2014 NBA Off-Season Thread

Discussion in 'BS Forum' started by NYJalltheway, Jun 19, 2014.

  1. jaywayne12

    jaywayne12 Well-Known Member

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    Are you fucking serious with this now? They are 3 to 1 TO WIN the NBA Championship. Oh no...that's right...they are favorite because they have a better chance to get there. I truly cant believe what Im reading here.
     
  2. jaywayne12

    jaywayne12 Well-Known Member

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    You are kdding me with this too right? Listen...I really don't want my blood pressure to go through the roof on such a great day outside..but seriously..are you fucking kidding me with this?
     
  3. RubenDias

    RubenDias Well-Known Member

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    Lebron finally man the fuck up and went to win where he was drafted
     
  4. Burnz

    Burnz Well-Known Member

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    So that NBA Offseason much wow 10/10 (This rambling on betting odds and favorites is hilarious though I know nothing about gambling any way I can learn ? )
     
  5. jaywayne12

    jaywayne12 Well-Known Member

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    BECAUSE WHEN THE BETTING PUB LIC WATCHED THE PLAYOFFS..AND WATCHED THE SEAHAWK DEFENSE...THE BETTING PUBLIC BET ON THE SEAHAWKS....holy crap..thank you. I couldn't explain it better.
     
  6. JStokes

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    I'll back off now because (i) I don't want your blood pressure to go through the roof and (ii) I still want good weather tips, but that's exactly right.

    The odds to win do not mean that they are the best team in the league.

    It doesn't.

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  7. soxxx

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    Fucking kidding me with what ? You brought up the NFL, not me. The Broncos were the favorites all year because they had an easier road in the AFC. The Seahawks had a huge roadblock in the way, but once they got past the roadblock they were the favorites in the final game.
     
  8. 74

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    Oh that's disappointing.
     
  9. joe

    joe Well-Known Member

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    Lebron this, Lebron that....we've been buried with "The Decision 2.0" for weeks now. Beyond the story itself, the coverage has been suffocating especially to us who don't really give a shit about King Lebron (fwiw, "King" to me means Bernard or Lundquist). So to some of us non-Lebon fanboys, the Mangolden-soxxx trainwreck's a breath of fresh air ....
     
  10. jaywayne12

    jaywayne12 Well-Known Member

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    Listen...heres the last question for y0u guys because you all did all you could do to piss me off today.

    JS? BROOK? Sacks?

    When you place your bet tonight on who will win the the Super The NBA Championship etc....will you pick the best team? Or will you take your calculator out. Vegas makes the odds...and the betting public fixes them..right or wrong. The betting public does not sit there and say..hmmm...I love the Spurs but Im going to bet on the Bulls because they have an easier chance of getting there. THATS A DIFFERENT BET. That's a bet to see who will get to the dance.
     
  11. Brook!

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    I also don't want to piss Jay off :) I will need him big time in winter. :)

    Jay

    I really am not good at Betting thing. I am probably a newbie. I betted once in Las Vegas and once at the beginning of the World Cup. I am not too familiar with the betting jargon either.

    It is just that I was involved with Math and probability is what I am talking about.

    Although Stokes doesn't like it when I bring math in table, I can discuss this in detail when I have time. I need to leave now but we will catch on some other time. :)
     
  12. JStokes

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    Yes. Go take a $100 bill, crumble it up and flush it down the toilet.

    Then keep doing that until you get the hang of it.

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  13. 3rdAnd15Draw

    3rdAnd15Draw Well-Known Member

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    Looks like jay is off his meds again. Says a lot when you can make soxxx look like the level headed voice of reason
     
  14. RubenDias

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  15. JStokes

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    I'm not doing anything to piss you off, just explaining what appears to be unexplainable.

    Btw, I don't bet, but that doesn't mean I don't understand why maybe the 5th or 6th or 7th best team in the league just was made the oddsmakers favorite to win the championship.

    It's a statistical equation, not based on talent or teamwork or chemistry or coaching or any of that "basketball" stuff.

    Hey look, cows! :D

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  16. 74

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    striketh them down with lightning bolts Jay
     
  17. JStokes

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    Lol :D

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  18. jaywayne12

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    Hey soxx...who make the odd that you are talking about..I mean...this is so stupid...you guys are wrong. Who makes the odds? THE BRONCOS WERE THE FAVORITE because they were scoring 89 points a game..but I ask you..and think about your answer..because you will be proven wrong in a few seconds...who determines the odds.
     
  19. Poeman

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    They also have Miami's Number 1 pick ahha SO MUCH OWN
     
  20. jaywayne12

    jaywayne12 Well-Known Member

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    And since you do not bet....JS..who makes the odds..who determines the point spread in the long run?
     

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