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MistaT

Detroit Red Wings out in the first round, and on a sad note Pavel Datsyuk has likely played his last game in the NHL. He was a phenomenal player that brought it all....not sure there has been a more complete player over the last two decades.

Oddly, the Red Wings are a little like Arsenal in that they always make the playoffs (17 years running - longest streak in America professional sports) but never have a chance of winning anything.

Qwiss

jones wrote:
Qwiss! wrote:
Yeah he's a "wasteman" multimillionaire who is the best fighter in the world in his natural weight class and was even champion in a weight class above at the same time. Biggest star and money maker to date in UFC but he's a "wasteman". 😆

He's not the best fighter in his weight class.

Who's better?

jones

Edgar, Dana knows it too which is why McGregor could do what he wanted without having his belt threatened. Think Aldo is on par too, if he doesn't lose his shit again I'd expect a very close rematch.

McGregor's career depends very much on his next bout, if he messes that one up he won't be the UFC's face anymore. Should never have been it anyway, Jones is and always was by far the best fighter p4p in the sport.

Big Willie Champ

jones wrote:
Edgar, Dana knows it too which is why McGregor could do what he wanted without having his belt threatened. Think Aldo is on par too, if he doesn't lose his shit again I'd expect a very close rematch.

McGregor's career depends very much on his next bout, if he messes that one up he won't be the UFC's face anymore. Should never have been it anyway, Jones is and always was by far the best fighter p4p in the sport.

Someone thinks very highly of themselves. What are you? thegame24 in disguise?

Qwiss

I don't think McGregor will be the face of UFC any more no matter if he wins his next fight or not. He has made himself valuable and now clearly wants to focus on his fights. He said Rousey was focussed too much on promotion after her loss and now he seems to want to avoid the same pitfalls himself. Edgar still has to prove himself but that should be a good fight. Aldo obviously isn't as good, combat sports are as much about temperament as they are about anything else. Obviously there are a lot of questions hanging over McGregor after his first loss but I think people underrate him just because they fall for the kayfabe aspects of UFC.

mdgoonah41

steph is hurt.

not good

Rex

Grade 1 knee sprain, out for at least two weeks. Think Warriors will eliminate the Rockets anyway, but beating the Clippers without Curry looks difficult. Goes to show how fragile a title bid can be!

mdgoonah41

i think they'll walk by the clippers. spurs will be a real even matchup if hes not 100%

Qwiss

McGregors back on the card. No surprise, just a negotiating tactic.

Bold Tone

If he did that on purpose, which i doubt, i salute him.

Gazza M

mdgoonah41 wrote:
i think they'll walk by the clippers. spurs will be a real even matchup if hes not 100%

cp3 will miss the rest of the playoffs with a broken hand. i think the clips would've given them a hell of a series without curry, but with the cp3 injury the dubs will cruise through i think

edit - and blake griffin is done too apparently

rip clips

Rex

What?! Both Paul and Griffin out? Then I'll even fancy the Blazers to eliminate them! Must admit I have a soft spot for McCollum and Lillard. 🙂

Savz

McGregor booted from UFC 200 but will fight again says Dana White.

Jens

Savz wrote:
McGregor booted from UFC 200 but will fight again says Dana White.

What a mess.

Rex

The Clippers' injuries opens a window for the Warriors. Blazers will eliminate the Clippers, but I think the Warriors are strong enough to go past the Blazers even without Curry. If Steph gets back for the conference finals they are still in it I reckon, despite Curry most likely not being 100 percent sharp.
Very much look forward to the Spurs v Thunder series!

mdgoonah41

spurs destroyed okc last night. gsw is going to roll past portland even without curry

mdgoonah41

roll on, dubs

Gazza M

Gazza M wrote:
Daz wrote:
Yeah I live in the east and for the most part Union is only really for private school boys and army boys. League is far more popular and AFL is top of the roost (particularly in the southern states and southern NSW. Cricket is also pretty popular everywhere and football is becoming more popular all the time.

Speaking of football in Oz, just rrad that Optus have won rights to broadcast EPL here from next season. Really hope that leads to some more flexible viewing/subscription options.

i have a feeling it'll be via fetch tv and theyll make you order an ancillary optus mobile/broadband products to access it. prefer it stayed with foxtel tbh, especially since my internet connection will allow pretty average quality streaming

exactly what the fuckers have done

http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/fans-say-no-to-new-epl-pricing-on-optus/news-story/26d563c9b546a1363910a893c9ffe467

you have to become an optus broadband or mobile customer on a 24 month agreement in order to get the epl now

and this before we even know if optus' network can handle the demand of live event streaming

my boss knows the guys from the optus bid team - essentially said their epl apps are still a work in progress

Burnwinter

😆 Fuck it, just keep on streaming or going to the pub when the timezone works out.

Australia's content distributors are utter cnuts.

Gazza M

yeah opus wont be getting a centavo out of me on principle.

kudos to them for making foxtel appear fair and reasonable by comparison

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