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kokanepyramid:
Even someone with half a brain knows the best decision at Spa would have been to cancel the race. It's like saying due to bad whether and last football match wouldn't hold, instead of postponing or canceling the fixture you arbitrarily award points according to current league table.

Masi is a fraud, you don't just dictate the rules without consulting the rule books. The rule is clear without ambiguity on the issue of safety car deployment, lapping and unlapping, Masi can't just tweak it as he wishes.

I'm glad Merc is appealing their stupid verdict.

Cancel what? Look at this casual! Is this the first race they are awarding half points? Have we not seen a race where only 14 laps were completed and points were awarded. It's nobody's fault Hamilton couldn't make pole so rest you helmet

Let them keep appealing. They will keep losing back to back to back

Roland17:
Sa fun ejo! Isn’t it a testament to the GOAT of Rodgers that he has been doing what your fraud just did today all his career? Thank you for certifying what we already know!

While you are at it, please pay your weekly homage to the GOAT. He is pretty much playing with all secondary O Line and still smoking the league.

Yet he's only been to 1 miserly Superbowl with all of this. Gnarly dude!

Meanwhile Brady comes to the NFC and beats Aaron Fraudgers in his own building in his debut NFC season. Kilode na only him waka come?

To show you the Superbowl win wasn't a fluke. Grandpa Brady in his second season is lapping the field beating a 3rd generation of QBs. Never you compare Aaron Fraudgers to the GOAT

FBS:
pffff. We are alright and no one is crying.
First lap call appears controversial but e be like say you don't forget Brazil?

For this one Masi was totally clueless, a clown working for Netflix. lol. You can't announce no lapped cars would be allowed to pass the safety car and then reverse the decision to clear the path for another driver? heehan. You can't just bend the rule so obviously but then no one expects you to be objective about it. Haters will always hate. It's their job.

7 is greater than 1. No arguments there.

Sir LH, I'm sure is alright. 7 and counting....

Lol na that 7 e go hang. Max is 12 years younger so no big deal that he's on just 1.

Fairplay to Hamilton I have nothing personally against him. I was surprised by his response but I'm sure he would do the same in Max's position so he kinda respected it, It's not that deep.

It's his noisy insufferable casual fans that actually irritate me. They say they want to stop following F1. I say have at it

kokanepyramid:
They suddenly care about racing, at Spa why didn't they care about racing when they got dashed 12.5 points for strolling behind safety car for just a lap.

Yesterday was a disgrace,

Hahaha these lunatics wanted a race under monsoon conditions. So shameless! Can you swear on everything you hold dear that you would have been ok with a safety car finish if Max was ahead.

What a fvckin troglodyte. I'm sure you had no issues when this happened and Hamilton did not need to surrender his unfair advantage

Transfer your aggression to Latifi that crashed his car. Like Hamilton has never benefited from safety cars. Even the hypocrite Toto Wolff didn't want a safety car. Imagine that! So winning is more important than the safety of marshals?

kokanepyramid:
Ajakaja40 How do you justify the anomaly cum robbery that transpired yesterday?. Even the drivers do not understand it. You are just a shameless hating old man caught on the wrong side of history yet again.

Efulefu. You're still crying? Robbery? What robbery? You better get out ma face with that foolishness

You're a grown man fellating another man and crying like the b!tch you are. Cry today, cry tomorrow, cry forever

Who's on the wrong side of history now? Ya big dosser

Where is Roland? Did you see the GOAT deliver a walk off touchdown again? Did you see him move like Lamar Jackson juking a pass rusher at 44?

Hehehe una still dey cry

When Hamilton benefited in Lap 1 Masi was not the devil then oh

Verstappen is Champ. E ma wa alright

laivwire:
Lewis asked for a change. The team told him they don't know when the safety car will be called off so he shouldn't risk it. I feel this victory was staged and sold. Simple

Kwakwakwa. Cry today, cry tomorrow, cry forever

I've been drinking the sweet delicious tears of Hamilton fans all over the internet such sore losers. Even Toto Wolff was willing to risk the lives of marshals just to preserve Hamilton's lead. They had no issues when Ham unfairly gained advantage in lap 1

Hypocrites

SmooshCHN:
Zion Williams suffers setback in rehab.

How don't they see these things?

He's going to miss over 60% of his games in his 3rd season. Unless he does an Embiid we're entering Greg Oden territory here. Obviously he's not exactly Greg Oden but you get the concept

DeeMain:
You know we've been through this debate before A40.

Many players have said the Bubble environment (a lockdown within a lockdown, without family and friends and fanfare) was stressful for them, you who wasn't there says it's a lie, that it was sweet. What you are doing is called hallucination o

Tales of what the 2020 pandemic and subsequent lockdown did to lives, mental healths,relationships, families, communities still pervade our consciousness and you spew that athletes were supposed to be immune from all that?

This world experienced panick attacks and depression and mass burials and hopelessness and helplessness and the NBA called off the season abruptly in fear and trepidation. You remember that, don't you?
So someone saying it all affected him and stretched him as an athlete is all far fetched? Fear God o.

Apparently hyperbole is foreign to you. Players will always find one excuse or the other either to over bloat their accomplishments or to make things bigger than they are

Are we talking about the same players that talk about "going to war" in a non contact and non combat sport. Abeg make I hear word

Everyone was affected by the lockdown no doubt but never you compare people that experienced far more severe losses, people who lost jobs, means of livelihoods to a bunch of players that couldn't be with their family and friends for 5 weeks, as if the same families and friends travel to each city with these players normally.

There's nothing the average NBA player faced that the common man did not deal with 5 fold so don't tell me playing in freaking literal Disneyland with a 5 minute commute between court and hotel with no fans to heckle you and hurt your fragile feelings is comparable to what people in the real world were dealing with. Get out ma face with that brehh.

There's just something about Steph when the game gets tight in the 4th men. That's why the MJ talk doesn't work for me

Terrible news about Demaryius Thomas. Between 2012 and 2016 you would struggle to list 3 receivers better than him. The other day it was Vincent Jackson.

These guys are way too young and it just reminds you of how fleeting life is

birdman:
Unfortunately, a lot of the wins have coincided with Jalen Green, the heir apparent, being injured. Which is raising questions. Do we let him keep playing his 30mins per game when he comes back and lose a lot, or reduce minutes for the rookie to let him grow and we win more. Because it is now obvious Silas does know his Xs and Os.

Lol no way Jalen Green should be heir apparent of any serious team. All I see for now is a low efficiency gunner who does little else that impacts winning basketball, he should come off the bench. His game does not impress me one bit.

Lol each passing game seems to buttress my theory that these teams are going out of their way to embarrass the Lakers. This was a Memphis team on the second night of a back to back that got destroyed by the Mavs on the second night of a back to back the previous day.

Even if we agree the Lakers cannot guard a lick, this doesn't explain why they can't beat a short handed Memphis team. The Lakers are extremely fortunate they are in the Weaker conference. And I didn't stutter cos they would be 10th seed in the East

Android17:
You write intelligently but sometimes add minding your business to it. We habitually throw jabs here and there. I could very well be biased in some of my points but they are factos- all the raw data and citations to that effect can easily be sourced. I am considering taking on your points one after the other but I am not so sure it interests me that much. I will only just add that the "Iggy shutdown" humdrum is the popular and over-rehashed narrative but it is hard to sell to even LeBron haters as the man "inefficiently" averaged 35.8 points per game. He was "inefficient" when he had 44 in game 1 as well and would you be surprised to find out Iggy did not start that game as well?

We can debate the degree to which Iggy influenced or 'shutdown' LeNomad but the man shot 38% from the field. That was the most inefficient 35ppg series you will ever see

DeeMain:
Your map of the world is not the only map in the world. There are 7.9 billion other maps. Quit talking down on people and show some respect boy!

Lebron saying his Bubble ring was his most difficult ring was not necessarily because of the Heats. The emotional torture and existential fear of the year's corona pandemic and the stressful conditions of the Bubble itself and how all these affected him and stretched him to his limits as an athlete was what he was referring to.

Saying Iggy's MVP was not because he defended Lebron well is a blatant lie. Without Iggy shutting down Lebron in that series nobody would have awarded him any MVP, take that to the bank.

Your other points remind me of the recent Messi and Ronaldo fanboys ballon d'or argument - pure bias points against the one you 'hate'. Just emotions.

Come on that Bubble ring was sweet. They were literally in Disneyland with the best facilities, no travel, no pressure of fans and the chaotic atmosphere they bring to the equation. Just 5 minutes stroll from your hotel to the court. They were more or less on a vacay

No way anyone can sell that emotional torture and stressful conditions BS to us in the real world. They need to GTFO with that

Khanben:
Dude people called him the Robin to Middleton's batman. If that is not disrespect I don't know what is.

Thank you oh. I even forgot this

birdman:
Give me some examples. I personally havent seen anyone disrespect or diminish Giannis. I really am interested to know such instances

By pundits for the most part. We also saw what guys like CJ and Beal were chatting in the playoffs from the comfort of their living rooms.

birdman:
As in keeping composure, staying in the game and not getting blown out. We have a really young team that gets star struck when they see superstars on other teams. At this point, we just want them to execute on a nightly basis without falling apart. On any given night, any of the lottery teams has a shot at upsetting a powerhouse. We beat the Bulls to start this win streak. We are not even looking at playoffs right now

You're only 2.5 games behind the play in spot never say never.

You guys have beaten now the Hornets, Wizards, Bulls and Nets. Definitely not a fluke

Roland17:
@A40, you know I am coming for you and your scam right! 5th consecutive week now...Haba mana!

How many interceptions now? You were worried about Mahomes but your scam just dey distribute interceptions.

Lool is this guy even serious at all? A grandpa is leading the league in all categories and you still have the gall to dey mention me.

Have some shame brah. Your Patrick Mafraud threw for less than 200 yards and no touchdowns even threw a pick but fortunately his defense has started riding for him

Future of the league Mahomes,better than Brady

Yards
3,384
TD
25
INT
12
Ratings
92.4

Old man Brady
Yards
3,771
TD
34
INT
10
Ratings
104.0

birdman:
Outside of htown, Hakeem didnt get that much play. Thats just the honest truth. People can reminisce now, but it was what it was.

Much play in what sense? Hakeem was the most respected foreign born baller probably of all time. I don't know why you mean by more play. Prime Hakeem was never disrespected by pundits and players alike like Giannis gets disrespected.

birdman:
What you think of as respect is really just name dropping to sell shows that sell ads. If you dont make much trouble and are in a small market, you wont get much play. Go ask Tim Duncan - highly respected, but didnt get much play. By the same token,rookie Lebron wasnt the best player in the league in his early years, but he had enough antics to keep the news mill rolling at the same time Duncan was at the top of his game. Lebron got more props than Duncan did, even when Duncan won that ring vs Cavaliers!!

This play na only you know Wetin e mean sha. I'm talking about respect by pundits and peers. Nobody questioned Tim Duncan's game and status from day 1, Lebron had been on SI cover since high school.

I'm not out here expecting players to have the same level of hype I'm speaking to flat out disrespect and diminishing of certain player's greatness inspite of his historic feats

birdman:
It is what it is. Nobody owes Giannis, or any other player anything. If you are going to keep your accent and stay in a small market, you cant get mad your name is not rolling off the pundits lips. No big deal as far as I am concerned.

some blockhead is going to read this and start talking about how I hate Giannis

No one is disputing this but if you're a pundit on any platform that should be taken seriously and not as a clown there should be a line and a level of achievement that puts a player clear of all doubts. The small market argument is an extremely arcane one. Patrick Mahomes plays in Kansas, Tom Brady plays in Tampa, Aaron Rodgers plays in Green Bay. In this era of social media where you can literally see every game. There is no hiding place.

kokanepyramid:
Ajakaja40 you better not give yourself a heart attack, you are not getting any younger. If I were you I will be more worried about my health than being said to be on the wrong side of history.
Just saying

What's this wrong side of history nonsense that keeps flying out your gangrenous mouth. Nigga you're a fan. A Male cheerleader more or less. It's not that deep. Fool.

kokanepyramid:
How does this change the fact you are full of hate for those making significant progress, you are the typical "enemy of progress" aka "bad belle".

I repeat ajakaja40 you are always on the wrong side of history, same way i caught you red handed hating on Lewis Hamilton LH44 on the formular One thread, while rooting for Seb Vettel claiming he is a better driver than LH44. Seb? our very own DJ-Spinall on race tracks? Someone my grand mother drives better than.

LH44 kept proving you wrong breaking records and setting new ones, he even got knighted in your face full of hate and Messi is doing same.

Ajakaja40 why are you always on the wrong side of history?

You're an absolutely unhinged lunatic. What is the meaning of this fuckery that just came from your leprous fingers. What would be the essence of sports and competition if everybody supported the same team or athlete

I'm a hater cos I prefer Ronaldo to Messi? Or Vettel to LH? What a smooth brained helmet you are. Are you also a hater for supporting Arsenal instead of other better and more successful teams?

What is this right side and wrong side of history foolishness you're chatting about, better go outside and touch grass you foolish dweeb. One would think these athletes share their accolades with you. Get a grip bozo. It's not that deep

Your grandmother drives better than a 4 time world champion? Lol. Lunacy is clearly your heirloom.

F#ck off my mentions you demented goblin

Warriors obliterating and ending that winning streak emphatically. The schedule guys didn't give them a chance tbh

Whether with or without LeProtocol. Lakers still a .500 team

Roland17:
You are forgetting E. Mobley

Yeah he is among the 4 bigs I was talking about

birdman:
Giannis is not marketable to the American audience. Period. Forget all the accolades they give him for being the good hardworking guy. The accent means they have to pay attention to hear what he is saying, and that is too much work for most people. We may think that is lazy, but it is what it is. If Giannis was more of a bad boy or dirty player, then at least the media would have an easy story to spin around him, just like in the movies. The bad african general, er player

Reminds me of Hakeem

Lol you just dey find excuse wey no dey. There is difference between not being marketable and general lack of respect. When you say marketable what does that even mean? I get that there are many players in any sport with more style than substance but it gets to a point where your achievements are undeniable and the bare minimum you should get is the highest level of respect

Now with your Hakeem analogy Hakeem was highly respected and revered, they called this man The Dream ffs, Perhaps there was a higher appreciation for greatness then than there is now because even Hakeem had not done what Giannis has done at 26, nobody has. Think about that, not Jordan, not LeNomad, not Duncan, not Shaq and not Kobe

I remember observing this Cavs team and they are looking like a big problem. Daarius Garland and Jarett Allen are definitely shoo in for All star appearance this season, the way they are beating the brakes off the Wizards is crazy. Even Kevin Love seems to have rediscovered his love for basketball.

Its pretty rare to see a team with 2 solid bigs, these guys have 4. Definitely will be a fun team to watch moving forward

patrickmuf:
Last year Lewandowski deserved it but even then, it can be argued that a lot of leagues were canceled so, other players didn't get a fair chance to compete for the awards.

This year, Messi deserves it just the same way I wouldn't have any qualms if Jorginho or Lewy were handed the award.

The stats and trophies favor any of the 3 contenders but one thing is certain, once Messi won the COPA, it was game over because of the headlines it generated after having been ridiculed for not winning any international trophy with the Argentine senior national team.

Which major league was canceled? Is it French League or Eredivisie players that were threats to Lewy??

I have always believed the award was a propaganda award, when Modric got it was just confirmation, since then I have not been bothered. I honestly do not care

kokanepyramid:
ajakaja40 you are always on the wrong side of history, where were you when peeps ridiculed him for not winning a National trophy? were you in coma when the ones he won were said to be undeserving since he did not win COPA, same COPA is now inconsequential according to you guys.

keep hating while he keeps proving y'all wrong.

Who is this ret@rd and why can't you hop the f#ck off my nuts for a second? From thread to to thread. Clearly you are insane.

Which year did most fans suggest Messi did not deserve the award besides 2010? STFU you demented ape

Roland17:
The Suns have to be very careful with how much they are putting into sustaining this winning run. When you consider that CP3 has historically suffered injuries that severely limits his impact on his team, I will advise Monty to cut how much he is using his core players.

Giannis on the other I will admit is not getting enough due but some of that may be attributed to the market where he plays in. It may not seem like a lot but if you understand how money is distributed in the NBA, you may see why I attribute some of it to the market. Imagine if Giannis played for the Knicks or my Celtics ?
As far as getting the respect for beating this Suns team then I disagree. Giannis was the best player in that series, had the better rotation but somehow they made it more difficult than it should be until Giannis, the best player in the series took matters into his hand.

Truth is winning is a habit, you can't decide to switch on and switch off when the car is in motion. We all know how stubborn CP3 is and a Cam Payne is more into getting his first than setting others up so the offensive efficiency is not nearly the same

A lot of it is deliberate if you ask me and I still narrow it down to Giannis not being from there, the whole market thing in this era of tech and social media is a tired excuse. He is being deliberately overlooked. LeNomad played in Cleveland and got his dues

I disagree with your disagreement, for starters the Bucks were the road team so they were destined to lose one or both games to a team as good as Phoenix was and secondly Jrue and Khris Middleton were two of the most inefficient high volume second options I have ever seen on a Championship team. There is nothing you can do when Holiday is taking 18 shots and shooting at a 36% clip while Giannis is taking only 2 shots more

Jodera:
Did you just say same stats or thereabouts?

Bring out Sanchez stats of 2015 or 2016(any of the two copa win year of your choice) let's compare it with messi stat.

Another thing is that when stats favor una, una no go talk, but if it doesn't, that's when we'll know balon dor na scam. When Messi had highest g/a in the years he didn't win the award, we no hear how balon dor was sentimental and hypocritical.

You were sleeping when Sanchez did 48 g/a in 2016? What were Messi's feat that was significantly higher than Sanchez considering Sanchez won the Copa with a smaller nation? Anyway I no too send these awards, I did not celebrate wildly when Lewa won The Best FIFA, I will not make too much noise when he didn't win this Complete Sport equivalent award either. It is what it is

Illimitable:
My sentiments exactly.

Plenty of people won Copa America(a completion of 8 nations) in the past and none of them became Ballon d’Or as a result.

The moment Messi won it, the status of Copa America suddenly became the toughest competition in history. This is the same competition that used to invite Japan and other nonsense countries to give it more life.

They hosted it 4 times in 6 years so that Messi could get plenty of opportunities to win it. They turned a usually 4-year competition into Carling Cup(annual event) so that the GOAT of Paris could at least get more opportunities to win it.

What a shame!

No mind these fraudulent people. Ojude Oba tournament oh is what they used to elevate agenda despite Messi being humiliated in every other significant tournament of note, At least myself and Raumdeuter have always been skeptical about these individual awards and everyone is finally seeing the light that's my only concern. Whether Lewandowski wins the award or not we all know only Messisexuals believe Lewandowski was not robbed