NBA Thread

[Pagoda]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Pretty wild.

Disappointing.

I really enjoy prediction markets, more as a source of info than the betting.  And for bettors these are better than the sports books since they don’t cap and boot people who consistently win.

But why do this?  It really doesn’t move the needle much revenue wise.  It creates conflict with the league.  And almost everyone who signs up will lose money.  It’s a trashy move they didn’t need to do.

[jermhoosierfan]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50309485/sources-pacers-tyrese-haliburton-hamstring-miss

Quite a few injuries before tonight's ESPN game against Philly.

[BtownStrength]

Damn, I have a ticket to tonight's game. Will be less exciting without Hali out there. 

[Pagoda]

:-(  It was a helluva run.  Best sports studio show ever.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

21 hours ago, Demo said:

Pretty wild.

Utah has filed felony and misdemeanor criminal charges against prediction-market platform Kalshi and two of its top executives, Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara.

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/utah-criminal-charges-kalshi/

[Demo]

One of them absolutely gets it and the other, unsurprisingly, not so much. 

[jermhoosierfan]

12 minutes ago, Demo said:

One of them absolutely gets it and the other, unsurprisingly, not so much. 

You can definitely tell that Maxey would be cherishing every moment of it.  He can tell that she is getting to fast for him at crawling.   

[Demo]

Ernie Johnson is 1 of the greats. Talk about 1 of those jobs where you don’t want to be the next guy? This is one of those. Then you factor in that he is one of the best guys ever and I will straight up miss the dude.

[Demo]

Bob Netolicky is 84 years old. The years are being unbelievably kind. 

[Pagoda]

Maybe there is hope for pro hoops.

This year offensive fouls are up 60% and illegal screens are up 50%.  Some tightening on travels too (but not enough!).

Of course the refs have to keep this up and not revert to the old enforcement levels.

If they could keep this up and make it fair for defenders, AND remember a cornerstone of the game is if the player is moving they're supposed to be dribbling... that would be great.  NBA players are incredibly skilled and I think playing the game properly would better showcase them.

Also, Ben has the best NBA analysis.