He have no choice but to lose weight. It is specifically written in his contract. He should weight less than 295 lbs and that his body fat is monitored. He would not want to endanger his contract by going over his weight limit.

Now that he has lost weight, I wonder if he have done it if it is not in the contract. I remember when he got first injured in his first year in NBA, there are already comments about his weight and that he should lost some. I remember a doctor explaining that Zion walk the way he walk because of his weight. But he remained the same weight until now.

We will see in regular season if this adjustment will do great in his career and if he be less prone to injury. The more games he played, the better the ranks of pelicans will be. Hopefully, he would be able to finish a season this time.

I do not consider this as gambling but as an investment. You are putting money in the hope that it will be more valuable in the future. For me, gambling is when you put money hoping that you will win the money of others.


There are maybe some traits of a gamer that can help him cope better in gambling but that does not mean that you can be a good gambler if you are a good gamer. For one, as a gamer, you are used to long hours sitting and playing. Gamblers do that also, especially if they gamble in card games or slots. But as a gamer, sometimes you can lose your cool and there is no real consequence but lose a game. But in gambling, if you lose your cool, you can be gambling your life away. You can be cleaned by the casino if you do not control your emotions.

Luckily, pregnancy can be controlled these days. If an athlete does not want to get pregnant because she is on top of his career, she can choose not to.

It is really hard for them to come back to their competitive state once they are away for too long. Not to mention that the changes in their body might have a negative effect on their performance. So, I think most female athletes already have plans or do birth control to protect their careers. And once they are ready to quit or move on from sports, they can stop doing birth control. It is not that much of a hindrance anymore. It is more of a choice these days.

It is their first game after a long break. It is natural that they are not that competitive and are a little bit rusty. They should be able to go back to their normal competitive level after a few games. They will face RoS next before facing Bay Area Dragons. That would be enough games to get their rhythm going and competitive enough to give the Dragons a good fight.


They are starting early this time. If I am right, this pool is for the 5th window in November. They still have a few weeks to practice and get that chemistry going. The only hindrance that I see here is that the players are also in the current conference in PBA and UAAP/NCAA. They cannot practice fully since some of the players are coming from matches the night before. They are exhausted coming into practice. I wonder how they will perform this time under these circumstances in their practices.

That's a good one!!!



Are we sleeping on team Liquid and Polaris?

Polaris performed very well on SEA Regional Qualifiers, and they have a very solid lineup. I think they are a serious contender in Last Chance. I know SEA is not as competitive as China or WEU region, but still, they are showing some promise. They will give one hell of a fight on the group stage for sure.

I know Team Liquid is still very competitive even though it is not very evident in their last outing. They will give their all now, it's their last chance for this year after all. 

Di ko pa natry pero kung parang RAMP ito, malamang malaki din fee nito.

Nung sinubukan ko dati ang RAMP gamit ang bank account, lugi ng conversion sa dollars tapos may fee pa mismo sa ramp network. Kaya di na ako umulit.

Sana itong transak ay di na ganon dahil may gcash naman. Rekta na sa peso para wala ng losses sa conversion to dollars.

Anyway, advise mo kasi sir kung maganda ang experience ninyo sa transak.

Playing like KD will be too much of an ask for the young guy. First, they play a totally different position. Second, you need to have extreme handling skills to be able to reach KD's level. They may be near in height, but KD is a totally different beast. He already improved a lot based on his recent games. He is not sluggish anymore and has better positioning under the ring. Another year of experience and we may see an NBA level of skills on Kai if he does not stop training and improving his game. The body that he needs will naturally follow if he continues to improve and mature.

1 in 29 million is the odds that one winner will get the number. You have to raise that again to 433 since there are 433 winners. That is 1 out of 1 followed by 1224 zeroes that 433 people will win a 6/55 lottery.

I agree with goldkingcoiner that they should investigate the network of the winners and find out if there are really manipulation happening in PCSO.

I believe there are honest winners out there but that would only be just a handful.

Kung matutuloy ang trade na yan, panalong panalo ang lakers diyan. Nakakuha na sila ng reliable center at shooting guard, na unload pa nila si westbrook. Pero pinakabunos talaga dito yung round picks dahil kailangan na kailangan nila ito.

Pero dahil nga hindi naman kagandahan ang naging performance ni Westbrook last season, malamang di rin kunin ng Pacers ang trade na ito. Para sa akin lang, tama lang yung 2 players na trade, kahit wala na yung first round pick para maging mas attractive sa Pacers ang deal  na ito.

Vitality won the Finals yesterday. They have a big early lead against team liquid. Liquid tried to crawl back into the game forcing Vitality to an eco round. That was a very crucial moment in the match. Have Liquid won that round, they could have turned everything around against Vitality. But Vitality was able to win the eco round with a pair of deagle and an msg which put Liquid in a very deep disadvantage. Vitality never looked back and won the Championship.

Indeed we have great pool of talents now that Clarkson and Kai will be able to play with us for the FIBA World Cup. And with the talents that pba have, they can create a very competitive team to compete in 2023.

The problem now is only on having enough time to practice and gain chemistry together. We've seen this past year that a roughly put together team, even with great talents, will not be competitive enough. We are being beaten by our neighbouring countries that we used to bully in basketball before.

Luckily, PBA is willing to have shorter conference to make way for Gilas practice in route to 2023 FIBA World cup. That should put enough time to drill in to the players the plays the coach will instill and develop chemistry among the players.

I guess that's the big difference with his previous team, he now have reliable teammates offensive wise. Durant and Kyrie already have enough fire power to overwhelm their opponents. His role will focus mainly on facilitating, slashing, and defending. That is a great relief on his side that there is no pressure for him to hit it outside.

But for personal and career development, he should develop that part of his game. It will be useful later in his career when his athleticism starts to decline. 3 points and perimeter shots will give so much value in his game. He will not be a 1 dimensional player and opponents will have a harder time defending him. He would be less predictable.

He is given some minutes now unlike his first year on the team. And it is good that he is showing up and not wasting the opportunity to show his talent with the minutes the coach has given him. I hope he continues his good performance since NBL has started its regular season as well.


I do not expect anything from Ben Simmons right now. It's been a long time since he played professional basketball. Heck, I don't even remember the last time he played. It feels like it was ages ago.

There is bound to be some rust in his gameplay for not playing so long. But that should go away as the season progress.

Is this for real now? Is he really ready to go back to the court? If this is playing in the sixer's homecourt, it would be nice to see how the sixers fans will react in Simons finally playing.


There is nothing to be ashamed of. It is only a preseason game. At most, it is just a warm-up and to see how the new members of the roster will play and iron kinks in their play before the regular season starts.

It is SMB's first game of the conference. They will be a bit rusty coming from a long break. Other teams also started rusty.

It will be a challenge starting the conference with the unbeaten Bay Area Dragons. But since they are coming from a championship, they will be up for the challenge. They also have a few games to properly scout the Dragons. That is their distinctive advantage over the Dragons. They should be able to capitalize on that.

There are no odds out yet, but I am guessing the Dragons are slightly favored in this match up. No matter what, I will be taking the side of SMB though. I trust them to pull a win on this one.

Women's basketball is not as supported and as well funded as men's basketball. I think it is the same in every country. Just look how small WNBA is against NBA. US is lucky there is a league for women's basketball. Women basketball players can develop their skills through WNBA.

I do not think there are leagues in other countries for women's basketball. I believe we do not have one in our own country as well. And if there is, I am not aware of it.

I am waiting for that as well. 5 more days to go before the Last Chance Qualifier starts.

It will be a good DOTA since all teams will be going full force from the start. This is their last chance to enter TI and I know they will give everything to win the last two slots.

So many good teams to watch and hard to choose which match to watch and bet on since the games will be simultaneous during the group stage. I will focus on teams that I am quite familiar with like Secret, Liquid, Polaris, VP, and T1.

Hopefully, I'll have a good run this time. Did not have a good outcome in the Regional Qualifiers.

He is aging though, if they still want to naturalize Brownlee they should act now. He still has a few good years to give to basketball and he is a good addition to the pool since he is already familiar with Filipino brand of basketball. There would be very little to no adjustment for him.

His game would start to degrade soon so the best time for him to join Gilas is now. But looking at how they are always tentative on this, they might miss this window.

I jinxed my bet, didn't I? Vitality was able to come back from that eco round in overpass to force an overtime and win and the map.

Then they have a huge lead in Vertigo to open up the second round. Team Liquid was able to crawl back and force Vitality again for an eco-round but Vitality once again won an eco-round and never looked back.

Congratulations Vitality for winning EPL Season 16. It was a good Counter Strike. They deserve the win.

They traded Kuzma and KCP to get Westbrook and went for a 3-superstar lineup without supporting roles and they got punished by that move. They even let go of Caruso who was phenomenal in their championship run. He was good in offense and defense but the lakers tried a cheap offer on him and he walked away. That were 3 good players the Lakers let go that could have meant another championship for them.


Hopefully, they got it right this time because the championship year for Lebron is slowly closing down now.