The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Draft

[keko jones]

What would you change?

 

[Bad Religion]

My biggest irritation is wanting to hear analysis or highlights, and I have to see what 7-leg parlay is being championed by Golden State legend Festus Ezeli

 

[keko jones]

One particular dude keeps acting like Sochan is Magic Johnson/j-Kidd/Shawn Marion…. Lamar Odom level good….


He calls me basically a sucker and nonbeliever… won’t say his name though!!

I believe I can identify the opinionated little fella you're referring to.

 

[noskey]

There needs to be regulation on gambling ads. Like limit each gambling company to 1 advertisement per game. Don't need 2 or 3 different companies advertising literally every game break. Kevin Hart is NOT that popular.

 

[keko jones]

Normally, I disregard the conspiracy theories on TikTok, but when it comes to gambling, those individuals can be incredibly convincing and persuasive. It's like, "Wait a minute, that actually sounds plausible!"

 

[storm2006]

A lot of things don't bother me but does anyone else have a problem with these leagues encouraging the pervasiveness of gambling culture? No problem with gambling but the commercial appeal of it seems weird to me.

Already been a couple NFL players suspended

This is my whole thing now. We used to make Blue Chips jokes about point shaving but there’s so much money involved that I think it is or could be a real concern.

Another aspect I don’t like is how how folks are getting upset with players all over the various leagues that aren’t on their team because it ****ed up their bets. I think it happens the most with over/unders and dudes making or missing shots or an NFL player/coach deciding to score or not later in games.

It’s really intensified things but I think the leagues like it because it’s increased interest. Now folks watch more games of teams of their team as well as bad teams which is technically good for the leagues.

 

[finessence]

We get bombarded with alcohol commercials and “donate to_____” cause commercials….wounded warrior and Red Cross

Gambling >>>>> alcohol

 

[pdino]

Degenerate gambling picks for the day:

Jalen Johnson- vs one of worst defenses in NBA, Washington
AR/DLo- Gabe Vincent out, they’ll get extra opportunities tonight
Mark Williams- undervalued
Ausar Thompson- vs Portland
Ayton- Duren questionable. If he’s out Ayton up against Marvin Bagley and Wiseman.

 

[finessence]

This is my whole thing now. We used to make Blue Chips jokes about point shaving but there’s so much money involved that I think it is or could be a real concern.

Another aspect I don’t like is how how folks are getting upset with players all over the various leagues that aren’t on their team because it ****ed up their bets. I think it happens the most with over/unders and dudes making or missing shots or an NFL player/coach deciding to score or not later in games.

It’s really intensified things but I think the leagues like it because it’s increased interest. Now folks watch more games of teams of their team as well as bad teams which is technically good for the leagues.

Fans OPENLY voicing their idiotic and foolish opinions about players who don’t help them win a parlay or fantasy are idiots. Tweeting or @‘ing, and DMing players because you lost is psychotic. That’s a personal problem and not on the players.

Anyone who gambles must already understand that their are no guarantees. You can’t be one of those “happy when I win” type of people and upset with the players/teams when you lose types. That’s the point of gambling. Dudes be happy as heck win they win a few thousand, but livid when they lose. It is what it is.

If gambling makes you temperamental, that’s a personal problem and those kind of people need help.

 

[WASHED KING]

Luka has been slandered in here like everyone else, even by the Dallas based nt’ers

I think you just upset your comparison was awful. But it’s ok lol

i don't see your points as hate. just silly and transparent. any attempts to chip away at jokic is just childish at this point

and luka isn't an all time great, but you're working hard to convince others that it's the general consensus so you can keep going

Y'all can go play with someone else. I know what has been said about Luka in here.

Y'all boy better win. Point blank period. Luka > Harden has ran rampant and he doesn't even have an MVP. Missing the playoffs but he's better than Harden?

I stand by everything I've said.

 

[antidope]

I want them to stop mass promoting the military if we're talking about the ills of society that get championed.

 

[keko jones]

I can't stand gambling. I once knew a family acquaintance who got into it and came up with a so-called foolproof method for winning at roulette. He even managed to convince my wife. I explained to them that roulette has some of the worst odds, and this supposed foolproof method was just a surefire way to lose everything. It involved repeatedly betting on the same color until it hit or the 3:1 odds option, increasing the bet each time. I pointed out there's a cap on how much you can bet.

Long story short, they were convinced he was winning, but things started disappearing from the house – envelopes full of money, jewelry, and more. He had the audacity to blame a visiting brother, accusing him of being near the missing items. Eventually, the stealing stopped, but the police got involved. It turned out he was selling the stolen goods to a pawnshop, and detectives had pictures of everything he had taken, even jewelry that we didn't know was missing, including the kids' jewelry. He told the pawnshop owners that he worked for the lost and found at the airport and could keep the lost items after a while. It was a pathetic situation, and his gambling addiction had cost him everything.

 

[storm2006]

I like investing and the stock market so it is somewhat hypocritical for me to be in here criticizing gambling, though

 

[WASHED KING]

I want them to stop mass promoting the military if we're talking about the ills of society that get championed.

Ban the national anthem >>>>>>>>>

 

[antidope]

Ban the national anthem >>>>>>>>>

100%. Get the pledge of allegiance out of there too. Mass indoctrination.

Why am I pledging allegiance to ANYTHING

 

[RustyShackleford]

I just want the Druski Google Pixel ads to stop

 

[keko jones]

I like investing and the stock market so it is somewhat hypocritical for me to be in here criticizing gambling, though

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I want them to stop mass promoting the military if we're talking about the ills of society that get championed.

The commercials are hilarious now

Make it look like you’re gonna be in a video game as the main character

 

[earldagoat]

 

[WASHED KING]

I just want the Druski Google Pixel ads to stop

Promoting green bubble phones is nasty work.

Thank you for pointing this out.

 

[addict4sneakers]

The military propaganda on The Lioness was on 99

 

[finessence]

I can't stand gambling. I once knew a family acquaintance who got into it and came up with a so-called foolproof method for winning at roulette. He even managed to convince my wife. I explained to them that roulette has some of the worst odds, and this supposed foolproof method was just a surefire way to lose everything. It involved repeatedly betting on the same color until it hit or the 3:1 odds option, increasing the bet each time. I pointed out there's a cap on how much you can bet.

Long story short, they were convinced he was winning, but things started disappearing from the house – envelopes full of money, jewelry, and more. He had the audacity to blame a visiting brother, accusing him of being near the missing items. Eventually, the stealing stopped, but the police got involved. It turned out he was selling the stolen goods to a pawnshop, and detectives had pictures of everything he had taken, even jewelry that we didn't know was missing, including the kids' jewelry. He told the pawnshop owners that he worked for the lost and found at the airport and could keep the lost items after a while. It was a pathetic situation, and his gambling addiction had cost him everything.

Sounds like he was on crack. That’s fiend stuff he was doing

 

[storm2006]

I want them to stop mass promoting the military if we're talking about the ills of society that get championed.

Famb - it may have been because I was watching football but I have never seen so many ads telling parents to support their kids who want to pursue careers/futures in military. Multiple times, each game. It was a lot.

 

[finessence]

The commercials are hilarious now

Make it look like you’re gonna be in a video game as the main character

They never talk about the fact that you could possible get killed… in combat or in “hazing”

Nah buddy

 

[antidope]

I like investing and the stock market so it is somewhat hypocritical for me to be in here criticizing gambling, though

Yup. Fancy gambling at the end of the day.