallas Wings, for this game the Dallas Wings surely done a great job in defeating the Las Vegas Aces so my pick is the Dallas Wings,



307  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: F1 Formula Sports Racing - Sportsbet.io promotions & discussion thread on: July 10, 2023, 11:31:14 PM

Just like you, I am also hoping that the Belgium GP would finish with all Drivers safe and well if that Eau Rouge could like will never change then a safe drive for them in that corner because we only have a short time for the F1 officials for that corner to change, and Eau Rouge is still a beautiful corner that most drivers love and hate,


Let's just hope for the upcoming Belgium Grand Prix that will not turn messy but that was after the Hungary Grand Prix which is up next week July 21 - 23

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2023

July 23 - RACE
July 22 - Qualifying and Practice 3
July 21 - Practice 1 and Practice 2

We still have 1 week before we could see this Hungarian Circuit, but right now I didn't notice the July 07-09 F1 Academy at Monza and I haven't noticed it because of so much busy with the other threads but it was a pretty much great win for the Spanish Driver Martha Garcia on Race 1, Swiss Driver Léna Bühler on Race 2, and The Filipina Driver Bianca Bustamante on Race 3 here is the result,

Monza Results 2023 F1 Academy



Autodromo Nazionale Monza


308  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 WNBA Discussion and Betting on: July 10, 2023, 11:11:08 PM
results for my WNBA best results and it was a perfect bet,

Indiana Fever VS Dallas Wings - WIN

I thought that Dallas Wings will have a dominant win against the Indiana Fever but it became a close match for the two teams because of the 2nd quarter the Fever suddenly change their pace and was able to turn the table and it become a back-and-forth fight between two teams, Arike Ogunbowale and Natasha Howard both made the Dallas Wings in the lead for several back and forth in getting the lead until the Aliyah Boston missed her 3 point shot that made the Wings lucky in winning it with just 1 point lead, the game ends with 76 - 77 score,

Minnesota Lynx VS Las Vegas Aces - WIN

Another Dominant win for the Las Vegas Aces and for sure this will continue in the upcoming games between other teams, the Minnesota Lynx doesn't really stand a chance against the Aces, for sure they are crippling the Lynx in giving a sign that they can not win against them because his game from start to finish the lead was for the Las Vegas Aces, for sure and Minnesota Lynx doesn't make any lead in this game, the game ends with 89 - 113 score,

Chicago Sky VS Atlanta Dream - WIN

I have seen this will still happen back in the game on July 08 Sky VS Dream the Atlanta Dream wins that game in a dominant manner, and history really repeat itself with this game and so the Atlanta Dream have shown their dominance with this game against the Chicago Sky yet again, Courtney Williams and Kahleah Copper is short in hands in helping the team to win, because the Dream had Cheyenne Parker and Rhyne Howard in winning the game with 77 - 88 score,




309  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA talk - PFL, Bellator, KSW, ONE... on: July 10, 2023, 10:44:09 PM
For this event for the ONE Championship, we will be having a Muay Thai fight, Kickboxing, MMA, and Pro Grappling,  

ONE Fight Night 12: Kryklia vs. Xhaja

Friday 07.14.2023 at 08:00 PM ET



MAIN EVENT
Superlek Kiatmoo9 vs Tagir Khalilov - Muay Thai

CO-MAIN EVENT
Garry Tonon vs Shamil Gasanov

MAIN CARD
Amir Aliakbari vs Dustin Joynson
Wei Xie vs Yuya Wakamatsu
Walter Goncalves vs Duoji Banma
Tammi Musumeci vs Amanda Alequin - Pro Grappling
Aaron Cañarte vs Akbar Abdullaev
Lara Fernandez vs Phetjee Ja Oh. Meekun - Muay Thai
Constantin Rusu vs Bogdan Shumarov - Kickboxing

All information was from TAPOLOGY: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/100718-one-fight-night-12-kai-vs-le-2


310  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 10, 2023, 10:06:37 PM

I guess the best Sadio Mane can do is to leave Bayern Munich if they hired another forward and especially Kane because in that case, Mane can't have too much chance to play in the next season and since they are trying hard and seeking another forward, Mane should start thinking about his next destination before they make him stay on the bench.

It is likely a bad move for Bayern Munich to sell him because of how much Sadio Mane cost back then many teams don't was to buy him at the same price as Bayern Munich bought him back then so it was a bit complicated for Bayern Munich so likely they will make Sadio Mane stay and fixed his performance for other teams to crave him again, I really think this is the only option Bayern Munich have right now and 2 bids now is the failed attempts for Harry Kane and Tottenham is really fitting over it, so in this 3rd bid if Tottenham Rejected it again there is no choice but Sadio Mane to stay for Bayern Munich for a while,


Munich last season was not so good at the start of the season. but they are getting better and maybe you are right, when their competitors lose their key players, next season will be very easy for Munich. maybe even Munich will only focus on the Champions League. Don't underestimate the team in the Bundesliga. but Munich is still too strong for their competitors. Dortmund must at least invest in their best players for 3-5 years to break the domination of Munich. and so far that's not what Dortmund thought.

From the loss of Robert Lewandowski to the team performance Bayern Munich started to dwindle their performance and it is likely shown at the start of the Bundesliga that Nagelsmann is always insisting for Sadio Mane be a top striker just like Lewandowski which is likely not happening because Sadio Mane wants his original position so Nagelsmann don't have any solution with that at the start of the season for Bundesliga but when he let Sadio Mane in his natural position Bayern Munich have performed well again, and even making incredible dominance wins,

311  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sportsbet.io Betting discussion thread rev on: July 10, 2023, 09:29:03 PM
results for my WNBA best results and it was a perfect bet,

Indiana Fever VS Dallas Wings - WIN

I thought that Dallas Wings will have a dominant win against the Indiana Fever but it became a close match for the two teams because of the 2nd quarter the Fever suddenly change their pace and was able to turn the table and it become a back-and-forth fight between two teams, Arike Ogunbowale and Natasha Howard both made the Dallas Wings in the lead for several back and forth in getting the lead until the Aliyah Boston missed her 3 point shot that made the Wings lucky in winning it with just 1 point lead, the game ends with 76 - 77 score,

Minnesota Lynx VS Las Vegas Aces - WIN

Another Dominant win for the Las Vegas Aces and for sure this will continue in the upcoming games between other teams, the Minnesota Lynx doesn't really stand a chance against the Aces, for sure they are crippling the Lynx in giving a sign that they can not win against them because his game from start to finish the lead was for the Las Vegas Aces, for sure and Minnesota Lynx doesn't make any lead in this game, the game ends with 89 - 113 score,

Chicago Sky VS Atlanta Dream - WIN

I have seen this will still happen back in the game on July 08 Sky VS Dream the Atlanta Dream wins that game in a dominant manner, and history really repeat itself with this game and so the Atlanta Dream have shown their dominance with this game against the Chicago Sky yet again, Courtney Williams and Kahleah Copper is short in hands in helping the team to win, because the Dream had Cheyenne Parker and Rhyne Howard in winning the game with 77 - 88 score,




312  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UFC Fight Night & Main Event: Sportsbet.io Predictions & discussion on: July 10, 2023, 08:29:23 PM
Whittaker lost his opportunity to get a 3rd fight against Izzy. Its never expected that Dricus Du Plessis would win the fight but he did and even took down and pounded Whittaker. Can't say he will not get the next big shot later. But it was said how exposed Whittaker was after Cannonier southpaw stance.

I also thought Yair could make it against Volkanovski. Volkaanovski is just too much for him, you can see how he is overpowered TD is not enough. Overall UFC 290, has lots of good fights with great ends. Congrats to Lawler!

In the case of Robert Whittaker's loss to Dricus Du Plessis, it was really unexpected but Dricus has shown a great performance against Whittaker so he got my support in his winning even though I lost that bet seeing the fight again Du Plessis has something to become champion, but for me, against Israel Adesanya, he will likely have a hardtime against Izzy for sure because Israel Adesanya is a growing fighter he will adjust to the fighters he will likely fighting well Du Plessis is the same but he kind of needs to memories that movement with sequence while with the Syle-Bender persona, Izzy will adjust on its own,

Well, Yair Rodriguez will have to wait for his turn to fight the Champion again, he could likely try it again with Volkanovski or wait for Alexander Volkanovski to retire which if he would get the belt or likely fight Makhachev he is nearing the zone of father time will likely get on to him he is nearing that decision of when to stop,


Preliminary bouts results and they were all good and some have said the greatest UFC event of the year:


It was one of the best events ever with so many upsets but it was a tough one to bet on this fight weekend.
But it was quite entertaining for any fan of the UFC and I haven't heard of any complaints of the quality of the fights.
So many first round knock outs and two performances of the night:
Denise Gomes received performance of the night with her 20 second KO of a heavy favorite which I lost the first leg of my parlay on. But it was enjoyable for me the rest of the night with the rest of the main card.
Dricus Du Plessis also received a performance of the night for beating another heavy favorite being Whittaker.
Very choice words in the post-fight interview when Adesanya made several intentions of disrespecting the winner of the match with a face-off in the middle of the octagon.

Fight of the night was certainly Alexandre Pantoja beating Brandon Moreno and it wasn't really known who had won until the judges split decision came in:
https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/7/9/23788517/ufc-290-results-alexandre-pantoja-ekes-out-split-decision-over-brandon-moreno-claim-flyweight-title

Many questioned the scorecards of course after the decision was made:
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/7/9/23788357/ufc-290-scorecards-moreno-pantoja

Think Dan Hooker bout was a really good fight because he had bleach blonde hair before the fight but was bloody red by the end of it so you know it was a battle.
He said his arm was broken at some point and had a photo of him in the hospital with the guy who gave it to him in a tweet showing his xray of the arm as well:
https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/7/9/23788552/dan-hooker-reports-broken-wrist-in-ufc-290-win-celebrates-in-hospital-with-jalin-turner

Volk was Volk and didn't want to bet on the main event as it was a lock for the belt to stay with the champ who is going to have shoulder surgery but the rematch with Islam Makhachev from the sounds of it does look to be still going forward as scheduled later this year:
https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/7/9/23788553/alexander-volkanovski-not-ruling-out-return-october-islam-makhachev-rematch-i-want-that-islam-fight

Preliminary Cards are just juicy and they surely add a stacked roster that can surely perform to be champion material, for me I really want UFC to have something like this again in the future, stacked juicy cards for us fans to be entertaining more, for me every fight in this event truly is remarkable and you will surely watch all of it for sure, or maybe on the UFC 291 they can do something like this again because I think it was really successful


313  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: F1 Formula Sports Racing - Sportsbet.io promotions & discussion thread on: July 10, 2023, 07:06:10 PM
I comment in another thread, but again, what a race, and what a juicy wins for the one who bet for McClaren in top 3 before the weekend started.

Really fun race, with a lot fo fights with like 10 cars between 2 position and 11/12. and also i can say Verstappen was ahead but not so far like in other races.

Nice! Seeing the F1 thread so lively well that upgrades from the McLaren team was truly awesome, well I think this is what Lando Norris has dreamed of and that is to make a statement that he is a great Driver, just like he said in his interview that if he could get his hands on a Red Bull car then he can surely perform well and I think the McLaren have already know the potential of this kid and the thing that we fans are dreaming of other teams will make it to Podium,

And it was a really fun race indeed those 10 cars were likely have upgrades in their Machine to have gotten on top with Red Bull,

McLaren is flying as we see recently and Norris is able to come one step forward thanks to this upgrade. He has such a great talent that I can't even imagine him driving a Red Bull car now. If Red Bull didn't have a policy to have a hierarchy between the drivers rather than their being seen as equal then I would have loved to watch a Verstappen - Norris challenge there.  Grin

Verstappen is also repeating himself about how talented Norris is. I hope McLaren can continue to improve more to consolidate its place in top places in the remaining races. Due to making a bad start McLaren is quite away from Ferrari in constructor standings. But we are only halfway through the season so it isn't impossible for them to climb at least one position in the standings until the end of the season.

Both Max Verstappen and Lando Norris are F1 Simulator drivers so there I think they are ahead if they would check a new track or ahead every race in practicing a new track for F1 or other, well Lando Norris is surely a shining knight for McLaren and even though they haven't had much time in competing with Ferrari in terms of mechanic I think they have proven this time that they can also improve, for McLaren it is one step at the time they can surely do it,

314  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 10, 2023, 05:52:02 PM
So true. I don't really want to criticize this kid yet. He has the height, he has the skills too, and what he only lacks is the experience and being calm during times when pressure will be turned on.
He should get used to it especially if they will try to make it to the playoffs. That environment will not be so good to him, especially with the hardcore defense that will happen at those times and then the adjustments.

And I may add, he may not still be used to NBA type of game. I read in some posts in social media that Wemby said that seems to be lost and do not know what he is doing. Not sure if that is true, but the way I see it, he is used to playing a European style of basketball. We can see a glimpse of it in some of the assists he made. We know that European plays a very different system in basketball than in NBA. That could be a factor in his underperformance in his first game. He seems to be better in his second game. He recorded 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. That is 9-14 from the field with 2-4 from the long range. That is a great improvement from his previous game.


Regarding the hype, well Lebron didn't get his championship too in the first 8 years of his career. He even needs to fly to Miami Heat just to partner with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh to claim that first ring of him.
The future is not written yet, there will be lots of improvements that will happen, and how I wish I could see the San Antonio Spurs being back on the map again as a playoff and championship contender. I bet Coach Pops will smile one more time once that happens.  Wink

So true, I guess everyone was just expecting too much from the young guy since he was hyped for over a year. That is why there some who are disappointed when he underperformed in his debut game. But that is just his first game. He still has a lot to learn and good thing he is with the right coach that could give him what he needs to survive and succeed in NBA.

Honestly, Pop has gotten really old. Despite that, I think he's still a great legend, a big name for San Antonio. He's a coach that I'll be really sad about if he retires.
They have a 5 year deal for now and it will make a lot of money. But he can terminate the contract at any time, that is, he can retire at any time. It would be a pretty amazing career if he managed an 80-year-old team Smiley

Well as long as he is healthy and has a clear mind, he will be able to do it. He has assistant coaches that will do the grunt work for him. He is there to give guidance to this young team and to groom wemby like he groom his other big men, Duncan and Robinson.
315  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread on: July 10, 2023, 05:14:48 PM
If they kick Pure it also means BetBoom is out of TI direct invitations. Although there is a chance that Valve who's yet to make an official announcement will deduct points on BetBoom because they continued the tournament with a stand-in. I just hope Pure won't get a ban even this season because I like a complete BetBoom this coming TI. And hopefully the US will give Pure a visa too if he stays with BetBoom.

I do not know if they will have deductions when they got Reso as subs in their match. They did not get any DPC points in the last Major so there is nothing to deduct from. I am not sure about the rules, but I do not think that it is retroactive. It will not affect the DPC points they earned from previous tournaments. It was announced in the stream during the Bali Major that they qualified for a direct invite for this year's TI, so I am guessing it is a lock for them. I do not think that the host will announce that they qualify if there is still a chance that Valve will deduct points from them. At least they will put an asterisk on it or say something that is not final or to that effect.

Visa problem is for later. It is not just their problem but all other teams not from USA. I think we will have a lot of visa problems since TI will be held in Seattle, Washington. But you are right, hope we see a complete BetBoom team on TI so we get a better chance to see other teams in the Finals, not just Liquid and GG. I think 3 Major Finals with the same team is enough for me. I want to see the other teams in the Finals for now.
316  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 09, 2023, 10:39:41 PM

Sadio Mane has not adapted well to Julian Nagelsmann's match tactics. So last season we don't see a better performance from Mane. But Thomas Tuchel probably won't make the same mistake. Tuchel was a coach in the Premier League club for a long-time. He probably knows very well how to use a player like Sadio Mane to get better performances. Also, Bayern Munich's attack will become more unstable if Sadio Mane leaves. And so Bayern Munich management is not interested in selling Mane this season. We will see Sadio Mane in the Bundesliga next season.

Well, for me I see Thomas Tuchel as a different coach and has a very different style in his approach so this is definitely going to be very different, from the last Nagelsmann Fiasco when Julian Nagelsmann wants Sadio Mane to become just like Robert Lewandowski or he wants Sadio Mane to fill the role of Lewandowski which is not a great idea because Sadio Mane is not used to that kind of role and it got him a lot of pressure in filling the shoe of Lewandowski so it doesn't really work, so in the guidance of Thomas Tuchel for sure Sadio Mane will be a perfect sink with Harry Kane if ever they get a chance to get him or another striker that isn't Sadio Mane,


It might be possible to survive one more season because Mane himself is also playing quite well, although not as good as a few seasons ago.
But if Tuchel still defends Mane because he sees his past playing history, then that is a mistake because Tuchel himself will never know how Mane will perform this season.

Yes, I hope that Tuchel's decision will provide the best for his club and he will not be disappointed with that decision.

I really think with the guidance of Thomas Tuchel this will be addressed, and Sadio Mane will be redeemed from the recent Nagelsmann fiasco, this time if they can get a plausible striker Sadio Mane will surely be very effective, he can surely get his own goal but likely he is greater at passing and making play with a great striker he can surely used those plays to certainly make effective goals , Bayern Munich will be a powerhouse of a team once again,


I'm still not sure but think Sadio Mane's behavior is not good as his performance in his team and this bad behavior definitely affected his performance too, because I was not expecting to see Sadio Mane having a fight with Sane in the last season.
Maybe these all are the reason for Bayern Munich to find alternative players for him.

I haven't seen the cause of their commotion but I think we should hear other side of the story since it is clear that certainly there is something that start the fire, and the fire have already stopped, maybe the chemistry have already shattered but as a professional players I think they will set aside their difference and make a formidable team as the Bundesliga next season continues,

317  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 09, 2023, 09:27:04 PM

I honestly don’t think that he will be able to live up to their expectations. If he is in really good form then probably he can perform well. But this is a mistake that they do with a lot of players. They just overhyped him and when he is not performing as expected people tend to absolutely forget about him.


It is too early to tell. The kid is young and shows a lot of potential. If he can work with Pop on what he lacks and needs to improve, then he can be something. If Tim can be great with just fundamentals, Wemby can also be. It will be a lot of work but that is just commitment. He already has the best coach on his side. If he can commit to the work needed to improve, then he will not be just an overhyped prospect but a real NBA superstar.

Wemby is fortunate to have the opportunity to play with the Spurs because, knowing Coach Pop, he is a great mentor and will do everything to prepare a player. Maybe Wemby doesn't currently possess the necessary strength to dominate, but that can be worked out. What matters is that he has the skills and, most importantly, the height because, as they say, height is might.

Sure. I remember Giannis did not start as buffed as he is right now. He is also a bit skinny but his trainer was able to build him into what he is right now. Wemby might be different but it shows that it can be done. He is young and if he is committed, the coaches and trainers can set him up so he will have the NBA body that he needs to dominate the game. He already has the raw talent and the height. It will not be too hard to get into the body that he needs to withstand the physicality game of an NBA game. Hopefully, he will have the work ethic to do it and the hype does not get into his head and becomes un-coachable. That is the worst thing that could happen to a talented player like him. If he lets Pop mold him, he could be as great as Robinson and Duncan.
318  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: F1 Formula Sports Racing - Sportsbet.io promotions & discussion thread on: July 09, 2023, 09:05:30 PM

Most drivers love Eau Rouge corner, but nature of this turn makes it very dangerous. Main problem that if accident happens, cars jump back to track from wall. And drivers behind who go uphill can't see what happened ahead and they don't have enough time to react and avoid car that jumped back on track. After fatal crash of Anthoine Hubert not enough things were done to avoid such accidents in future and Spa took life of another yong driver.
There is also responsibilty on organizers. It wasn't wise decision to let racing on heavy rain without much visibility, especially considering that there was over 30 cars on track with young drivers without much experience behind the wheel.

Eau Rouge is really an amazing corner and Fernando Alonzo also has a video saying that he loves returning back to Belgium for this Track but surely that corner Eau Rouge is really a deceptive corner that many drivers are not aware that they will go in a Corner that may have lead to their demise, I was really sad about the Sudden faith of those young drivers but accidents really happen in every corner of this track and every Circuit in the calendar, it is really inevitable if it falls down upon you, we surely can not say for sure but let's just wait for F1 to be on Belgium well it is really a beautiful track but it not cautious there might be a sudden thing that could likely happen,


Yup! Thanks for the heads up it was really the same crash as the Dilano Vant Hoff and the Anthoine Hubert crash they are going in the Eau Rouge an up-and-down corner that has a fatal consequence just passing there, I think the Officials would need to see this and look for better angles to change up some features of this corner to make it safer for drivers passing it I am really tense right now because for the weeks to come F1 will be on the British GP well maybe on July 28,



It was surely a fearful day if the Belgium GP track is not rearranged or changed but given that small amount of time I think the F1 will surely proceed with what they got, and let's just hope that nothing happens in the upcoming Belgium GP and that the Eau Rouge will not so Dangerous and pray for the safety of the drivers,

What a race! Finally a race that pumped me! If Piastri would have chose to keep the left side on start , I think he would have been on first place by the first apex but even without that , what a superb driving from him and sometimes I forget that he is a rookie for this year. Then we had Norris who put up a great fight against Max but once again , nothing can beat that RedBull but at least this time , they didn't pull out a big margin in seconds between 1st and 2nd place.

Then out of nowhere we have a podium for Hamilton who had luck with that safety car and with Piastri  pitting with 2 laps before SC arrived... .
Next stop : SPA <3 the legendary track.

I was also surprised about the McLaren's performance both McLaren are doing great and surely Lando Norris had a close call to win this race, that fierce combat with Max Verstappen has proven that he is also a talented driver he also drives with the simulation race and he also got his youtube channel that uploads his improvement and life in it, for sure he is a great face on F1 just like Max Verstappen, for me these two is the best there is in their generation,

Lewis Hamilton was just really lucky to be at the Podium it should be the 2 Mclaren that are side by side on the podium but surely he also got great combat for the position with Lando Norris which makes this race more exciting,

319  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread on: July 09, 2023, 08:50:00 PM
Fun fact: They keep defeating Team Liquid on all of their Major Tournament wins in the finals.  Cheesy

Team Liquid just cannot figure out how to beat GG on the main stage. They can win during the group stage but cannot win on the Grand Finals against them. They faced each other in this year's Majors finals 3 times and Team Liquid only manage to get 2 maps against GG. The event got swept in Lima Major. Team Liquid must be salty now that they lost 3 times in a row against GG. They still have a chance to return the favor in TI. I hope they do because it is the ultimate comeback, winning TI is the only thing that matters in DOTA. All these Major wins mean nothing if you can't win TI.

The only team that currently stand a chance to win against GG is actually Betboom with their original roster which include Pure but Im pretty sure they will kick Pure out after the incident so yeah there we have it, GG is going to win the TI for sure

They secured a spot, so they might not replace him. It will be hard for Betboom to adjust this close to TI.  If they find a replacement, they might not have a good rapport with the rest of the team which could lead to a very poor performance. And the only tournament they could test his replacement would be in Riyadh which is already starting a week from now. Pure may be stupid but he is their best bet going into TI.
320  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sportsbet.io Betting discussion thread rev on: July 09, 2023, 06:54:54 PM
My Bets for the upcoming WNBA games tomorrow, 

Indiana Fever VS Dallas Wings

The Indiana Fever is having a game against the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, right now the Indiana Fever doesn't have any injuries while the Dallas Wings Key injuries are Lou Lopez Senechal's (knee), Diamond DeShields (knee), and both can not play for the Dallas Wings Kalani Brown (concussion) and is questionable if she is able to play for the Dallas Wings, for this game I really think that the Dallas Wings will have some advantage for this game even though there are no injuries for the Fever, so my pick is the Dallas Wings,

Minnesota Lynx VS Las Vegas Aces

The Minnesota Lynx is having a game against the Las Vegas Aces at Target Center, right now the key injuries for the Minnesota Lynx are Natalie Achonwa (personal), Aerial Powers (ankle), Jessica Shepard (illness), and Tiffany Mitchell (Wrist) and they can not play for the Minnesota Lynx while key injury for the Las Vegas Aces is Riquna Williams (back) and can not play for the Las Vegas Aces, this will be a hard game for the Minnesota Lynx but if the Dallas Wings have made a win maybe the Minnesota Lynx could aswell, but for me just to be safe my pick is the Las Vegas Aces,

Chicago Sky VS Atlanta Dream

The Chicago Sky is having a game against the Atlanta Dream at Wintrust Arena, right now the key injuries for the Chicago Sky are Ruthy Hebard (personal), Isabelle Harrison (knee), and Rebekah Gardner (foot) and all can not play for the Chicago Sky while Iliana Rupert (suspended), and Aari McDonald (shoulder) and both can not play for the Atlanta Dream, for this game I don't have any trust for the Chicago Sky right now they are always taking a big L and losing most of my bet on them, so for this game I will be betting for the Atlanta Dream,




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