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raumdeuter:
Like afrodoc said, Besides you having a very short window to make money max 15yrs when other professions can be making money for 50yrs. Ozekhome, Afe Babalola Doctors etc can make money till 80yrs while their agemates that went to sports would have stopped making money like 40yrs ago

2. Sport is usually physical, So any injury to your body means the end of your earnings, So the 15yrs projected career can end in 3yrs, or 5yrs or even 6months. A knee injury, you will quickly spend the little money on t so you can get back, thats how you gradually blow everything on it
Lawyers can got court even on wheelchair.

3. You make money when you are young, when you are not wise about how to manage money. Imagine person gave 20yr old izzou $1m. All the girls from Enugu to Imo to Lagos go don hear am finish. Plus 500 Timberland boots 5000 Polo shirts

4. The money usually do not keep up with inflation. The guys who played ball in the 80s and 90s didn't really make as much money as they are now. Players like Maradona, in the 80s might be making about $80K per year which is big money then but not comparable to the money in sports nowadays where a top player like Ronaldo Messi can make almost $100M per year

Take 2 people top footballer from Nigeria, and top Lawyer or Banker from Nigeria. In the 20s the footballer will be way richer, 30s still be richer but gap is closing, by the 40s the career person will likely have caught up, and till they die no way the football can meet up again

The average Nigerian ex footballer anything above 15yrs of retirement , is broke. Thats why they hustle for NFA jobs, NPFL coaching jobs before you know it they have started gofundme for health cases

It's a very wicked reverse. The athlete earnings decline as they age. The others earnings increase as they age. If you're not a 1percenter 1percenter you're basically in the hands of God.

From feeding your entourage (I can't imagine the kin billing person like Osimhen go dey face)

Then the fact that you have to stretch that paper as long as possible to maintain lifestyle will have you taking all kinds of financial risks and you get burned

Bombblacks:
Even a 4 year career at a top club generates more money than a career person would in 40years, stop playing. Footballers are just wasteful.

What of expenses? Don't underestimate the advantage of steady money. 4 years is a very very short window to make money stretch for 30-40 years

Ibime:
It was Written is probably Nas best album - tied with I am

Hell naww. To the naw naw. Hell to the naw. IWW was a failed attempt at pop IMO. I Am is still better. This just tells me you're not someone that really rates Nas if you're rating him with what was definitely not his best work

Ibime:
The "real Hip Hop" crowd didn't like it cos he used smooth and melodious and soulful beats and developed the Escobar persona. They wanted the ear scratching hardcore boom bap of Illmatic and gave it a bad rep. It was Written is actually one of his best works, but aggravated his core fans. Not me - a beat must not be horrible before I rate a lyricist

Naah they just weren't really good albums. Well at least IWW. Illmatic was relevant for the time. By 96/97 it was shiny suit era rap so I don't hold it against Nas for pivoting but I can't think of any track that had replay value. On IWW at least

Ibime:
I don't listen to all those KD1, KD2, KD3 shits. Nas fell off lyrically in recent years, or let's just say lyricism has developed crazily (for those who know where to look) while he is standing still, and even regressing slightly. Sorry to say, Method Man is a better lyricist than him today, something you couldn't say in the 90s, and that's cos Method developed his pen while Nas got lazy

How can you give a fair or constructive criticism on Nas and you didn't even listen to Untitled, Life Is Good or KD trilogy.

Method Man is a better lyricist? On what grounds? Show me his project let me compare. I'm also a Method Man guy but let's be serious here

Me I rate my rappers by their storytelling and their body of work. Not ability to NL battle rap.

Nobody not even Jay Z has dropped a quality album this late in their career like Nas did.

Ibime:
I actually dropped Nas after God's Son album followed up by HipHop is dead due to his wack beats. I only clocked back in for Distant Relatives with Damian Marley because of Damian

Lol. You're not a Nas guy. It's better to just admit that.

Nas is not even my favorite rapper but I respect him a lot.

If you've not even listened to Life is Good and the KD trilogy then any opinion of yours on Nas absolutely has to be taken with a grain of salt

Ibime:
Apart from It was written, I am and Stillmatic, you have to wade through too much garbage to get to good songs with Nas. I won't credit Distant Relatives when it comes to good music cos thats Damian Marley's doings

IWW I don't consider a good album

But the fact that you skipped Illmatic and Life is Good? KD 3 and KD 1? Skipping Life is Good is unforgivable

That just tells me you no like Nas at all at all.

Ibime:
He said lyricists that also make good music.

That rules out Nas

I wanted you to focus on his comments on Drakes pen

Also Kendrick not there either cos his pen weak or he doesn't make good music. I will say his pen weak

Who said Nas don't make good music? His music is better than JadaKiss to me. I be Fabolous fan but he's not hard a strong commercial hit since Loso's Way

Most Drake so called good music na bubble gum singalong like One Dance, God's plan and co. Hannah Montana raps.

Like I told you I would rather listen to the originator of his style. Phonte. who raps better and does better ballads (industry machinery no just dey him back)

Kendrick first 4 albums
Section 80
Good kid maad city
To love-vendor a butterfly
Damn

That's arguably the strongest first 4 albums of any rapper in history. Kanye is the only one who can debate it. So that makes his list Fugazi at best.

Omo Antman and Randle wasted excellent games from the supporting cast. Unbelievable

No excuse for both of them to combine for 21pts in a Game like this. How can Alexander Walker outscore both of you combined?

Man Jokic might as well go full LeBronze and flex his muscles let them offload MPJ, probably Jamal if they can and get him a real supporting cast. Since Mike Malone has been dropping not so subtle hints that Jokic might have had a hand in his firing. Any sort of consistency from Nuggets supporting cast and they would have beaten OKC

Roland17
The Cane's somehow survived elimination. Only delaying the inevitable at this point

Ibime:
A40 watch this, from a gee with an ear for rap. Check the no2 spot

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EPXY3jRXm/

Lol. This man. Jada for top 5? Mehh. Me I be Lox guy but that's a stretch.

I have no complaints with him number 1. But no Nas on his list? I'd take the KD trilogy over anything Drake has dropped since NWTS.

Nas has to be there for me to rate his hip hop ear.

No Tribe Called Quest? Hmmm

And then Drake at 2 . Why listen to Drake when I can go and listen to the guy he bit his style from, Phontigallo. Go listen to Little Brother


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbBl81wqfSU?si=tleJKr3eIpuMNoRH


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSVUPMccM8c?si=GV8EUHvrLu3Hfm4w

A40:
Well let's see if the Knicks can come back from 20.

Well apparently they can. KAT masterclass

Pacers sleeping on a bicycle. Towns is tweakin

Don't let Rick Carlisle have a squad man. This Pacers team are a coach's nightmare. Can't scout for anybody cos even they don't know who will be the go to guy for the game

Well let's see if the Knicks can come back from 20.

People kept saying it was just one loss after Game 1 and I was like omo there's some losses you fit no recover oh.

Knicks are on the edge of a cliff here. Pacers are too well coached to fumble any advantage especially after last year's experience with the Celtics

Roland17:
@A40, the Oilers have a 3-1 lead with 17 to go in the 3rd.

Make it 4-1

Hyman was behind the defense and finished with a strong shot.

I hope spam bot don't strike again

Looks like we are headed for rematch of last year's final. Stars comeback gimmick no work again

Panthers are a Buzzsaw. I would be truly shocked if they don't repeat

What's a Polar Bear doing in Abakaliki Texas

Just handing buddy ceremonial awards now

Poor Knicks. Late Brunson error there ultimately ruined their chances at a comeback.

Can't see how they win 4 of the next 5 especially with Carlisle in cruise control and running circles round Thibs

I like this McConnell chap so much. The perfect backup PG any team can dream of

A40:
Pacers landing Siakam has been such a gamechanger.

Seems he's living up to the agenda I was pushing that year

I always cook

That Pacers vs Knicks was the greatest display of never quit basketball I ever seen.

9 points in 52 seconds. How is that even possible? The record previously was like 0-970 or something like that.

Nesmith. Not even Steph has ever gotten that hot. I still cannot believe what I witnessed.

Remains to be seen how the Knicks pick themselves up now. That was a crushing loss

Carlisle serving a coaching masterclass with that team. They know their strengths and they play to it to the absolute max

That team and OKC are a huge indictment on the Nuggets GM

Roland17:
@A40, did you see game 1 of the Oilers v Stars?

What a come back by the Stars. Their power play offense is about the best in the league because they are direct and force the issue. This Stars look like they want it all.

RIP Jim Irsay.

Ol boy. That Stars team bloody oh. The way they came back against the Avs in Game 7 na him fear me.

I would be very shocked if it's not a Stars vs Panthers final. Panthers look like a potential back to back candidate cos I have difficulty seeing who beats them.

They were already a ridiculously deep team then they now added Marchand a battle tested vet.

No wonder I saw Irsay trending I thought he had done or said something crazy again. This life sha. 65 is still pretty young

This OKC no get one single liability on defense. Everyone top to bottom is an above average defender

Max performing wonders with that Keke Napep. 3rd fastest car at best

Far and away the best driver on the grid

I thought the Thunder would start slow after that 7 game series with the Nuggets. Grossly underestimated the power of youth

SGA recovered from that mid first half

But this might be a short series. Timberwolves got away with some average basketball last two series. If Antman plays so inconsistent then it might be a gentleman sweep

raumdeuter:
The 81m voted him in 2020 when his handlers hid him from public and ran his campaign from the basement

Throughout his presidency when he had to face the public most Americans saw he had significant cognitive issues but the democrats kept lying to everyone

These same people want to tell us about decency

Everything points to that 81m being a lie if we look am critically

AmazonTopaz:
His doctors certified him mentally fit and okay, Joe Biden is 82 years old and functions his age. There was nothing wrong with him to deem him mentally incapable for the job. Absolutely, nothing. At 82, he was still riding bicycles someone with motor skills disability or any form of cognitive decline at his would never be able to do that.

You all should give this a rest and stop being ableists and ageists.

What doctors?? You mean Dr Jill Biden

Show us a report. Better yet take it up with Jake the Bongo Tapper who is only now deciding to reveal what we already knew all this time

Riding what bike? Lol he literally fell off one while standing


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lEs4oi-4ps?si=Ciol_y9x0BDIroGm

Spare me your woke buzzwords nonsense. Some of us actually felt bad for him and are holding all of you Wokies accountable for elder abuse all this time

raumdeuter:
What was the conjecture?

That Most Americans saw that biden was incapable due to his health challenges and everyone who pointed it out was insulted and lied to

Today the same people who said everyone wasnt seeing clearly and did this original sin are now writing books to tell us all what we all knew

Democrats knew Biden was not well but they chose to deceive the country regardless.

They have no right to tell anyone about decency when they couldnt apply basic decency to admit the truth about Bidens health and push an ailing man who should be resting on Americans

Jake the Bongo tapper is a grifter fraud. Wait. Does he think people don't know that he knew all along all he is revealing in his book.

Think of how long it takes to write a book and publish it. These guys are just clowns. Only someone with no idea of what to do with their money would waste even a Colombian peso on it.

Shame on everyone that pretended and covered up Joe Biden illness. Declining cognitive abilities, motor skills that were bleeding obvious

We're supposed to believe advanced prostate cancer just came like RKO from outta nowhere

I hope he's able to recover. He is an incompetent man not necessarily an evil one

birdman:
End of an era for sure. I cannot see curry, durant, lebron winning a ring again. Its jist not about skill. Its also how the younger athletes have adapted the game. I did not think it was possible to guard Jokic and Murray like they did, and not get in foul trouble.

It's an indictment on the league if Curry, Durant and LeBronze are still trying to win rings. This is the natural order and the likes of SGA, Antman, Hali, Brunson and Co are supposed to slam that door shut

Aaron Gordon showed more heart than the two guys that get paid more than him.

Anyone the Nuggets hire his first duty has to be to get MPJ out the building. That one is non negotiable I would have added Murray but he's at least shown elite play in the past. Plus nobody taking that contract. Who are we kidding?

Russ. Time to hang it up buddy. Some things are just not meant to be

larride:
That Calvin Booth na terrorist true true.

See those back to back 3s from Strawther for that 10-0 run. it's crazy that Nuggets can't rest MPJ and Murray during these games even though they are playing with injury.

Shameful

Not playing Strawther all this time to me was just bizarre especially with MAGA Mike playing rubbish on both ends