He was really doing very good until he faces Lebron and the Cavs and he was exposed. 

But I have to agree that Kawhi although is very young and talented is not a guarantee for the Raptors to take the number 1 spot in the East. Sixers or Celtics might get the top spot for me.

On another note, I would like to see Kahwi performed, specially after that dubious injury he got while he was in San Antonio. Or he will just give a so-so performance if he is not comfortable playing as Raptors and will opt out again?

Exactly. ETH is a good buy at this point. Actually the best time is when the price went < $300 a few days ago. But you are not late in the party,  You can still get it right now and hold and see how it goes on the first quarter of 2019.

I haven't followed ETH lately so I'm not sure what's the reason behind the dip. I can only speculate that its either investors are cashing out or they sell ETH to buy other coins.

ICO's funding using ETH will still continue and I believed that it will continue to rise in the next coming years and that interest will still be there that's why ETH price will likely recover next year.

Why are you posting here then? You should go to trading board and give them advise about your investing strategy This is a gambling thread wherein people loves to gamble even with our bitcoins.

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I also like to bet on tennis and we have a tennis board here. I hope you can share us some tips regarding the Cincinnati open. 

Last 2 weeks I'm getting myself involved on baccarat again. I quit it because it seems I was having a unlucky run but I did try it last couple of weeks and it seems I'm green again (traditional casino, btw.)

Yep, would rather see a slugfest though. Saul Alvarez wants to counter during the first fight that's why Golovkin took the early rounds from some of the judges. But I do hope that they will go toe-to-toe in the first half and see who got the better chin. I don't like the feeling out game that Saul shows us, maybe he is still testing Golovkin power.

He says he was not affected by it and doesn't feel anything. Might be some small adjustments, but as boxing fans we want to see a slugfest and see who is the last man standing.

Let's see how it goes, its been trading sideways in the past couple of days with a small bump a long the way. It could really pave for a new market trend towards a good bounce at $7K or another bottom at $58++. Regarding Bitcoin ETF, we will see the same pattern prior to the supposedly decision (Aug 10), which is a short term bump as well. But we all know that when it gets rejected, expect a massive sell off and another bottom.


The support is strong at $6K, that's why we didn't see another bottom. Right now we are consolidating and it continues then $7K will be breach when whales thinks its a good time to pour and go back into the market again.

Are you a newbie in trading? If yes then I advise you not to trade at this market situation because its too risky specially if you don't know what trading is. Other's suggesting shorting bitcoin, but mostly its done by experience trader.

For me the best method at this bearish trend, is to do nothing and just continue to observe how the market moves. Right now its on a green zone and probably might be going on a $7K run. If I where you, I will just buy at every dip and accumulate.

They both have a iron-chin, it was tested during their last fight and either one of them didn't flinched. It would be really a good ending if Saul Alvarez, gets KD or KO. But I doubt that it will happen. Who ever loses this much should not make any excuses, unless we witness another robbery.


I'm also going on GGG. For me he really should have won the first fight. He was the aggressor and Saul rally in the last 3 rounds is not enough to give him a SP. UD for GGG.

Hhhaha, for sure mate. He went from being the superstar that San Antonio really wanted after Tim's departure, to a prima donna.

@harizen, it was a different case though, the fans understand that he is supposed to be "injured" and he was still in San Antonio uniform that time. And remember that he demanded to be traded Its obvious that his PR team is doing some damage control with this statement:

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kawhi-leonard-thanks-san-antonio-spurs-in-first-statement-since-being-traded-to-the-raptors/

Just as what the OP described, I go to a casino (first time), didn't know what slots machines are, my friends says just put bills and then BOOM, I hit the bonus, and it was a windfall. Funny thing is, I accidentally push max bet, but damn it was a big wind. All of my friends says that is what they call "beginner's luck". I still remember that day, and the slot machine is 50 Lions DELUXE. And yeah, it really felt good!!!

Its good to read articles from time to time but you don't really rely or believed in them because most of the articles you can find around is pure garbage. Most websites are riding on the popularity of bitcoin and they will write articles be positive and negative just to get some clicks on their websites.

Yes, the price is falling, what can we do? Buy at this dips, Bitcoin and Ethereum are still cheap, a golden opportunity to purchase them. Next thing you do is to hold and don't check the price everytime. So have to keep in mind that its very volatile and everything changes in an instant. Just be cool and collective and look at the long haul.

Ethereum is very tempting as this point, Lol. Less than $300 very cheap but a big chance to make a good profit in the future. But at the say time, go with Bitcoin as well. I have no doubt that this two will be big in 2019 and right now is the golden opportunity to be a bagholder. So either way its a win-win situation.

But remember, your goal is to hold on them long term, don't be tempted to sell just because everyone panics. You need to be resilient and not to be affected by FUD and fake news as well. And down the line you will be happy that you take the risk and enjoy the rewards at the end.

Oh yeah, he will be back for sure, the journey has just began and his is just another bump along the way and let this be a good lesson for his young career.


Novak also had to make a lot of decisions when he was on a comeback trail. I read as well that he used like "natural way" to heal his elbow. Anyways, Andy's injury is hip while Novak is elbow, two different things with different approach, but I guess the best to recovery is just take a good rest or maybe sort of getting another opinions as well. Medical technology has advanced so much this century that I have no doubt that Andy can get the best treatment for his injury.

What I meant is DeRozan going back to play as ex-Toronto Raptors in  Scotiabank Arena on Feb. 22.

You mean ETF? Yeah, possible that it can have a drastic effect, but we still don't know that for sure. That's why I don't like to think that way, we have put to much emphasis on that Bitcoin ETF approval that the moment we hear SEC saying they need more time, and will postponed their decision, the price goes to $6K.

But its good to see it holding and bouncing from $6K-$630++, it looks like this will be the case, until there's a news that will push the price even further. For me investors are slowly maturing and maybe they think that $6K is the right price to really invest and don't want to wait till the price goes down further.

Yes. DeRozan is also going to be something big when he goes back to Toronto again. Seems that he doesn't like to leave the Raptors but its business and as much as the fans wanted him, the management makes the final decision. He will be appreciated, because he was traded and didn't left like what Lebron in "The Decision", or Durant decisions on moving to GSW.

Ha! The element of "gambling is a savior". Personally, I have done it many times but it doesn't mean that I'm going to rely on it 100%. Heck I even gamble money that I supposed to used for other purposes and I'm lucky I was able to get it back and win some more. But the pressure is immense and I the thought that I could experience that walk of shame always crosses my mind.

It feels good as long as you are winning, but don't go that far because one day we might ended up on the other side of the fence mate, and its really depressing and not cool.

We are in the opposite side of the fench. When bitcoin went $600 I dump everything but I can't resist the temptation to go back and purchase them again at $300. So I'm holding right now because I believed that this Ethereum is one of the altcoins that have real usage and like Bitcoin, has the potential to go up in the next coming years. A bit frustrated though to see that price hits $300, but its a golden opportunity not to be missed.

I don't have the crystal ball, but I predict that if everything goes well with Bitcoin, the next coin that will follow its path is Ethereum. So its still a win-win situation for us, I might be sounding like a broken record, but we need more patience specially at this time.

The question is who cheated them? The market didn't cheat them, but the problem is that they think that they can quickly get tons of profit, but it isn't. So its better for them to leave actually because I'm sure that they can't really take everything  specially that the market keeps struggling this year.


You have a point but we are all here for the money. But you have to adjust to the current situations. What's work for you might not work for others.

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I already stopped many months ago to encourage people to stay because I want them to really appreciate first the market on their own. If they don't like what they are seeing then obviously they will exit and no amount of encouragement will keep them for going out, that's human nature.

Yes, but they did select Darko amongst the list, however, as far as I can remember, coach Brown that time wanted Darko to play out of his comfort zone, which eventually didn't go any good for him and there are times that he will snapped as well. Also, remember that he was very young at that time and with no guidance, away from his family that greatly contributed to his performance and eventually quitting the game for good to go back to Serbia and attend to his mother.

I'm not sure about that statement though. Sure, when they entered the market, price goes off and went to the moon because it almost touches $20K. And after that we wen't on a sudden downturn which led me to believed that they have something to do with the price declining.

But as far as bitcoin, I don't see think that its Game Over. Might be struggling and a lot of investors doesn't want to risk and pour their cash which means the bears will continue to dominate this market. But it doesn't mean we are all doomed or finished. A long road to recovery but we can always start small steps and hope one day that we can finally regain the trust of the people and that they're going to pump the market again.