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Khanben:
Simmons has the mentality that is probably the worst kind for a pro athlete. He does just enough to earn his checks and the competitor in him is possibly non existent. IMHO he only came back because the sixers kept the money and he actually experienced missing the checks first hand

You are absolutely right but the Sixers already made their bed, now is the time to lay in it. When you baby and enable a player for 4 seasons. You focused on his overhyped defense and didn't apply pressure on him to address his most critical flaws. His numbers are the exact same from the year he entered the league till now. A #1 pick!! This is the outcome

Between the Pelicans organization and Zion’s camp I am not sure who is worse in managing Zion. Zion has been out of action way before the play-in tournament of last season yet you could not find a way to get the foot surgery done until now? I mean, a week to the start of a new season, you are telling Pelican fans that Zion will be out without a timeline for a return because of an injury that should have been addressed months ago!

birdman:
What I am seeing with most antivaxxers, when you refute their theories with hard facts and numbers is that they shift the argument to something else. To be able to say gee, I am wrong is nearly impossible. Because they would have to admit they have been bamboozeld into believing nonsense. Till now sef, there are Trump supported still asking for more audits!!!

Go and watch Joe Rogan's interview with Dr Sanjay Gupta, you will laugh till tears are in your eyes. The ignorance of these antivaxxers would be funny if it weren't so life threatening

Is it just me or does it look like Giannis has changed his jumpshot?
The overall flow looks for fluid and its all one motion.

steady986:
So Kyrie has said he isn't anti-vax and needs time to process all that is going on. It went from I'm skipping the VAX due to religious reasons (whether rumours or true), to I'm a voice to the voiceless, to I'm not anti-vax and need time. I see what he's trying to do here. He's wants our sympathy but doesn't want to own up for all the noise he has caused in the past few weeks. Las las baba go collect the vaccine then come out and say there was no doubt in his mind he was going to take the vax, that he just needed time.

When did anyone become anti-vax because they took many other vaccines and not one particular so-called vaccine? Are you anti-sports because you (maybe) only watch soccer and basketball? lol

birdman:
In case you were referring to me, I know nurses and doctors. So this is not some theoretical research I am doing on the internet. One of your antivaxxers even challenged me on that. So I sent him the URLs to several states EMS capacity indicators (most states track emergency room capacity in real-time and post it online in Yankee). He verified I was telling the truth, but did that change his stance? Of course not . He just moved on to another "research" he had discovered. As usual, you guys will ignore any evidence that doesnt support what you want, and just go find "research" that supports what you want to hear. Carry the h*ll on

You are right senior man. Us antivaxxers, don't even care if we have naturally acquired immunity we are just refusing this safe and effective jab. I am just praying more people don't join us when infallible Pope Fauci and Queen Mother Rochelle Walensky redefine what fully vaccinated means when they state that if one has not taken the booster shot, they will lose their fully vaccinated privileges. I know you have URLs to prove to me that they have denied they will ever do that. Just like they denied they will ever mandate the jabs and I trust them as they have never lied to us. But just incase the data changes and they do, I hope all the NBA players that have taken 2 jabs and refuse the booster are referred to as antivaxxers. I hope they lose their jobs and livelihood. They deserve it. Somebody shout halleluyah!!!!!!

Just like that, L. Webb has pitched his way to become an Ace pitcher in the big leagues.. Someone is getting paid this off-season! Kid is only 24 with ice in his veins!!

Just think of how much you would have made if you made rollover bets on the Lakers losing all 6 preseason games

I think Kyrie is lost. I think he is still struggling with self definition. How can you be this insanely skilled and still let everything wash down the drain for next to nothing? The cause he claims to be fighting for(which I think is a cover up by the way) is way too small compared to the gift and glory he is giving up. And please don't compare him to Muhammed Ali.

Or is this about a gift and a curse?

Having said that my opinion is that there is a reason a phenomenon like the anti vaxxers movement is on the rise. The reason:
Medical science failed us, simple.

One, nearly 5 million corona dead worldwide with all the trillions government and corporations are channelling into medical science. Big fail.

Which accounts for the rising level of distrust and suspicion and the willingness to seek other forms of medical help we are beginning to witness.

Have these deaths with any other unorthodox or alternative health methodology and the uproar would have deafened this universe.

Two, the much reported criminal collusion between big pharma and medical experts over the years should be thoroughly investigated and made public.

Trust is waning and questions are now being asked. That's what happens when experts and big pharma continuously manipulate research data to amass profit. People are beginning to question medical science and rightfully so.

As usual the white coat spell will not allow many of us question the medical profession on the rot in the system and why they failed the Corona big test. Big pharma and doctors are gods. Infallible. How dare you even think it to question them?

Having said that anti vaxxers are all over the place with their argument and their research. Big money NGOs should be set up to probe Big pharma and medical science and come up with more credible research as well as advance solutions to avert another repeat of this great Corona catastrophe.

Massive research funding should be provided for alternative health methodologies and the possibility of high level collaborations between medical science and alternative health methodologies explored.

This is not me invoking a landslide on medicine. They are doing a whole world of good and saving lives in many situations and aspects and we still need them but there is a decadence in the system that needs a putsch and reevaluation and yes we must ensure a repeat of this Corona deluge does not happen again.

We need a medical system we can trust again.

I believe this is partly behind some of the frustrations of many anti-vaxxers.

And no I am not an anti-vaxxer.

Android17:
When did anyone become anti-vax because they took many other vaccines and not one particular so-called vaccine? Are you anti-sports because you (maybe) only watch soccer and basketball? lol

Don't act like you don't know that when we use the word "anti-vax", we mean anti-coronavirus vaccine. I know anti-vax generally means opposed to vaccines, but when we use that word in this context we're referring to coronavirus vaccine. Because how many people have had issues with vaccines that were produced before now? Aren't there people who have taken vaccines in the past but don't want to take this one? Won't we call them anti-vaxxers?

Android17:
You are right senior man. Us antivaxxers, don't even care if we have naturally acquired immunity we are just refusing this safe and effective jab. I am just praying more people don't join us when infallible Pope Fauci and Queen Mother Rochelle Walensky redefine what fully vaccinated means when they state that if one has not taken the booster shot, they will lose their fully vaccinated privileges. I know you have URLs to prove to me that they have denied they will ever do that. Just like they denied they will ever mandate the jabs and I trust them as they have never lied to us. But just incase the data changes and they do, I hope all the NBA players that have taken 2 jabs and refuse the booster are referred to as antivaxxers. I hope they lose their jobs and livelihood. They deserve it. Somebody shout halleluyah!!!!!!

The status of fully vaccinated can change at any time. This is a novel virus. And it is mutating because of anti-vaxxers like you who outrightly refuse the vaccine. Mutation of the previous variants were unlikely to occur in the body of someone who is vaccinated. Now unvaccinated people have produced deadlier variants that can bypass the current vaccines. So if they say they need a booster shot then it's because the shots that have been taken can no longer fully protect them.

DeeMain:
Having said that my opinion is that there is a reason a phenomenon like the anti vaxxers movement is on the rise. The reason:
Medical science failed us, simple.

...

We need a medical system we can trust again.

I believe this is partly behind some of the frustrations of many anti-vaxxers.

And no I am not an anti-vaxxer.

I agree with you on this. No doubt, big pharma is more interested in money than saving lives. And FDA has colluded with them on occasion. It is well known that former FDA officials land cushy jobs in the industry on retirement.

I would even take it further. Drugs like Ivermectin should have been studied by FDA before dismissing it. There are dozens of large scale studies in multiple countries going back decades that show it is safe, and can be used by humans. More recent studies have shown some effect against the virus.

With all that being said, it is still a stretch to use this to conclude that you wont take the vaccine. For every distinguished scientist that hates the vaccine, there are 100 distinguished scientist that approve it. No matter the corruption in big pharma, there is more safety in checks by 100 people versus one lone wolf.

Instead, I think what we have is the same phenomenon that birthed a Trump presidency. Some people have figured out how to weave half a dozen true facts into a web of lies. And they know how to addict and perpetuate it in people's minds. There is a technique to it, and I fear we will see more of this in the future. As in, you will see the blue sky, and someone will be convinced its not blue, its really red. Or that the earth is flat. We have 500,000 dead in one year from one virus, and you will still see people trying to excuse it

DeeMain:
I think Kyrie is lost. I think he is still struggling with self definition. How can you be this insanely skilled and still let everything wash down the drain for next to nothing? The cause he claims to be fighting for(which I think is a cover up by the way) is way too small compared to the gift and glory he is giving up. And please don't compare him to Muhammed Ali.

Or is this about a gift and a curse?

more like an unmanaged gift. If he had no skill and was just flipping burger at some low paying job, nobody would care what his views are. Like they say, your gift can take you where your character cant keep you.

birdman:
I agree with you on this. No doubt, big pharma is more interested in money than saving lives. And FDA has colluded with them on occasion. It is well known that former FDA officials land cushy jobs in the industry on retirement.

I would even take it further. Drugs like Ivermectin should have been studied by FDA before dismissing it. There are dozens of large scale studies in multiple countries going back decades that show it is safe, and can be used by humans. More recent studies have shown some effect against the virus.

With all that being said, it is still a stretch to use this to conclude that you wont take the vaccine. For every distinguished scientist that hates the vaccine, there are 100 distinguished scientist that approve it. No matter the corruption in big pharma, there is more safety in checks by 100 people versus one lone wolf.

Instead, I think what we have is the same phenomenon that birthed a Trump presidency. Some people have figured out how to weave half a dozen true facts into a web of lies. And they know how to addict and perpetuate it in people's minds. There is a technique to it, and I fear we will see more of this in the future. As in, you will see the blue sky, and someone will be convinced its not blue, its really red. Or that the earth is flat. We have 500,000 dead in one year from one virus, and you will still see people trying to excuse it

Lol. I agree with you.Your Trump analogy made me laugh.

steady986:
Don't act like you don't know that when we use the word "anti-vax", we mean anti-coronavirus vaccine. I know anti-vax generally means opposed to vaccines, but when we use that word in this context we're referring to coronavirus vaccine. Because how many people have had issues with vaccines that were produced before now? Aren't there people who have taken vaccines in the past but don't want to take this one? Won't we call them anti-vaxxers?

You are a god-forsaken ignoramus. PS: When I use the term I refer to people I love and wish well in life.

steady986:
The status of fully vaccinated can change at any time. This is a novel virus. And it is mutating because of anti-vaxxers like you who outrightly refuse the vaccine. Mutation of the previous variants were unlikely to occur in the body of someone who is vaccinated. _{Now unvaccinated people have produced deadlier variants that can bypass the current vaccines}. So if they say they need a booster shot then it's because the shots that have been taken can no longer fully protect them.

Science!!!!

DISCLAIMER: MISINFORMATION ALERT!

birdman:
I would even take it further. Drugs like Ivermectin should have been studied by FDA before dismissing it. There are dozens of large scale studies in multiple countries going back decades that show it is safe, and can be used by humans. More recent studies have shown some effect against the virus.

https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/emergency-use-authorization-medical-products-and-related-authorities

With all that being said, it is still a stretch to use this to conclude that you wont take the vaccine. For every distinguished scientist that hates the vaccine, there are 100 distinguished scientist that approve it. No matter the corruption in big pharma, there is more safety in checks by 100 people versus one lone wolf.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32657347

birdman:
I agree with you on this. No doubt, big pharma is more interested in money than saving lives. And FDA has colluded with them on occasion. It is well known that former FDA officials land cushy jobs in the industry on retirement.

I would even take it further. Drugs like Ivermectin should have been studied by FDA before dismissing it. There are dozens of large scale studies in multiple countries going back decades that show it is safe, and can be used by humans. More recent studies have shown some effect against the virus.

With all that being said, it is still a stretch to use this to conclude that you wont take the vaccine. For every distinguished scientist that hates the vaccine, there are 100 distinguished scientist that approve it. No matter the corruption in big pharma, there is more safety in checks by 100 people versus one lone wolf.

Instead, I think what we have is the same phenomenon that birthed a Trump presidency. Some people have figured out how to weave half a dozen true facts into a web of lies. And they know how to addict and perpetuate it in people's minds. There is a technique to it, and I fear we will see more of this in the future. As in, you will see the blue sky, and someone will be convinced its not blue, its really red. Or that the earth is flat. We have 500,000 dead in one year from one virus, and you will still see people trying to excuse it

The major issue is most people don't know how drugs get approved. Ivermectin is an approved horse dewormer, to put it through the testing for covid means you have to take a drug you know was developed for an animal and then get a test group of humans who have covid and then use it on them, instead of giving them already known treatment. You know what that will entail a freaking huge lawsuit with incredible payouts if people die during those trials. We are not talking dummy crash testing when we talk about medicine, we are talking about putting actual human lives in the balance to test a theory which already has a serviceable conclusion (i.e invermectin is a horse dewormer).

PS: Medical science has not failed anybody, we the people have continued to fail ourselves by letting capitalist, control things as important as medical research.
When you vote and support politicians/policies that insist of keeping medical research a profit based endeavor, what is currently occurring is what you get. Investors only care about return on capital, saving lives is an afterthought.
One thing should be self evident by now; Research of all kind in very costly and if the only funding available for researchers are controlled by investors then said researchers have no choice but to focus research on what those who pay the bills want them to do.

DeeMain:
Lol. I agree with you.Your Trump analogy made me laugh.

One of the saddest things is that Trump and his family were one of the first to take the vaccine, while at the same time telling people not to do the same

Khanben:
The major issue is most people don't know how drugs get approved. Ivermectin is an approved horse dewormer, to put it through the testing for covid means you have to take a drug you know was developed for an animal and then get a test group of humans who have covid and then use it on them, instead of giving them already known treatment. You know what that will entail a freaking huge lawsuit with incredible payouts if people die during those trials. We are not talking dummy crash testing when we talk about medicine, we are talking about putting actual human lives in the balance to test a theory which already has a serviceable conclusion (i.e invermectin is a horse dewormer).

PS: Medical science has not failed anybody, we the people have continued to fail ourselves by letting capitalist, control things as important as medical research.
When you vote and support politicians/policies that insist of keeping medical research a profit based endeavor, what is currently occurring is what you get. Investors only care about return on capital, saving lives is an afterthought.
One thing should be self evident by now; Research of all kind in very costly and if the only funding available for researchers are controlled by investors then said researchers have no choice but to focus research on what those who pay the bills want them to do.

Thanks for adding this. I should mention though, that Ivermectin is used for river blindness in west africa, and has been for some time. I even remember the name of the parasite: Onchocerciasis from secondary school Obviously different dosage than given to horses. But Ivermectin is known to be safe for humans. Many studies on this abound. In particular, Japan views it as a wonder drug, because of the minimal side effects and other benefits.

Also, at the start of the pandemic, a Nigerian research institute did a 6 month study and found positive effects. Based on that study, several senators were dosed on Ivermectin and recovered. There was an even larger study in Argentina. I dont have the bandwidth to google either now.

So to me, this should have been enough for FDA to change its stance. Just because it is not being used already in the USA, is no reason to discount the usage in other parts of the world. Are the people using it for river blindness not people?

No one is saying medical science has failed anybody. But there is politics around that science, and sometimes results in less than optimal outcome. After all, people are people. The fact that Ivermectin usage world wide is not well known in the USA tells you not all facts are on the table. And these are the kinds of things than give anti-vaxxer conspiracies life.

DeeMain:
I think Kyrie is lost. I think he is still struggling with self definition. How can you be this insanely skilled and still let everything wash down the drain for next to nothing? The cause he claims to be fighting for(which I think is a cover up by the way) is way too small compared to the gift and glory he is giving up. And please don't compare him to Muhammed Ali.

Or is this about a gift and a curse?

The more I deep it the more I realize that this dude might not want to play anymore. Not on a full time basis at least.

This is the same dude that wanted the bubble not to hold, was fully healthy and for no reason at all absconded from his team for weeks without permission. For the past 2 seasons I see a guy deliberately making choices that compromise his availability and reliability to his employers. I'm not here to demonize him but if you think this is some heroic thing to emulate, you are sadly mistaken

Kyrie is the Nbas moh ali.
Just like they demonized nicki,they have sent their goons(s.a.s,joy reid) to bring down their very own.
A lot of alter left and democrats here keep regurgitating the same line from the leftist playbook in other to sound woke.
they agree to kill babies but nobody should question what goes inside their body. Blood hypocrites.

yomi96:
Kyrie is the Nbas moh ali.
Just like they demonized nicki,they have sent their goons(s.a.s,joy reid) to bring down their very own.
A lot of alter left and democrats here keep regurgitating the same line from the leftist playbook in other to sound woke.
they agree to kill babies but nobody should question what goes inside their body. Blood hypocrites.

Sebi you dey read it ni? I come dey wonder whether na only me dey read am. I don't know what is a greater misinformation than someone saying Trump was telling people not to take the jab. The man that calls himself Mr. Vaccine and Mr. OWS? The things I have read here ehn...choi. Nobel Prize winning Ivermectin for its work on human beings is now horse dewormer because CNN said so. Even when Dr. Sanjay Gupta accepted recently that they (the company he works for) were wrong? Sheeple cannot see how jabbed players will touch each other, make contact, sweat, spit out mouth guard, touch it, dap each other but then when those very same players go to the bench they have to wear masks whilst sitting side by side. But the jab is safe and "effective". Who is de-marketing the jab better the people who want others to use it?

Android17:
You are a god-forsaken ignoramus. PS: When I use the term I refer to people I love and wish well in life.

You're pissed? Good. Now go cry somewhere else.

May God forgive these clowns comparing Ali who refused to go to another country to kill people to a ninja who is simply refusing to make himself available for work. Smh

A40:
May God forgive these clowns comparing Ali who refused to go to another country to kill people to a ninja who is simply refusing to make himself available for work. Smh

when history is not taught, this is what happens

All set for nairaleague draft tomorrow! 6am PDT, 2PM nigerian time. May my enemies oversleep!

In round 1 of tomorrow's draft, we draft according to who won last year. After that its snaking, to give a fair chance to everyone. See definition of snaking below:

1 Killrhymz
2 birdman
3 KNIGHTBlaed
4 oisujeh
5 aliondo
6 SmooshCHN
7 Hohenheim
8 Hardetayour
9 donlittle25
10 steady986

In Snaking drafts (standard), pick order reverses each round. So, the team with the first pick in odd-numbered rounds gets the last pick in even rounds. Non-snaking drafts don't reverse, so the same team gets the first pick in every round.

birdman:
when history is not taught, this is what happens

The majority of these muppets cheering Kyrie now wanted him and his contemporaries to shut up and dribble during the BLM wars. What changed? The ones doing fake love for Ali now would have called him a draft dodger then

Android17:
Sebi you dey read it ni? I come dey wonder whether na only me dey read am. I don't know what is a greater misinformation than someone saying Trump was telling people not to take the jab. The man that calls himself Mr. Vaccine and Mr. OWS? The things I have read here ehn...choi. Nobel Prize winning Ivermectin for its work on human beings is now horse dewormer because CNN said so. Even when Dr. Sanjay Gupta accepted recently that they (the company he works for) were wrong? Sheeple cannot see how jabbed players will touch each other, make contact, sweat, spit out mouth guard, touch it, dap each other but then when those very same players go to the bench they have to wear masks whilst sitting side by side. But the jab is safe and "effective". Who is de-marketing the jab better the people who want others to use it?

Baba the drug won for malaria. Nobody is forcing anyone to take the vaccine, but we should stop acting as if there are no consequences to actions we all take. Ask anyone moving to the US for school if you can get anywhere without taking at least 2 or 3 vaccines, even if you didn't take from 9ja when you get there you will still have to get them to attend classes. So what's the difference

A40:
The majority of these muppets cheering Kyrie now wanted him and his contemporaries to shut up and dribble during the BLM wars. What changed? The ones doing fake love for Ali now would have called him a draft dodger then

It is not would have, they called him not just a draft dodger but also took away his titles and source of income.

Khanben:
Baba the drug won for malaria. Nobody is forcing anyone to take the vaccine, but we should stop acting as if there are no consequences to actions we all take. Ask anyone moving to the US for school if you can get anywhere without taking at least 2 or 3 vaccines, even if you didn't take from 9ja when you get there you will still have to get them to attend classes. So what's the difference

you are a bold face lier, they sack 70k health workers, thousands of pilots,eng,programmers,teachers lost their jobs and you say people are not forced?
When did bill gate become a doctor?but he is always giving interviews abt the vaccine.
Why have the big pharmas refused to release the patent rites to the world(since we all need the jab,to survive)
Abeg follow the money.