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Music/Radio › Re: What Music Are You Listening To Right Now? by Eruditor: 1:58pm On Feb 28, 2017

@noob03saibot

I saw something you quoted and said "true" to and I just wanted to correct that impression. There is not a dot of Drake's songs where he told a lie about his life or upbringing. The other guy in question is the one everyone knows to be the habitual liar.

Starting from the bottom is relative. Drake's mum was a school teacher but her bad health made her retire a tad too early coupled with the fact that his absentee father wasn't helping with child support.

When he did the acting gig on "Degrassi" he was earning 50K a year which would have been okay but he was helping his mum pay off the house and car so there was never much to spend after it. He had a comfortable Uncle (his mum's bro) who used to help him pay for Studio time when "Degrassi" had folded up and young Aubrey became more interested in Music.

So forget that myth about him having things easy. He was in a music group with Melanie Fiona and one other guy called "Future" (not the Future you know). And guess what? He was dropped from that group but he still found success later.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 1:29am On Feb 28, 2017

Milwaukee are up for a serious drubbing today. Meanwhile, Philly think this is a playoff game.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 3:17pm On Feb 27, 2017

Muna15:
Everyone knows the team with more points wins a Basketball game but the weight of the difference does not count.

Deron has not even played a game yet, and here you are getting wet on him. For your info, we' not done yet and I can't really wait for May to come cos we've got to settle this old score once and for all!

GSW averages the most PPGs. Spurs hold opposition to the least PPG. That was my argument. Cavs is neither of those teams. If push comes to shove, you have LBJ and Kyrie for points and who else? When it comes to forcing turnovers, blocks and transition defence you have in reality only Lebron and to some degree Thompson. This again produces a conundrum for Cavs this season. This explains why they go 4-19 when LBJ doesn't play.

So what was my question again? I said Deron is a good "playmaker". The quotes are because Lebron felt they needed one when they went 7-8 in January. Fair. But which of the seeming Cavs issues will D Will truly fix? That's why I said they need Bogut or whoever they want to get and that's good for them.

Good because every single time Cavs go through a bad patch Lebron comes up with another reason. First it was playmaker. Then it became a rim-protector. I want all these issues sorted out once and for all so we won't have any excuses.

Barring bad officiating and NBA interference, let the mettle of the Cavs really be tested. Period.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 10:58am On Feb 27, 2017

Muna15:
Basketeball is a win or lose game where point difference does not count. What matters is who wins! (I've decided to stop reminding you about the 3-1 chokeness)

I understand your concern about Deron PPG which I think the Cavs don't need to be worried about. What matters is that we've got a good veteran as a backup PG who is averaging more assists than Curry.

Oh no points difference counts like numbers on a calculator. If it didn't, how else would you feel CAVs could get to the ECF and not the Heats. What worries me is how CAVS don't refer to December 25th as an example of a Warriors choke anymore- they literally have to go months back to bring up the slightest whimper of banter.

I have no concerns about Deron only that I am trying to make sure a CAVS beatdown will be balanced just like it was in January (no more we need a playmaker excuse). I am guessing all those Deron assists and 13ppg were responsible for Mavs sitting on top the WC or better still, why he helped Cavs molest the Bulls in his first outing for his new team.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 12:12am On Feb 27, 2017

Decale:
The Warriors that had the rim protector last season, where went they?

Injured Bogut when it was 3-1?

I am really worried about Kyle Korver too. He was supposed to be a missing piece in the jigsaw until 7-8 in January.

Anyways, Deron is welcome. His 13ppg will do wonders.

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Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 12:08am On Feb 27, 2017

Muna15:
Maggi inside sour soup . The Playoff/Finals go tell us who the 'maggi' is. I won't be surprised if the maggi turns out to be KD.

The Cavs have won four out of the last five games against GSW. So, I don't understand what you mean by saying the Cavs can't outscore/out-defend GSW. Players get better around LeBron and I believe the addition of Deron will improve the team.

You guys like to console yourselves. So why not check the record in the last 18 games, why the last 5?

In the 57/58 games Cavs have played what's their points difference compared to GSWs? So how else are we going to tell who scores more? Compare how many under 100pts games Spurs have held other teams to, to Cavs. So which of these aspects will D-Will improve for them?

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Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 5:05pm On Feb 26, 2017

Muna15:
You're scared already

Maggi inside sour soup; it will make no difference. Cavs need someone to stop the bleeding not someone who could create more offense alone. Cavs can't outscore GSW and can't out-defend Spurs so D Will's 13ppg won't contribute that much without a much desired rim-protector. Print that cheesy

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 6:51am On Feb 26, 2017

Anyways, I came here to announce that KD was rested today so Klay and Curry did the business just like they did last season without him. A couple "Stephortless" 3s by Curry too to show a couple 3 point legends and sure-fire HOFers ain't better than him.

We have also qualified for the Playoffs today. 24 games to go.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 6:49am On Feb 26, 2017

Manutd19:
Cavs is scary right now if all fit. Korver, Dwill coming off the bench for Irving, JR Smith.....
Bogut still likely to join. I say they are deeper than the Warriors now.

Okay o. Which means there would be no excuse if they lose or get swept in the finals. #JustSaying

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 6:48am On Feb 26, 2017

SmooshCHN:
Hahahahaha

The Cavs are what

0-4 to Bulls..

Did I not say it here? What good will it do for you when you score many points and let many more get past you?

The rim-protector is still what they need over and above every thing. D Will will not stop the rain when the chips are down.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 2:35am On Feb 26, 2017

Decale:
Kyrie that cannot defend beat the Warriors. Cavs is good

And Draymond Green that is an average 3pt shooter outshot Klay and Curry in the finals. How often will it happen?

I am indifferent about him like Korver. They are not making additions in potential weak areas. They still need their rim-protector.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 11:52pm On Feb 25, 2017

Decale:
D Williams to Cavs

Good "playmaker" but can he defend?

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 6:43am On Feb 24, 2017

Later someone will see the type of 3 point shots Curry makes, and compare him to Nash, Reggie and Allen. Preposterous!

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Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 6:29am On Feb 24, 2017

Every single time Clippers made an attack this NBA ref has given them a foul call. All in a bid to forcefully end the 9 straight losses at Oracle. Shameful.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 9:38pm On Feb 23, 2017

SIRcumalot:
anderson varejao gave you guys some good minutes
Bogut should be able to do the same.

A fit Bogut will help them way more than Varejao did for GSW.
Varejao is absolute s-ht.

SIRcumalot:
see wetin pacers they ask for paul george.
e fit no happen.

They say, nobody ever really wants to sell a Bentley. So if you want to buy it, you would have to really convince the owner that he must sell.

I think PG will go to Lakers. Magic is looking like Jerry West and perhaps is convincing him about future plans. PG will however sign a short contract just to check his options after 2017/18.

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Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 9:35pm On Feb 23, 2017

SmooshCHN:
I read it all wrong. He's being traded to Sixers. I don't think Cavs will want to sign him.

I heard they might still trade him to Cavs as leverage for some other deal.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 7:54pm On Feb 23, 2017

SmooshCHN:
Isaiah Thomas tweeted the eye emoji. I guess Butler is going to Celtics

Saw that now. It seems Celtics will announce a big trade like they did when they got Al Horford.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 7:53pm On Feb 23, 2017

SmooshCHN:
why?? He wasn't happy leaving GSW. I hope he's healthy tho

Why don't I want him to go there?

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 7:43pm On Feb 23, 2017

Bogut goes to Cavs and is healthy during the playoffs will be a big problem. The guy's passing and blocks for a center are incredible. Cavs will finally have the much coveted rim-protector. I pray the deal doesn't go through. grin

Politics › Re: "Gift Or Bribe, Buhari Has Shown Us The Way" - Reno Omokri by Eruditor: 9:45am On Feb 23, 2017

Nigeria my country.

So let us get something straight. The SAN in question is only PMBs lawyer and no one else's? Is that even possible?

Let us assume it was a bribe, the bribe couldn't be from any of the SAN's clients? It had to be from PMB, now, because Justice Ademola is in trouble?

Is this not a cheap lie and blackmail? The same kind Ngwuta tried to pull when he claimed Amaechi tried to bribe him too, and after he refused, they sent DSS and EFCC at him?

So PMB wants to bribe a sitting judge in a case of such high magnitude and popularity, then he uses 500k grin

while the Judge himself doesn't alert constituted authority and decides to conveniently do that through a witness only when he is charged for financial crime in another unrelated issue?

500k is now sufficient enough to buy cases in Nigeria when GEJs people would have paid the judge well over ten times that number so the case could favor them. Yet Justice Ademola collected the 500k?

I think this issue is as asinine as asinine can be.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Eruditor: 2:35pm On Feb 22, 2017

bykebyke:
^^LOL.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 2:48pm On Feb 21, 2017

Decale:
Can we see a top 5 PG list from everybody?

Modified:

If I want to fix Curry in a top 5, he'd definitely be at no 5. There's no way he's playing better than Harden, WB, Thomas and Wall.

Apart from Wall I agree with your list. I would have placed Curry 4th. I know he has had some iffy games but trust me he did last season too. Utah Jazz was a 14pt game. Spurs second leg was a 15point game. Players have such games.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 12:24pm On Feb 21, 2017

Donlittle:
Thats why old school players hate analytics lol. I swear anything less than a sweep from Golden State in the finals, I will be disappointed

Roland thinks GSW fans got defensive but what he doesn't know is that even with a sweep this season that last season will haunt me forever. The finals was looking easier than the 2015 one and somehow GSW capitulated.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 12:21pm On Feb 21, 2017

Decale:
Eruditor, your posts is all about points per game like that's the measure of how good you are.

Lebron last season and this season average same number of points. Does it mean he's the same level this season?

Lebron's best season ever was 26ppg at Heat. He had averaged 30points twice at Cleveland. Does it mean he played better?

Will you say Curry this season is better than his first MVP season even with higher ppg? No

Did Kobe with 35ppg in 2006 have a better season than Nash, the MVP? No

Did Iguodala have higher points than Curry in the finals? No

Is Brook Lopez better than Gasol cos he scores 20 a game? No

Player and Media voted Curry 3rd in Western CONFERENCE and he's really behind. The two conferences weren't collated. How many good PGs are in the West? Isn't CP3 injured?

Stop all these points, points like that decides how one player is better. I can fill a 1000 page book on where points ain't a good metric. Wiggins and Melo, Hayward and George, etc .

Curry season is good, like others having good seasons. But he's definitely not better than Harden, WB, Thomas, Wall, Lowry and the injured CP3. You shouldn't average that much and be missing in almost half of your games. Antetokounpo that averages less doesn't. Look at his "rival" Lebron, lol

Baba, I charge you to THINK.

My points are not about points per game don't whittle it down to that. How do they influence games Wall and Kyle? If they always gave more assists per game it will reflect in the number. If they scored more, same. If they stole the ball more, same.

What you are trying to say is that they are more valuable to their teams this season than Curry has been to GSW. If that is your argument, I can agree but there are ways to justify it hence why we mention "Primary handler, Primary scorer" to you. Has Curry been the primary handler overall this season? No. Primary scorer nko? No. So with those 2 alone his "influence" will not be the same when compared to last season or the latter season before it. Even if CP3 was playing, he is, overall, both of those criteria to his own team and as such his influence for them will be more. But what is his team's position even with him playing?

If your argument is also "remove Curry and GSW will still win games". I can as well tell you to remove KD and nothing will change. Same as Klay, Iggy, Shaun or Zaza. So overall, perhaps only Draymond has that much influence on the team.

I know some other person will say what about KDs blocks per game? Yea, those are important but McGee could have given the same blocks only with less creative offense on the other end. Same way, Curry will give more 3s, assists and headache to oppositon defence than KD but with less length and defense on the other end. It could go either ways.

So again, it is not about numbers. You are only comparing Curry to who he was last season.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 11:21am On Feb 21, 2017

Donlittle:
I'm just confused. What the absolute fucck. Curry and Durant, green, klay can all handle the ball. They bring the ball down the court sometimes. Any right thinking person that watches the game should understand it will happen. The Phoenix Suns, Nash was the primary ball handler, heck that dude wasnt scoring as much point as curry is now if am not mistaken.

To her, if Bogut attempts 1 3pt and makes it making his 3pt % 100 for the season, he is a better 3pt shooter than Curry whose average might be 40% but who has made over 210 3pts all season.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 11:20am On Feb 21, 2017

Decale:
Smooshchn, players average 20+ ppg but they are downright inconsistent. If I use your analogy, Lillard is better than Curry cos of his higher stats, right? Lol

You downright know Curry is the most inconsistent of all those PGs. Make Lowry or Wall get one bad game and see if their teams win the game. His influence on games this season puts him outside the top 5.

Conduct your survey yourself, you'll see what I mean. Leave sentiments

1. Do they need to be? When KD was not at GSW, Curry needed to bring it game in game out. These days he coasts when his input is not needed. Please look out for games that KD doesn't play well. Apart from the odd days here and there where Klay carried the team, it was always Curry. That's why I said always measure it with respect to what his team needs him to be.

2. Lol @ Lowry or Wall. They have great games and their teams still lose. So what exactly is their impact? They are the primary scorers of their respective teams (especially when Derozan is unfit). Every single shot and play goes through them. So except you have a way of measuring consistency. The only thing you are going to say is that they score more points and even that would be wrong based on the averages.

3. If his influence on games was as little as you claim, why is it that when he missed 11 3s against Denver, GSW lost? When he made only 15 points against Cavs, GSW lost? He scored 40 points or so against Sacramento and missed a clutch lay-up and GSW lost. Now look for games where KD didn't play well. GSW won 90% of those games. Check it. Leave sentiments aside too.

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Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 11:11am On Feb 21, 2017

Donlittle:
This chick is using a center who scores from rebounds, dunks, in the post to analyze curry and Durant who both shoot from the perimeter. What the absolute fucck. Shaq isn't shooting threes or midrange.

LOL. Now you catch my drift when I say "from a more knowledgeable poster" I would respond.

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Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 11:10am On Feb 21, 2017

Decale:
Nope. Still won't regardless of his numbers

Can you tell me which PG Curry is more consistent or have more impact than?

Wall, Thomas, WB, Harden are carrying their teams like crazy. Lowry held the Raptors steady in deRozan's absence. CP3 is CP3 and Kyrie (who Curry may be better than) has saved Cavs more this season than Curry.

Curry can go 10 games missing and Warriors would still win. But once those PGs up there play bad, the whole team does.

Curry is still good. I adore him and love it when he's on fire but without the MVP to his name, he's having a Kemba Walker peak season.

Analysts, pundits and common twitter followers rarely put him in top 5 PG this season. I've seen a lot of list and Curry hardly makes the cut.

1. Ofcourse, in every ramifications, numbers don't tell the whole story. But Curry's numbers this season are equivalent to his numbers his first MVP season. So it is either the standard of the NBA for PGs rose, or your expectations of Curry did. I go for the latter.

2. More consistent and impact are words anyone can throw about but their teams position WRT their contribution is what matters. So far Harden, WB and Isaiah Thomas are the only people I would put above Curry based on that criteria. The other names you bandy about are personal preference and I can prove it.

3. Curry can go 10 games missing depends on how you define missing. He is no longer the primary scorer of the team- KD is. He has played more games this season as a spot-up shooter compared to 2 seasons ago. GSW are renowned for moving the ball around better and more than any team so assists will go neither here nor there. I guess you catch my drift. The question you should ask yourself is which player on the Warriors team can go 10 games missing and the Warriors would face Ls? Perhaps only Draymond. If you doubt it, check the games GSW played where KD or Klay had below par games.

4. Which means a Kemba Walker peak season is better than a Kyrie peak season? grin

5. Moot. The Pundits and Journalists (as well as fellow NBA players) voted to select the All-Star team. He finished 3rd behind Russell and Harden in both categories.

Again, I understand what you mean IF you say he is not last season's Curry. People always expect more from him. I took a trip down the stat sheets and saw the PPGs of previous NBA finals MVPs. Curry's 26.6 of 2015 was better than close to 85%+ of all previous winners. Yet all we keep hearing is how he doesn't play well in finals.

Sports › Re: The NBA Begins by Eruditor: 10:57am On Feb 21, 2017

Decale:
I wouldn't rate Curry a top 5 PG this season honestly...

So let's check your honest-o-meter.

Would you rate Kyrie top 5 this season? grin

Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Eruditor: 6:44pm On Feb 20, 2017

seeker88:
@bolded, that's right! However, your GRE scores are higher than his, so it should suffice, even if your CGPA isn't up to 4.55/5.00..... I am still wondering why they rejected your application...

Well like you said, one can't really be sure of what they look for.

Brother, na to move on sure pass. We go smile definitely.

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Education › Re: How To Achieve High Scores On The GRE by Eruditor: 6:42pm On Feb 20, 2017

iCool:
Those people bug me tire!

Application fee waiver this, application fee waiver that ... All in a big to say many Africans apply to their programs only to finally reject them.

Don't even count this one as part of your applications.
.

So true.

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