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afrodoc:
Yeah stylistically Jones will pose more problems. I was talking more of Lewis being a legit power puncher as well that might be the greatest test of Ngannou's chin yet.

If the next opponent is Jones then Ngannou had better get back to the gym to work even more on his grappling, takedown defense and kicking. His punching will take care of itself.

You're right. The toughest test to Ngannou's chin is Lewis.

I saw Jones struggle to takedown Dominick Reyes so with guys like Kamaru in his corner I'm doubtful he succeeds with the grappling. I think the kicks are where he might have advantage but in a way I think his bulk might help him in the grappling aspect. The issue with grappling is if you shoot and miss Ngannou will send you to Wakanda. You saw what he did to Cain. Blaydes also tried it with Derrick Lewis and that one gave him sleeping melecine

What I really want to see with Jones the narcissist full of hubris (well earned btw) is if his narcissism will talk him into actually standing and trading punches with Ngannou. He sometimes likes to try and beat you at your game so I want to see if he will dare to trade with Ngannou who will gladly eat two punches so he can knack you 4

NinjaMetahuman:
Very true


Even the only ko ngannou ever received in his mma carrier is from lewis.

Lewis has always been great puncher, but I think his chin is always suspect. His chin always failed him whenever he meets someone who out punches him.


The rematch will surely be interesting.

Ngannou has never been KO'd or submitted. His loss to Lewis was a decision and they barely touched each other all fight. Ngannou only did less, it was a case of two countries holding nuclear weapons and neither one wanted to be the first to pull the trigger

My guy did it. Really really happy. Corrected every single mistake from their first fight and sent Stipe to Wakanda. Respect to Stipe, Man has a chin. But Ngannou is just built different

Na Jones I dey wait for. Let's see if he can survive Ngannou

aliondo:
Hey guys..been a while...

Something to discuss on....pretty good trades ranging from Tucker to Bucks, Gordon to Nuggets, Oladipo to Miami...

But Rondo to Clippers and Sweet Lou to Hawks, cool to discuss about?

A40
Roland17
SmooshCHN
Deemain
Birdman

I like Gordon to the Nuggets, he will add passing and rebounding. He can be a highly inconsistent scorer but his size will help and he does have the odd night when he goes off. A lineup with Murray, Barton, Porter Jr, Gordon and Jokic would be a very intriguing one

Roland17:
No one in this generation especially over the last decade can do it by themselves anymore. The level of talent on offense is tremendous and everyone at this point is ring chasing. Can KD and Kyrie make it out of the East on their own? Probably so but at the end of the day, it’s about the number of chips on those fingers.

There is no sense of identity for teams including your traditional teams. The Nets want to strike now and it doesn’t matter what any one thinks. Most free agents want to either join the Nets/ Lakers/ Clippers because they want to win now. Is KD supposed to tell the Nets to stop signing anyone?

Lol go all over social media. The agenda and propaganda is already set. The only constant is their dishonesty. Only their queen is allowed to add players and a supporting cast like he did last year, nobody else

Same people. So what changed? So they are telling us now that washed Blake Griffin that can't even dunk again and Aldridge in year 15 are the gamechangers that suddenly deflated the Lakers

Afromentalist:
Lamarcus aldrige to the Nets.

I thought KD wanted to win on his own?

Anyway the game is more likely than not, OVER

Won de. You would think Aldridge was prime Tim Duncan not a washed 36 year old who was a negative each time he was on the floor for the Spurs this season.

Who wins on his own in today's league? Your guy is adding Andre Drummond to a team with AD, Schroeder, Gasol and Montrez but make everybody else dey look

Where is thy faith in unu King? The game is far from over

DeeMain:
.

Chief anti-Lebron activist, I see you.

Don't bring what fanboys say or do into this argument. Our debate, our words , what I said, what you said, are on this thread. A healthy debate about the incident was all I wanted when I put it up. No, everything Lebron must be about anger and hate and negative energy.

Paul Pierce must be proud of you.

There is nothing healthy about your debate. The minute you insinuated a hatchet job any discerning individual can easily suss your agenda.

birdman:
At this point it is mental. Even the coach's body language is not good, if you see as e wan cry during the interview. He was dealt a bad hand, but such is life. He needs to suck it up and press on. Yeah I know, easy to say, hard to do. This looked like a great job with a great team. And then it wasnt. Life

Well. The losing streak is now officially over

On paper this team should not have racked so many losses. But then you have guys like John Wall going 8/30

DeeMain:
That was a dirty play by Lebron on Embiid. You see how simple it was for me to say it?

I wrote down 3 possible plausible reasons 2 of which are not even sinister on how Bron got injured but no!! for you they are totally inconceivable and every of point or argument must be staunchly anti-Lebron, that's the only way you can sleep easy this night.

You didn't say this at the time so forget this your hypocritical energy abeg.

It was a basketball play you would expect a guy on the end of the bench to make. Any reasonable person can see he even controlled his body to ensure he did not fall on LeBron but weirdos and Bronsexuals actually attacked this man that he had to block his IG comments

DeeMain:
2 Lakers players who were on the floor when the injury happened(Trez and Schroder) said the same thing to the press but armchair anti-Lebron crusaders must pontificate to us all what actually happened on that court from the comfort of their bedrooms and if I don't agree I am unbearable.

I get it.

Same Schroeder that was talking about how he was drafted same year with Hill and didn't see him as that kind of player? Lool Montrezl of all people. Yeah those are unbiased opinions I should listen to.

Please half the press are unrepentant Bronsexuals which is why there is so much hullabaloo over a basketball play to begin with. Y'all ought to be ashamed of yourselves sullying a player's reputation for nothing except extreme fanboyism

kendrick93:
Kovac or no Kovac, you were outclassed by the better side..
Virtually all the players that played that game are still Bayern first xi till date

Which smelling better side. I hope we jam again so we can show you that AC no be fan. Imagine comparing Kovac's Bayern to Flick's

Let's just hope all our players return with no issues or injuries. Sincerely I don't believe there is a team in Europe that can outscore us over two legs, not even Man City once we have a full squad

kendrick93:
Rubbish...
Why weren't you hoping to get l'pool two seasons ago?
because you won the CL and with Liverpool off form, you're acting big bullocks.
Never Understimate Liverpool in Europe..
Leipzig, Schalke, BvB & your almighty Bayern know wassup when they've encountered Liverpool, with Leipzig being the latest German casualty..
Rembember Pride goes before a fall..

I don't blame you sha. I blame that olodo Niko Kovac that went to Anfield to play for goalless draw. Better worry about Madrid first

DeeMain:
Which ball hustle? To me, it wasn't a loose ball situation at all. Bron had picked up the ball and had planted his feet. Which loose ball was he diving for?

3 things:

1. An unecessary play (Schroeder's comments)
2. An awkward dive/An awkward player
3. A hatchet job

One of these is true.

You Bron fanboys are unbearable. It was a clear hustle play. He had blocked the driving lane and made him have to turn back, you can see he pulled back and didn't even put his full weight on LeNomad

I don't know how you expect a player who only gets 15-20 mins on the floor to get on the court and not play his tail off

Where was this energy when LeNomad literally pushed Joel Embiid mid air when they played the Sixers. You people are not serious at all

birdman:
rotation no make sense. too many injuries. I didnt expect us to even sniff playoffs. But 17 straight is still shocking. Tankeroooski

20. You lost to a Thunder team without Gilgeous Alexander and Horford. It's clear your team is tanking hard

Ibime:
You miss am. Nothing to do with culture.

I'm a lyricist first and foremost.

WizKid and Davido lyrics and rhyming patterns are not beyond the capacity of a primary 2 pupil.

Burna is a superb lyricist, multisyllabic rhymer, and can handle any which way the music goes whether ragga, Afrobeat or Hip-Hop. Burna skill on ragga rap alone is in contention with Damian Marley, he outraps 99% of Jamo artistes even in ragga. WizKid come dey try sing in Jamo accent and can't even get the accent right.

WizKid and Davido are Uber talentless in my eye, na just producers and synthesizers dey package their final product.

The guy can do it all literally. Can give you Damian style can switch to Shabba Ranks style of dancehall at the drop of a dime. Just listen to the intro he did with Da Les and AKA that year

nihilistjnr:
That's because Burna is a UK artist. Thats the culture you can relate to, especially as a PH boy

WizKid and Davido make Lagos-specific music. If you buy into Lagos culture, then you will prefer them, especially WizKid, to Burna.

Naah I don't think it's that. Maybe more of a generational thing. Gen Zers are likely to vibe better with the likes of Wiz and David. But if your musical tastes are remotely refined you will know Burna is simply better and the more versatile act.

Anyway I've come to expect anything when it comes to music. Just the other day on Twitter people were comparing Drake to Nas so nothing suprises me anymore. I have concluded people dey use different part of their body hear music

Emaprince:
up till today, I am still looking for the part wizkid sang on one dance, honestly.

Back up back up and whine oh. Listen very closely

Ibime:
Davido content is strategic. He decided to focus on Naija market and take it over while WizKid was trying to break Yankee and UK with Drake and them.

It's funny that Davido people called FEM "the song that swallowed a whole album" in reference to Burna album, now that same album done win grammy

Lol it's so funny how anyone with functioning ears will compare a weak song like FEM to a fine body of work like TAT

Burna is streets ahead of Wiz and Davido. It's what we always knew and it seems like he realized this too and just zoomed past the rest. Was really glad to see him pick up that award

I dey sorry for Birdman sha. 17 losses in a row. You legit have to wonder if the Rockets will win another game this season

Lewandowski now the second highest Bundesliga scorer of all-time with 268 goals still 97 left to catch Der Bomber

raumdeuter:
Jogi Low to resign in the summer

Should have resigned after Euro 2016. Been an absolute calamity since

kendrick93:
Because he had won it all for bayern so he came down for a challenge...
A world cup winner, title wins at Dortmund and bayern,
what else is there to prove?
And BVB didn't get him on the cheap either, they paid over 30m to secure his services which clearly indicates how keen they were on him.

As for clean sheets BVB have conceded 35g while bayern have let in 34g.
Considering the quality of both teams, I would say Dortmund and Hummels are faring much better than bayern or at par defensively
Bayern are let down by having defenders like boateng who drops a calamity per game

Loool you're a comedian. What of Champions League? You don't even know how ridiculous you sound. Didn't he win the same titles with Bayern that he did in Dortmund?

If he wanted a challenge he could easily go outside Germany and get it but he ran to the safety of Dortmund

We shall see how he fares when he has to face the big boys in Europe. We saw how he was disgraced last season and how he nearly undid Haaland's hard work conceding 4 goals vs Sevilla

Roland17:
Baba, nice to read from u again. Was going to put an APB out for you!

Abeg u sabi where @chic2pimp dey? I neva see the guy for a while.. I hope he is okay sha!

Omo na just the usual breaks person gats take men. How we go do?

SmooshCHN:
Thanks my man. I appreciate it. Did you say the Celtics? That's like working for Cavs or Houston. I couldn't pass up on the shade.

I'm on it.

If I had a dollar for how many times I get this in a day. Sadly, it's the truth. I'm working on leaving already..

Anyway you fit run am oh. One of my old mates went from Naija to Sudan to Saudi now in UK.

Most young Dr's I know are barely making $6k per annum. Some even less. It's criminal really.

etidy:
Booking plab 2 this morning too

I can't kill myself, abandoning residency for japa

Staying in Nigeria that will rather pay terrorists than healthcare professionals is just an exercise in suffering. I heard interns have not been paid for almost 3 months. And no one is saying anything. Till these people go on strike and we start hearing Hippocratic oath nonsense.

Japa if you can

Bronsexuals on Twitter really crying about a washed up Blake Griffin joining the Nets. Someone who has not dunked in two years. Such an irritating fanbase.

Their team had AD, Montrezl and Schroeder but they are still whining like LeNomad is the only one on the court

SmooshCHN:
Totally unrelated to basketball. I was hoping this day would come and here it is.
No, it's not my wedding announcement. I never reach that stage.


This thread has been a blessing to me in every way possible. Kept me busy, kept me happy and kept me company through med school. NL was the first tab I open almost every morning in the last like 5/6yrs because I know this thread would help me get through the day even when my Warriors would lose by 35. Don't get me started on playoffs when I'm always writing exams. I remember rushing my papers to catch the Warriors finals vs Cavs only for Iguodala to get blocked by James. Good times sha. Thank you guys for helping me in ways you can't imagine. The semi-depressed times, everything. Thank you guys from Ersan (I have to mention him for obvious reasons ) to everyone one. I don't want to skip anyone's name. Thank you Guys.

I was inducted yesterday and you guys were part of the journey. Still confused about what next to do cos it's Nigeria but thank you Guys. Thank you so much.
I could have posted a picture but yunno


_{ps: the Celtics are still trash and the Lakers are not repeating. thanks}

Congratulations bro. This is a huge deal

Why not write PLAB and Japa? Nigeria is not a country that takes healthcare serious so why do you want to play yourself

kendrick9:
Let's wait and see how Bayern fares against top opposition in the CL..
So far there's nothing new we haven't come to expect from Bayern,
topping the bundelisga, beating an average Lazio side in the R16..
hmmm not exactly a shock is it?
Bayern for the most part have actually failed in controlling a game for a full 90mins without losing concentration,
which is why they have conceded lots...
Thiago influence was integral last season in this aspect...
If Bayern fails to win the CL would agree that thiago absence was the cause using your Hummels analogy?

What you're chatting is story for the gods. Look around Europe and tell me the team or opposition that should evoke any type of fear for fans of Bayern Munich

The truth is bar City who we saw get exposed today no team has been truly dominant or unstoppable so no need to major in the minor

Hahahaha you're funny. Why has Thiago not transferred this influence to Liverpool? His arrival there has coincided with their worst home run in league history and they are now facing prospects of Europa League. We told you his shortcomings were being hidden by the likes of Kimmich and Goretzka with their productivity you were arguing.

Thiago's absence would only be argued as a factor for any Bayern CL failure if he had been pivotal to his new side's success. If you're 7th and 23 points off the top of the table in your new team with zero contributions whatsoever then you have no argument

kendrick9:
So Hummels was the sole reason you couldn't win the European cup?

You said He wasn't guaranteed a first team shirt but from the day he joined till he left,
he was a starting first choice defender..
Actions not paper gossips

As for Boateng, he's really really useless nowadays...
It's no wonder Bayern can't keep a cleansheet

How did you conjure this Okoto meow question? Was he a reason we won?

I said No longer guaranteed. That 'No longer' is not there for decoration. Go and argue with Niko Kovac not me. Does it make sense to you that a player assured of starting at Bayern Munich would downgrade to Dortmund?

Why do Bayern need to keep clean sheets? Is there special trophy for this? Where Hummels is is he keeping clean sheets?

Nothing Izzy could do in this fight. Moving up to fight someone 20 pounds heavier than you was a bold step. Would have been shocked if Izzy actually won and when I saw the betting odds the money was too good to pass up

Jan is a much better fighter than people give him credit for and I was impressed by Izzy's chin and the fact that he got caught and still survived. 2 of his last 3 knockouts were against legit 205lbs gius

I suspect Izzy hurt his arm somewhere in the 3rd round and for that couldn't capitalize when Jan clearly looked gassed.

Hopefully Izzy stays at 185. That's his true weight class and he continues dominating there. This fight showed me he would be King there for sometime to come so long as he stays humble

raumdeuter:
Jamal Musiala signs a pro contract

Till 2026. We have a gem on our hands. Thanks to Chelsea

I hope they are enjoying their Hudson Odoi

kendrick9:
lol...
you see am too abi.
The guy is finished...
steadily dropping calamities every game

You won't face Thiago Mr Idea who has been dropping so many disasterclasses he is now chopping bench na Boateng wey dey make game saving tackles you dey worry about

When I told you he was getting carried by the likes of Goretzka and Kimmich you were doing agidi like aboki.