NBA Thread

duluoz said:
Hard for me to see OKC not blowing them out tonight and easily covering -10.5.

But, Pacers.
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Agree.

Also, not an individual criticism, but I’ve become quite worn down by just how prominent gambling has become in sports. I understand why. It’s even the source for some good content, but it just feels a piece of the greater disillusionment I’ve experienced with sports. This, coming from someone who grew up steeped in gambling.
 
DiehardHeelFan said:
The big 7 figure bets are the story but scroll down and look at the parlays. Nice!

**This reminds me, might be cool to have an “all things sports betting” thread 😀
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I wish someone would start a sports betting thread and keep the gambling chatter off the threads about what’s happening on the floor (or field.)

I understand people are going to bet on sports no matter what and it makes sense to legalize it rather that keeping it underground. But I despise how gambling discussions have infiltrated all aspects of sports programming, and not because it’s “news” but because sports media is now so dependent on gambling sponsorships.
 
farce© said:
I wish someone would start a sports betting thread and keep the gambling chatter off the threads about what’s happening on the floor (or field.)

I understand people are going to bet on sports no matter what and it makes sense to legalize it rather that keeping it underground. But I despise how gambling discussions have infiltrated all aspects of sports programming, and not because it’s “news” but because sports media is now so dependent on gambling sponsorships.
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That’s cool and agree completely on its own thread. But where do we draw the line? When the Heels play TCU, no discussion of who is favored as far as point spread? That’s gambling rhetoric. ESPN has been referencing point spreads as far back as I can remember. This isn’t aimed at you personally so please don’t take it that way. Just think that sports and betting are so intertwined that the conversations are going to overlap. My apologies for posting the link to the $1M bets on the NBA finals. Didn’t know where else to post it. Will create a sports betting thread. And I also want to add that I think sports betting adds a lot of bad elements to sports. People harassing players who don’t perform or people trying to rig games or pay off players. And yes the ESPN ticker is all sports betting but it has been showing point spreads for some time now. That’s my two cents. Apologies for taking the thread off course.
 
It wasn’t my intention to direct that comment toward you, I shouldn’t have quoted your post…it was a more general statement. I realize point spreads and who is favored is always going to be part of sports discussions. But now game broadcasts discuss potential parlays and entire sports networks are devoted to gambling talk. It’s almost as if gambling is a sport itself. I agree that sports gambling has a deleterious effect on sports, but that horse is out of the barn.
 
Agree 100%. Think ESPN has gone maybe a little far. I get the ESPN Bet show to some degree but their ticker now feels like a betting advertisement sometimes ha. Think it wouldn’t look as bad if ESPN didn’t have their own betting app. Sure betting apps have commercials but ESPN is a sports network. Imagine there is a conflict of interest there somewhere 😉
 
I get that perspective and have thought it’s pretty funny how Stern was so anti-gambling but Silver now has cozied up to that world. And I do think there’s a big national problem brewing, with young men getting into big trouble and debt. Access is just too easy and most people are terrible sports gamblers (and terrible gamblers period). We’ll be hearing a lot more about this in the coming years.

But for the context of this board, there’s barely any activity on this NBA thread as it is. And that’s during a pretty amazing playoffs, much less the regular season. So if anyone wants to make a gambling thread, cool. I’m sure I’d post on it. But there will still be some gambling talk sprinkled in here regardless. Not only is that crossover inevitable but there’s just not really enough traffic here to make such a nuanced distinction.
 
duluoz said:
I get that perspective and have thought it’s pretty funny how Stern was so anti-gambling but Silver now has cozied up to that world. And I do think there’s a big national problem brewing, with young men getting into big trouble and debt. Access is just too easy and most people are terrible sports gamblers (and terrible gamblers period). We’ll be hearing a lot more about this in the coming years.

But for the context of this board, there’s barely any activity on this NBA thread as it is. And that’s during a pretty amazing playoffs, much less the regular season. So if anyone wants to make a gambling thread, cool. I’m sure I’d post on it. But there will still be some gambling talk sprinkled in here regardless. Not only is that crossover inevitable but there’s just not really enough traffic here to make such a nuanced distinction.
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I created a sports gambling thread. Hopefully it’s a positive. Think sports gambling can be fun if done responsibly, like most vices 😉
 
duluoz said:
I get that perspective and have thought it’s pretty funny how Stern was so anti-gambling but Silver now has cozied up to that world. And I do think there’s a big national problem brewing, with young men getting into big trouble and debt. Access is just too easy and most people are terrible sports gamblers (and terrible gamblers period). We’ll be hearing a lot more about this in the coming years.

But for the context of this board, there’s barely any activity on this NBA thread as it is. And that’s during a pretty amazing playoffs, much less the regular season. So if anyone wants to make a gambling thread, cool. I’m sure I’d post on it. But there will still be some gambling talk sprinkled in here regardless. Not only is that crossover inevitable but there’s just not really enough traffic here to make such a nuanced distinction.
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True. I've really enjoyed the games I've watched, other than the game one OKC lose (great game, just not what I wanted). I'm just such a casual fan, so I forget about this thread.
 
ZZL NBA threads were always fairly active too. Also pretty much non-existent within the last several years

The post-Lebron and GSW dynasty runs probably haven't helped much with the casual fans

RE: gambling - I always get a kick when I happen to catch ESPN before a game or something and they have a random person on there giving picks. What a time
 
My guy Mathurin finally starting to put it together. Pacers bench man

And instant energy McConnell. 5 stl 5 ast 10 pts in 15 mins

Going to be real interesting if they get off to an early lead in game 4
 
really enjoyable series thus far. the underdog pacers continue to overachieve. pulling hard for them.

and i'm gonna be honest i dig the whole "yes 'cers!" thing. it pops.
 
^Yeah I thought I might be indifferent but find myself pulling for Indy

Odd since I’ve generally rooted against the Pacers as a franchise. And I’ve really enjoyed OKC since the rebuild

But also watched a lot of Indy since trading for Haliburton. Fun team even before landing Siakam
 
agreed on all counts. i don't hate the thunder by any means but i just really enjoy a lot of the pacer's games....haliburton, nesmith, siakam, mathurin, toppin, mcconnell, nembhard.....all very fun to watch.

and our boy TB is deep bench but a ring is a ring.
 
I thought it’d be OKC in 5 but now I’m thinking OKC in 7.

Apparently I refuse to learn my lesson with these Pacers. And apart from Siakam who I like, I find the rest of them somewhere between middling to growing more unlikable. Nembhard topping that list along with Haliburton.

But at least they’re keeping things interesting, and just might win the damn thing.
 
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