Okay...what if...

[TampaDude]

What if I lay $1000 on the Lakers at 3:1 to win it all this year?

That way, if the Lakers do threepeat this year, I walk away $3K richer, and if they don't, it will be worth the $1000 to see the Lakers get denied. Either way, I win.

What do you all think? Am I crazy???

[Dex]

Good thing you could buy a lot of soap with that dirty money after better on the Lakers. :lol

[TampaDude]

Good thing you could buy a lot of soap with that dirty money after better on the Lakers. :lol

Dirty money, clean money, don't care, it's all green money. :hat

[Budkin]

I say good plan if you really can spare the grand.

[DeadlyDynasty]

easiest 3k you'll ever make, tbh

[lefty]

What if I lay $1000 on the Lakers at 3:1 to win it all this year?

That way, if the Lakers do threepeat this year, I walk away $3K richer, and if they don't, it will be worth the $1000 to see the Lakers get denied. Either way, I win.

What do you all think? Am I crazy???
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[Blake]

What if I lay $1000 on the Lakers at 3:1 to win it all this year?

That way, if the Lakers do threepeat this year, I walk away $3K richer, and if they don't, it will be worth the $1000 to see the Lakers get denied. Either way, I win.

What do you all think? Am I crazy???

Sometimes it depends on who you are laying the bet with.

Ask dpg

[TampaDude]

Sometimes it depends on who you are laying the bet with.

Ask dpg

:lol

[DesignatedT]

you're pretty much laying 1,000 on bynum staying healthy. it's a different bet at that point.

[spurs10]

You'll probably lose a grand.

[TE]

My balls are speaking to me, I wouldn't do it.

You'll lose money. Trust in balls.

[cheguevara]

Looks like Boston is running out of steam. Means Heat are probably a lock to the East. I don't see Lakers beating the Heat especially since we don't know who will have home court.

Time to pause and reconsider. What are the odds for Miami to win it? probably less. I'd put 750 on LA and 400 on Miami. Either wins and you still probably get over $2,000 but now you are doubling your chances.

[eric365]

What if I lay $1000 on the Lakers at 3:1 to win it all this year?

That way, if the Lakers do threepeat this year, I walk away $3K richer, and if they don't, it will be worth the $1000 to see the Lakers get denied. Either way, I win.

What do you all think? Am I crazy???

If you do this bet and there is a Spurs / Lakers WCF, which team do you root for ?

[rascal]

Take the Lakers and Boston and you are covered. Lay enough down so you win if either team wins.

[Juggity]

Take the Lakers and Boston and you are covered. Lay enough down so you win if either team wins.

Boston's been bringing the weak shit lately, even weaker than SA. Lakers/Bulls seems like a much surer bet than either Lakers/Celtics or Lakers/Heat.

[wildbill2u]

:shootmeLay $50 on all the bottom teams in the playoffs to win. Odds will be astronomical and you probably won't cash in--but look at all the games you will have money on to get the old adrenalin going and the fun you'll have in the ER as they try to restart your heart.

[Oh, Gee!!]

What if I lay $1000 on the Lakers at 3:1 to win it all this year?

That way, if the Lakers do threepeat this year, I walk away $3K richer, and if they don't, it will be worth the $1000 to see the Lakers get denied. Either way, I win.

What do you all think? Am I crazy???

wouldn't you walk away $2K richer?

[TampaDude]

wouldn't you walk away $2K richer?

No, 3:1 means I would get my bet back plus 3x my bet if I won.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I used to use this strategy. It does tend to ease the pain of a loss.


In this case, however, you'll just be tossing away good green.

[rascal]

Boston's been bringing the weak shit lately, even weaker than SA. Lakers/Bulls seems like a much surer bet than either Lakers/Celtics or Lakers/Heat.

Bulls are not ready to go all the way to a title yet. They have to go through some tough playoff losses first. Boston 1st than Miami have better shots than the Bulls in the east.

[rascal]

:shootmeLay $50 on all the bottom teams in the playoffs to win. Odds will be astronomical and you probably won't cash in--but look at all the games you will have money on to get the old adrenalin going and the fun you'll have in the ER as they try to restart your heart.

Thats a great way to piss all the money away.

[20beastie45]

Never bet on Spurs games.....It will make you hate the team/players.....

[hater]

or you could bet $5,000 on the Spurs. 1/5 = $25,000

long shots but if Spurs win, imagine the ecstacy....

[DeadlyDynasty]

Betting on the Lakers in the regular season: agony
Betting on the Lakers in the playoffs: ecstasy

[4>0rings]

Is this bet with Kool-Aid Man? cause he doesn't pay up

[Seventyniner]

Worst case scenario: the Lakers lose the Finals to the Celtics in 7 games. Are you prepared for that?

[Baseline]

What if I lay $1000 on the Lakers at 3:1 to win it all this year?

That way, if the Lakers do threepeat this year, I walk away $3K richer, and if they don't, it will be worth the $1000 to see the Lakers get denied. Either way, I win.

What do you all think? Am I crazy???

No, TampaDude, not crazy at all. From 2000 on, I've done this a ton of times. When I saw how the 2nd half of that WCF game against Portland was officiated, it was clear that the NBA wanted Shaquille's Lakers to go to the Finals.

If anybody has ever read my posts, its' clear how much I hate the Lakers. I also resent the preferential treatment they get from the refs, the league, the commissioner, etc. Preferential treatment that is blatantly obvious, and completely unwarranted.

However, this is the world we live in. So, in the Western Conference playoff rounds, it's always money in the bank to bet on the Lakers - especially at home. So in 2001 and 2002, I was in Vegas hitting all the Spurs/Lakers games. If LA won, I won money. Whatever. But if the Spurs won, I was elated.

You remember those years, sometimes we had 12-15 point leads going into the 4th quarter in LA, but as per usual, the Lakers would get every call in the 4th, and they would be able ot close the gap - all they had to do was hit their free throws. In order to overcome the refs, we would rely on having to hit threes to win, and guys like Steve Smith and Danny Ferry couldn't get it done.

Then in 2003, Jack stepped up and hit big 4th quarter threes, and in 2005, Kerr and Horry did, and in 2007, Brent Barry did. The Spurs have always done well when they've had clutch three-point shooters. Let's hope guys like Neal and Bonner can step up this year.