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Ewuro4:
WHOO WHOOP! Wade's out! Raptors smoking hot!

We yeye Miami feels like a million bucks!

Birdman, Roland ... Where you at?

I dey hia o , I'm a Lowry fan so I'm happy to see the dude win game 7 in a big way.

I think they matchup better against cavs - their backcourt is dangerous, and if they get Valanciunas back, they will wake the cavs with a win or two.

true talk where is mynd44. make una supervise am o...at least for the next 24 hours

Mizzzbeee:
4-1

we here...we go see . i have been waiting for a legit point guard matchup with curry all season. I was hoping CP3 would do it in the second round. over to you westbrook.

raumdeuter:
Looks like its season over for Spurs

It doesnt look good. one other thing is the number of misdirection plays Donovan is running. This is his first NBA playoffs, but dayum, he did his homework.

Kawhi needs to catch fire, but i will be surprised if he has any legs left last 6 minutes. He is literally trying to shore up the whole team's defense with individual hustle.

989900:

Subsidies are actually a good gesture, governments naturally subsidize the populace in one form or the other, but for the bastardization of the good gesture and the 'no money' situation, we all basically agree subsidy must go, but at the right time: when we no longer depend on imported fuel, or have greatly reduced our dependence on imported fuel.

That said, on the overall, after almost a year in power, I'm not going to make excuses for Buhari's government's inability to tackle pipeline and oil installations vandalism, and cross-border smuggling, nor am I going to make excuses for its inability to have the old refineries working or modular refineries chipping in their bits. The APC won the election in March 2015, enough time for preparations.

As it is now, what we have is a cosmetic solution to a fundamental problem: if we do not get refineries (old and new) doing their thing, should oil prices sell for around $70/barrel, or the Naira continues to free fall, then pump prices will go north, or reversal to paying subsidies.

Our only 'get-away' is to find a way to make the Naira stronger, and drastically eliminate importation of refined fuel.

And there is no way to avoid wage increment (N18,000 would be technically worth less than $40). . . which further aggravates inflation . . . at 12.8% inflation, it is already a travesty . . . I see over 15% inflation = anarchy!

unfortunately, you are spot on. rough times indeed. and they will get rougher. That first 3 or 4 months Buhari took to get his ministers in place looks like gold now - in hindsight that was precious time he could have used to head off the oil price freefall.

wage increment is indeed a good idea for this administration, at least to get the dogs off the back politically. But everyone knows the inflation wolves will devour that increment in no time.

I respect Falana a lot. But unfortunately, he is wrong here. I think it is very hard for most people to comprehend what it means to be a broke country. Remember, even Saudi that made much better use of their resources are trouble so deep that they have taken their national assets on to the stock market.

The painful truth is subsidy does not make sense with an empty treasury.

SIRcumalot:
were all the rockets fans for this thread?

I have disowned Harden spiritually. I just need the rockets to do the needful

a friend accused me of being drunk when I said OKC was a problem for spurs. Lets see what he has to say this weekend. wey my stout

Roland17:
Livingston and him 'ogo mango" has put the Warriors in a precarious situation because they must play Curry more minutes especially on defense.

had to re-read that. lmao

Roland17:
I would send DeRozan and Lowry home first, both have have to apologize to the team and every Canadian out there ..Imagine Lowry just hit another air ball..Just negodu .....The Raptors have their bench to thank, AGAIN.. if they pull out of Miami with a W..

both of them have been exposed. Derozan in particular should never be an all star. This is the real definition of being soft, he completely lost composure.

In other news, somebody cut Amare check and send him home. His mind is somewhere else..if looks could kill, Wade would have murdered him.

Skywalker5:
Who watched spurs game? What happened? That score against thunder is worrying .sort of good news for me sha

young legs. The Thunder bigs are young - Ibaka and the mustache dude . You can place both off them on the court at the same time, get big presence in the paint and still play fast paced. David West, Aldridge , Diaw etcare nowhere near as agile - in fact aldridge looked gassed out at the end, missing turnaround jumpers he normally makes.

Whatever plays Pops was saving for the warriors, he needs to pull them out his hat now

A40:
They would be fine so long as Russell Westbrook keeps taking 31 shots

well, he got 15 assists instead, and now its 2-2. Spurs team is built to win playoffs against traditional NBA teams, not young teams that can play smallball all day. Even if they get past Thunder, Warriors will sweep them. Guaranteed. Sorry Mynd44. abeg no ban me

Donlittle:
Gregg Poppovich or phil jackson, who is a better coach? what are your reasons?

Popovich has done more with less. Gotta be Popovich

Mynd44:
That was close

A fundamental weakness for spurs is small ball. I think this series could go either way.

SIRcumalot:
I don't think the cavs have won any regular season game against Miami since LeBron came back.

yep

YoungForever:
idiocracy is the government that is based upon abstract theory

Theory minus goodluck equals election loss

SmooshCHN:
16 3pts in first half. That's ridiculous.

And unrepeatable imo. The cavs are just not that good at the 3pt shot. I guess Hawks game plan was to protect the paint and give up the 3 to an average shooting team. Sounded like a good plan. But like Kenny said, once your plan fails, you have to be able to improvise - looks like hawks were just hoping the shooting streak would end. Now they down 0-2

didnt catch the first half of this game, but score looks ridiculous - did the hawks just fold? This is the best coached team in the ECF (top 5 all NBA). wth

wao... raptors tie! someone has introduced medicine into this playoffs . ewuro4, plz cease and desist


whew...wade shows up

Ewuro4:
Where Birdman at ? I do care you know

ol boy, i went to sleep at half time even though it was close. I was that confident Spurs would win with Aldridge on fire.

In other news, Toronto just lost home court - I hope the celebration wears off. They can beat the Heat if Lowry has a good game

erm, so any OKC fans in the house? please raise your hands so we can make sure you alright in about 30-45 minutes . We care

SIRcumalot:
I see why my point was misunderstood,
I think harden game is alright.

Harden is a super star for sure. And he is stronger than he looks, which would be useful whenever he decides he wants to defend

Ewuro4:
Lol I know.

Biyombo on the line , dude sucks at free throws ,hopefully we beat Pacers tonight. Knowing Cleaveland will humiliate us in conference finals, yet Canadians are thirty for Heat blood. Olorun jowo 12mins to go.

ah you are a miami fan? hehehe...make i mark calendar

o raptors? lol. i think lowry is due for ECF

A40:
FIXED


Walton to the Lakers. Smart pickup if you ask me

we beat mavs in round 1, clips in round 2. if we beat gsw in WCF, we would be in the finals no?

I'm a little skeptical on Walton - I think GSW won while he was coach just because the system was already in place. Remember that this is a 73-win team. Lets see sha...but I will not be surprised if he is just OK

Mizzzbeee:
Playoffs is soo boring

yep. injury bug has made west playoffs very boring. the east is much more competitive, but even that is not saying much. I have to admit, playoffs need some curry

SIRcumalot:
why is what am saying such an abomination ?
I never said Beverly was better than Lin. lin is better,just that you will get the best out of harden when he handles the ball more.
I gave a further example with lawson. am really surprised at the reception of what am saying it not like it is new.

@donlittle so nothing in support of Cuban?

We were one game away from the Finals last year, if not for Harden's almost 20 turnovers. So I cant agree with anything that has Harden handling the ball more.

I get what you are saying, but the point guard makes other players better. If you are saying Beverly is not the better point guard, but he makes harden better, then there is a contradiction somewhere. I think the contradiction lies in your assuming that Harden's game is ok, that he should handle the ball as much as he does.

SIRcumalot:
Beverley is a better fit for that backcourt than Lin simply because of how harden plays

pls dont say this again . if there is a hell for bad hair, bad defense and bad balling, beverly needs to be in there asap

if anyone is surprised by this story, you are obviously not paying attention. Nigerian society thrives on appearances, trying to outdo one another. Tiwa isnt free of blame here - she just got 419'ed by a bigger pretender. I have to say I feel for her, believe her, but I think even she knows her "oju kokoro" played a role in her ending up with a the shiny dude. All that glitters is not gold

Donlittle:
I am rooting for jeremy lin and the hornets so Daryl Morey can understand everything is not about analytics...... Let that man choke . He really said Beverly is better than Lin. Do not know the difference between him and cuban sometimes to be honest, they gamble a lot lol.

Still prefer cuban though, and on monta ellis, it is sad really, he actually shot the ball well with Dallas, 3 point percentage went up, mid range went up, and i think his FT too.

You really think a curry less warriors can not beat the blazers? That would be a tough series... Warriors in seven, though it can go either way.

Anyone knows who lebron is meeting in second round?

So can we all just talk about what Houston is going to do? Rebuild? Tank, or trade howard? With Harden on the team, they are definitely not rebuilding, they do need better pieces around him though, and honestly, I do not see Durant going there. That is just fry-pan to fire.

thank youuuu!!! morey's overdependence on models has always bothered me...i dont think this guy even knows how to play the game.

harden is lockeroom cancer material. he is not there yet, but its coming. If we ge t a savvy no nonsense GM, Harden's days are numbered.

Skywalker5:
Na Warriors will do just fine without Chris Paul

man, i was looking forward to this matchup for about 2 months...playoffs feel bleh to me right now

A40:
Birdman are you sure you wanna trade James Harden? Cos you are 35-2 in this game without him

lol. sell him at the earliest convenience