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217766.56 in reply to 217766.54
Date: 6/3/2012 11:15:49 AM
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If I buy a lotto ticket and win, I got lucky. There is a 1 in 40000000000 or whatever chance of my ticket being the winning number. Yes, it is statistics, but it would still be very lucky for me to win.

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217766.57 in reply to 217766.56
Date: 6/3/2012 11:41:20 AM
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Now buy 2 lotto tickets: you'll double your chances to win. Will you be as lucky if you win then?

Then make it with a BB player: if you play a bloke that has never fouled in his entire career, your chances are very low to injure someone. If you play a bloke that fouls out every game, youll be less surprised if you manage to injure an opponent. Less lucky, too?

What's luck?

I make my luck myself. I don't think I'm lucky if I hit 36 free throws in a row (and I've done it before :p). I know I'm a fine shooter and I can hit them.

Imo, it's all about working your own chances to make something happen.

From: yodabig

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Date: 6/3/2012 11:48:46 AM
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But you know that even though you can hit 36 in a row eventually you will miss two in a row. If that happens to be in the last seasons of a big game where you needed them and everything felt good but they just didn't drop?

What about if you are in the final seconds of a huge close game and your PG gets raked across the face and there is a no call allowing the opponents to then get an easy score at the other end. Four point turnaround in the final seconds of a game can easily determine the winner. Was Miami lucky or skillful to make that play that 99/100 would be a bad play?

What about the NBA draft? Didn't Charlotte Bobcats show the most "skill"? But in the end New Orleans Hornets got Anthony Davis. It would be skill if it was rigged by David Stern as a gift for the new owner.

From: ezlife

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217766.59 in reply to 217766.58
Date: 6/3/2012 12:51:42 PM
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If I miss a free throw, I can only blame myself.

I hate Miami. Wade fouled Rondo. There was no call, thus it was a good foul. If there was a call, it'd have been a bad foul.

Charlotte was unlucky not to get Davis? Actually, they had more chances to miss on him than to get him. They gave it a shot, losing most of their games this season. It didn't work out but they still get the 2nd pick.

What about if Davis becomes the next Oden? That kind of thing happens and you have to make do.

I just can't talk about luck. Things happen and can happen, adapt yourself. You can make cases either ways.

Matter of philosophy :p

Not gonna argue this anymore, everybody has his own point of view. And I feel you guys have an edge on me since english is not my mother tongue and I haven't spoken it for 2 years hehe

EDIT: therefore it's hard to share my thoughts/feelings

Last edited by ezlife at 6/3/2012 12:52:34 PM

From: Axis123

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Date: 6/3/2012 11:50:36 PM
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Luck can be minimised, but not deleted.

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217766.61 in reply to 217766.57
Date: 6/4/2012 2:08:51 AM
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Definition of luck: Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.

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217766.62 in reply to 217766.59
Date: 6/4/2012 2:14:25 AM
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Watch this and then tell me there is no such thing as luck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9PHgPLW_h4

haha :)

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217766.63 in reply to 217766.62
Date: 6/4/2012 12:43:26 PM
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I definitely love this one!

This is luck from the player's view

This is skill from the scientist's view

This had to happen from the physician's view

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Well, I personnally agree there is a little bit of magic into this :P but hey, just take it and enjoy it the way it is when it goes your way =D

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217766.64 in reply to 217766.63
Date: 6/4/2012 4:01:15 PM
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"This is skill from the scientist's view"

It can't be skill, as it was unintended. You can't intend a lucky shot :P

"This had to happen from the physician's view"

Physicist's view, not physician's view :)

"just take it and enjoy it the way it is when it goes your way =D"

haha the going your way part is what luck is all about! :D But yes, I agree we should definitely enjoy the luck when it does go our way :)

From: Leeroy

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217766.65 in reply to 217766.54
Date: 6/5/2012 8:36:38 AM
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Heartbreaking loss for the JBallers tonight, missing the game winning shot with 1 second to go against the Red Hill Titans.

Bad luck BreakerJ.

From: BreakerJ

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Date: 6/6/2012 6:45:17 AM
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Yep pretty shitty game from the ballers really 16 -28 in the last quarter and letting Jitesh light us up for 58 (out of 88) points...
Oh well I know its only early days but still on track for top 4 and have drawn 3 bots for the cup so far so hopefully both keep cruising along those lines for little while longer!

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