T1 is quite shaky even though they manage to beat xtreme gaming which is quite a favorite to win. But they lose a map against Wildcard which most think is the weakest in Group B.  I do not get what is with Venomancer? They always pick it. I think they are the only team that is using Venomancer. They were able to get some wins but most of the time it is a lose with veno. So if they still force this veno pick against Navi, they may be punishd with it. They should not take Navi lightly and should go full force at the start. I too think that +2.5 maps is a safe bet. T1 and Polaris should be able to get at least one map against the top seed of their groups.

It is a normal reaction for a person whose personal space is being invaded. You can see by how Green approaches that he intends to hurt Poole. That is why you can see other coaches also started walking near them while Green is approaching, maybe because they can already sense that there will be altercations coming. Poole should have defended himself better.


I was not aware of this rookie so his performance will have to speak for him. I will look out for him during the regular season and see if he can have a good contribution to Miami.


It is indeed a very lengthy video. Overall, he admitted that he was wrong, and he apologized. We did not get any reason why he did what he did because he does not want to change any opinions which I think was good because he is owning up to his actions and the reason is not important but what he did. Hopefully, after this, the team can move on and still have the same chemistry as before the incident.

As a community, I am sure most of us will support the casino a fellow member of this forum will establish. As you said, they are a reputable member of this forum, so it means we can at least trust that he will run the casino fairly and our funds are safe.


I do not think it will be a conflict of interest if it is in the past. But surely, it will be a conflict of interest if he still continues to promote other casinos while establishing his own. As a reputable member of this forum, he should inform the casino he is promoting that he is establishing his own casino and drop his promotion already. It does not look good for his reputation if he continues to work under different casinos while establishing a competition.

With Blankley not hitting his 3-pointers and the other outside shooters not getting their usual output, they really miss the production of Myles Powell. I think they missed 19 3-pointers at least. Without Powell creating outside or driving inside to draw defenders, they have a hard time getting their output. We can also consider that the Dragons are adjusting to their new import thus resulting in their poor performance. That poor performance was taken advantage of by Ginebra who performed very well.

Congratulations to Ginebra backers. It's payday for them. If they caught the @4 odds, it's quite a big win.

WG was able to get a split but was not enough to catapult them to the upper bracket. T1 was able to secure the upper bracket after they won the second map against Wildcard Gaming.

The Last Chance Qualifier Group stage is now over, and we have the lineup for the playoffs. Navi finished top in Group A while team Liquid finished at the top spot in Group B.

Here is the line up in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals.



SEA teams will have a tough matchup since they are against the top seed of each bracket. T1 is going against NAVI in the first game tomorrow, while Polaris will go against Team Liquid. With a very short time to prepare, SEA teams may be knocked down to the lower bracket tomorrow.

3rd quarter is just starting. It depends if they get a good start on this quarter, Ginebra may win this game. They are playing really good specially brownlee. Malonzo is also putting up good work in defense and offense.

I think Myles Powell is a better fit for the Dragons. They have enough big men that can defend and score in the paint. Without Myles Power, their backcourt becomes a little bit weaker. Also, Powell spread the defense because he is an offensive juggernaut. He can drive when the lane is open, and he can score 3s when needed.

This was yesterday. T1 was destroyed by Team Liquid, 2-0.

Earlier, T1 was able to make a comeback and now back in good standing. They were able to defeat Xtreme Gaming 2-0. This is good for T1 for they were able to defeat a Chinese team that is favored in this tournament. I was not able to watch the game but that is a good way to get their confidence back and gain momentum in this tournament.

They are now current in a match with VP and they started really well. They are 5K ahead, but we still cannot count VP out of this map. They can still come back from this if T1 makes a mistake. VP is still able to give a decent team fight against t1.

That is nice to hear. You have influenced your dad without even doing any effort. I guess he saw how successful you are in crypto, and he got curious too.

This is good because it shows that older people can also get into crypto without anyone forcing them or influencing them too much to buy bitcoin. If they get curious about it, they are willing to buy.

Maybe in the future, we will see more of this because crypto is slowly getting more and more popular not only to the younger age but also to those who are older and not too familiar with technologies.


You are right, the ads/sponsorship in sports and tv commercials help the older generations get acquainted with bitcoin and other cryptos. I just hope if they get curious and try to buy, there are younger generations beside them to guide them to make good decisions. Just like what OP did to his father.

The only pattern I know is when you win and you don't get out, you lose max. If you lose and you don't get out, you lose max.

Since you are gambling in a casino, the probability that you will lose is higher than you will win. And that probability keeps on getting higher the longer you play.

If you are gambling just to unwind, relax and enjoy, then winning or losing should not be a problem. Get in there, play, and enjoy. And in the end, you end up with more money, that is just a bonus.

But if you are gambling to win or get more money, then it is a problem. You should never do that, but if you do, try to win the fastest way and get out. If you linger more, the more chances that you will be swept off your money.

That is just a mock trade, I think because it includes Wiseman. Wiseman is the future of GSW, why would they trade him?

If anything, I think Draymond wants to go to LA. He gave a hint of it when he was asking for a max earlier in the offseason. If he does not use his player option and decided to be a free agent, I think that is where he is going to go.


That is what every Filipino hopes for, Kai Sotto entering NBA. As long as he does not stop developing his game and developing his body to be better suited for NBA, I think he will be able to get into the league one day. He is still young and there is no telling what the limit is to this guy. Anyway, draft is not the only way to get into NBA. There are other great players who did not get drafted but were scouted by other teams and were offered a contract. There are plenty of chances where Kai can show his talents in the future. He should improve his minutes in his team in NBL and he can also showcase his talent come FIBA world in 2023.

I have not watched the game of Bay Area Dragons lately, but in the first few games that I watched, the 7'5" center is not their starter. He is a bench player and only plays for a few minutes. Bolick drove through him once like he was nothing. So, I think he is not the main problem for Ginebra. Their main problem is their shooter and guards. They are quick and explosive. Their 3s are on point. If it becomes a 3-point shootout, it will be very problematic for Ginebra.


He is taking over since Castro is out. He has always been a good player and he is showing now that he can lead the team. Williams is a good player, but Pogoy is much more dependable, especially lately. When Pogoy exploded and Northport can't find a way to stop him, they just gave up. NP lose their will to fight, and the game became lopsided. It was a good bounce-back win for TNT after their controversial loss against Magnolia.


The odd is down to @3 now for Ginebra but still a good odd if you are a true supporter of Ginebra. It may still go down later if more bets come in for Ginebra.

No one is getting eliminated yet. The group stage is to determine if you are upper or lower bracket in the playoffs. Those who finish top 4 in the group stage will go to the upper bracket and the last two of the group will go to the lower bracket. It is better to be in the upper bracket because you have two lives to stay in the tournament. While lower bracket teams will have to play elimination game throughout the playoffs. But it is not like they cannot win it. We've seen a lot of lower bracket teams in DOTA make it to the finals. Anyway, the winner of Upper Bracket Final and Lower Bracket Final will qualify for TI.

Team Secret can still end up top of Group A. They have Polaris on their First match today, which I think they can beat. Then NAVI on the 2nd match. If they can beat NAVI, they will be top of Group A. That is a good position.

Team Secret dominated T1 completely. The support of T1 was not able to get to the level of Topson. T1 in both maps had a good laning phase where they took a good lead early. Topson also dominated his lane but somewhere along the game, the supports and kuku were not able to sustain their lead and Matumbaman was able to capitalize with it. They were not able to protect topson to sustain his momentum.

It is also good to note that ANA seems not to be playing well. He was always out of position in the first game and was not able to help Topson for a fast kill.

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T1 was able to gain their confidence back against Infamous. Map 2 is still ongoing but in Map 1, they dominated Infamous completely. Topson was everywhere with his Leshrac. This is good win to have since they will have strong teams to go against tomorrow. They will be going against Xtreme, VP and Wildcard tomorrow.

Lalo pang mahahasa yan si Kai dahil makakapaglaro pa siya sa Fiba world cup next year. Malalakas na team ang makakalaban nia duon at masusubukan talaga ang galing niya. Basta patuloy lang ang ensayo niya at huwag panghinaan ng loob kahit na hindi siya na draft sa NBA.

Sana ngayon na maganda na ang laruan niya at hindi na siya mukhang madaling mapagod, sana mabigyan siya ng mas malaking minuto ng coach niya sa NBL. Gaganda pa ang laro niya dahil talagang malalaking center at mabibilis makakasagupa nia sa loob. Magandang experience yun para sa FIBA.

Baka sakaling kung maganda ipakita niya sa FIBA ay may team na magbigay ng pagkakataon sa kanya sa NBA.

I guess we will see that after a few games in the regular season. And if it is true, that would put the Celtics in a harder spot this year. And not good timing either, just when their young stars are at their peak, this happens to the organization. The Celtics should find a new coach immediately if they do not feel confident about their interim coach. They are a good contender for the championship this year and they should not let it slip away.


What I want to know is what causes this aggression from Green. The rumor before was because of who will get the money on their next contract since we know that poole will be free agent by Oct 17 if the warriors do not offer an extension. Green is also at the end of his contract. But Warriors GM and Steph denied this rumor. So if that is not the reason, so what is?

Green should be punished by his actions. It is clear that was a hard punch and he wanted to hurt Poole. That should not be tolerated, even if it happened in the team's practice. I do not like the idea that he can hurt people and get away with it.

That is interesting. I was not able to watch the game but, 60th team. The odds must has been through the roof. Whoever bet to gamerlegion must have won big time.


NIP, Faze, C9, Secret, Vitality are still there. We do not know how far the new faces will go but they still have tough competition to face. I do not see this team  easily falling from the low ranking teams.

But if they do go far, it is still good for CS. Better competition and maybe we see new strategies.


I do not see these two getting upset at this stage but we will see if you are lucky enough to win your handicap bets. I expect these two to be at the top of their respective groups, so I am betting they both will win 2-0. Since it is the first game, I will just bet small amount on these two just to be on the safe side. Good luck with your bets.

At least for now, their goal is to get through the Last Chance Qualifier first and get into TI. They should think about winning TI after they qualify.


Fortunately, DOTA is a team sport. No one player can carry the whole team. It requires teamwork and chemistry to win this game. For me, Team Spirit and LGD are still the strongest teams in this tournament. I am just basing this on how they perform in tournaments this year leading to TI. But since it quite some time since I last saw the other teams that qualified, it might have changed greatly. We will confirm this when the group stage starts next week.


They are cursed in BO5, I guess. They always overwhelm their opponents during group stage and playoffs, but somehow, they cannot get past through BO5. They always loss at the biggest stage and the most important series. I also want to see Ame to get crowned, hopefully this year it would happen.

I already closed the stream because I am sure that it is already a C9 win, it was just 2 rounds away. But when I checked the result, they lost. Vertigo was supposed to be their map. They were like 10-5 at the end of the first half. Talk about choking hard.


Nah, getting in the top 4 should be easy for them in the group stage. They may even end at the top of the group stage. But it will be different during the playoffs. They should be very careful since all matches are BO3 in the playoffs.


T1 is in a top spot. They are grouped together with VP, Liquid, Xtreme, Infamous. They have liquid and Infamous on the first day. They have a good chance to win against infamous, but I am not so sure against liquid. If they can win on their first series against Liquid, they should look good for the last spot in the top bracket. But they have a back-to-back game in day 2 with VP and Wildcard. that would be tough.

I read that Ana and Topson are grinding hard in rank games since the regional qualifier. They have like 350+ games in rank. I hope they get rewarded for their effort.

I view it the other way around. I see Ham has the more difficult job against Joe Mazzulla. The Celtics is already established and there is not much of changes. He was with them for 3 years thus the players and asst coaches know him. He is already familiar with the plays of Udoka as well. Unless he wants to change and move away from the plays of Udoka, he will have a very comfortable job.

On the other hand, the Laker's seems still to find what direction they are going to. They are amassing PG's as you said but no reliable role players coming from the bench. They will be solely relying on their stars AD and Lebron, and WB (if he can put his game together). Darvin Ham has his work cut out for him.


The moves of the pelicans are impeccable lately. They forced Zion to lose weight to keep him healthy. They also provided him the needed veteran leadership through CJ McCollum. CJ can guide Zion like how CP3 is guiding Devin Booker.

Converge is very energetic with its young players pushing the ball. At least that is what I observed in their games this conference. I like to believe that they can take the Bay Area Dragons but something is telling me that the Bay Area Dragons will not allow it to happen. The Dragons are the more mature team. This is important at the clutch moments. We have already seen how tenacious the dragons are and will not easily lose focus. They also have lots of clutch players that could shoot from the outside.


I will definitely take this action. Bay area Dragons may win the match, but they will not be able to cover this big of a handicap. Converge is young but they have the heart to play big when needed.