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amodu:
Duo of Enzo and Mudryk not in matchday squad.

We understand Enzo's absence.

What happened to Mudryk?

It has to be something serious, because according to most of the pundits (no, not our esteemed resident pundits ) they said Mudryk has turned a corner.

It has to be something serious.

popizaino:
Unpopular opinion:

The reason why Chelsea project failed with our previous coaches was because of that good for nothing player called Kai Havertz.

oh really?
haba Popi.

Turnovers and turnovers. New theme of the season?

Interesting to see the amount of turnovers from all the teams from last season.

The opening games have been nothing but exciting.

Grizzlies tried and with Marcus Smart coming into the fold and showing some leadership and defensive (even though it felt as though Nuggets were just toying with them) they might be able to ride out the storm.

Rockets could have probably won the game against Spurs until Victor Wembanyama happened taking it to OT and yep, they (Spurs) did not look back from there.

Dee. Fox having a good game for the Kings so far against Warriors but still early days.

All close call games really and some with the inaugural NBA Cup coming up in November, it's SHOWTIME!

Waiting for the Nuggets game....wanna see who go first beat them. They look very solid at the moment.

EyeCumInPiece:
Dey play.

Apt.

Early days but seems Ange is doing something right.

Time for Mauricio to kick start his Chelsea career.

El Shaarawy is one intelligent player....his assist for Lukaku's goal in the EL highlights that fact. He placed the ball exactly where Lukaku would have expected it, on a plate so to speak.

Good on him.

The refs though...how can you have 2/3 people watching one single ball and they mostly miss the obvious fouls and then when challenged call it marginal? Like

Cvxxx:
You couldn’t avoid the Wemby hype even if you tried.

If you watched an earlier game on opening night, you saw a countdown to the Wemby debut in the corner of your screen. And if you watched the Wemby debut, you saw him sitting on the bench in foul trouble with his stat line still attached to the scoreboard.

It’s inevitable.

But no matter how bright the light shining on Wemby gets, we can’t let it dim the journeys of others.

Last night, another 7-footer made his debut on that same court. He outscored, out-rebounded and outplayed Wembanyama.

His name is Dereck Lively II, and his story is even crazier. Because while Wemby was driven by the hype, Lively was driven by the pain.

12 years ago, Wembanyama was just getting discovered in Paris. He was covering over 30 feet of distance with two dribbles and two steps at just 8 years old.

That same year, Lively’s life took a very different turn.

“I went to the edge of the stairs and peered down. I see my father black and blue, lifeless on the floor. My mom was over him with her phone in her hand screaming for help to 911. It was too late. He had overdosed on heroin. You never get over it. Whenever you go in the living room, you feel it. The spot where he was on the floor was darker and the rug was a little flatter.”

Dereck carried his father’s heavy name on his back all the way to the NBA. And as tragic as his story is, it prepared him for anything.

Last night, Lively came off the bench to play with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. By halftime, Head Coach Jason Kidd made him the starter. And by the end of the game, it was clear the Mavs found something special.

🔹 16 points
🔹 10 rebounds
🔹 7-8 FG
🔹 1 block
🔹 1 steal
🔹 The W

Lively’s career high at Duke was 13 points. Took him one game to break that number in the NBA.

Dallas needed a big man who can protect the rim and be that lob threat. Now they have one.

But for Dereck Lively II, he just needed an opportunity.

And now he has it…🤷🏽‍♂️

#copied

Story for the gods.
Boy just started his career with just 1 game into the regular season but hate don already start? Why? Just 1 game in, 1 freaking game.
Is it his fault that the media is hyping him? Does he look like a lazy player to you?
Lively had a great game no doubt but let Wembayama be and enjoy the game.

Thank goodness for Basketball, I just dey use am cool temper on CL days.

Boli you do this one.

And Damian Lillard to Bucks looks like one good piece of business. Man was electric in his first game.

steady986:
I no kuku follow una hype Victor. The hype is strange to me. We know players that have had similar type of hype coming into the NBA prior. LeBron, Magic, Zion, etc. Even from their very first game, they showed us that the hype was warranted. We can't be comparing Tim Duncan's 1st game stats to Victor's when the hype for both players can't even be compared

Make Victor sha average 20 and 10 o. Anything other than that is a bust if we're going by the hype.

Boy is 19 in a foreign league. Chill bro.


Spurs' Victor Wembanyama puts up nearly identical stats as Tim Duncan in his debut
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/spurs-victor-wembanyama-puts-up-nearly-identical-stats-as-tim-duncan-in-his-debut/

It's not hype, the boy is giving it his all.

And?

Cvxxx:
Wembanyama doesn't have the x factor the media seems to propagate. Only time will tell. Not bad for his rookie debut night. 15 points

You watch the game so?

Season just started and I'm loving it already. Sub defo repaying itself, you get your moneys worth. One thing for sure, I will be watching a lot of Victor Wenbayama.

And ain't no point hating on LeBron for whatever reason, no one is able to do what he is doing for 21 years in the NBA.

Give the man his flowers, he is the G.O.A.T!

Admittedly it would have been tougher had DB played for Suns, but hey it is what it is. LeBron just took charge like only he could. Same play twice in a row.

Not sure what Lakers plan are, but trying to manage his court time to keep him fresh and not getting a serious baller off the bench (or even in starting line-up - AD ain't cutting it for me yet) is gonna be a tough task.

Game was filled with terrible shooting but KD and LeBron stood out. That's who most came to watch and they didn't disappoint. Massive respect.

A 5 game win run will change things. We can still do this.

If to say na Kepa pull that Sanchez stunt now, you will be hearing "short arm this, short leg that"...but oh well, it is what it is. We move.


That said, I must commend Gallagher, he's obviously performing better than those 2 shadow dms. Is it too early to ask for a refund?

Just joking.

Both will eventually come good. When? Very soon.

Onto the next match and a very much winnable one.

We are here to win.

That match get as e be. After 2 nil, I thought surely this is already in the bag and was about to type 4 wins in a row until Sanchez and Co happened.

Anyway, no yawa, we get higher xG so all good.

hensben:
We overpaid doesn’t have anything to do with player’s ability. Real Madrid overpaid for bellingham too, it is the football market nowadays.

répetez s'il-vous-plait?

Unlimited22:
Unfortunately, another foolish decision by an Everton defender will lose them the game.

Danjuma could have been awarded a free kick there before Lpool's counter attack, no?

raumdeuter:
Liverpool has been trying to get a penalty all game and they will eventually succeed

Pretty obvious, wasn't it?

uuhhhhhh....arm is out but

They should yellow card all these nonsense boys from Lilpool trying to buy a penalty.

That has to be another yellow for Konate there.

See what I mean?

Klopp taking off a full back for an attacker. It will be a disgrace if they don't win this match.

Incognito9:
Liverpool still playing 0-0

🙆

And only 1 shot on target so far. Sleep come dey catch me sef, that's to tell you how boring it is now

Unlimited22:
Ashley Young didn't show his experience there at all.

The two yellows were worthy

Nah, not those.

Ashley should have known better.

I was talking about other incidents. e.g., The nudge/push on the back by Salah...and other 50/50 balls.

Red Card! Everton.

most epl refs are always blowing rubbish abi guy want make lillipool win?

Game day and we are here to win.

Ready for the new season. Bring it on!