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Celtics are getting the breaks beat off of them. What a terrible start

Roland17:
The ironic thing is that you guys parade at least 3 guys in Dorian Finney Smith, Bullock and Kleber who have good length, size and wing span that can force the issue inside the paint and draw fouls. This 3 point shooting contest against the Warriors is not going to cut it.

It's part of what I'm talking about. Guys with no ability to put the ball on the floor, cannot slash. Just spammin 3s. Even if you're not a star you mean all you can do is spam 3s.

Unfortunately this is just a matchup nightmare already in the sense that what the Mavs do well the Warriors do even better. Worse still they have guys like Wiggins and Poole who can slash to counter a bad shooting night. Then how do you now explain Kevon Looney scoring 21 points in the paint

Missed opportunity by the Mavs mehn. Don't know if they recover. They had to win that after such a start

Roland17:
Have the san Antonio Spurs missed a chance to replace Popovic by allowing Ime Udoka join my Celtics?

In retrospect, do you think they regret it?

Popovich is like an African dicator at this point

Ibime:
lol. I wouldn't even know where to start with this. To deconstruct this will take all day but I'll make a small attempt.

Let's start with what keeps the Ruble up. In the absence of real demand, currencies are supported by foreign exchange reserves and Russia Foreign Exchange spent $38.8bln just in the first month of the war to support the ruble. Like I said, we will see how far for Ruble when they run out of foreign exchange. I believe they had $300bln (unseized) at the start of the war. Na so Hugo Chavez start him gragra till his foreign exchange ran out and the Bolivar plummeted. Any big country can implement strict capital controls until they run out of Forex. This includes spending Forex, banning trading of foreign currencies internally, forcing Russian companies to change 80% of their earnings to Ruble, bribing people to save in Ruble at 17% interest rates etc. In the history of markets, no country has implemented these controls and still not suffer down the line. But as far as you are concerned, as long as you see that Ruble artificially propped up, you are satisfied. Nigerians economic understanding never went beyond value of Naira that's why Buhari could deceive Nigerians with $1 to N1 talks.

Russia 1 year and 10 year bond is trading over 10%, US is trading at 2%. Nigeria 1 year is trading at 5% and 10 year bond at 11%. That's the amount of confidence markets have in Russias economic prospects and the cost they put on lending them money - on a par with Nigeria.

Secondly, you are conflating issues with stockmarket. US stockmarkets have been hyperinflated since Covid when the central bank dropped interest rates to zero and started buying up balance sheets. That is a different economic lesson of its own and was always going to fall with interest rate hikes which it has been doing since November last year when the Fed signalled interest rate rises. Again, I won't start to explain how zero interest rates hypercharge stockmarket and return to normal interest rates cool them down again. US indices have only given back half of the gains they got from the low credit environment instituted by the Fed in 2020. S&P500 went from 3,200 before the pandemic to peak at 4,800. It is now at 3,900 (pic below). So in essence those markets have just been unwinding their bubble from the high of all the free money the Fed was injecting into the markets. Same reason I stated last year that I would be switching my pension to a fixed pension to get out of exposure to stock market. Those of us who follow markets have already made provision for what we expect to happen after interest rates start to increase, while laymen like you will be shouting "Up Russia".

As for inflation, like I said, US was already running at 8% before the invasion. This was due to the effect of the greatest fiscal expansion in history due to Covid and was expected to continue. Russia is just another straw ontop of already mounting inflation.

You are just a layman interpreting a confluence of events and ascribing it to Russia. In normal times, this war can't even shake the West beyond a minor inconvenience, but added to the after-effects of Covid, Russia is a useful tool to blame and for Putin bootlickers to hail. Oil price is the same now as it was in 2014 and Gas is nowhere near it was from 2005 to 2009.

Westerners are not stupid. They calculated that they may take a 2% contraction while Russia takes a 20% contraction if they go all out and ban Russia altogether. But you keep hailing oga Putin, the slayer of the West while he and his ministers are worried sick about the real implication for Russia.

You believe what you want to, and we'll come back in a couple of years to compare how this stupidity went for Russia. They actually banked on getting Ukraine to surrender in a few days by which point any economic sanctions will be a fait accompli as the deed would already be done. They never banked on getting trapped there and having sanctions enacted over a long period. Follow all their finance ministers statements and you will see their real concern.

Blueelf:
It's a lie. It is your ilk that question taytum

I once said taytum is a superstar and you and A40 lambasted me. That was 20 games into the season if I remember correctly. So don't act like you always supported the guy

Are you smoking meth. Or how do we explain this kind of hallucination. Even Roland wey be Celtics fan cannot claim he hypes Jayson Tatum on this thread more than me.

I spot them from day 1 goofy

raumdeuter:
They did not lose a single game

That their game vs Betis was the toughest for that first leg I was cursing Rafael Borre throughout for all the chances he missed, Claudio Bravo was just owning him al night even saved a penalty. Even in the return leg, they scored a very late goal

Rafael Borre now turned their hero in the final

They will probably get humiliated in the CL but I am sure no one in the city of Frankfurt cares about that right now

They eliminated the best of teams. Fully deserved. Leipzig shat the bed cos it really should have been an all Bundesliga Final.

All their ties they played fantastic football. They might make some noise if they get a good draw. Remember they lost in the semis to Chelsea just two seasons ago in this same competition so they have been knocking at the door.

And absolute scenes. I've seen their fan videos. Nobody supports their teams quite like BuLi fans

If not for a 3rd quarter collapse Celtics should be up 2-0 and halfway through a sweep. They have won 7 of 8 quarters.

Celtics are a significantly better team than this Heat. If they play to the best of their abilities Miami shouldn't win another game

Blueelf:
This comment didn't age well

Beer parlor , Mama Nkechi Bukka Analyst

Waagwan blaad. Sorosoke werey

Omo people were questioning Jayson Tatum on this thread. Odiegwu

Look at Steph dominating the boards

5 Bundesliga teams in the CL next season. Let's have it

Proud of Eintracht Frankfurt for doing the Bundesliga proud. What a run

Lol be like I've given Celtics the kiss of death

I'd be shocked if the Celtics don't wipe this Heat team in 5. People will appreciate more the work Giannis did once this series is done

See how TimeLord is feasting

birdman:
Of course, but that has little to do with who the best players are. When you say ring is all that matters when evaluating a player, I beg to differ. Derek Fisher has 5 rings, Robert Horry has 7 rings. Barkley has 0, TMac has 0. Gary Payton 0. So obviously just rings is not enough. That is why there are many good players on the nba 75 anniversary that didnt win a ring. You need a good front office, solid team, solid coach and fewer injuries than your opponent to win a ring. Some of this is outside the control of you individual skill. Go ask Durant how it went this season.

Gary Payton get ring oh

Roland17:
What Pat Beverley did on ESPN today crossed the line in my opinion and was just disrespectful and personal. Why ESPN allowed him to continue with what seemed like a tour throughout the day on their network is even more egregious.

You can criticize a player, your peer if you want but this was just too personal. I remember talking about players who play on the edge and need that edge but this didn’t seem like just basketball.

CP3 has his flaws in the game, but who doesn’t? What has Pat achieved in the NBA to criticize Paul to the extent he did today throughout the day on ESPN? It did not sit well with me.

Lmaoo. Stephen A and ESPN will do anything for ratings and eyeballs forget

A40:
Where is that chap chic2pimp that was hyping Ben Simmons and his Triple Single self. I don't know how anyone will watch Luka DONCIC play night in night out and type MVP anything beside Ben Simmons name.

If not for his above average defense he's just a tall MCW. I mean he's shooting below 60% from free throw range. Ewwww


Luka Doncic for MVP. It's like watching Kevin De Bruyne on the court. This kid is like 2 seconds ahead of everyone else. It's unreal

See this man preaching to me about Luka. When you join forum

Thanos:
Bird won't win anything in this era today. You cannot deny that my man's wins were propelled by Celtic being far and away the most dominant team in that era. Hence the award was populated by 'best player in the best team'. I am not going to shit on larry, but if you can't see that luka is on mount rushmore trajectory barring any injury. I dont't know how much I can say to convince you again...

Lmao. This is youthful exuberance you're showing here. Do you know who you're talking to?

Were you here in 2018 when I started hyping Luka? No be you go tell me him trajectory so pipedown

Celtics were a great team doesn't mean Bird wasn't the standout. He was a career 24-10-6. Put some respect on his name. Plus they were facing great teams like the Sixers, Bucks and Pistons in that era and had to go head to head with the Lakers.

And as for Bird won't win anything in this era I just laugh. Era with Nikola Jokic winning back to back MVP abi which era? Dkm please

Of course Luka can by all means surpass Bird. But he still has a long road to go.

Thanos:
Bird? Bird got nothing on luka. Stop the cap. Luka is miles ahead of Bird. My man's heading to LeBron and Jordans stratosphere. Stop the disrespect

Bird won 3 MVPs in a league with Zeke,Magic, Jordan. It's a legit comparison

Luka really Bird reincarnated. Whuttt

donlittle25:
and some people keep saying this nonsense is a high percentage shot. 2 average good midgrange shooter on that team and everything changes

Lol. They got 12pts from a possible 99

If you're not going to invest in shooters then you have to play a style that works for you.

Anyway the Heat have much better shooters than Milwaukee let's see how they hold up

Skrrrrrrr:
Lol. Why are the bucks shooting 3s when they are so poor at it though?
The 3 point shot has made some Teams really Stoopid, you shouldn't be shooting 3s like that if you aren't the warriors.

This is all I've been stressing. That teams and players play to their strengths. Obviously the Celtics have much better shooters but what is the point of taking 3s ad nauseam that you're going to miss just cause analytics says so

Bucks shot 4/33 from 3

Una don win jare. Save all the ref complaining for the Heat series.

Bucks have shot 4/24 from 3. Even by their standards this is abysmal

That bonehead play by Giannis at the half just might have cost the Bucks this series. When you see the nonsense Grayson Allen, Wesley Matthews are playing you wonder why didn't the Bucks just keep Tucker

Khanben:
Your assumption, does not hold with the statistics, you mention the Rockets lost a game with bad shooting form 3s and I can mention series that were lost with bad shooting nights from long 2s. The Lakers lose to the Pistons ,the 2 finals losses by the Nets. All these series were lost because the losing team shot a bad percentage from 2s.
Your problem is the same problem most people who don't understand statistics have, the fact is, what we assume as common sense and statistics don't always mesh.
There is a greater chance of a team shooting less than 50% from 2s (which constitutes a poor FG%) than a team shooting less than 35% from 3, and that is an irrefutable fact.
let me give you a table of what constitutes equitable percentages cause it seem you don't understand.
Most of the percentages given below I am rounding up to make it easier to understand.

10% from 3 = 15% from 2
20% from 3 = 30% from 2
25% from 3 = 37.5% from 2
27% from 3 = 40% from 2
30% from 3 = 45% from 2
34% from 3 = 50% from 2
40% from 3 = 60% from 2

Any sane person who understands basketball and how shooting can fluctuate on a night to night basis, know for a fact that it is easier achieve the percentages presented on the left that its corresponding percentage presented on the right

You're just chatting dust at this point. For starters the Nets played in a different era and were facing superior opponents. Pistons had guys like Rasheed and RIP Hamilton. Yet you're surprised the Lakers lost? Detroit had guys who were better at shooting the 2 so of course they would lose. You have no point

We're seeing how Milwaukee are shooting themselves out of this game rn

Tatum braah

Tatum is locked in. Giannis is feeding his teammates and luckily they are hitting shots so far

Joezinho:
Imagine an educated, royal doofus like Sanusi (whose grandfather was an emir of Kano before he got deposed)who had a degree in Economics from ABU and also earned a degree in Sharia and Islamic studies, at the International University of Africa, Sudan got involved in the beheading of Gideon in 1996..

If not for the timely intervention of former First Bank chairman, and father of Christmas Day bomber, Alhaji Umar Mutallab and others, the no-nonsense Abacha would have had him killed.

Muslims in the north have very high illiteracy populace, even the educated ones are semi illiterates too..

The lack of proper reasoning is common in the land, the result is this, killings in the name of a god..

This Sokoto incident has really been an eye opener. Plus literate plus illiterate it is very clear this is how a lot of them think in their closet. There is this proclivity to violence at the drop of a dime.

We saw how Jihadi John was beheading people with Britiko accent

Kloppo:
That pilot is dangote son-in-law and the son of an IGP under Jonathan....All of them from their elites like Emir Sanusi who spearheaded the killing of one Gideon in 1995 for blasphemy to the uneducated and almajiri on the streets all hold the same view...

You can imagine the problem on ground. Something will happen in France. Na Christians wey dey Kano or Sokoto go suffer am

My own is not that a lot of them are that way. It's their reaction when people express fear and the gaslighting that comes from the supposed educated ones. That is when we hear things like Islamophobia like say all these things wey dey happen no reach for people to fear.

How can any human being even attempt to defend or justify what we saw

afrodoc2:
The guy get enough time to carry out Stanford-Binet test for me but not enough time to answer simple kweshon wey I ask.

I am merely a truth-seeker. I like people who say things with their chest.

Like why the long salaye. Just say it with your chest let everyone know where you stand. Does he believe she deserved to die. Either by court or jungle justice.

Let's all know where everybody dey on this matter. Deborah today can be anybody tomorrow. Imagine kikiking with person wey fit burn you alive if e sup or hand you over to court

Amoto94:
You are way more intelligent than this silly joke you're attempting.

Bros just yarn us your mind. Nobody fit do you anything

What do you prescribe as appropriate punishment for the girl? Did she deserve death whether peaceful or violent. No need for lollygagging just come straight