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381  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: June 12, 2023, 08:15:06 AM
Miami Heat - Denver Nuggets is 1-3 and that seems played. It seemed for a while that Miai Heat could cause a sensation when they made Denver 1-1 away, but the past 2 games Denver have managed to win quite easily. How good is Nikola Djokic, perhaps by far the best player in the NBA at the moment. Only there are so many commercial breaks in basketball games, that takes the fun out of having to turn on the TV for 3 hours because of all those breaks. But the level has risen enormously in the NBA. And as for Heat, of course they still have a chance but I think 10% to win in total. Nuggets needs 1 win.

He is definitely the best player and Murray the second best as part of the duo. Although they have been team mates for years, this might be the best season they have as both is hitting their prime years, and I do agree that they are the like of Shaq and Kobe in terms of numbers they are producing.

I don't know if Coach Spo has till something in his cards, it seems to me that he laid down everything and still they can't beat the Nuggets in their homecourt. And then couple of games that they have shot bad percentage, they can't win this series if their shooting woes continues against a very tight and well executed team like Denver. And it's just bad timing for the Heat to lose back to back at home.

Coach Spo already given everything in these series, good plays but the shooters are not that effective.

Even how hard both Bam and Jimmy give here without the lift from the other players inside the court there's nothing left
for them, with how Nuggets dominating them it's not just Murray and Jokic but everyone are moving and finding the place
to help and convert most of the attempts.

382  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: June 12, 2023, 07:56:00 AM
As you know Heat finished the regular season in 7th place in the Eastern Conference. As a result not many people including me were giving them a chance to have a run like this. Butler has done the biggest work in this time period by scoring a lot of points and carrying his team. He has become like Lakers' Lebron or Warriors' Curry.

Therefore Butler needs to be aware of the seriousness of the situation and do something.

I'm guilty about that as well because at first, I didn't have that much confidence towards the Heat especially in the first round where they faced the New York Knicks which they eventually defeated but in the second round, it was almost impossible for me to believe that they can defeat the #1 seed in the East which they did as well. But in the conference finals, that's when I have put my faith in them and it turns out profitable because they managed to eliminate the Celtics and almost swept them after having a 3-0 advantage.

I doubted them through every series.  Of the series I thought they could win was the Celtics one because they match up well against them.  They got help with giannis getting hurt in game one.  But this one might end up being a quick 5 game gentlemen sweep.  I'm leaning hard on Denver all the way through.  No answer for jokic.  And if Murray is on forget it no chance.

It's not that totally unfair where we can say that they got helped from Giannis getting hurt in Game 1 which eventually leaded to certain games of unavailability because the Miami Heat also have their own handicap as Herro and Oladipo's absence really gave the team some troubles too instead of having a much higher win rate per game in a specific series. I mean, look at them now, they surely needed someone who can also handle defense and give some offense but even if Tyler Herro is already available, it's not a wise move to insert him to the team in this phase.

Herro needs to be a two-way player here, but coming from an injury it will be a big risk for him.

I think if coach Spo will use him in game 5, he will be more on a decoy to give space for the shooters, I mean Nuggets might be
more aggressive here forcing to end the series at home.

Herro needs to be more careful to avoid from suffering with another injury, though in the back of my head, I would love to see
the competitiveness of this kid,.
383  Economy / Economics / Re: Money is never enough! on: June 11, 2023, 10:12:32 PM
In today's world, money has become a precious thing. As before, money is nothing compared to one's ability or education. Almost everything is available for money. Money has become such a key issue. We all run after money. There are people who have as much money as they can He needs more.

While it may be difficult to face the fact that money is often never enough, I think there are steps we can take to manage our finances wisely. Namely, making a budget and managing finances in a disciplined manner. By identifying unnecessary expenses and prioritizing needs, we can control our spending.

So, don't let the obsession with money rule your life completely, but use money as a tool to achieve a more meaningful life and build a better future.

Indeed right, identifying your needs and not your wants is a good way to discipline the way you use your money.

Money can work with you after you work for it, I mean, if you already save some then you can use it
to work for you by investing or starting a business that you can grow, the chance is always there if
you are really keen to gain success, don't let money to control you but better to learn how to control
it the right way.
384  Economy / Economics / Re: Quit borrowing on: June 11, 2023, 08:12:38 PM


As they say, money is the root of all evil

And it's not that new to us when it comes at money because this specific thing can really reveal the person's true character and identity especially if we're talking about huge bulks of cash. Even your friend who you have trusted the most will probably choose the money over you if he's on the edge and will forget what you two have been through just because of that, simple.

Sad to say but it is a reality in life, money can change things.

And regarding to the topic, if you don't know how to value trust borrowing money with your friends can be lead to a habitual
process, either you will keep asking for money and you will not be able to repay it, things that will separate you
with your friends or your love ones. Better not to dwell if you can still control you should stop asking for loan if it's not
for emergency or if it's not for investment that can grow your money.
385  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: June 11, 2023, 11:15:33 AM
Another win.  Leaning in hard on game 5.  I can't see Miami coming back and game 5 will end up being just too much.  We could be witnessing the beginning of a dynasty here.  Jokic has learned how to completely control the game and with Murray, mjp, and Gordon along with the other role players this team is set to win for awhile.

I love how Gordon understand Jokic so well and everytime Jokic gets the ball he go in and makes the points. But the Murray Jokic duo is soo good this season and no body can stop them. I also think that Miami cannot make a comeback in these series and i think in the next game might be over already with 4-1 for the Nuggets.

That good eye-sight of Jokic gives everyone a chance to score.

He's very unpredictable, he can attack,pass and shoot the ball. An all around offensive arsenal
that gives the Nuggets a big advantage. And just like what you say, the combination of Murray
who also can create the same damage the way Jokic did, it's really a hard task for the Heat,
chances to win in game 5 is slim but we never know, maybe they may push for another one or Nuggets
will be crown as champ in front of their home crowd.
386  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: June 11, 2023, 10:41:42 AM

Unless there's a turn of events where Miami snatch the title away from them, which is far, in my personal opinion, from happening.

Jokic will be the finals MVP as all of us witnessed how great he was in all aspects. The numbers state
it all and there's nothing that can steal the title aside from Miami winning the finals, and then again, it was too far
to happen, one more game and it might be the end of this series.
3 games remaining with a result while the Nuggets have a 3 win advantage.
I'm sure the Nuggets will finish the game faster where in game 5 they can have a win so Miami has lost hope of winning.
Nikola Jokic will perform better and it is possible that he will also become MVP in this season.
This would prove to be the strongest in the West region would be victorious.

I think it is already expected that the Miami Heat does have some disadvantage in Game 5 because what happened in the recent games did really put some trauma into their heads as no matter what they have done, they still fail to rally and to survive almost each game in their series. But it's still too early to decide about that mate, the Heat is no that poor in-terms of their performance as they too have managed to have a seat in the Finals, so we will see in the next game what will they do but I do agree that series might have been finished already.


Miami is adjusting and really trying everything to win but the talents of Denver's squad is really  hard to handle.

It's a 2-way advantages for the  Nuggets, both offense and defense are really working and the players
are showing everything to do their job the right ways.

Something that adding the pressure for Miami, they are good but once their shooting percentage is
bad, expect the outcome will be the same just like how game 3 and game 4 ended.
387  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Investing in memecoins profitability on: June 11, 2023, 10:29:51 AM
When i looked into the road map i can't find anything about the future of this project.
Which the first thing that you should understand before putting your money, what's the usages and how it will be supported.

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The road map just talked about the sale and there is nothing about the product she want to offer to public or anything.
More on hypes and how the market will react to pump the coin/project but in reality it will be dump after the first pump then die naturally.

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I don't know why so many investor want to invest on the type of coin like this. I personally better to put my money into the Parlay or roulette.
Just the same, they are just like betting hoping for luck to let them catch the train and earn if they correctly buy before the pump.
388  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: June 10, 2023, 10:14:18 PM
In any case, right now Jokic is unstoppable and he is on the way to win the title, he deserved it and he should have been MVP again as well if you ask me but he doesn't look like the kind of guy who cares about it at all, so FMVP must feel better.

Majority of the Denver Nuggets games starting from playoffs and to the current NBA Finals, there is no such thing where we can see Nikola Jokic having a worst night. As I mentioned previously, even on some games where they lose, Jokic is still ended up having a good production. And take note, not just his stats in offense but also having a good stats on his defensive end.

That's how versatile Jokic is and almost an all around player as a bigman at both offensive and defensive phase. There should be no such thing as statement as 'he deserved the Finals MVP'  because Jokic is really to bound to become the Finals MVP even before the Finals starts. Smiley

Unless there's a turn of events where Miami snatch the title away from them, which is far, in my personal opinion, from happening.

Jokic will be the finals MVP as all of us witnessed how great he was in all aspects. The numbers state
it all and there's nothing that can steal the title aside from Miami winning the finals, and then again, it was too far
to happen, one more game and it might be the end of this series.
389  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: June 10, 2023, 11:48:25 AM
Jokic no doubt will be the finals MVP so another accomplishment for the big fella.
That award will surely go to him. He wasn't able to tally a triple-double in this game, but his teammates stepped up, particularly Gordon, who scored 27 points with impressive shooting. This series will not go to Game 7 unless the Heat perform like the Celtics, who would need to win the next games to bring it to a Game 7 in the series.

Strus and Vincent, who were the heroes in Game 2, were not factors in this game, which is a big reason for the loss.

Jokic got a big lift from his teammates, those important baskets in the last quarter where he got his 5th foul.

It's really amazing that those fellas who are playing with Murray are really stepping up,
Gordon and Green with KCP and Brown and Porter Jr all  give their shares to prevent Miami
from making a rally and snatching this game away from them.


Congrats to all, especially those who support the Nuggets in handicap great catch!
390  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: June 09, 2023, 05:03:51 PM
Everybody knows this is the last chance for Heat. If they lose this one I believe the series will be over in Game 5.
When Jokić and Murray play this good Heat need to do something extraordinary both on defense and offense. Hopefully we'll watch a good game tonight.

I agree, the Nuggets will not wait until the next game anymore just to win the whole series because Game 5 will be on their homecourt at Denver, and it is the perfect place to enjoy their first championship trophy. The Heat did a good run until they faced the Nuggets and unfortunately, this will be the Heat's final and last chance as I don't think too that they can still win it back and force another game to extend the series.

If they will lose again at home, the chance that it might be the last game for them in their home court.

Nuggets will do everything not to give Heat another chance to force and extend the series
as winning their first title would be sweeter in front of their own crowd.

Though, anything can happen after this game 4, we really can't dictate the conclusion but instead
we can only speculate and vocally provide our opinions if how we wanted to see the finals.
391  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: People with quick rich attitude always mess up with alt coins on: June 09, 2023, 04:53:36 PM
Not only does this apply to safemoon, there are also other meme coins/coins. I think there are also cases similar to it and many. I think this is purely the fault of the founders and it is still imprinted in our memories. The small example that we saw and read about in forums or other news, namely Terra-Luna founder Do Kwon and FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, which claimed many victims.

In some cases. the coin are also targeted by hackers. They attack the coin because of which the value of the coin drops a lot. The developer of the coin cannot do much in this case, But some scammers use even this excuse to hide their scams and give impression that are completely clean in the process.

They can possibly create a story that they've been attacked and the project will dump hard and be forgotten.

It's very possible that the team behind the project is also the same people who keep dropping the price, an scam practices
that will lead many investors and traders to lose their hard earned money.

While the team can quit cleanly, as they are claiming that hack takes place and they are innocent and also part of this
victims who losses their investment.
392  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for WBC bantamweight title on: June 08, 2023, 04:12:27 PM
Anyways, several days ago I keep seeing from different sources that Donaire-Santiago for the WBC strap is already a go this coming July 15th. Hopefully, the venue is not in Mexico which would be advantageous to Santiago.

That's a valid point. If the fight takes place in Mexico, it's possible that the judges' decision could have an impact on the outcome. However, given that most of Donaire's wins have been through knockouts that advantage of Santiago will only be useless if this fight will end in Knock out.

And same with that valid reason, if the fight ends up as UD, then Santiago's advantage due to the location may take place.

I would still love to see the old Donaire even he's no longer in his prime and speed might be no longer
the same, but the power punches, especially that hook, may still be the same.

Hopefully, both the dates and the venue will be announced in the next update, more than a month and
a good preparation for both fighters will give the fans an enjoyable and entertaining fight.
393  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: I am only trying to stay safe by gambling less on: June 08, 2023, 03:35:36 PM
I am not a gambling addict but some friends are making me look like one because I gamble less and they gamble more, it all started when we got into an argument that investing in Bitcoin is not the same as gambling, my friends who are gamblers, not full-time but more of a gambler than I am, are claiming that there is no difference between investing and gambling, they said if all you doing is investing money on Bitcoin you are no different to those who are gambling in a casino.
I think gambling and investing are two different things. If you invest there is no chance of losing all your money. But if you gamble and lose you will lose all your money. And if you invest you will have very little profit.  .Gambling will give you more money than your investment if you win. So I think there is a big difference between investing and gambling.
This is not really accurate, when you invest in a good asset you have a legitimate chance to make money but this does not mean that you cannot lose, in fact a great deal of the people that invested in bitcoin lost their money as they were unable to hold their coins for long enough to produce profits, and if this is true for bitcoin, which is the best coin we have on this market, then this is true as well for all the people out there which like to invest in altcoins and like try their luck with them.

Make sense, and if you failed to investigate and do thorough research, then the chance is really high to lose your investment.

But, if you manage to pick the right coin to invest and you know what you are doing with your
investment, then it will going to be far from gambling. Your chance is decent to make some good
earnings from your invested money.
394  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: June 08, 2023, 03:21:14 PM

Coach Spoelstra though admitted that they lost a lot of the 50/50 battles which costs them the game. And it makes sense, Miami actually had 92 attempts but only made 34 compared to Denver's 41/80. The firepower and accuracy of Denver is just too much in this game but if Miami shoots better then they can still make this series close.

That's what they have to improve because they are supposed to shoot better at home compared to on the road. Although they remain the underdogs in Game 4, I trust them to win and even the series because Game 3 was a fully dominant win by the Nuggets. The Heat didn't even win a single quarter.

The undrafted players aren't playing well, unlike in Game 2 where Vincent and Strus were a big factor. However, in Game 3, they only tallied a combined total of 10 points due to a very poor shooting night.

Heat needs their productions, without them converting those shots, the chance of winning got lesser.

With poor performances from their role players, Bam and Jimmy can't handle the solid forces of Denver, especially if your two
main superstars are producing huge numbers that really bring the spark for the rest of the squad to work and help to whatever
extend that they can bring to the team.
395  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Will Binance Coin (BNB) reach $1K? on: June 07, 2023, 04:38:40 PM
in the near future maybe not, but if in the long term, then I believe the price of BNB can increase by $1000 or more, because BNB is the most popular altcoin right now "below Ethereum", so it is very possible for the price of BNB to increase very high and reach at least $1000 in the long term, then of course now is still the right time to buy and hold BNB for the long term, as currently the price of BNB is still falling and far from its ATH price.

Long-term wise, the chance of reaching such an amount is possible if I remember it right. The last time high is almost $700.

Not far from the desire target and if another strong bull will push the price up, with the help of supporters and big bag holders we may
see better than the last time high, a possibility that it can exceed from how OP think that it can reach. For now, it's more about how you
understand the potential and how you think the team will continue to gain support from the market.
396  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: June 07, 2023, 04:23:45 PM
I have skip game 2 betting on the Heat, damn, I missed those great odds. I'm thinking that I will be betting on them in game 3 since it will be in their homecourt.

So with that I will go all the way with them at ML, 2.2x is already attractive for me. I think the Heat will try to go for the lead here, it's their homecourt so they are in a advantage. And perhaps they will not admit it, but they know that getting the lead at 2-1, they will have all the momentum now in this finals.

Yes, Miami will be all out to win in front of their crowd.

A very tough challenge for them now since same with Nuggets, the intention is to win to gain the extra edge in this series,
Miami's adjustments in game 2 show that the aggressiveness to win is really helping them to execute the best play to
win the game,

@2.2x inside the home court and after winning game 2, seems very attracting to fans and bettors who love high-risk bet.
397  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 on: June 07, 2023, 03:10:28 PM

I can also see the same road as Inoue might continue to follow Manny Pacquiao's footsteps to become a champion from division to division, although judging from Inoue's build, I can only see him having his max limit inside the featherweight or super featherweight division. I may not be correct of course as we definitely don't know what will happen in the future and what is exactly the plan of Inoue in his own career. But let's see, Inoue may have some surprise to us in the next few years.

That's why I'm excited to see this match, as it's Inoue's first fight in a higher-weight class. Many fans believe that Inoue will still be able to maintain his power and quickness, so hopefully, we will witness that in this upcoming fight scheduled for July. Inoue is highly popular, so Fulton aims to surpass his popularity and make a name for himself.

Inoue needs to be swift in moving up and engaging in championship fights if he wants to break the record set by MP, which remains unbroken as of now. If he succeeds, he will make his own mark in history.

Still a long way to go for Inoue, but with his dedication and with how his handlers see his talent, there's a big chance that he will proceed in trying to keep moving forward.

If Inoue will beat Fulton, it will be possible again for him to complete and unify the belt, then move another weight
to challenge the champ. It's a chance that he may take to keep pursuing and to possibly reach or maybe break
the record of Pacquiao.

Yes, it's possible, Marlon Tapales is just waiting on the wings of the winner here as it was approved that he can fight either Fulton or Inoue.

I don't think that Inoue can break the record of Manny Pacquiao though, Pacquiao is not on the hunt for unification during his reign. What Bob Arum and Coach Roach did was to make money go up in weight and challenge the champion and get their belt. He might have defended it once or twice and then vacant the belt to go as high as 154 lbs. I don't see Inoue climbing up to that ladder. He already said that he can go as high as 126-130 lbs only.

I see, and with how each champ from different defends their belts.

It will be difficult for Inoue to climb as the belt holders from those possible divisions to move up are all competitive
unlike when the time of Pacquiao he surprises all the defending champ and snatches the title away from each title
holders.
398  Economy / Economics / Re: Which is better, staking or investing? on: June 07, 2023, 01:55:54 PM
adjust to current capital conditions and market trends. I think staking or investing is conditional depending on which one we are comfortable using to generate profit. if we have a lot of capital and have difficulty fighting the crypto trend, I think staking is the best solution while investing is that we have to be sure of the project we are investing in and may even have to ignore the market trend at that time.

Adopting to what you think you can benefit the most, it's the outcome of your own research.

I think getting your point in this scenario, I probably say that both staking and investing can generate profits, but it depends
from how you see your opportunities.

Don't risk your money into something that you are just been direct by someone by instead. Better to review and do your own
home work when picking what type of investment you think will bring you benefits.
399  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: June 06, 2023, 07:41:54 PM

yeah, Jokic can't do it alone, and it is boiling down to who, if anyone, will be there to help and score points
Miami has a good team spirit, probably better (if not best in the league) coach, but they are tired as well, so it will not be easy, especially if series goes to games 6 or 7, and I doubt Miami can have a winning strike

on the other side, Denver could have a winning strike, even in away matches, IMO

Obviously, the Denver Nuggets have the upper hand in this series and the Heat is the underdog which will cost them to double their performance and effort to get a single win every game. In game 3 tomorrow, we will see a huge adjustment from the Nuggets because they can't afford to lose game 3 because they might be in trouble if they cannot steal the show on the Heat's home court because the Miami Heat has been known to play smart that's what exactly they've done when they defeated their opponents in the playoff this year. they keep attacking no matter how many points their opponent leads they have a never-say-die mindset in every game which is why their games are always the best especially in the 4th quarter when the score is close.

It's quite risky for the Nuggets as they don't play well on the road compared to their home court. If they lose on their home court, there's a chance that the Heat could defeat the Nuggets again on their home court. That's the reason why the Heat are only slight underdogs, and I believe the pressure is now on the Denver Nuggets. You are right, they need to win game 3 to regain their confidence as they cannot afford to be down 3-1 back on their home court.

It's going to be tough if they will allow Miami to beat them twice and give the 3-1 advantage but we never know what can happen.

Heat manages to beat them and now the momentum can change to favor the home team, with the crowd and with
the good adjustments that they've done last game 2, chances are good and maybe they can duplicate that play
and confidence to win another game against Denver.
400  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 on: June 06, 2023, 07:18:56 PM

I can also see the same road as Inoue might continue to follow Manny Pacquiao's footsteps to become a champion from division to division, although judging from Inoue's build, I can only see him having his max limit inside the featherweight or super featherweight division. I may not be correct of course as we definitely don't know what will happen in the future and what is exactly the plan of Inoue in his own career. But let's see, Inoue may have some surprise to us in the next few years.

That's why I'm excited to see this match, as it's Inoue's first fight in a higher-weight class. Many fans believe that Inoue will still be able to maintain his power and quickness, so hopefully, we will witness that in this upcoming fight scheduled for July. Inoue is highly popular, so Fulton aims to surpass his popularity and make a name for himself.

Inoue needs to be swift in moving up and engaging in championship fights if he wants to break the record set by MP, which remains unbroken as of now. If he succeeds, he will make his own mark in history.

Still a long way to go for Inoue, but with his dedication and with how his handlers see his talent, there's a big chance that he will proceed in trying to keep moving forward.

If Inoue will beat Fulton, it will be possible again for him to complete and unify the belt, then move another weight
to challenge the champ. It's a chance that he may take to keep pursuing and to possibly reach or maybe break
the record of Pacquiao.
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