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561  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: May 02, 2024, 08:54:26 AM

The Clippers are just struggling to get back on track. No need to get investigated. lol They've been inconsistent. But still it's surprising to see Dallas leading by 30 points specially since the Clippers are usually strong at home during the regular season. For sure, game 6 will be the end of this series. It's sad to say Harden, Westbrook and PG will still be ringless.

It's surprising to see that they let this blowout in front of those fans who support them believing that they will bring a good fight, no offense with the Clippers but the adjustments with how they are playing the game is something that they needed to workout, not easy but they've got those good nights and they already doing well, just needed to be consistent with the way you play your system and needs to keep improving everything, not just to play and let go.

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Who do you think will win the Western Conference Semifinals series between the Mavericks and Thunder? I'll pick Thunder this time.

Too early for that, though both are fresh if ever they've meet in the next round, both teams got their stars and good blends of chemistries it will be a competitions of good game play and proper executions of those players inside the court.
562  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Never gamble in front of your kids. on: May 02, 2024, 02:33:34 AM
Gambling in front of the kids is not a good idea, i wont advise for such, if you're going to gamble, then know it that it will be your own decision alone and influencing the children about it will make no any sense at all, moreover, children are not to start gambling at their tender age except they have been independent and no more called children, some of the things we do, they see, and instead of us to set a model for them to follow, they may only see the other asper in us which is a wring impression.
Today's children will be the builders of tomorrow's future, so we as guardians should never spoil the children's future. The education that a child receives from us today will spread that child to everyone in the future. Especially if children learn about gambling from us now, surely these children will spread education about gambling to their children in the future. If we participate in gambling in front of children then children will be attracted to gambling out of curiosity and in this case children will automatically get addicted to gambling due to imitation. Therefore, to ensure the future of children, we as guardians must never do forbidden things in front of them and always pay close attention to them so that their future is not ruined.

You should not let that to happen, I guess it's always better to think about the after effects of our examples in the sight of our kids, those influences that we can bring will be establish from their young minds, and like what you said it will developed thru time and they will adopt that when they become adults, the problem to that is there's always bas implication as things can't be handle especially if curiosity take place, kids always want to journey and test whatever they are seeing from us, they will think that it's just fine and they will push for it and try everything, it's dangerous as young as the age they've got the longer they might be involve into gambling in the future.
563  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: May 02, 2024, 02:03:40 AM
I'm changing it up a bit this time, instead of the first-half spread i'll go with their first-half team total since their first-half spread is close to -10 and you never know if the Heat switches to desperation mode in this elimination game.

The Celtics are already 3/4 in hitting this first-half total, and the only time they came short was during the previous road game in Miami with 53 points.



No problem with Boston they covered the spread getting 68 points in the first half making sure to established that strong leads and continue until the game ends, Miami unable to rally back as Boston always have a counter and the defense they are all present to make sure that Miami will not put that pressure again and snatch the game from them.

Congrats with your good pick, I guess if Orlando will manage to win their upcoming game and extend the series to a do-or-die game it will be a good long rest for Boston.
564  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Use your winning responsibly on: May 01, 2024, 09:52:24 PM
Nice one mate and from everything written here, it seems you’re a Nigerian and this is a great step for you and wining that amount is a great one and I just want to say a big congratulations to you, not just for the winning, but also been able to make judicious use of the winning and I understand that a lot of persons would be telling you to have invested in bitcoin than getting these properties but sincerely, you’ve done well for yourself and your decision to buying these things isn’t a bad one since you didn’t  have them before.
I have seen alot of gamblers do all sort of rubbish with the supposed amount of money won and almost all of them feel the urge to gamble it more to see if there can secure a bigger win but at the long run they all end up with nothing so the act of using the amount won for something tangible and seeable is kind of a really great idea because whenever you glance at it, you derive joy from the winning.

Indeed! Most of the time,  instead of quitting and enjoy the amount that you already win, you tend to stay and push to keep trying to win more,  a greedy approach thinking that luck might be on your side and it will continue to provide more winning streaks,  but most of the time you ended up losing and nothing left for you,  I agree that it's a good approach to use your winning money to something that will allow you to enjoy, something that will remind you that a day of luck prosper you and it gives you the opportunity to buy things that special for you.
565  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup on: May 01, 2024, 02:01:08 PM
SMB continued their hot winning streak. Another win by beating the Blackwater. Next game will be between TNT vs Converge, this should be a sure win by TNT as Converge is still 0 in this conference so far. I'm just betting on the team total, it's 114.5 for TNT as I think Converge defense are not gonna work for TNT and TNT are now very confident with their outside shooting. Good luck to bettors like me as well.

It doesn't look like a sure win so far, Converge is still leading in the game, they are on the 3rd quarter now and converge have a 5 point lead. And converge is not "still 0" in this conference as they already have 1 win versus the Meralco Bolts, that's a strong team so I believe they can compete with TNT now.

TNT loss in the 3rd and now we are at the 4th where converge are still leading the game. We might be witnessing a upset game in the process. When the first half was over, TNT was like -15.5, that's how converge was underestimated and it looks like they are gonna win, LOL.. Lucky are those who were able to take the moneyline of Converge if TNT will not be able to comeback and win. Though there are still plenty of time, less than 9 minutes, but Converge is already leading by double digit now, TNT have to act fast.

Almost, but failed in the last few possessions Converge manage to take their first win, not sure what happened but that's really how the game works, lucky for those who either take the handicap or much better for those who take the ML, that's  sweet win for your gambling, not as many as it can be but there are bettors who loves to take this kind of big risk and hope that manipulation will happen, hahaha, I brough it out again as we all know how struggle Converge from the beginning of the league,,

Beating TNT who we all know have that firepower to dominate but failed that strong rally to snatch the win, congrats to whoever Kabayan who place their bet for Converge ML.
566  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: May 01, 2024, 01:53:33 PM
Just recently watch the Phila-Knicks series since I’m done with Lakers-Nuggets series. Anyone notice here that Embiid is probably not totally recovered? His moved is so slow that’s why he is frequently blocked or steal the ball before he can release it.

I thought Phila is already done today if Maxey didn’t step-up his game since Embiid presence is not that dominant as many expected on him. I think they will not gonna able to continue this kind of game for 4 more games since Maxey is still not that consistent without Embiid back on his form.

Phila is just lucky today.

Yup still not in his 100% but luckily he got Maxey to save his butt and add another game for this series, not sure where Maxey find his confidence but he really needs to bring that to encourage his teammates not just to lean their main offense only with Embiid but they need to help and they need to bring everything that they've got to keep their rally alive and possible to force this to game 7.

It's another opportunities for gamblers to bet for either NYK or Philly extended game or games just in case Philly wins at home.
567  Local / Pamilihan / Re: NBA discussion, betting and etc. on: May 01, 2024, 10:31:12 AM
Kung titimbangin malamang sa malamang angat yung expereinced ng Nuggets pero hindi pa rin natin mapwepwera yung Wolves kasi talagang palaban na yung lineup nila masyado na silang magaling mag adjust at kung pagtutulungan nila si Jokic medyo malalaki din ang Players ng Wolves na kayang makagulo kay Jokic, siguro magkakatalo talaga sila pagdating sa pag eexecute ng mga game plays nila dito kasi makikita yung experienced kontro dun sa magkakanya kanya.

Parang ung nangyari sa Lakers medyo tumagilid sa dulo kasi nawala na yung rotation ng bola puro na sila atake ng atake at nakikipagsabayan sa Nuggets kaya sa dulo banderang kapos ang nangyari a kanila.

By the way, nanood kayo ng Sixers vs Knicks kanina? Ganda ng laro di ba? mukhang may chance na makakita na tayo ng game 7 dito.

Nabuhayan ang Sixers hehehe, nagalit nga si Embiid kasi sa homecourt nila eh dominante ng mga fans ang crowd, biruin mo sariling homecourt nila eh ang chant kay Brunson eh MVP tapos ang daming New York Knicks fans.

Akala ng Knicks panalo na sila ngayon pero dinale sila ni Maxey kaya tahimik ang fans.

Malamang nga may game 7 to at baka makalusot ang Sixers.

Sana galingan ni Embiid sa game 6 para merong game 7. Mahirap rin kasing pigilan si Brunson, at nanalo na rin ang Knicks sa homecourt ng Sixers kaya 50/50 pa rin kahit home court ng Sixers. One step at a time lang, wag nila dapat i pressure ang sarili, basta laban lang para maganda ang series. Dikitan lang ang laban, ito na ata pinaka magandang series maliban sa Dallas at Clippers.

Sa game 6 Sixers pa rin ako, lamang kasi ang mga home court win sa first round, malaki talaga ang epekto ng crowd, sana mas galingan pa ng mga supporters ng Sixers sa game 6 kasi do or die pa rin ito.

Isama mo na rin ung tawagan ng referees hehehe, pero sana nga galingan hindi lang ni Embiid kundi lahat sila para naman maprotektahan nila yung homecourt crowd at maitabla nila yung series, tama yung sinabi mo one step at the time para hindi masyadong pressure, dapat talaga magkaroon sila ng magandan plano para kahit papano eh madepensahan nila si Brunson, antindi kasi ng production parang hindi kapanipaniwala pero sa sobrang simple nya maglaro talagang ang hirap mapigilan, dapat planuhin ng Sixers hindi lang yung opensa nila dapat isama yung depensa at kailangang din maging determinado ng bawat isang players nila hindi pwedeng embiid at maxey kailangan lahatan na kasi kakarnehin talaga sila ng NYK pag nagkamali sila ng sistemang gagamitin ngayong darating na game 6.
568  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling mistake repeated by the gamblers on: May 01, 2024, 10:14:18 AM
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Better to be in positive even if it's just a small amount of earnings, as the chance of losing always higher compared to your chance of winning, the fact that gambling always accompanied by risk and without good control of your emotions will continue to lead your way to lose all the money inside your wallet.

I actually think that another big mistake repeated by some gamblers all the time is thinking that their winnings are small with the bet they make and that they should increase their bet size. It's true that with 10x multiplier you'll win $200 if you bet $20 and you will win only $2 if you bet $0.20, but the thing is that you can quickly lose all your balance betting $20 at once and never hit that 10x, that's what must be kept in mind always.
Everyone dreams of winning more. there more greedy people are in gambling, the more dangerous they are. Greed and emotion push people into risky investments, including gambling. If someone bet $0.2 and win 10x he will get $2 but our emotions won't accept it our greed will push us to bet $20 as if we win $200 but we never think that these are losses.  If we do we lose $20 instantly. this is our main problem. So our main focus should be controlling our emotions and greed

Indeed, such greed is built in inside us without that proper control we will just ending up losing more instead of taking some and enjoy, we should have that capabilities to limit ourselves and take time to stop when it's needed the most, gambler who have that kind of control always have an edge against those who doesn't have and also have that capabilities to take advantage not only with the fun and excitement but also the chance to make some money from the casino, though not all have that but it's needed if you want to enjoy and not to fall into any types of addictions.

Which most of the time gambler keep repeating aside from losing they also get that deep engagements that mostly ended up getting addicted and lose more money.
569  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: May 01, 2024, 09:34:57 AM
Gambling addiction is not just something that is normal,there is a spirit that controls it,and that spirit can not just be seen with the ordinary phisical eye, if you are spiritually inclined,then you can see that addiction is something that has been set up for man to become victim of and remain in pain and bondage of it.If you can see, everything that one tend to be addicted to always has negative impact on person.It has been designed to destroy man,that is why you can seen one sell his only land just to gamble,and after losing,he will feel like commiting suicide.

You ultimately have control of your actions.

It can be a difficult day, or week, month, or year, etc, but at the end of the day it is simply one day at a time.

You can get out of a bad situation, one day at a time. It just takes time, but if you keep advancing every day, you eventually will get better.

That determination will trigger the needs of changing your way, there are cases where a gambler just realize the mistake and will do everything that he got to move away and change his direction, while for others they are keen in seeking help to aid them while trying to move away, just like what you mentioned,

if you are really determine to quit then you will find the right path and succeed to what you are aiming to happen, but if you can just simply move by emotion or by that addiction inside you, there's no way that you can change up and make things happened.
570  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Rich or poor gambler, who should risk more? on: May 01, 2024, 09:27:12 AM
Yes, logically rich gamblers dare to take high risks because they have a lot of financial support within them and poor gamblers don't dare to do the same because they are quite lacking in financial terms except for poor gamblers who have experienced this. serious addiction.
However, if you look at the party who is truly disadvantaged, I think both rich gamblers and poor gamblers will experience the same thing. because in gambling you definitely don't see who is rich and who is poor, the most important goal is not to let the host suffer big losses, the one who bears all the losses is the gambler.
There are two possibilities where gamblers are rich and poor but with your logic it makes sense.

Rich gamblers by taking high risks risking a lot are obviously a lot of reserve funds even in one month can recover.

The poor gambler takes high risks because he thinks of luck so he dares to bet even if he spends all his money, I think there are still poor people doing this action and do not care about the finances he has.

What is clear is that casino owners will benefit because this is the business they run, any loss from rich or poor gamblers will lose the same does not distinguish it, only self-control can stop them in a big loss.

Yes, in essence, rich gamblers can gamble according to their wishes and they don't really think about the money limit for betting because rich gamblers have a lot of cash reserves so they think that if they lose their money they can still recover quickly as before.
Meanwhile, poor gamblers who play gambling first see whether the money in their savings is still enough to be used for gambling or not because poor gamblers still need to reconsider if their money runs out if they lose at gambling, therefore poor gamblers are very careful in betting the money they have. large enough.
Rich gamblers do not experience pressure in any form, while poor gamblers experience financial pressure.

Yes, of course casino owners only think about how they can gain a lot and lose a little by releasing lots of promising game tricks so that casino owners hope that poor gamblers and rich gamblers will dare to bet on their gambling platform. and what is different here is how rich gamblers and poor gamblers can control themselves when playing the gambling they have done.

Casino owners spend time and money to create alluring offers where gamblers will be engage and keep them stay, from that kind of situation rich gambler who knows how to control can take advantage of it, they know how to spend their money well and they understand the concept of wagering their deposit and in return they can make some decent bonuses out from the money that they deposited,

unlike with poor gambler where the amount that they deposit mostly intend to use only for betting and they are not well aware of those wagering opportunities, they just bet and hope for luck to double or to give them decent amount of winnings and nothing else after that, while rich gamblers who enjoying the offers can make that additional winnings aside from the luck that they are expecting while playing the game.
571  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Never gamble in front of your kids. on: May 01, 2024, 09:09:42 AM

Sad reality that most of the time both parents needs to work to address the needs of their family, to extent that they need to work overtime and with that situation the time that they need to spend for their kids, and like what you mentioned there are many wrong information that the kids can get from the internet,

Such things are sometimes unavoidable because it is indeed a necessity to survive in life and to support the needs of the small family that we have but indeed on the other hand in this case of course we also still have to continue to take the time to at least save our children from the negative effects of the Internet. Even if we can't monitor for 24 hours but in the end there must be one or 2 days off at work where it can be used to create closeness with children and tell them what is good and what is bad. If that can't happen, we can still limit and monitor what our children do when surfing the internet.

The problem of gambling is sometimes very difficult to prevent including for a child but indeed this is still limited because in the end if they are adults and determine what they want with responsibility then it is welcome if they really want to do gambling even though but for children who are still not time to do it then it would be better if they continue to be limited and do not fall into something like this.


When they are already in the right age, the only thing that you can do is provide the guidance that still possible for them to hear, but the control is no longer in your power, unlike when they are still a kid where you can guide and guard them to direct them to the right direction, just like what you mentioned, if you can have that time to continue patronizing them and knowing whatever that they are doing you can avoid them taking the path in their early age, while if they already old enough then it's them who can decide to whatever they wanted to become that's not limited if they are into gambling.

Hey gamblers' community, hope you're all doing great.
I wanted to convey my message here that gambling in front of our kids may put adverse effects on their growing minds and they may also take the wrong path and start gambling (either by asking you personally for funds or by stealing it in order to fulfill their gambling cravings).

I'm sharing this because I saw this issue with my kiddo who was once watching me gamble at a website playing blackjack and she started asking me more about the game. Then one day, she wanted to play it herself and asked me if she can go for it and I said "no, it's not your legal age to go for such games". So, it's better to keep our kiddos away from gambling and let them focus on their studies, else it'd actually ruin everything for the whole family if the kid takes the wrong path.
If a gambler gambles regularly and if he has a family but he is forced to gamble in front of his family, many times these gambling issues have a bad effect on the gambler's family. If gambling is regularly discussed in front of children, they will at some point ask the Guardian what gambling is or how to play it because children are always curious and try to learn new things. If he regularly hears discussions about these matters from the family, a gambling effect will develop in him and the effect is harmful at least for the children. So as much as possible a gambler should conduct their gambling away from children.

That's right, curiosity that will deliver them to gain interest and start following the path, thinking that there's no wrong as they can see it from those adults that doing it in front of them, you can't control that kind of interest so better to become more careful whenever you are doing your gamble, especially if kids are around.
572  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: May 01, 2024, 08:54:40 AM
Congrats mate, that was a great analysis as the Celtics easily beat the Miami Heat especially the first half. But even if you bet on the entire game, you will still win because the Celtics have cover +3.5 points from the -10.5 pregame point spread. I think the Miami Heat is done, they lost twice at home, so this game will be over in 5, they are still lucky to have won a single game though.

Anyway, tomorrow I'm interested on betting the Sixers vs Knicks, I think the Sixers are gonna fight for their chance in the series and will avoid to get eliminated, so it's +4.5 Sixers for me.
I appreciate the nice words and Derrick White popped off in the first half and put up almost 20 points, which helped a lot in covering the spread. I agree with you this series is most likely a wrap for the Celtics because the Heat's firepower went down by a lot without Butler.

Best of luck with your Sixers spread. I also think they could cover and likely keep this as close as possible, and it's why I went with the Knicks match-winner instead of the spread.



Edit: Congrats on your Sixers spread, and I can't believe the Knicks threw that game away as Maxey landed some insane shots in the fourth quarter to force an OT win for the Sixers.

What a game for Maxey, aiding Embiid with that back to back basket especially that long 3 that put the game into OT, that's a heroic shot coming a player who really aiming to win, I was in the impression that the game is over and you'll going to take your win, not considering those mistakes from NYK, they've got that opportunity to kill the time and win but the determination coming from Maxey extend their way to force a game 6.

A  mistake that may snatch this series away from NYK, knowing the capabilities of Sixers, if they can push this to another game and have that do-or-die game, the chance is still alive to move forward.
573  Local / Pamilihan / Re: NBA discussion, betting and etc. on: May 01, 2024, 03:31:36 AM
Kung malulusutan ng Dallas ang OKC malamang magandang banggaan yun kontra sa Nuggets tingin ko rin kasi hilaw pa ang Wolves pero malay naman natin db, baka naman sapat na yung experienced ng dalawang twin towers nila para makipagdikdikan kay Joker, pagdating naman kasi sa mga guards medyo may palag naman ang Wolves at pag nagtuloy tuloy pa yung kumpyansa/yabang ni ANT baka makatsamba sila hehehe..

Maganda ang pwesto kung sino man ang maging winner ng Dallas at Clippers kasi OKC makakalaban nila, so mas lamang sila sa experience. Sa kabila naman, Wolves vs Nuggets, magandang match up yan, pero syempre doon tayo sa defending champion kasi pinataob nila ang Lakers na malakas na team rin.

Sana makapasok ang Dallas para bago na naman, mas maganda kasi tingnan combi ni Irving at Luka, at malaki ang chance nila mag advance sa Western conference finals.

Dikdikan ang laban ng Dallas at Clippers, akala ko nga kukunin ng Dallas ang last game, pero lumabas si PG at si Harden, ngayon 2-2.

Well tapos na ang season ng Lakers, hindi ko na pinanood pero lamang lang ng 2 points ang Nuggets so dikit lang. Tiyak baka mag pagbabago sa Lakers next season nito dahil kapos na naman sila ngayon. Parang may kulang pa rin sa Lakers, baka nasa coach na ang problema.

Edit: Walang hiya buzzer beater na naman pala ang kinatalo ng Lakers, tinirahan na naman sila ni Murray, hehehehe

Ang bigat talaga ni Murray, kaya welcome to the semi finals na.

magandang laban ito, Nuggets vs Timberwolves at ito pala ang betting odds ng dalawa.

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The Nuggets opened as a -240 favorite to win their 2024 NBA playoffs second round series, with the Timberwolves listed at +200 to win the series.
https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-playoffs-odds-nuggets-vs-timberwolves-odds-to-win-series-spreads-lines-schedule

Ang ganda ng return pag sa Timberwolves, pero gusto ko pa rin nag Nuggets diyan.

Kung titimbangin malamang sa malamang angat yung expereinced ng Nuggets pero hindi pa rin natin mapwepwera yung Wolves kasi talagang palaban na yung lineup nila masyado na silang magaling mag adjust at kung pagtutulungan nila si Jokic medyo malalaki din ang Players ng Wolves na kayang makagulo kay Jokic, siguro magkakatalo talaga sila pagdating sa pag eexecute ng mga game plays nila dito kasi makikita yung experienced kontro dun sa magkakanya kanya.

Parang ung nangyari sa Lakers medyo tumagilid sa dulo kasi nawala na yung rotation ng bola puro na sila atake ng atake at nakikipagsabayan sa Nuggets kaya sa dulo banderang kapos ang nangyari a kanila.
574  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: April 30, 2024, 01:54:09 PM
Wolves and Nuggets for sure will be interesting as both have that capabilities to win games against each other, twin towers against the Joker, while a one on one match up between Murray and ANT might bring the fire up.

Defensively, I don't see ANT guarding Murray and vice versa, it will be Aaron Gordon's job to stop ANT. But in terms of impact yeah, both are very important for their teams and they really need to have a good game in order for them to win the game.

Will mostly be Gobert against Jokic and so KAT might pose a lot of mismatch, but the thing with KAT is that he has 3 point shooting so for me he will be the big difference in this series and he shouldn't get into foul trouble to help the T'Wolves.

Well, let see if how Denver will adjust as we know that Gordon is good in defending the scorer and it's not just ANT but KAT also have that capabilities and for sure the design of the offensive attack will be on his side before ANT, taking that advantage inside while Gobert is handling Jokic, I like that matchup though Gobert is not really the center of their offense but defensive wise, he also have that speed to somehow give some headeche for Jokic.

If Lebron is still chasing for a championship, he should leave the Lakers and look for another team and build a super team again. Best chance for him to get a champion is to really pair with the best in the league, he can't be with the Clippers but I like to see him playing with the Dallas or Golden State, for sure there's a high chance that he can get another championship. Between the two, I think the Warriors will be able to accommodate him if the Warriors will not sign Klay and will trade Wiggins.

He is not already on peak performance unlike the time when he can still afford building his own superstar. Even himself is already considered as liability on some his games since he can’t carry anymore a team using his own skills.

I believe his best chance to get a championship is to join a team with solid line-up already like what you suggested such as Warriors that only missed a certain role to complete their roster. I believe he can replace Klay Thompson if ever he decided to request a trade already.

That's true, the best destination for him is the Warriors. I believe Lebron is friends with Draymond, so the chemistry is already guaranteed if Lebron will play. If Lebron will join, he should not act as a leader, Curry should still lead the team and Lebron just have to play his role. With the numbers he is putting consistently, I think he can still be a big contribution to a team, you can expect Lebron to produce at least 20 points per game, unlike Klay and Wiggins who are very inconsistent.

Warriors can keep Paul, I think they need a back up point guard or a main point guard, and as long as Paul is surrounded with great players, he will be more effective.

That might be a big gamble for the Warriors management, taking LeBron will force them to exceed more from their cap and I think LeBron will just slow things if he will be playing with the Warriors, the type of his leadership which he always wanted to hold the ball might not work with quick system that Warriors is implementing, oh well, next season is too far, just enjoy the current playoff and wait for the next rounds.
575  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup on: April 30, 2024, 01:45:17 PM

We can't deny that, looking at their line up it looks like the SMB are not really following the salary cap, probably there's a lot of under the table payment just to form this kind of line up. I don't think they'll change this as they had the best success with this line up, JMF doesn't have to carry his team all the time anymore, the burden is not too heavy so he'll become less prone to injury.

Who's going to believe that those stars who are in their lineup will accept only 300K peso /month? not going to happen, for sure they are taking something outside their contracts, under the table and other stuffs that will let them continue to play for the team.

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Jericho Cruz has really showed how great he is with the SMB, if he will be at the starting line up, there's a possibility that he will win an award like a finals MVP because he is sorrounded by great shooters and what i like about him is that he is not afraid to attack the paint and his hussle.

Maybe yes, but with the current squad with a healthy JMF, Perez and TR7 I guess that's something the coach will need to design, all of them are capable to take shots and with established confidence that there's someone who can bring back the ball or will make the ball alive it will be easier to them to take that kind of extra shots.
576  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling addiction causes loss on: April 30, 2024, 10:45:35 AM
-   Even if you don't have an addiction, you will still lose; even the newbie often loses or can often win if you always get lucky. That's the world of gambling; that's why it's called gambling.
However there's also the instances where you have unnecessary losses. Like impulsive bets because you can't control yourself or just because of excitement. For example, you're already done for the day because you already meet your quota. But since strikes you, you played again and bet again. Then you lose. And you try to get what you lose and instead of getting back, you lose more. That's where addiction cause more losses.

That is a direct consequence of gambling addiction the fact that you make impulsive bets not thinking clearly is a typical behavior of an addicted person.Addiction not only causes financial loss but can be even more dangerous as it can become an obsession to the person which can lead in even worse consequences like the ruining of family,losing of the job and friends,these bring loneliness which in people with weak character can lead in some extreme cases of suicide.

Not thinking clearly lead a person to a certain position where gambling can no longer be controlled, there are instances where you just wanted to push yourself to keep betting without knowing that you are just pushing yourself finding ways to get some luck, but unfortunately it won't come your way and just lead you to lose more.

And like what you mentioned, the outcome can turn into that kind of obsessions where you just wanted to keep pushing things that can lead you to lose your attentions to other things around.

Worse, it leads you to ruined your relationships, not only your finances but more on your mental health that being affected.
577  Local / Pamilihan / Re: NBA discussion, betting and etc. on: April 30, 2024, 10:29:43 AM
Kung malulusutan ng Dallas ang OKC malamang magandang banggaan yun kontra sa Nuggets tingin ko rin kasi hilaw pa ang Wolves pero malay naman natin db, baka naman sapat na yung experienced ng dalawang twin towers nila para makipagdikdikan kay Joker, pagdating naman kasi sa mga guards medyo may palag naman ang Wolves at pag nagtuloy tuloy pa yung kumpyansa/yabang ni ANT baka makatsamba sila hehehe..

Maganda ang pwesto kung sino man ang maging winner ng Dallas at Clippers kasi OKC makakalaban nila, so mas lamang sila sa experience. Sa kabila naman, Wolves vs Nuggets, magandang match up yan, pero syempre doon tayo sa defending champion kasi pinataob nila ang Lakers na malakas na team rin.

Sana makapasok ang Dallas para bago na naman, mas maganda kasi tingnan combi ni Irving at Luka, at malaki ang chance nila mag advance sa Western conference finals.

Dikdikan ang laban ng Dallas at Clippers, akala ko nga kukunin ng Dallas ang last game, pero lumabas si PG at si Harden, ngayon 2-2.

Well tapos na ang season ng Lakers, hindi ko na pinanood pero lamang lang ng 2 points ang Nuggets so dikit lang. Tiyak baka mag pagbabago sa Lakers next season nito dahil kapos na naman sila ngayon. Parang may kulang pa rin sa Lakers, baka nasa coach na ang problema.

Edit: Walang hiya buzzer beater na naman pala ang kinatalo ng Lakers, tinirahan na naman sila ni Murray, hehehehe

Patulong sa pagkatalo ng Lakers kanina, kung papanuorin mo ung last 5 minutes ng game para kang nanunuod ng larong kanto, ung palitan ng score tapos walang depensahan na nangyayari, basta atake contra atake lang kaya ayun natapos sa winning shot nanaman ni Murray, okay na sana yung tapang ng lakers kasi talagang pumupalag ung mga core players contra dun sa core players din ng Denver kanina mo din makikita ung pagkakaiba ng DNA ng LeBron sa DNA ni MJ at Kobe malayong malayo kasi pag dating sa ganung mga crucial dun mo makikitayung determinasyong manalo yung aakuin mo ung kalaban mong star player para mag stop, pero syempre consider na rin naman natin ung edad ni lolo Bron pero sayang lang din talaga, malamang sa mga mauutak na may tiwala sa kanila at kumuha ng handicap swak un kasi @3.10 sila sa ML kaya sure more than 3 points ang handicap nun, congrats na lang sa mga kabayan nating nakasilat kanina!
578  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling mistake repeated by the gamblers on: April 30, 2024, 10:24:56 AM

It's hard when a gambler already has a misconception of what gambling really is and it's usually this misconception that makes gamblers fall into addiction unconsciously, and their mistake is always about assuming that gambling can be used as a place to earn while the facts about gambling can never support the intention and purpose of earning because the name of victory in gambling is nothing more than a “possibility” which in addition there is absolutely no certainty and any guarantee to ensure that you will be able to end the session with a win.

Yup, that kind of misconception as they think that they can quickly make money if luck permits them, they will keep on pushing and digging for that luck to com forward and let them win decently, though most of the time, even luck permits them they tend to keep aiming for more instead of taking that advantage to quit and enjoy their earnings.


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I think in the end it is just a matter of time, because as you said they are difficult to tell which sometimes your suggestions and input can make them feel annoyed which in turn causes problems, so it is useless if we care too much about them because they also do not care about themselves and their own safety. On the other hand it is good to tell or advise them or direct them to things that can prevent them from bad possibilities but in the end it is difficult to make them really believe in our words and suggestions, which in the end yes as I said above that maybe this is just a matter of time which over time they will also definitely feel or experience the bad effects of treating gambling in the wrong way.

It's good to provide advise, but there's no assurance that those people will listen, even how close you are to them there's still a big chance that will just follow whatever they think is better for them.
579  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: April 30, 2024, 10:03:43 AM
There are usually underlying issues with gamblers, and the gambling casinos simply offer a way out of their troubles.

It's a temporary fix to a more long term issue. And the thing is that gambling can of course make these initial troubles even larger.

The key thing is to remember to keep things under control, because you might end up in a worse position trying to fix your issues.

It is similar with any other addiction, like alcohol for example.
I was looking out for the temporal solution provided by the gambling platform as you’ve referred but, you apparently didn’t suggest any. I don’t think any gambling platform would suggest anything aside from its T&C. It’s T&C like,

Not having to play repeated games,
a legal registration age grade and
Possibly, having minimum and maximum stakes per game

Is where they often draw the line and at times, it helps gamblers. Especially those who gamble large amounts but, these are gamblers who don’t really care much about the losses.

For most, you just ensure your not gambling above your limits and not always.

Nothing can be provided they will just lean on their T&C or something alike that will allow them to show compassions or something that may let them seems caring about those gambles who are using their platforms but behind that, they will always care about the money that those people will deposit and let them gain temporary enjoyment.

Once they already addicted, everything will go smoothly to their wallets and will keep the business alive, the madness of gambling addicted person comes from how they treat gambling in their lives, without good control they will just keep repeating that same mistake from time to time.
580  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: April 30, 2024, 08:46:42 AM
A few things i notice in this first stage of the post season, is one of the first time in a lot of years i dont see so much 4-0 in the first stage, and this is really good for th sport and the fans.

Only one 4-0 and was in an unexpected match, i dont know why Phoneix Suns do so bad against Timberwolves. But well congratulations for Minesota.

The other surprise for me is the Pacers 3-1 up against the super Milwaukee.

During the first round, we could always expect a sweep from any of the below seeded team. it's not like I've never seen it for a lot of years, as far as I could remember we've seen one from last year where the 76ers swept the Nets in the first round, so I'm not sure why you haven't seen a 4-0 a lot more often in the first round since in that kind of stage it is where sweep are happening more often lol.
The Wolves are just a way more better team than the Suns. Everyone knows that the Suns plays no defense, though they have enough offensive fire power but playing against a team who plays better from both ends of the floor is just a perfect recipe for disaster. This has always been the problem with the Suns since they have regularly entered the playoffs. Too bad for Booker, still he struggling to reach the finals even with Durant and Beal on his team.
Everyone has Durant under their radar on what's his next move after getting badly swept by the ever improving Minnesota Timberwolves. What's even more exciting is we may see a rematch between the Denver Nuggets and the Wolves in the 2nd round. I think they are now going to be a pretty good match up to watch.

Yup but I also didn't expect that it will happen to Phoenix with KD , Booker and Beal all are firepowers though it's not about the offense as Wolves shows them the combination of both offense and defense, with the twin towers and ANT that's really something that can compete on both sides of the floor, I like the confidence that Wolves gave ANT as he mostly attacks the basket whenever he have his chance, I think Beal or Booker's defense is not enough for him as he can quickly attack and elevates, chance for him now to increase the hype, playing against the defending champ, let see if he can continue flexing his way..


This would be an exciting match-up and a rematch as well. How can they defend Joker? How can they defend Edwards as well. This is an interesting match-up, and I will not make a prediction because it's hard to make one TBH. Cheesy

You bet it really is! well, congratulations to them for winning this series to be honest, the Lakers don't really have any chance with the kinds of players they have, they can't seem to find the rhythms to get together and finish the game with wins and their chance is finally over right now. This is so far the coldest poster I've ever seen on the playoffs series this year. Their next match-up are more exciting than this one because that's when the real battle begins.



Lakers chance is over as they failed to extend their chance, losing is no longer an argument like what you mentioned, with players that they've got which can't blend their games together, there's no way that they can catch up against the defending champ who really known for distributing the ball and find the open man to take the shot, though they fought so well just not enough to snatch the game.

Wolves and Nuggets for sure will be interesting as both have that capabilities to win games against each other, twin towers against the Joker, while a one on one match up between Murray and ANT might bring the fire up.
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