What a game by Robert Bolick, scoring a new career high of 44 points and leading NorthPort to a come from behind win.
Personally i thought that it was money in the bag for the boys of coach Norman Black as they lead all the way and they still lead by 8 points in the last 3 minutes and NorthPort's import was having a cramps but Berto rises to the occasion, scoring at will and brought the game into overtime.
I just wonder what was the odds when the Bolts was up by 11 points early in the fourth quarter.
Bolick refused to give up even when he was suffering cramps in the dying minutes of the fourth quarter. He was even able to put in crucial baskets and the trust of the coach to not rest him even when he has cramps. I think Meralco's import is unreliable. In OT, when the import of Northport is out because of cramps, he did not take advantage of his height inside the paint. No one should be able to stop him there, but he keeps on missing his shots and not even getting the rebound. |
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I'm sure they are already alarmed with what is happening, slowly the star players of the PBA are getting recruited outside, so if they will not act, they will be short of star players that would make the league exciting and that would help to represent the country in international games.
They are alarmed but they lack action to solve the problem they are facing. They are complaining that their players are being poached by other leagues, but they still continue the biased trading and favoring SMC or MVP teams. Maybe they are not really afraid because PBA is still the most famous league in our country, and they do not have real competition yet. Maybe, when viewership of other leagues get stronger, then they will act on this problem. But by then, it might be too late for PBA. |
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We will see that in his next coming games, either he only got a good game or just because the opponent didn't know him that's why the preparations is not their for him, it's a first game though and for sure other teams are now scouting him and trying to read his skills and capabilities, it will be a challenge to him on how to adjust in case a much tougher player will guard him, though with his height it pretty sure that most of the time he will be against his fellow import.
I'm no longer a fan of Magnolia after the big three breaks up. I used to be one back when James, PJ and Ping were still solidly playing together, Tim Cone's 2nd grand slam.
Just like the Bay Area Dragons, they were very impressive in their first game but were exposed by Northport on their second. At this point of the conference, each game matters but scouting the best player of each team is important too. It is only 12 games so there is very little window where each team can scout the other teams performance. I am sure each team is watching him so when they face them in elimination or playoffs, they will be ready to deploy a counter to him. |
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On the contrary, I think the Jordan Clarkson will get traded the soonest and I was hoping that he will go the Lakers again and play with Bron.
I think the Lakers are pretty full at the PG position and seem to be sticking with Westbrook. I was under the impression that Clarkson would have been the piece in any deal to get the Lakers picks and take Russ’ contract.
I see rumors that he will be traded to the Bulls. It does not make sense if the Jazz will make a move to trade Clarkson for Westbrook since they are rebuilding. He will be a good help to the Bulls though coming from the bench. He was stellar last year in Jazz, and I think he is a good fit for the Bulls as well. Mvp is crazy talk for Westbrook, with Luka, giannis, taytum, ja, jokic, etc etc but I do think he will have a bounce back year. He is crafty he will figure it out. Last year was pretty much the worst of it. He is ultra competitive let's see what kind of summer he had training. I'd like to see him bounce back. NBA is always better when teams like the Lakers are competitive.
Aside from the competition, he is not the first option on his team as well. It is hard to stack stats if you are not the first option. He is the third option at best. He can have a bounce-back year but aiming for an MVP is just too much for him to achieve. He is not the prime Westbrook that we used to know. |
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Yeah, he has a lot of enthusiasm this coming season and it seems that the Pelicans are really looking to make a good run with him healthy. Only he seems to be in the fighting weight, I mean yes he can jump even with the heavier weight he got but it's better if he will slim down so that he can elevate more. Still, he is a force to reckon even if he decided to play one on one, or playing low post. So it's very exciting to see Zion back once again with latest hype and for sure, new highlights.
It also puts less strain on his legs and feet. That is the main reason his contract has weight limits stated. Pelicans do not want to risk him getting injured again because of his weight issues. That is a good move I guess since many are commenting that Zion is too big for his playstyle. He likes to be athletic but the strain on his legs and feet from those moves causes the injury. If he lessens his weight, he can do his moves without putting his health in danger. Rumors says that the Celtics are now finding a new head coach but I seriously think that it's not true. The franchise will just sit and wait until the suspension ends because Ime Udoka is already proven.
I have a great feeling that he is not coming back though. |
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A new government came into power, and enacted a law that nobody should gamble anymore in the country i.e gambling becomes illegal. Will you just behave yourself and abide to this new law that is depriving you from having fun as a good citizen ? or will you ignore the law and keep on gambling since there are online casinos that you can gamble secretly with your mobile phones with out no one knowing ?
Before online gambling was a thing, our community in our country prohibits playing cards on houses. Gambling is illegal but that does not stop gamblers from finding ways to do it. And officials will sometimes do some raids to discourage gamblers from gambling. For some time, gamblers will stop but they are just laying low. After a while, they are back doing it. Now that we have online gambling, it is easier to go gambling and you can easily hide it also. Even if the government tries, it will not be able to stop it. That is why we have casinos so at least they get taxes from it. |
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ROS did bounce back hard with a big win, I like what they did, they look inspired this season, probably because they have their old coach back again and for sure coach Yeng is very serious in trying to win another championship again, but the question is, can they stay consistent?
And they are a young team too. This team can be something someday if they continue to perform this well and coach Yeng continues to guide them. Ginebra was performing badly last night but to put that big of a lead against them is something. What a monster performance by Magnolia's import Nick Rakocevic from Serbia. I'm impressed with his PBA debut and I think one of the imports who has an impressive debut in the league's history. It's noted that this import faced criticisms right away as other people look at white imports as not that competitive and strong. An unfair judgment and not good behavior tsk tsk.
There will always be racists, we cannot control that. It is just sad that that kind of action is coming from us. We should look beyond the color of the skin; we should know that. |
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FaZe and Liquid haven't surprised us by eliminating Complexity and fnatic. FaZe scared me first by losing the first map but they made up for that by solid wins on next maps. It would have been a huge surprise if Complexity somehow made it. fnatic resisted Liquid very well by the way. They are giving good signals about their future but they are still trying to be a better team with their brand new roster.
The biggest surprise so far to me was that FURIA were eliminated by Outsiders 2-1. I thought that they would beat Outsiders by 2-1 at worst. Because Outsiders haven't been having good days in the latest tournaments as there has been a significant drop in their performance.
Now, NaVi are playing against Heroic and they are already 1-0 ahead on maps. Even if they lose on Inferno which isn't the best map for them they can finish this on Overpass hopefully. electroNic was the most impressive player on Mirage by 27 frags by the way.
It is the biggest upset so far. I was supposed to bet on Furia to get 2-0 against outsiders, luckily, it slipped my mind. I should have lost in that match. Furia was able to win map 1 but they were already shaky by then. Map 2 and 3, Outsiders dominated them entirely. Outsiders will face Vitality in the quarterfinals. Do you think Outsiders can out gun Vitality in their match? I mean, they performed very well against furia, do you think they can do that same competitiveness against Vitality? |
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There's plenty of time to make the adjustment, the current coach is the assistant, so I'm pretty sure he is very much aware of the system and he just need to implement it, we were impressed by Udoka's performance last season, but he made a big mistake, so he has to face the consequences.
Yes, he has been an assistant coach for the Celtics for about 3 years now. That means he knows the system and the personnel. But is his experience enough to make tough calls in crunch time? Because that is the most important part and that could make or break the Celtics this year. I think they won't continue with Udoka because of this situation.
They did very well with Udoka last season, but this season they have to do without him.
My guess is the Boston Celtics are looking for a new coach right now.
They are not looking for a new coach, assistant coach Joe Mazzulla, very young coach for them. Big Al is even older than him and he is the same age as Danilo G. (who unfortunately is injured and can't play with the team). And he had like 3-4 days to settle down as their new coach in this most difficult time. The team needs to heal first before they can really go one with the start of the new season which is just around the corner. So really hard for the players to digest and see them without the coach that brought them to the finals and almost win the NBA championship. Fortunately, it is very early in the season so whatever they need to fix, they have the whole season to do it. And, if Mazulla will not change the system, they have less to worry because the players are already comfortable with the current system. And he is the assistant coach, I am sure he also knows the system very well. He just needs the full trust of the players so he can guide them in crucial moments. He have the whole regular season to secure the player's trust, especially the star players. |
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Tomorrow, Ginebra will be playing against ROS, let us see if the arena will be filled.
It is a weekday; I am not expecting that many to watch the games even if Ginebra is playing. If it is a weekend, I expect it to have a decent attendance. I only full venue during playoffs and finals, I seldom see them during elimination. PBA really making a huge noise a lot of drama to gather attentions maybe they are trying anything to gain those interests from the viewers. They are following the saying that even negative publicity is still a publicity, hahaha   kidding aside, My personal take on that note is very possible, PBA is controlled by SMC and MVP they can simply request for that schedule to see how the visiting team play and scout them to make sure that they are well prepared before they met. If this issue will be proven, surely the interest of those possible additional visiting teams will be lesser. They might not take that effort to join with the league that fully manipulated. Manipulating the game schedules is too much and i don't think they did that because as per observation, it is usually the teams that exited early on the last conferences will have to play a game or two before the teams that have played on the semi-finals and finals of that conference, might be a sort of favor for them to extend their rest period. Tomorrow, Ginebra will be playing against ROS, let us see if the arena will be filled. Maybe that is the truth, but we cannot blame the fans for coming up with that speculation because the commissioner is heavily favoring these SMC and MVP teams. I had the same reaction the first time I saw the schedule and how good the guest team is. And because of the actions of the commissioner, even if it was of good faith, fans will always put a bad light on it. |
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Well it turns out that you are not. Its clear by comparison that Fnatic is way off compared to Liquid especially after Liquid beat Cloud9, I was totally convinced that they would win against Fnatic but yeah glad taking that bet pay off
Complexity destroyed your parlay as they won the first map of their series and almost got away with the 2nd map as well. I thought that Faze was a goner there when they were down 5 rounds but they made a comeback and forced overtime. It will hit complexity badly, they almost got that win but a few miscommunications, and the map slipped away. Faze will have a good momentum going in the 3rd map. |
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I made a light reading on this and found out that historically, guest teams are not considered for individual awards. So this is not the first time it happened and already a norm in PBA.
I guess the Bay Area Dragons are aware of this before they committed in joining the conference as guest team. It should be in their contract. I just felt sad for players like Powell who is giving it all and performing absolutely the best because they will not be recognised even if the Dragons won the championship.
PBA should look at this and listen to the reactions of the fans about this. I think most of the fans would like to honor the competitiveness of individual players whether they are in a guest team or not.
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 Tomorrow playoffs stage is starting with these matches. fnatic are in a recovery phase now and they are still having bad results against below tier 1 teams recently. They lost to Sangal around a week ago in a tournament for example. They have a nice potential actually by finishing the group stage above NaVi in ESL Pro League. Liquid had a serious difficulty against Cloud9 the last time and they owe YEKINDAR a lot for qualifying from the group. If we see a similar team performance then fnatic might take advantage of it. I'll try my luck and bet on fnatic @2.21. There isn't much to talk about FaZe - Complexity matchup. Complexity had an astonishing run indeed but this is the end of the road for them. FaZe should end them without making big mistakes. 2-0 win might be preferred @1.43 but it carries some risks at the same time. FaZe might lose one map maybe. Their win @1.11 can be added to a betslip to increase the total odd a little. Team Liquid is relying heavily on Yekindar. If this continues in their match against FNATIC, FNATIC has a better chance of winning their series. But of course, it will depend on the maps they will be picking. I will be betting for FNATIC to win but Liquid taking one map. FAZE against Complexity is a no-brainer, I think. They should easily win against Complexity so a 2-0 win by Faze should be a safe bet. Faze performed very well in their group matches and I expect to carry over in the playoffs. |
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Great news for Zion Williamson fans. In his interview today he says he feels great, is "moving faster and jumping higher." Hard to believe but he seems positive and excited for the season. I can't wait to see him throwing down some monster dunks and bullying the rest of the NBA. He's the first player since Shaq that I feel is completely unstoppable in the paint and the most exciting dunker I've seen since Shawn Kemp.
Only if he stays healthy. I don't want to put hype on him at the early stage since being sidelined for too long because of an injury at a young age seems not a good sign of becoming a well-established player in the future. He is so athletic but because his body built is not blending well with his athleticism, there's seems to an incompatibility in his movements. If I remember correctly, Joel Embiid is also sidelined for a long because of his injury in his early years. But he continues to make good progress after that and now becomes one of the best NBA players today. I hope Zion next season will now start to create a noise in the league and will stay healthy the whole season. He looks leaner now compared to his first year in NBA. Big thanks to that weight limit quote in his contract. I think that is a big help in his problems and should be fitter and should stay healthy this season. He has been away from the game for so long so he should ease his way in. We are still to see his full potential and hopefully, like Embiid, he is already past his injury-prone years. The Pelicans have put their trust that he will be able to stick to his diet and training and he will be healthy or that big contract will be wasted. Hopefully, he can carry the Pelicans to higher finish this year. |
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You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
It depends on your profession. If you are a teacher, you are held to higher standards. The university you are working in might not want that their teacher or professor is gambling. You are molding young minds and students sometimes view their teachers as their models. Otherwise, you can gamble as you want, and you can share it as you like. I do not have the obligation to explain myself to others regarding my gambling habits. It is just for entertainment as you said. Unless I am already addicted and that gambling is already detrimental to my profession, I do not have to explain anything to anyone. |
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Not only the next round but a shot of winning the NBA championship. I think with Kawhi, the Clippers ca defeat the Warriors as he has done that before, with the Raptors hea beat the Warriors and has become a champion, when he was still with the Spurs, they almost did it if he was not injured and was out in the series, Zaza Pachulia did a dirty job on him.
The warriors back then were crippled with injury. No Durant and Klay in that Finals. Some would say that the raptors got it easy because of that handicap. We do not know what could have happened if both teams are all healthy. The same also with his run with the spurs, though they are on the precipice of getting the series win, we still do not know what could have happened if he was not injured. It is all maybes. This is Kawhi's chance to show that he can carry a team. Winning it all without the trio in Spurs (Duncan, Parker, Ginobili) or the other team having injured stars. Giannis. I hope he is practicing his shooting skills. If he mastered it, he will be difficult to stop as he will be able to use it for new moves like hesitations.
Actually, I'm looking at him as a young near Lebron like. For sure that if he masters outside shooting then he's going to be one of the beasts inside the ring and one of the most desired players, although right now he is. He's still at his prime and there's still a huge expectation on him. Loving it to see how this man grown in the league and before people were talking about him that he just needs to grow and a few more years until he goes close to the star players that we know, now we know where he is. He totally needs that shooting to complete his game and also as insurance that he could stay relevant in the game. As he gets older, he will slow down, and his athleticism will not be able to help him get into the basket. But with good shooting, he can open up space for his teammates. |
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Aside from SMB and TNT, Gin kings is also one of the favorite during an import conference, Brownlee vs Powell. I love to see how Brownless will take this as a personal challenge. For sure our local teams won't allow the dominance of Bay Area Dragons at this conference. SMB, TNT, and Gin Kings might be pumped up now and really eager to face this big team as much as possible. It's a disgrace if big local teams like SMC teams and MVP teams will be defeated easily by Bay Area Dragons where mid-team Northport almost beat them. We will see how the big teams will play against the guest team. By the way, when Ginebra and San Miguel will play against the Bay Area Dragons, the Dragons will have a new import. They will employ Andrew Nicholson as their import and Powell will be seating out. They will have different dynamics because Powell plays point while Nicholson is center. I wonder if they will be stronger or weaker now that their import is a center. Powell is doing an incredible job as a point guard. The Dragons are not lacking in height, and they already have a good center in Liu Chuanxing and Duncan Reid. |
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If Durant and Irving avoid injuries and are on the court for most the year, they will end up a top 4 team in the East. They are just too good to lose a bunch of games. Might actually look at their over/under on wins and take an over. 🤔
That will not matter anyway because they cannot be coached. When they enter the playoffs, when minor adjustments are very important, they will not survive. They cannot win the playoffs on talent alone. They need to be able to listen to their coach and trust him. Look what happened to them last playoffs, they got swept by the Celtics. Going back to this Ime Udoka drama… I’m not sure how serious people are, but I’m hearing rumors that his affair went further than just with the female staff member that’s been in social media… There are now rumors that he was also having inappropriate relationships with players… Maybe people are being crazy for clicks, but I suspect that Matt Barnes was right when he said that this story is 1000x crazier than anyone realizes right now.
There is very little information out and the information we got is somewhat vague so most probably will jump to conclusions or create speculations. But this rumor is very bizarre. I guess it will get crazier as the days go by without more information about it. |
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Is there anyone buying right now because they think we probably will not go much lower and don't want to miss out at these low prices?
I think we are now hitting the lowest price of bitcoin, at least for this year. I believe, it will start to pump up starting next month or November then gradually go down again. It is not a new all-time high pump, but it would still be higher than what we are seeing right now. If I am right, it is usually at this time of the year that it starts to have a mini pump. Though I might be wrong, this is a good time to buy some bitcoin especially if you are not the type of person who wants to cost average. I believe though that cost averaging is still the best approach to accumulating bitcoin. Then just purchase more when the price takes an extra dip. |
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When ever a customer desires to pay in Bitcoin/crypto in my absence, I am usually contacted by my employees. I have explained some few details on how to receive payment from customers in crypto but I think they still find that means of payment as not being convincing, so I want to take out time to teach them Bitcoin, advantage, users, how to receive and how to send Bitcoin.
Isn't it that if they are just processing payments, then you just need to teach them how to do it like how you teach them how to use POS? They do not need the nitty gritty details of bitcoin, just how to process the payment and what to do in case transactions get stuck. At least as an employee, that is just what they need to learn. But of course, if you want them to have knowledge about bitcoin so that they can share it with your customers, then they should start with the basics of bitcoin: transactions, fees, confirmation time, mining, etc. |
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