Some thoughts and reflections as the regular season draws to a close

WOW, what a great regular season of NBA, plenty of highs and lows throughout the year, and not just with our team the Chicago Bulls.

So it is the end of the 1st season of our blog, which all in all Adam and I consider to be a huge success. The aim was 50 units profit, with the final total around 49 units which is disappointing as we peaked at 54 units only a few days ago.

We started off really hot which gave us confidence and much needed momentum in the 1st month hitting the occasional purple patch to bring us back to reality and keep our mind focused each night. We didn't decide to start a twitter until a little while into the season, but I think it was a great addition to the blog, enabling us to get people to view our page, as well as interact with some of our followers of which we are extremely grateful for their comments and questions on selections and NBA in general. Shout outs in particular go to @kstylekaladzee @jaysonhalstead @freddy_paxton @gghofman @azriskallday @calebdad and many more ( apologies to anyone I have forgotten I know there are many others who make valuable contributions on twitter ). For those who aren't following us yet our twitter is @NBATIPS1 I advise anyone who isn't following us to give it a go as we say when our blog is written as well as give up to date breaking news on injuries and other team news etc. It is also a great way to interact and answer any questions about our selections or give our opinions on games that might not have been tipped/blogged.

I feel as the season has gone on we have refined our betting techniques and become more proficient at spotting great angles to exploit which the bookies seem to miss, especially later on in the season when it comes to rested/injured playoffs and teams jockeying for their perfect position in the play offs.  I also feel our research has become a lot better and we use our time more efficiently in order to make the best decisions and gain the most value in our picks without it impacting in other aspects of our lives.

This blog as you may remember was started as both Adam and I had a really successful year basketball betting last year, so we thought we would share our thoughts and selections for free with anyone who wanted to bet on basketball but looked for a second opinion in order to form their selections.  Furthermore as huge NBA fans we thought it would be a great way to speak to like minded people, help further aid our basketball betting by speaking to traders and other NBA experts as well as just talking basketball by people who also love the game.

Anyways back to a review of the profits/losses on the year, so as expected we did have a few weeks spell where nothing would really go our way, 1 point losses here, losses in overtime there and in general just misfortune all over the place.  I think this actually helped us, as we stepped back, delved further into different avenues/sources to make our selections as well constant reminders of the risks in sports betting. As decent level poker players for some years now we know the importance of bankroll management, and never chasing losses on a losing night and keeping a level head, with logical, well thought out selections at all times.

Obviously we also had some amazing weeks, particular towards the end of the season, with the only disappointing thing being since Sky Tv started showing live games in England on Sundays we really seemed cursed on those days, days which were big exposure for our blog.   All in all though it really has been a great season, a lot of effort has been made both for our own personal NBA betting as well as making sure the blog was written every single night without fail. I really do not think there is another blog out there in as much profit as us which posted multiple selections every single night as we did.

I have really enjoyed doing the blog this year with Adam, especially the interaction with our twitter followers and I hope for a successful play off as well as continued success in the future for both our personal betting and for everyone who follows this blog.

One thing I feel I should say with regards to our blog is as follows. Always keep in mind that our blog should be a second opinion  for those who are betting on NBA, and that the best person to follow should always be yourself. Do your own research, weigh up the options and I cannot stress enough always only stake amounts which will not affect other aspects of your life if a particular pick loses. In the long term we are extremely confident in our ability to make money basketball betting as has shown by the our blog over the course of this whole season as well as our own personal profits in seasons passed. As always we welcome any feedback and look forward to a great post season.

Thank you to anyone who follows our blog/twitter, and I wish you all luck and success heading into the future.

Dave.