The NBA West will produce a standing team in the end, but what a battle it will be to narrow things down.

All eight teams are good, some excellent, but perhaps no great teams in the group. The reason may be that they have hit each other a lot during the NBA regular season, and the playoffs will be more of the same, but turn up the intensity several notches and there you are.

Easily the best matchup of the first round is the San Antonio Spurs versus the Phoenix Suns. Shaquille O’Neal has been traded for this express reason, to produce against the likes of Tim Duncan. These teams don’t like each other, and it seems like Duncan and Shaq have stood in each other’s way for a decade for the right to be called the best. The Spurs beat the Suns in 6 in the Western Finals before the season started, so let’s stick with the Spurs in 6, just at an earlier date. The Spurs and Suns will wear each other down. Watch the effect on the winner as the playoffs progress.

The New Orleans Hornets let the No. 1 seed slip away late and got the Dallas Mavericks in the first round. It’s ironic that the Mavericks come into this season as the underseed, not much is expected. Last year, it was the Mavericks as the No. 1 seed that were outclassed and wasted by the Golden State Warriors, an embarrassing loss for Dallas. I really like Chris Paul, but I smell a disgust here. Dirk Nowitzki is one of the best when he’s healthy, and he’s been playing in MVP form in recent weeks. Dallas has the experience, and they have something to prove to themselves and to the NBA. Go with Dallas at 6 to upset the rising Hornets. New Orleans has to make a living and learn to win at this level.

The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets are really good teams, but not at the elite level that it will take to win the NBA West. This is a rematch also from a year ago, when the Jazz defeated the Rockets in 7 games, including a game 7 win along the way. I think the Rockets had a great season, especially the way they played without Yao Ming at the end. It ends here, with the Utah Jazz picking off the Rockets in 5.

The Los Angeles Lakers maneuvered through injuries and drama to capture the No. 1 seed in the West, no easy feat. They get the Denver Nuggets, an excellent assembly of talented players, but something is missing when you count the sum. Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony can score with anyone, but they can’t cover anyone either. The Lakers have too much gear and too much Kobe Bryant. Go with the Lakers at 5.

Stars known by three names accounted for all responses in a popular game show category last week, and I correctly identified three of them. Van Halen’s David Lee Roth was the musical answer, while Billy Bob Thornton and Joe Don Baker were the two actors I recognized.

For some reason I had anticipated that the category would include a sports figure that fit the description, but the other two responses were not athletes. Upon reflection, I understood why there were no sports stars listed, as I could only think of a handful that had three names.

These are the best examples in baseball, enough to complete a lineup.

First baseman Willie Mays Aikens

The slugger with the famous name helped propel the Kansas City Royals to a pennant and multiple playoff appearances.

Second baseman, Billy Jo Robidoux

Primarily a left fielder, Robidoux would be asked to fill in second for our three-name team.

Shortstop, Chin Leng Hu

Having spent most of his career with the Dodgers, this infielder had announcer Vin Scully call Hu at first when he got on base.

Third baseman Jim Ray Hart

With over a hundred career home runs, Hart was one of the San Francisco Giants’ power hitters of the 1960s.

Left field, Wily Mo Pena

He broke into the major leagues with Cincinnati, who a few years later traded the underperforming slugger to the New York Yankees.

Central Garden, Shin Soo Choo

After several breakout seasons in both Cleveland and Cincinnati, Choo signed a lucrative free agent deal to play for his current team, the Texas Rangers.

Right field, John Ford Griffin

Swinging sweetly with his left hand, Griffin hit over .300 in two different stints with the Toronto Blue Jays in the early 2000s.

Receiver, John Ryan Murphy

He backed Joe Mauer for one season with the Minnesota Twins, who sent him to the Arizona Diamondbacks several years later.

Starting pitcher, John Henry Johnson

Over a span of ten years, the left-hander spent time with Boston, Texas and Milwaukee, but his best season came when he had eleven wins for the Oakland Athletics.

Relief pitcher, Ryan Rowland Smith

Seattle relied on this guy to be the Mariners’ bullpen lefty specialist for four years, and he returned in 2014 to enjoy a comeback year with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

When it comes to raw talent and magnetic charisma, the Australian Rugby League has no shortage of shining examples. David Williams, in particular, was voted the best athlete in the world by Outsports Readers and won the King of the Hardwood competition in 2009. He defeated 63 other athletes to clinch the title in a contest headed by Mariner Duck Guy, who is very close similar to the NCAA men’s basketball popularity contest.

Williams took part in a ‘Gods in Soccer’ campaign to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research, and in the process stood out from the rest of the hot Australian athletes who also put their chiseled assets and physique on display. on a colorful calendar and DVD. William’s magnetic appeal shouldn’t precede his talent on the game, where he can switch between wing and center roles if needed. Impressive athletic abilities run in the Williams family because, in fact, David is the younger brother of John Williams, who plays for the Cronulla Sharks.

The ‘Werewolf’ with his trademark beard knows when to clean up for a calendar photo shoot, but he’s ready to get down to business when it comes to serious, direct rugby. He may seem like a pretty boy, but he’s the real deal (and according to big-name league insiders, he’s not gay). There are detractors, but his followers certainly outnumber them. Williams has had a cult following since 2008, ever since he scored a try in the NRL Grand Final, where his team won against the Melbourne Storm.

Another notable milestone in his career was being selected for Australia’s Rugby League World Cup squad in 2008 at Dairy Famers Stadium, where he tested against Papua New Guinea. In that same competition, Williams was one of the few players to score a green and gold hat-trick on his debut, as well as scoring 3 attempts. The spot to play in the World Cup final against New Zealand on November 22, 2008 was providential for Williams, but a setback for Brent Tate, his teammate who was the original choice but had to withdraw due to injury. in the hip.

Funny and laid-back, Williams showed her charitable streak again by dyeing her beard pink in a game against the Penrith Panthers in 2009 and encouraging her Manly teammates to do the same so the team can raise money for the Women’s Round of the league.

In 2010, Williams suffered an injury early in the season during an initial head-on clash with the Tigers. His 2010 NRL campaign turned bleak when a training injury sidelined him during pre-match training on the eve of that game. Coach Des Hasler believed Williams could have staged a comeback if only he had passed the medical and fitness tests before the Dragons game. The rebounding player subsequently underwent surgery and was back on his feet in no time. Today, Williams enjoys the security and benefits of a three-year deal with St. Helens in the Super League.

People love to laugh. No matter what the source of laughter, people simply enjoy the euphoria that comes with a good laugh. Watching funny videos on the Internet has become a very popular source of entertainment and laughter. Here are some examples of some of the best funny videos on the Internet today.

First, he is a New Jersey resident who quickly became an internet sensation singing a pop song known as Numa Numa. The man is sitting in front of his webcam with headphones on and the Numa Numa song playing in the background. His exaggerated lip sync, facial expressions, and radical arm movements are what make this music video hilarious.

Second, there is the video starring The Star Wars Kid. This teen recorded himself swinging a golf ball like a lightsaber in a high school studio. A classmate discovered the video and showed it to a friend, which led to it being posted on the internet and becoming an online video legend. Not only has it been viewed nearly twenty-one million times, but it has spawned many parodies and references on various popular television shows.

Third, there is a video called David After Dentist. Children often say and do the funniest things. That’s especially true of this video that captures a young boy, David, experiencing the effects of anesthesia after a dental appointment. He says a lot of silly and funny things, but at one point he suddenly rises from his flesh and screams at the top of his lungs, only to immediately slump back down and fall asleep. All these comedic moments are recorded by his father and have generated more than eighty and a half million views.

Fourth, it is a video that brings together two humorous elements that are always a hit; adorable children and a British accent. Charlie Bit Me shows Charlie biting off his older brother’s finger. One might wonder how funny this is, but the way the brother responds to being bitten, plus Charlie’s evil giggle are what make this one of the most popular clips of all time with over two hundred and seventy seven million views.

Animals frequently do funny things, but when humans try to translate what animals do, it becomes even funnier. In the original video, it seems that the two cats are having a conversation with each other through their meows. In the remix titled Cats Talking Translation, the words have been brilliantly edited for the cats’ meows and their hilarious conversation can be “understood”.

Last but not least, there is a dance video called The Evolution of Dance. The comedian in this internet favorite demonstrated dance moves from several different musical eras and combined them into six minutes of pure entertainment. It also helps that he’s pretty good with the moves, which adds even more humor and appeal to the video.

The best funny videos often become staples of humor and jokes that are shared and quoted every day among friends around the world. TV shows make videos part of their programs and the people featured in the videos often get wide recognition. The best videos go down in history and leave a lasting impression on viewers.

I’ve often heard it said, “you can’t win by betting on sports.” The truth is that sports betting is one of the few types of bets where you CAN win. The problem is that there are so many factors that need to be taken into account that it can be very overwhelming.

There are game conditions, injuries, home or away games, player health, defense, attack, past performance, coaches, match importance, rivalries, to name a few, just to calculate a very accurate result.

What are the possibilities?

Most people who bet on sports don’t know that you only need to win 52.5% of your bets to break even. 56% winners make you very successful. If you can achieve an average above 56%, you will win a huge amount of money.

Now, 56% doesn’t sound like much, does it? little more than half of her bets.

The rest is discipline, money management and, without a doubt, a good selection method. But let’s be clear, there is no magic wand, quick and easy method… is there?

Are you in this for fun or for money?

It can definitely be fun and very exciting to win, especially when you have a big bet in the game. Or maybe you just lost one game and decided to double down on the next one to try and get “revenge”.

If you’ve ever tried this tactic, I’m sure you know very well that most of the time you also lost the second game. Now you’re broke, starting over, building a new bankroll and hoping for a better result next time… But as you know, hope is not a winning strategy.

This kind of heart-stopping action is not for me. For my money, I prefer a more predictable type of bet, be it sports or any other form of gambling. I like to have more control over the result.

To be clear, there will be losing games and maybe even losing days, but by managing your money, patiently building your bankroll, you can comfortably afford to take a hit on those parlays… that’s a winning strategy.

Betting a small consistent amount per game isn’t exciting… but that’s what smart, professional sports bettors do. So the question is, “are you doing it for the thrill or the money?”

Eliminating gambling from sports betting

A winning bettor always tries to take the bet out of the game. Every bet is a calculated risk. There is no magic method that generates thousands of dollars overnight.

Getting a steady monthly profit, working just 5 minutes a day IS the only way. And if you let your account multiply for a few months, before long (months, not years), you’ll reach a point where you could generate hundreds or even thousands of dollars of profit each month… now that’s magic.

Sports Investing will almost certainly turn a small amount of capital today into significant monthly income, month after month and year after year.

There are people who say that you cannot win by betting on sports… they are simply wrong. I wish you the best of luck always.

Sports betting enhances the enjoyment of watching the game. It’s like topping ice cream: it adds zing to something that’s already delicious.

There are professional players who bet on sporting events with the sole intention of making money. There are also players who play just to have fun and not to win or lose. However, there are many who enjoy both: enjoying the game and making money.

In addition to the ability to predict the outcome of the game, there are other important aspects that you can consider to increase your winnings. The following tips will help you become a better player.

Different sports books apply different lines. Although the lines used are quite similar, it is best to search several books until you find a line that is favorable to you. For example, in a college basketball game, if you are betting on the Maryland-Duke game and Duke is the loser. So if there is +6 in one book and +6.5 in another and you are betting on Duke, it is better to bet at +6.5. So if Duke loses the match by 6, you will win your bet. On the other hand, those who placed their bet at +6.5 lose. This way you can win a lot of bets. So don’t underestimate that half point.

Although most people bet on the big games, remember that these games can be risky. Often the less significant games turn out to be safe and profitable bets. It is the casual bettors who bet only on exciting games, the smart punters look for every opportunity to make a good bet.

Without a doubt, it is experience that allows you to predict line changes. But a good rule of thumb is to bet early on the favorite and bet late to bet on the underdog. Normally, it is the causal bettors who bet late on their favourite. Therefore, as the day goes on, the line tilts towards the favourite. So if it was -6.5 at the start, with more and more betting on your favourite, the odds maker could switch to -7.5 to counter. Therefore, it is advisable to bet on the underdogs at the end of the day, as the line could possibly be in your favor.

Keep calm; It will help you focus on your analysis. Frustration will only gobble up your thoughts and vision and make you opt for higher odds or go for the team you are consciously or unconsciously supporting. This could hinder your chances of winning. You also need to keep your senses intact and do analysis.

Act for today and not for yesterday. Ignore yesterday’s flop and stay as focused as possible. To make the right selection, ignore your mistakes. A short memory is an essential quality of a good sports bettor.

It is very important to understand the mechanics of sports betting. Once you find all the relevant information, you can think about choosing sports betting picks. These are predictions made by educated professionals who provide advice for a fee or for free. To pick the best of the lot, learn the track record of that person making the sports betting choice. If many of your sports betting picks have come true, that means the person has a good track record of performance and is knowledgeable.

These tips certainly can’t make you a smart player overnight. But smart and astute thinking can help you make some profit.

The winner of a NASCAR race is supposed to be determined by the driver’s ability to maneuver his car to the front of the pack and stay there until the checkered flag. On Saturday night at Richmond, Denny Hamlin was doing just that for 386 laps, leading 385 of them. On Lap 386, his right front tire leaked and he began to back up like a brick, paving the way for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch to battle for the lead.

Jr started to open up a lead of over a second over Kyle Busch and it seemed like he had the race under control with only 6 laps to go. Hamlin, rather than pull into pit lane and walk off the track, decided to take matters into his own hands to try and determine who should be the winner of the race. When his tire finally blew out, he skidded to a halt at the top of the racetrack and stalled, causing a caution to be waved and leading Jr back to Busch for a restart.

On the restart at the turn three Busch and Jr were side by side when clearly on the replays you can see Busch’s tires spun hard to the right and slammed into Jr’s car, spinning Jr as Busch it passed quickly but not before Clint Bowyer had passed them both. them at the bottom to win the race. Busch in post-race interviews claimed it was just a hard race and thought Jr had actually slid into him.

This answer, if not backed up by video playback and the fact that in the last few races, Busch has either intentionally pushed drivers out of his way or verbally threatened them after the race to do the same if next time not standing aside when the king is coming brings doubt to every racing fan here to believe any self-defense response he can throw at it. Busch’s mishap with Jr probably never would have happened if it hadn’t been for Hamlin’s poor decision to try to fix the race to his liking. For this, NASCAR slapped Denny on the wrist with a 2-lap penalty, but at the time it meant nothing to Hamlin.

NASCAR continues to sit back and let Busch behave like a schoolyard bully and continually tarnishes the image that NASCAR has worked so hard in recent years to repair. A Fox Sports commentator was quoted as saying it will take a long, long time for the junior nation to forgive Busch for this melee. I’d like to go a step further and say that it will take a long, long time for all true NASCAR fans, no matter who they attract, to forgive not only Busch but Hamlin and NASCAR.

Hard racing, unwanted hiccups and true competitiveness is what the fan spends their hard-earned money on when they come to watch a race, not drivers who see they can’t win so they choose to do something stupid and intentional so your teammate can win. . Hopefully, NASCAR officials will get up in the future and slam any driver, regardless of who they are, if they’re caught intentionally trying to fix the outcome of a race. Oh, and by the way, a nice slice of raw steak placed over those black eyes will reduce the puffiness.

Biography of Mahendra Singh Dhoni-A:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni {Nicknamed “Mahi”} was born on July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Dhoni is the current captain of India’s One Day International (ODI) team and Twenty20 (T20) team. Born to Mr. Pan Singh and Mrs. Devaki Devi, he has a sister, Jayanti, and a brother, Narendra. Mahendra Singh Dhoni completed his studies at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali Ranchi.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni-Cricket Style and Story:
Dhoni excelled at badminton and football while at school and was subsequently selected to play these sports at district and club level. Despite being a goalkeeper for his football team, Mahi switched his interest to cricket and became a regular batsman-keeper. He is known as a flamboyantly flamboyant right-handed batsman with a right-arm medium bowling style. MSD made his Test debut against the West Indies at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on December 2, 2005. Here is an excerpt from his early cricket profile: Playing in the second Test against Sri Lanka, he made his first half a century in just 51 balls. During India’s tour of Pakistan in January 2006, he scored his first Test century on just 93 balls, a crucial century that helped India avoid follow-up, in the second Test in Faisalabad. He also scored 69 fast and aggressive runs against the West Indies, in the first test in Antigua, and finished the series with 13 receptions and 4 hits. As of October 2008, he had achieved a spectacular score of 1,418 runs in 29 tests, including one century and nine half-centuries. That also included 68 sacks along with 14 stumps, averaging 33.76. His highest score at the current level is 148.

In 2008, Chennai Super Kings signed Mahendra Dhoni for $1.5 million, making him the most expensive player to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the inaugural season, in which he led his team to the final against Rajasthan Royals. In his fourteen T20 matches he has scored 295 runs with a best of 73 not out, and as a wicketkeeper he has dismissed 3 players at this level. In 2009, the Indian captain topped the list of the 10 highest-earning cricketers in the world compiled by Forbes.

In his cricketing career, he has received many national and international awards, including the prestigious ICC ODI Player of the Year Award {2008-09}, which also made him the first Indian player to achieve this feat, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009. In 2009, he became the highest ranked ODI batsman on the ICC Ranking List. He was also named captain of Wisden’s first-team Dream Test XI in 2009. Mahi topped the list of the world’s top 10 earning cricketers in 2009 compiled by Forbes. He was subsequently selected as the captain of the ICC World Test and ICC ODI teams for 2009. He also has a couple of other records under his belt. Interestingly, he was voted the 2006 MTV Kid Icon and was the awesome icon for Pogo TV’s awesome kids awards.

Curious Facts of Mahendra Singh Dhoni:
He draws inspiration from Adam Gilchrist, the former Australia goalkeeper and batsman, and his favorite actors include popular movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, and Salman Khan, among others.

Winning football pools on a regular basis seems like a dream (or pure fantasy) for many people. However, it can be done, if you have a system. How can you work the odds? It is a question that many people ask themselves!

Let’s look at the basic probabilities. With a coupon of 49 matches (games), we seek to identify a winning line of 8 point draws in the British triple odds groups if we want to win a 1st dividend (a point draw or SD is a result where both teams finish top with the same number of goals, not zero). If we bet only on 1 line (no one does, but let’s put that aside for now), then the odds of selecting the correct 8 matches out of 49 are roughly 450 million to 1. With the UK lottery, the odds are 14 million to 1 for a six number combination, by comparison.

If we bet 45,000 lines in one entry, that brings the odds down (on a purely random basis) to around 10,000 to 1. That’s getting a lot better. Now, there are complications. There will not always be 8 SD results on a given coupon, and sometimes there can be as many as 15 or even more. During the latter part of 2009, the number of tied games (both SD and no-score draw) ranged from 12% (1 no-score and 5 score-ties) to 38% (5 no-score and 13 SD) of the coupon. The maximum number of draws during that 12-week period was 14. Please see the attached chart.

Take for example a week where there are 13 ties. With 13 such draws, there are 1,287 possible combinations of the 8 required for a 1st Dividend. This helps our odds considerably: 10,000 to 1 becomes 7.77 to 1 (well, 8 to 1 for simplicity). That’s with a random selection of our 45,000 lines.

Now, let’s assume that football teams play fit (not always or consistently true), but let’s say we can predict tie games with 60% accuracy within our teams. This means we have a 20% higher chance (10% margin above the 50% random). So the odds of 8 to 1 now become 6.4 to 1 (or 13/2 if we were betting on horses). There are other ways to sharpen the odds in our favor, and much more to work on a system, but I hope this article gave you an idea!

(c) Phil Marks 2009

When Shaquille O’Neal came to Miami from Los Angeles
Lakers had a message for the championship-hungry White Hot
amateurs I’m going to bring the Championship to Miami, I promise..
Frankly, as much as I love and trust Shaq, I thought he was
too much of a promise. But Shaquille had a vision and he
I believed in the possibility of achieving that vision. East
vision and other principles described below constitute the
secrets of success 2006 NBA Champions, Miami
Heat

1. Vision

You see everybody needs a vision in the life. whatever you
want to achieve in your life, create an image of that as if it were
it had already passed. ace arnold schwarzenegger put it
what you do is create a vision of who you want to be, and
then live that image, as if it were already true

2. Teamwork

The Miami Heat victory is a team victory. His triumph is
consequence of teamwork. Yes, teamwork! You
I could take that for granted, but it’s common for people to be in a
team and yet there is no teamwork on that team Equipment
to work is the golden key to success when working with
others. I guess you remember Shaq’s problems with Kobe in LA
however, when the Great Man arrived in Miami, he called Dwayne
wade (Flash) and spoke to him of the need to
to cooperate and avoid undue tensions and really
to work. At the end of the day Miami Heat won, Shaquille
O’Neal won, dwaynewade won… that’s the miracle of
creative cooperation. Leads to multiple wins if
carried out in the spirit of harmony and a positive mind
attitude. Star players (and veterans) like Alonso
morning Y antonio walker had to take the back seat
and allow young Dwayne (and Shaq) to take the lead in the
runs. This required sacrifice and at the end of the day
Alonso, Walker Y Payton everyone got their due reward
when the long illusory ring finally adorned her fingers.

3. Perseverance

Perseverance it was another key, in fact it was the rock of the bed
of the success of the heat. Tea perseverance this
team was personified by the never say die attitude of
dwaynewade. In Dwayne Wade’s lesson in perseverance

I wrote about how
Flash was hospitalized the same day of this match,
be sick with the flu. Sports Illustrated reported that Wade spent

“Break and the first three minutes of the second half
attached to an IV.

However, this obstacle would not stop the dynamic young star.
to do the best you can; was described as dehydrated before
but while I (and some match commentators) were wondering
if Wade would be effective in the game or even play the
end, he was WARM WHITE with energy and
persevered to the end including a spectacular
score of “10 points in less than 9 minutes”.

Tea Miami Heat further demonstrated another lesson in
perseverance as they rose from a demoralizing 2-0 loss at
the first games of the final series and beat the odds to
claim the championship.

4. Faith

the biggest success lesson I learned in 2006 NBA
endings came from heat coach Pat Riley. when the wise
the coach was interviewed on ESPN on the eve of game 6, asked
What would be your strategy for game 7 if you lost game 6? “I am not
thinking game 7″ was his reply. More pressured to
comments on his strategy if he were to lose game 6, Pat Riley
he was still cool and confident. “I packed only a shirt, a suit
and a tie.” She couldn’t believe her ears, but her insistence
showed me that the great motivator Packed only one game
of clothing when he traveled to Dallas for Game 6. Then I
I told myself”Pat Riley and the Miami Heat will win
this championship in game 6!”

You’ll see faith is the cornerstone for durable
success In any field. Faith in God, faith in your God given
talents and faith in his teammates.

now you have the success ingredients of the miami
Heat. Go ahead and implement them into your life NOW, whatever.
your calling I’m sure you’ll celebrate yours.
championship win Coming Soon.