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3001  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 06, 2022, 05:06:03 AM

You're right. The results of the Nets and Lakers are a prime example that a lot of all-star players on one team is an ineffective and pointless strategy. I think the Nets management should find one dedicated all-star player and build a cohesive team around him. However, as you said, that could take a long time, and it's unlikely they can do that during this offseason. Honestly, I expect the Nets will probably be the underdogs next season.

And because the Brooklyn Nets were swept by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference first-round series it was a devastating loss that surely made a lot of ripple on the internet and said that the only team that had been swept in the 1st round of the series, with 2 of NBA's finest all-star, this surely triggered so much commotion and report on how this happens, so I think they refresh their strategy and thinking in building their team with only 1 all star or still keeping both but build excellent support for both players, in my opinion in the offensive side the Brooklyn Nets is a sure monster when it comes to offense but in the defensive side I think the Nets need to work out on that,



Correct, and even if they have disbanded the role players (GPII, Porter, JTA and 2 others), they can still replace them with new players that will fit that role again. They already got one in like Donte Divincenzo who might be a good replacement for either GPII or D. Lee. They also have a good pick in Pat Baldwin Jr. and Gui Santos. Unknown name for now, but for sure when we see them played, we will be again awe at how Warriors are good at picking relatively unknown players and turn them into superstars. So it's better for them not to get KD at this point.

I think the Golden State Warriors are just focusing on the trading of their latest roster and adding additional players that may become future all-stars one day, and in addition to that they have signed a two-way contract on Lester Quiñones, a new player but we will see in the future if he has what it takes to be the next Jordan Poole or Stephen Curry, and they also have a new Drafted Patrick Baldwin Jr. Round 1 - Pick 28th that I think has a potential to be the next Kevon Looney with a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) in height, so relatively they really don't need a Kevin Durant anymore, the players of the Golden State are reaching their potential, and I think it is because of the way they trained and how they manage their players


There should no value adding Durant to their core team and then losing a lot of players. They already lost their best defenders in Otto Porter and Gary Payton Jr, and wing man Juan Toscano, although his time has been limited since the return of Thompson.

Poole and Wiggins and then their future Wiseman, who they have waited for more than a year to heal and recover because they want him to be part of their championship DNA will just be traded?

I also think that the Golden State Warriors will not make a contract on Durant after what he did last time, and Otto Porter, Garry Payton Jr., and Juan Toscano? I haven't seen the article yet and it was never been updated on their wiki page, so I am still doubting it, losing these three players for me was sad, I really think they have fit the Warriors perfectly and GP2 was a great defender for that purpose but I think the Management surely have a plan and as new players have come older players need to go,
3002  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 05, 2022, 08:06:50 AM

Alex Pereira finished him good and his UFC road to the top might be faster than Jiří Procházka, and it's only a matter of time when he meets his arch enemy Adesanya.
Yesterday I watched again kickboxing fight between this two guys and he knocked down Adesanya in amazing style, so there is bad blood between them.
Adesanya had total domination against Cannonier and he won exactly like I expected, but I can't wait to see fight Adesanya vs Pereira Smiley
Almost forgot to say, that Undertaker entry style for Adesanya was one of the best I saw in UFC.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWusg4MR1EE

He should wear it with a long leather jacket next and makes the lights go dim a bit more with matching candles on the runway, and I think that will be Phenomenal, I think Israel Adesanya is still a kid in heart, for having this kind of entrance, loving Anime, and explicitly saying the Tabbo word Hentai on his podcast he surely loves what he is doing and I think he is an open book when Sean Strickland was getting over him Strickland simply is reading through Adesanya, but Still loving what he is doing,

Some good fights this weekend. Can’t say I was really surprised by anything but I could’ve done without the Suga eye poke. Izzy and Suga did their jobs though. Lots of folks not too happy about how some gambling houses handled the Suga fight, but it was a bit of a weird scenario. Still not exactly sure how that’s being counted on records. I guess this makes up for the Suga loss that he doesn’t recognize. Now he’s been on both sides of the coin. Hopefully he doesn’t fall off from here. Feels a little like the magic is gone.

In Israel Adesanya's case, I think the fans, and should I say MMA fans were really on a different path, there are some that like Izzy's performance but there are some that get bored with how Israel Adesanya fought, but for me, I think he is just playing it simple and safe and dominating the fight in the distance and gaining points, and pressuring Jared Cannonier from the distance was actually a great strategy and not all the fans will be loving his performance because is quite very simple,

In the O'Malley fight, I can not say if it was really intentional or not, but Pedro Munhoz said it was 2 pokes and a groin kick, he felt in the heat of the fight but he's not saying that O'Malley have done it intentionally but for me, I think he is,

3003  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 04, 2022, 11:52:50 PM
will bayern munich get a young star from juventus turin? it seems that Matthijs de Ligt is coming to munich.
bayern coach julian nagelsmann is raving about the young man.
he is 22 years young and is supposed to strengthen bayern's defence.
i am curious if it is just a rumour or if the dutchman is really moving to munich.

but there is still a small problem: Chelsea FC is also interested in the Dutchman.  Grin Grin

It seems like the rumors could be true and that Bayern Munich is likely the winner for Matthijs de Ligt, because the Juventus defender wants to join Bayern Munich I think because of the £69million Juventus would like and Bayern Munich seems very willing to hand over, and even though Juventus could have wanted more than £69million Bayern Munich is likely to succumb to what the wanted, Julian Nagelsmann with Hasan Salihamidzic talked with Juventus are now on motion and are in A-OK movement,


Bayern Munich is not going to have any problems winning the Bundesliga title at all. They don't have any competitors who will be able to give them a decent fight.

But in the Champions League, they have a lot of competition and there are teams that are better than Bayern Munich in a lot of aspects. So they will obviously find it hard to win the Champions League.

I think the case of Bayern Munich has become like PSG. Bayern Munich also does not face hard competition in the league and that does not prepare them well enough going into the Champions League.

Well, there is that, Bayern Munich can not conquer all, there are other clubs out there even though they don't have a Robert Lewandowski, but their teamwork and game coordination is off the chart, Bayern Munich team can not really compare I think Bayern Munich would likely want to train the chemistry of their players especially if they are only relying on 1 player,


All clubs want to have Ronaldo but they can't afford Ronaldo salary. Only the big clubs could buy Ronaldo this summer, but none of them have made an official bid for Manchester United yet. As @tikitakaidn informed today, Ronaldo should have started training with Manchester United today but he was absent due to family reasons.

just like you, i hope psg can immediately send a proposal to manchester united because i want to see ronaldo and messi become partners on the front line of psg

I can imagine Ronaldo more at PSG or many other clubs. But I can not imagine Ronaldo at Bayern Munich. I asked this question above and the answers were mostly positive or neutral. But in terms of his personality, I do not think Ronaldo and Bayern Munich fit together.
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Well, Cristiano Ronaldo wants to move out of Manchester United he wants to leave before the end of the summer transfer window,  right now he has handled down his request but I think there is no given rumor about going into Bayern Munich but they say that he would likely to join Lionel Messi at Paris Saint-Germain? well let's just wait and see, because this is just rumored the only confirm one was Cristiano Ronaldo really wants to move out of Manchester United,
3004  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 04, 2022, 03:09:40 PM
So guys, I am quite new to this sport,,, but I am trying to follow the news and developments, still very difficult for me to understand especially how the future match ups work and how weird one guy decides who meets who usually.

So my question is, because all the news outlets are 50-50. Do you think this Pereira guy has earned enough to meet Adesanya? One big win yes, but is it enough to say he now deserves to fight the main man?

There are plenty of sites that could help you to start, and if you are familiar with MMA then I think you should start familiarizing their style and look for the UFC Rankings so you can see who is on the top and who will be the number 1 contender,

Alex Pereira is a no ranked, to begin with, and it is Sean Stricklands' fault for giving him a fight because Sean Strickland lost to Alex Pereira, Pereira will be landing in a sweet spot on the ranking, but not that much, and he will be needing more fights to get to the Champion Israel Adesanya, he is still starting his career in the UFC I think he still needs to prove himself, but he has gained Performance of the Night award by knocking Strickland on the 1st round, so there is that,

Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier - Israel Adesanya's gimmick is more entertaining than the fight. Dana White should book  Alex Pereira for the next title defense or I more  fight in the top 5 before facing Adesanya.


All are true, Israel Adesanya's gimmick was more entertaining but for me, his fight was not that bad, I think many people are bored with his style because he tends to be on the safe side than clobber his opponent without further thinking about what will happen, the way Izzy fight is part of the game plan, if you are bored over it and doesn't like the way he fights there is still an option to not watched it, This is how Israel Adesanya fights he can Knockout his opponent but I think when an opportunity comes, right now his record is 24 matches 23 Wins and 1 Lost, and with 15 of his win was by Knockout and 8 wins are all Decision,

Pedro Munhoz vs. Sean O’Malley - What a disappointing fight! Sean O’Malley next fight should be in the top 15 for us to see if this guy is a prospect to be a contender in the Bantamweight Division.


I'm not too fond of Sean O'Malley his character and the way he says that he is dominating the fight but the truth is that he really is not, if you look at every fight of Munhoz he is not a quitter, every doubter in saying that Pedro Munhoz is just saying his eye hurt just because he wanted out of the fight if you look at the score cards it was really a close fight but two judges are in favor for Munhoz on the 1st round, so why would he want to make excuses that he wanted to be out of the fight, and Reed Harris is saying he sees Munhoz in the morning and his eye was still shut, and the medical reports have said that it was a right corneal abrasion, from that eye poked of Sean O'Malley, and Pedro Munhoz is saying that there are two eye pokes and a hit to his groin, and if we look closely on the 1st eye poke it was the thumb of Sean O'Malley but it was just a slight eye poke and Munhoz was really OK but that 2nd eye poke went inside and really damage his eye,

But I can not say that Sean O'Malley have done that on purpose or it really was an accident it is up for you to decide on what you think, but one thing that I am sure about is Sean O'Malley was not dominating the fight I really think it was a close fight, it was a competitive fight,
3005  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 04, 2022, 02:00:35 PM

I guess it depends on who they will trade for Gobert.

Bunch of players will be sent to Jazz for Gorbert, I don't know I don't like this thread or I think Jazz gets the advantage here.

https://www.nba.com/news/jazz-wolves-rudy-gobert-trade

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Timberwolves receive:

• Rudy Gobert

Jazz receive:

• Malik Beasley
• Patrick Beverley
• Leandro Bolmaro
• Walker Kessler
• Jarred Vanderbilt
• 2023 first-round pick
• 2025 first-round pick
• 2026 pick swap
• 2027 first-round pick
• 2029 first-round pick (protected)

For one guy, that's too much in return IMO.

Well, I think Gobert is a fit for the Timberwolves, so I have given them a win that they got Rudy Gobert, but a loss for losing so many players and future picks I guess the Timberwolves are that desperate and just focus on the thing at hand but they drew a double edge sword that could also hurt them, So I can surely call this a desperation move,


I really suggest to read the article that I provide because that’s the latest on this trade talk, The Article you provide is 5 days ago while Brunson just leave few days ago to start this trade talk humor. The article says that it will makes it a lot easier for the Mavs to work out a deal with the Nets since it wouldn't have to be a sign-and-trade. Dallas would simply have to match Irving's salary with some combination of players these players which is very possible when they really want to push this trade. We have different point of view on how we see Kyrie Irving so I will not gonna argue about your remarks about him.

Well, it is not the date or time or if the article is the latest it is still a rumor I have read your post and article it could be true, or it could still be fixed and they still make it a last say if they want a possible trade, but the article that Kyrie Irving is still staying for the Nets was not a rumor, I have seen rumor about him going to take Russell Westbrook's place on the Lakers, and now this, for me it will always be a rumor when there is no further announcement that the Brooklyn Nets and the Mavericks could make a trade like that, and I surely respect each and everyone's opinion about any players here, but yeah that is how I see things, sorry if I have said offensive things on Kyrie Irvings part, and maybe the Rumor could also be true or they are plotting something let's just wait for further development,

Jalen Brunson - Losing Jalen Brunson was not the smart idea for the Mavericks and Brunson had gone to the New York Knicks, this is a win for Brunson and a loss for Mavericks,

The Dallas Mavericks won. Why they should keep a player that there's no intention of playing with them? Brunson chooses a team that is not a playoffs contender so it all end up with the money. Dallas offered him with $45-50M 3-years contract and that was just a reasonable contact but he wants more that's why he take the Knicks' offer of $100M+ for 3 years. Imagine he's already on a good team but chooses the worst team. Dallas didn't match the contract as that was just a waste of the salary cap where they can use it to get more role players. Brunson is good but he's not Luka.

Someone also posted here that Brunson's hometown is New York and his father was part of the coaching staff of the Knicks. It means it's a good decision for the Mavericks to let go of Brunson as they already did their best to make him stay. Brunson was really going to Knicks but just waiting if the Mavericks will pay him more.

Yep! I saw that post, that Brunson's hometown was New York  and his father was part of the coaching staff for the Knicks, and like I have said it is a win for Brunson and a loss for the Mavericks, I am indicating that Brunson really wants to move out of the Mavericks and go for the Knicks, sorry if I haven't indicated it any further, I was a loss for the Mavericks because Brunson is a good player even though he is not Luka Doncic, I think Brunson has contributed a lot for the Mavericks, that is why for me it is still a loss for the Mavericks, but they still let go of Brunson and you are right there is no further use for Brunson because he doesn't have any intention of playing for the Mavericks, Brunson wants to leave that is why I have said it is a win for Brunson, and a loss for the Mavericks because they lost a good player,
3006  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread on: July 04, 2022, 07:52:37 AM
I will now post what I think about the League of Legends Champions Korea LCK This coming July 6

NS RedForce VS kt Rolster

Stake odds for this game are 2.04 for Nongshim RedForce while 1.72 for kt Rolster, Nongshim RedForce lost to Damwon, yesterday while kt Rolster won their game against Hanwha Life Esports, if NS RedForce would lose this game this will be their 5th lost out of 7 games, while kt Rolster have the same situations as NS RedForce, they also have 4 losses out of 6 games, so this game could be close, but I think kt Rolster have a huge advantage over RedForce, and I am interested with their team, but their performance is still lacking, but for this game against RedForce I think they may truly shine, RedForce may win a 1 point game on them but in the end, I think kt Rolster will win this,


Freecs VS Brion Blade

Stake odds for this game are 1.50 for Freecs while 2.49 for Brion Esports, Right now Brion Blade has 6 losses and doesn't have any wins yet, while Freecs have 4 losses and have 2 wins against Hanwha Life Esports and T1 and I think that their win against T1 was just a lucky one, but Freecs surely know for their effort in the LOL scene and I think their strategy was really always read for T1 and for this game I think that Brion Blade will have a new lost record and so Freecs was my pick,

3007  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 04, 2022, 05:23:08 AM
Volk also announced he'll be moving up a division, which I'm all for. I honestly, after that performance against Max, don't think there's too many contenders in the same division. I thought Max would do better than that, but it's quite clear that Volk has just continued to get better, while Max looking a little stagnant. Same sort of attacks as the fight before, and didn't really have any other game plan. Tried to grapple, but Volk got the upper hand on pretty much every occasion.

Also, I haven't watched the post conference yet, is it worth watching? I'd only be interested in Strickland's attitude after being knocked out. That's if he didn't have to go to hospital for a few checks that is.

I think it is a fairly good decision now that he truly dominates the division, but if there could be a title defense for him that can threaten his belt I would like to pick guys that are in the lower ranks and in my opinion, Movsar Evloev and Ilia Topuria is they can reach a better spot in the rankings maybe they can be a decent match for Volkanovski in the future,

I think Sean Strickland is OK and doesn't really need medical attention after the fight with Alex Pereira, I have seen a video that Strickland shaking hands with Pereira and treating him while going out of the event hall, but I really don't know if he'll be speaking for a post-fight conference after what had happened, but I really wish he'd showed up,

Israel Adesanya VS Jared Cannonier Round 5 Decision - WIN
Big congratulations to Isreal, One of the biggest winners in that game apart from him is drake the musicians who bet a whopping $1M  that he was going to win and won $2.5M. Isreal is making a good record for himself with now twenty three wins and one loss. His confidence level will be up as well having not lost any of his last twelve fights and preparing to face Pereira who he has a history with, it will be an entertaining fight to see them both once again, head to head on the stage.

That is a lot of money considering the odds for Israel Adesanya, against Cannonier he is the favorite and I haven't seen any news or article regarding that, or maybe he is in different bookies that Adesanya was the underdog, I think that was quite possible, but most of the gambling site that is well known to this forum Israel Adesanya has a pretty high odds,

Speaking about Alex Pereira's history about Israel Adesanya, that was really a long time ago and surely what Alex Pereira did back then he also did it now against Sean Strickland, so in my opinion with this Israel Adesanya better be careful about Alex Pereira, because what he can do back on their kickboxing match he can surely be done it again, but I think Israel Adesanya will be ready for it, he got a team that is pretty much doing a tremendous job because I think Israel Adesanya is really motivated about that fight and he will surely let doubters doubt,
3008  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 03, 2022, 05:16:09 PM
I was a Jessica-Rose Clark decision away from winning £15k. What's more annoying, it was the first bloody fight of the evening, so any tension was gone before we even started. I knew it, I bloody knew I should've favoured the wrestler. Especially, in Womans mixed martial arts, I find the wrestlers are usually the ones that make a good bet, when it comes to underdogs.

Love to see Strickland brought back down to reality. Feel like he overlooked Alex. Izzy did Izzy things, made it look easy, but ultimately wasn't a overly exciting fight. Honestly, despite the card being stacked, I felt a little bit disappointed by most of the fights.

Israel Adesanya
Alexander Volkanovski
Alex Pereira
Bryan Barberena
Pedro Munhoz
Brad Riddell
Jim Miller
Gabe Green
Dricus Du Plessis
André Muniz
Maycee Barber
Jessica-Rose Clark
8 out of 12, one of those being a no contest, so 8 out of 11. That's not a bad night, if Jessica had won, I'd have landed two bets.

It was surely not a bad night for you and with bets like this I really think we need to be prepared for the outcome, and like you, I also bet for Jessica-Rose Clark, and I surely never realized that Julija Stoliarenko was this good of a wrestler, pretty much I have never realized that the result will be like this aswell, but I surely never regret it and that is why I bet with a minimum 4 to 3 fights only, but 8 over 11 win still is decent,

Actually, Alex Pereira made Sean Strickland way too easy, pretty much Pereira is surely not just hype, the way he calculated the fight and condition, Strickland, in the way he wants him to do this was set up by Pereira, and in my opinion Israel Adesanya should be more worried about the guy that made him sleep on the canvas,


Alexander Volkanovski was a superior fighter and he was much faster than Max Holloway and he was not able to find the range and Alexander Volkanovski was landing the heavy punches frequently and now it is time for Alexander Volkanovski to move up the division and fight ‎Charles Oliveira and that is what he said during the post fight interview and i believe that is what he is going to get next because he literally cleaned the division.

Volkanovski is really looking for belt number 2 and given a chance he might become one, he surely got the Speed no doubt about that, while Charles Oliveira has the accuracy to land punches, this will be an epic fight but the media is looking for ways for Volkanovski to look like he doesn't deserve it, by saying that Holloway is not the same and not in his top physique but this is just an excused to make Volkanovski's look weak,

Max Holloway should take some time off, he is durable fighter but got punched a lot and i believe it is a UFC record or something. As long as Alexander Volkanovski is the champion he will not get a chance to fight for the title.

I truly salute Max Holloway's durability and chin, pretty much if Volkanovski would fight a different fighter it could be over in just 2 rounds, but Holloway surely has a sturdy chin that can withstand Volkanovski's strikes,
3009  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread on: July 03, 2022, 02:57:08 PM
Here is the result for the League of Legends Champions Korea games today

Damwon Gaming VS Nongshim Redforce SCORE 2 - 0 - WIN

Just like what I thought the game would be Damwon Gaming really obliterated Nongshim Redforce and it was a one-sided game, Damwon Gaming every stat on game 1 was in their favor, from Gold they have 60.8k while NS Redforce only have 47.1k, on Kills Damwon got 6 while NS Redforce got 3, and Damwon have 11 towers while Redforce only got 2, winning game 1, while in-game 2 Damwon Gaming had done it again this time with 53.4k gold, 19 kills, 9 Towers, while NS Redforce only got 41.1k gold, 6 kills, and 1 tower, pretty much this kind of play is in a different league, and NS Redforce is not really the worth,


kt Rolster VS Hanwha Life Esports SCORE 2 - 0 - WIN

Just like Damwon, when I saw this fight I am sure that kt Rolster will dominate the game and I was not wrong, kt Rolster dominated every fabric, Game 1 was really solid Hanwha Life still kept the good fight but they were no match for Rolsters wrath, the game stat has said it all, game 1 kt Rolster has 60.9 gold, 14 Kills, and 9 towers, while Hanwha Life Esports, has 50.6k gold only, 6 kills, and 2 towers, while on Game 2 kt Rolster got 61.5k gold, 17 kills, and 11 towers, while Hanwha Life Esports has 61.5k gold, 17 kills and 11 towers, while Hanwha has 46.9k gold, 1 kill, and 1 tower, pretty much kt Rolster had ended up winning a one-sided game,

3010  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling is for big bag holders on: July 03, 2022, 01:05:55 PM
After this experience I believe gambling is for the big bag holders, if you're in urge of making a win. Very much disappointed, because it is the last few dollars I had as a cryptocurrency holding. If I had more funds I wouldn't have encountered this big loss. Martingale once again a failed strategy when you don't have big bag of money.


If you are holding more funds you would encounter a much bigger loss, I think it is not your funds were the problem it is the way you are thinking and I think you need to change your mindset first, you are sounding like you are already desperate in winning big money with a martingale strategy I think you surely have a bad approach of things, and right now I think that your emotions on your lost are consuming you a lot, and are now thinking of ways you can return back what you have lost, and thinking that you must have a huge amount of money in getting it back is a bac thinking I think you need to consult an expert about your situation because, in my opinion, you are already succumbed by addiction,

This is just my speculation and pretty much a quick look for an expert for this kind of field would likely help you a lot, I really think you are still not aware of it aswell, and some addicted gamblers would likely not notice it themselves, if not been seen by their family and friends their unusual behavior,

For me my strategy is


  • Always have a minimum amount of money as your gambling budget
  • Have a minimum time in playing with dice of other casino-based games
  • Don't expect to get back what you have lost
  • Play gambling occasionally or with just your free time
  • Win or Loss with your given gambling time always calls it a day and go home
3011  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 03, 2022, 11:18:21 AM
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I won’t consider this as a loss if the replacement ill be better. Actually there’s a news that Dallas is in negotiation for Kyrie Irving trade[1] and this will be a great replacement for Brunson since Kyrie can carry the game without relying to Luka. Brunson is very silent on there match against GSW which is the reason why they always lose during 2nd half because Luka is already tired. They need to open more space to make this Kyrie Irving successful so I think we might more players leaving Dallas.

[1] https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavs-trade-kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-rumors-kevin-durant

Well, this is just my opinion and I like Brunson more than Kyrie Irving, and I think Kyrie Irving is not a good fit for the Dallas Mavericks, he can surely do the offense works by himself but I don't see him as a defensive player at all, and not like Stephen Curry that is playing both roles, I can not trust Kyrie Irving with the defensive department, and I think the Mavericks would likely to used some hands when it comes with defense, but it is your opinion, I really think it is a loss for the Mavericks, and this Article is just rumors and not confirmed yet, because I think Kyrie Irving is likely to be staying for the Brooklyn Nets until his last contract, here is the ARTICLE


If Dallas was planning a move like that, they could have pursued another talented player with baggage like John Wall. Anyway, what's done is done and they can only hope to get one that would really help Luka.



They don't really need Kyrie Irving, in my opinion, Luka Doncic is better and can also do what Kyrie can do, what the Mavericks need is a good player that can focus on defense or a player that could help Luka into heavy scoring, I really think Luka Doncic or the Mavericks doesn't really need Kyrie Irving, and Luka Doncic is more consistent in my opinion,

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wow... I confess that I found these negotiations between Minnesota and Jazz very interesting!
I believe, Rudy Gobert will be able to make a excelent duo with KAT  Smiley

Let's see how the team will behave with these negociations that occurred between Jazz and Timberwolves

I also think the same, it could be a great tandem and a good addition to the win that is why I listed it as a win for me,

3012  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 03, 2022, 09:51:24 AM
Here is the Result of my picks for the UFC 276 pretty much I must feel happy on the main and co-main result but the thing that I am not so much happy about was the Jessica-Rose Clark VS Julija Stoliarenko fight, where Stoliarenko snaps Clark's arm, it was really scary seeing that, and I really hope she is just fine,

Israel Adesanya VS Jared Cannonier Round 5 Decision - WIN

That Walkout was the real highlight, but yeah just like most of his fights Israel Adesanya does it again, it is pretty much hard to fight Izzy because of his height and Jared Cannonier is having a difficult time because Izzy can easily evade his strikes and takedown attempts, that long reach from Israel Adesanya pretty much was the problem for Cannonier, keeping the distance and those kicks were shaken Cannonier in doing something, it was the pressure in what is Izzy is doing, I think Alex Pereira is the key to handling down Adesanya, but this is MMA and it is pretty much different with kickboxing

Alexander Volkanovski VS Max Holloway Round 5 Decision - WIN

Man! Alexander Volkanovski is a better boxer, and just like what he did to Brian Ortega and the Korean Zombie, this time he dominates Max Holloway, Holloway was getting outkicked, outpunch by Volkanovski, and the only thing great about Holloway here is his chin he surely takes plenty of punishment to the face just he is still standing up, Volkanovski is a legit boxer, and if you compare their 1st and 2nd fight to this 3rd fight Volkanovski is way faster than the old Volkanovski like this is not Alexander Volkanovski Holloway is fighting, and I really enjoy this and for Volkanovski Josh Emmett could be next,

Sean Strickland VS Alex Pereira Round 1 - KO/TKO - WIN

It was a bad choice for Strickland for taking this fight on the feet if he goes for a takedown I think that he can have an advantage because Alex Pereira is on another level when it comes to striking, the initial thing Pereira did was on his jab to condition Sean Strickland he conditions Strickland in thinking that a jab was coming for him but Pereira is moving from the left and Sean really didn't see it coming to the left hook, and just one punch was all he needs to knockout Strickland, and I think he can really do this to anybody so in my opinion, Alex Pereira deserves a title shot it look like Sean was an easy opponent the number 4 on the rankings and Israel Adesanya beating all the guys with a decision is pretty much Alex Pereira is the only one who can beat Israel Adesanya,

Jessica-Rose Clark VS Julija Stoliarenko Round 1 - Submission (Armbar) - LOST

I was really scared of what happened to this fight, that Armbar was really nasty, when it snaps, I really never expected that to happen, I thought it was a knockout from Rose Clark but I think Stoliarenko made Clark think that she got the upperhand so she goes for a takedown, and from that, an armbar has proceeded and it was a hell of a fight and I think that Jessica-Rose Clark got a serious dislocation and I just hope she doesn't but congrats to Julija Stoliarenko,
3013  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 03, 2022, 05:54:23 AM

Dortmund did a very good job in the way the team helped to build and grow one of the best strikers in the world now Erling Haaland. The team has shown the world that when it comes to building quality players and making them world-class they do it better. But I expected them to keep Haaland so that they can bring more young and talented players to play along with him so that they can outshine Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga next season, I guess the team is going to continue to bring in good and talented players to replace the position of Erling Haaland.

Dortmund is well known to have good eyes if a player has good talent or potential and initially they know how that player can shape and turn into ultimate legends as they did to Robert Lewandowski, before Bayern Munich acquired Lewandowski Dortmund was the one that has seen the potential of the Polish striker, and have trained Robert Lewandowski first, and he is sure a good buy for Bayern Munich, Right now I think Dortmund would surely acquire a potential player again let's just wait and see on the next season,



I would say Dortmund should fight for the title. Almost every season we see them making star players. But they can't win the title. I would say Dortmund management should form a strong team and fight for the title. And the destruction of Bayern Munich's reign in the Bundesliga. I'm tired of watching Bayern Munich win titles every season.

That is their strategy in building potential players so they can cut ties with them at the right time and value, they can surely do that, but it would require ultimate drama on their part, that is why if a player would want to leave their club they would gladly do so, just like what happen to Erling Haaland, he is a potential prospect and if Haaland wants to be out of Dortmund then they will not be against that but will surely gain a huge amount of profit on that, and there is no drama or what so ever, while Bayern Munich target is to be always on the top, but suppressing their good player not to leave them, creating stir and drama along the way,


Dortmund is one of Bayern Munich rival teams in the domestic league in the race for the title but it is impossible for Dortmund to break the dominance of bayern munich. Even in the past few seasons dortmund have always been able to create star players in every season but they always release their stars when the transfer window opens. It's possible that if they keep their star players, Dortmund can achieve their target of winning the German league. I think their business is just polishing players and selling them when other clubs want to get their players.

Yup! Bayern Munich has already established their net worth to skyrocket, on the years that they are still champion in the Bundesliga that is a lot of money coming in, I think there is no team that could ever break that, and next season I think they still have Robert Lewandowski so it is really impossible for other teams to compete,
3014  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 03, 2022, 04:40:28 AM
As I am reading some articles on what some teams have been doing and who're players were on the free agent

And here are the Teams with a winner and loser decision in my opinion,

Boston Celtics I really think the right move for the Celtics is to cast out players that they think are not fitted for the team,

Danilo Gallinari - is from San Antonio Spurs and getting his way for the Boston Celtics

Malcolm Brogdon - is from Indiana Pacers and making his way for the Boston Celtics but the Pacers will take back Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan, and the 2023 first-round pick from Boston,

Atlanta Hawks

Kevin Huerter - Traded to Sacramento Kings was a bad decision for me and traded for a draft pick player that might as well be useful or not be useful for the future, but if the dub is useful the lease is it's not going to be this season,

Dejounte Murray - Getting him from the Spurs was a win for the Hawks he can be paired with Trae Young for Offensive or defensive because of his height and reach they can surely use Muray for those outcomes,

New Orleans Pelicans

Zion Williamson the truth is this is a win for Zion Williamson gaining 5 years rookie contract for the Pelicans, but if he stays healthy for the upcoming season then it is a win for the Pelicans,

Minnesota Timberwolves

Rudy Gobert gaining this player from Utah Jazz is a fit to the bill,

Karl-Anthony Towns - signing him 4 more years contract for the Timberwolves, and with Gobert on the boat this makes the Timberwolves a solid two-tower team,

Utah Jazz The Jazz have taken a whole new player from the Timberwolves,

Malik Beasley- From Timberwolves

Patrick Beverley- From Timberwolves

Walker Kessler- From Timberwolves

Leandro Bolmaro- From Timberwolves

Jarred Vanderbilt- From Timberwolves

Dallas Mavericks

Jalen Brunson - Losing Jalen Brunson was not the smart idea for the Mavericks and Brunson had gone to the New York Knicks, this is a win for Brunson and a loss for Mavericks,
3015  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA Info and Predictions - Bellator, KSW, PFL, ONE... on: July 03, 2022, 01:39:51 AM
Khabib Nurmagomedov literally opened the gate for the fighters from the Russian belt as he was the first Russian based fighter signed with the UFC as per his speech during the Hall of Fame ceremony and he even assured three champions from his gym in the next couple of years. I still feel that he ended his career pretty soon and if he could defend his belt for a couple of times it would have been great but there is no denying his legacy as a dominating force during his run.

Cain Velasquez will be inducted in the Hall of Fame as he was considered the best to ever do in the Heavyweight division in his prime and injuries cut short his reign. I still remember the battles he had with Junior dos Santos which is legendary.

Yes! and that is how his legacy will be remembered, he even changes the whole grappling community and make Dagestan wrestling very effective and dominating on the ground, and a lot of Russian fighters are currently dominating their opponent, I hate to admit but I was saddened by his sudden retirement that I ask why? pretty sure he would have many more dominating runs in his career he still can fight but sadly as for the death of his father he is devastated by it he is not showing the emotion but deep inside he truly is crying

And Cain Velasquez will surely have an opportunity for his hall of fame but surely even though he was recognized for his works, in my opinion, he shouldn't put the law in his own hands, he can surely subdue the molester but keeping a gun and shooting it while having a vehicle chase would surely put any innocent victims caught on that gunfire, I think he should sit this out first inside the jail while he can not have bailed at the moment,

Easy KO win for Kayla Harrison in first round, and my biggest pick from this PFL event Magomed Umalatov won his fight against Al-Silawi in same style KO win in first round.
I think now it's confirmed that Umalatov is great MMA fighter with perfect record, and Dana White could use this guy in welterweight category.
Nobody can win a fight against UFC champion Kamaru Usman in that category and they could use any challenger they can find.
Usman vs Umalatov sounds very good to me.


An easy KO for Kayla Harrison, and these are the result of my picks from that fights

Kayla Harrison VS Kaitlin Young Round 1 KO/TKO - WIN

I would love to see this girl dominate the UFC if she could have a chance, pretty much it is a powerful performance and only Kayla Harrison can do it, although many dubs it as a premature stoppage by the referee, I think it is just being safe than never, Harrison is pretty much dominant in the entire fight and I think that pushed the referee for a stoppage, I think he has seen enough, so Kayla Harrison is now climbing at 14,

Magomed Magomedkerimov VS João Zeferino Round 2 KO/TKO - WIN

Although Ray Cooper KO'ed Magomedkerimov, in his last match Magomed Magomedkerimov manage to get another win over a KO/TKO this time, I think he surely loves that stand-up fight so much that he read all of Zeferino's movements, surely I think he can have a sailing victory if he tries and win it with submission with Ray Cooper next time,

Larissa Pacheco VS Genah Fabian Round 1 KO/TKO - LOST

The only loss I attained was I got a doubt about Larissa Pacheco's gender, she might be taking hormones to be buff and her voice was really deep, I know I have lost the bet but I am having my doubts here she fights like a man and dominating Genah Fabian, on the ground, she would definitely going for submission here but instead make it a ground and pound TKO win and now making the highest climb from 17 to 4,

3016  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread on: July 02, 2022, 06:13:37 PM
I will bet for League of Legends Champions Korea or LCK 2022 highlighted in green are my picks

Damwon Gaming VS Nongshim Redforce

DWG KIA or Damwon is pretty much a great team and has great stats and teams that they have brought down were kt Rolster, SANDBOX, and Brion Blade, and have perished a loss over T1 and Gen G. and their Rooster has consisted of Jang Ha-gwon (Nuguri) Kim Geon-bu (Canyon) Heo Su (ShowMaker) Seo Dae-Gil (deokdam) Kim Hyeong-Gyu (Kellin) and sub player Noh Tae-Yoon (Burdol) while team Redforce has    Kim Chang-dong (Canna) Lee Jin-hyeok (Dread) Gwak Bo-Seong (Bdd) Jang Yong-jun (ghost) Lee Sang-ho (Effort) and their Sub player Jeong Yoon-su (Peter) stake odds are 1.23 for Damwon while 3.85 for Redforce, pretty much for this game I think Damwon will show their true nature and will eat up Nongshim Redforce, this fight could go 1st win for Damwon then Redforce might retaliate then a game win for Damwon, I think this two teams can be very close, but again, Damwon Gaming will win this,

kt Rolster VS Hanwha Life Esports

For this particular game, I think these two teams are surely the worst of the bunch of the teams in LCK, now kt Rolster consisted of players Kim Kwang-hee (Rascal) Moon Woo-chan (Cuzz) Lee Ga-eul (Aria) Lee Dae-kwang (VicLa) Kim Ha-ram (Aiming) Kim Jeong-min (Life) and their sub/support Kim Min-seong (GIDEON) while Hanwha Life has Lee Dong-ju (DuDu) Kim Jang-gyeom (OnFleek) Kim Hong-jo (Karis) Lee Jae-hoon (SamD) Oh Hyo-seong (Vsta) and their Sub player Kim Jeong-hyeon (Willer) for now Hanwha Life Esports does have any wins yet, while kt Rolster is struggling to get a win, but for me, I think that can be chance, over this game could be very close, but for me kt Rolster is my pick,
3017  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 02, 2022, 03:08:57 PM
Right, so my bets are above. However, I've also got my predictions for the whole card:

Israel Adesanya
Alexander Volkanovski
Alex Pereira
Bryan Barberena
Pedro Munhoz
Brad Riddell
Jim Miller
Gabe Green
Dricus Du Plessis
André Muniz
Maycee Barber
Jessica-Rose Clark

I might place two bets, considering I won that money last weekend. The one bet that I've already mentioned (which I deem the safe bet), and then a slightly more risky one with more reward. Here:

Jessica-Rose Clark decision
Maycee Barber decision
André Muniz
Dricus Du Plessis
Jim Miller
Alexander Volkanovski
Israel Adesanya

I think that actually looks pretty good. It wouldn't give a massive amount of money. 23.40 odds. If you stick a Volk decision on it instead, it would be 34.32 odds.


Great Picks Probably my picks were the same as yours and pretty much many would love to know our picks, as a guide for them to bet, this will be a great guide for them and for me as well, and just like Tokeweed and the others here in the thread, your picks sometimes consider me to not bet for some fights, and it really helps me a lot because it proves it was the right thing, surely



So here is my prediction on what may happen and picks for the UFC 276 highlighted in green are my picks

Israel Adesanya VS Jared Cannonier

Considering this fight will be the hardest fight Izzy would get so far, Considering his durability of Jared I think this could go the distance, and Jared Cannonier surely has the strength with his strikes, but for me, Israel Adesanya has the smarts and the technicality when it comes to his strikes, and surely has a great takedown defense, and considering that technicality Jared Cannonier still have a chance for an upset, if he can catch Adesanya with a heavy shot of catching him on the ground for a submission, but considering Adesanya's Wits with this kind of opponent, and how the style bender can simply evade that crucial window his opponent can take, that is why Izzy has the large portion on why he is the favorite one to win here, Stake odds for this fight are 1.24 for Adesanya while 5.00 for Cannonier, for me Israel Adesanya for a decision win,

Alexander Volkanovski VS Max Holloway

This 3rd rematch for these two surely makes me wonder why make a trilogy? but considering the fact that Max Holloway had a close fight with Volkanovski, why not, surely on the press conference these two surely love each other so much now that they consider fighting each other again, I consider this fight as close as it gets, but Alexander Volkanovski, in my opinion, has a new set of skill on his sleeve that may surprise Max Holloway, and for me, this could really turn out the same as the previous fights they had Stake odds for this fight are 1.54 for Volkanovski while 2.70 for Holloway, my take Volkanovski will win,

Sean Strickland VS Alex Pereira

Sean Strickland has a good stand-up, but for me, it is just average he surely has an option for a submission, but we rarely see him does, but for me even though he has good stand-up Alex Pereira has an excellent Striking, with that Kickboxing background, and pretty much that knock out on Izzy was not mere lucky it was a legit knockout I see Pereira as a calculating guy, trying to close the distance, and giving his opponent some fake and downloading his opponent's movement like picturing out what he may do and trying it out the next time they clash, I think this is the advantage of Pereira over Strickland but the odds for this fight is for Strickland, in Stake the odds are 1.87 for Strickland while 2.07 for Pereira, but I would go to the underdog and that is Alex Pereira,

Jessica-Rose Clark VS Julija Stoliarenko

For this fight, I am not underestimating Julija Stoliarenko, even though she doesn't have any knockout record he surely has 8 Submission wins over her 17 matches, but with that 3 consecutive losses, she may still lose with submission and her Opponent can out strike her, but for Rose Clark, my fighting kitten, she is well rounded enough to take on Stoliarenko, she can surely out strike Julija Stoliarenko, she can catch her with a submission as well but always be careful on a counter in the ground, or she can also bust a Knockout win, but for me, a sure safe win for Jessica-Rose Clark would out strike Julija Stoliarenko and win by decision, Stake odds are 1.66 for Clark, while 2.39 for Stoliarenko,
3018  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA Info and Predictions - Bellator, KSW, PFL, ONE... on: July 02, 2022, 01:04:38 PM

Well, there's still a chance to see him again in the octagon fighting because as I remember, Khabib said that he just wants Dana to show him some good match that will really make him step foot on the octagon once more. So, Dana accepted the challenge and thought that maybe Khabib would want to fight Poirier after he won by a TKO against McGregor but Khabib wasn't interested in the offer. Who knows, maybe soon we can see him doing one last fight even if that's an exhibition fight.

I would definitely love to see that, even if it's only an exhibition match, I would love to see him inside the octagon again, but so far even though he is not fighting inside the ring he can still be seen hanging outside the ring corner with Islam Makhachev, or Umar Nurmagomedov, and he doesn't really need to fight anymore because he has his own MMA fighting Association, the Eagle FC  and was so proud in speaking it and sharing his glory to his former legend Mike Tyson, and the recent UFC Hall of Fame Khabib is killing his speech and said that Conor McGregor finish was the best moment he has shared that  UFC 229, an event which still stands today as the highest-selling pay-per-view in the sport’s history,


Khabib is an amazing fighter, great human being, and he was just introduced in UFC Hall of Fame together with his friend Daniel Cormier.
He is not running Eagle FC alone but with all his family and friends, and I am not worried for future of his promotion, he is just getting started.
Everyone can watch all their fights for free and all events based in United States had very good promotion, with top commentators.

That was the best UFC Hall of Fame I think with Khabib Nurmagomedov, his Legacy has brought different fighters, and his style is really and undeniably the unbeatable style in the entire UFC, and right now passing his baton to the likes of Russian fighters, like Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov, Khamzat Chimaev, and so much more, and still consider the UFC 229 the best fight of his career and will never forget how he fought Conor McGregor, in it, who knows maybe a rematch for that kind of fight will have a go, but it is up to Khabib Nurmagomedov to decide, and ask he would like to see Cain Velasquez, Frankie Edgar, should have their moment with him in the Hall of fame, but we all know that Cain Velasquez is still sitting inside Jail, but still think Velasquez should have the privilege in having his moment inside the UFC hall of fame aswell,
3019  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: July 01, 2022, 11:24:17 PM
Did anybody watch the pre fight press conference?  Watch it if you haven't and wait for Sean Strickland and Adesanya have a little back and forth at each other.  It is hilaaarious.  Strickland owned Adesanya's ass and it was sooo funny.  Omg, I hope those two get to face each other in a couple of years.

Strickland was just being funny and was keeping it real.  And you guys know how Adesanya gets cringey sometimes...  Cheesy  He had nothing on Strickland.

UFC 276:  Pre Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAe4gQjibVo

That was the most hilarious press conference that I watched a great job to Strickland mostly that jacking off the cartoon thing pun really hit the spot on Izzy and what can I say all men do it? and Izzy also confirms that it's the fact,

But man! who's not gonna love Sean Strickland for those Hilarious talks, he even disses the crowd for saying bad things to most fighters, well funny as it is, Alex Pereira isn't really happy or he is just one serious dude, or maybe because he can not understand a thing at all, he sure needs to learn some English,

UFC 276 has action pack fights starting from the main event going to Holloway and down to Omalley.  

The odds of Pereira vs Strickland looks very fair.  Pereira I think is the tough guy with speed. If you haven't heard of it, this guy is the one that knocks Izzy when he was just starting in Kickboxing. I think Pereira is about to chase the acheivement of Izzy which they may fight in the coming months. But of course, Izzy is not what he was.

Well, that was the discussion at the press Conference Sean Strickland keeps on Murderizing Adesanya with those puns about Pereira making Adesanya sleeps, and Izzy just replying "Do you watch the whole fight?" maybe stating how Sean Strickland was checking on the facts, but man they are all just chilling I'd really expect much trash talk at each other but man Sean Strickland pretty much has all the highlights now I really want him to win that funny guy but he's definitely going to have a hard time with Alex Pereira no doubt about that,

I'm still deciding on my predictions, but I think my bet will be something like this:

- Israel Adesanya vs Jared Cannonier to not go the distance
- Alexander Volkanovski decision
- Sean Strickland decision
- Maycee Barber to go the distance

Just now seeing, I'm expecting most of the fights to reach a conclusion via points. Might need to change that Cheesy. Maybe, Izzy, Volk, Sean Strickland to win, and then Maycee Barber to go the distance instead.


Great choice, in my opinion, I really like your decision, especially the Izzy and Volk I also think these two fights will go the distance but I will not be surprised if Volkanovski would knockout Max Holloway, I mean he is now familiar with Holloway's movements and style, for the Izzy and Jared Cannoneer, the Cannon as his saying reference that he's not the Cannon Fodder but the Cannon itself I think will surely go the distance, but if Jared could land a devastating blow to Izzy the fight will be over because of the Cannon's powerful strikes, which is I really doubt,

3020  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread on: July 01, 2022, 05:06:48 PM
There are games right now on League of Legends Champions Korea and it is already settled, right now scheduled for this July 1,

T1 VS DRX - SCORE 2 - 0

I haven't made my bet because I am focused on DOTA 2 but surely I have seen this team in the past and T1 is really amazing with Faker still on the team since 2014, but right now T1 team roster consists of Zeus, Oner, Gumayusi, Keria, Polt, moment and Faker, and ever since the LCK 2022 started they only have 1 lost and that is against Kwangdong Freecs on June 29, but against DRX it was a very one-sided game, and on overall stats they have most golds, most kills, most towers, and most Inhibitors, on game 1 while on game 2 they still have the overall stats from Gold, kills, tower and inhibitors While DRX doesn't really stand a chance, so I really feel sorry for them,

kt Rolster VS Damwon - SCORE 0 - 2

I guess it is safe to say that Damwon still has a good record defeated 2 times by Gen. G and T1 it still has a pretty much solid foundation and they have shown it in this game by having a dominated game, it was pretty much a one-sided game, against kt Rolster,  just like T1 they have the most stats on game 1 from Gold, Kills, tower, and Inhibitor, and game 2 was pretty much not different, gaining much Gold, Kills, Tower, and Inhibitor for the game, was truly awesome,
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