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complete the Playoffs table!

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2023

written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

Ladies and gentlemen, TrashTalkers and TrashTalkers. You know this contest, it’s back! With exceptional Playoffs coming up and thousands of uncertainties in mind, the time has come to call on the guessers and guessers of the basketball community. This Monday from 9 a.m., be ready for : le TrashTalk Bracket Contest !

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But where is the magician or magician hiding among you?

Who is able to announce to us, right now, the entire 2023 Playoffs turn by turn? Who will be able to predict the NBA champion, the finalists, the scores of all series, from the first to the last round… and the qualifiers of the Playin Tournament included, without shaking their chin?

Tradition obliges, it’s time to participate in the game of the year and complete your bracket.

Taking into account the Playin Tournament 2023, which starts this Tuesday evening in the NBA, the deadline to complete the bracket below is set for Tuesday, April 11 at 11:59 p.m.

Once this time has passed, any ballot submitted will be refused.. Your mission ? It is simple, and complicated at the same time.

Fill out the form below with your Playoffs 2023 predictions, being careful to read it once more. Check that you haven’t come out with any enormities, consult your buddies, then send everything hoping that your vision of the future will stand out from the others! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us: there are only a few hours to complete your bracket.

# WHAT ARE THE RULES OF THE GAME?

The TrashTalk Bracket Contest is a contest that consists of filling the 2023 Playoffs table before the competition.

For each round (1st round, semi-final, conference final, NBA Finals), you must announce in your bracket which team will win its series in 4 games.

You must also indicate the exact score of the series: 4-0, 4-1, 4-2 or 4-3.

Every time you give away a streak winner in 4 games, they advance to the next round.

The goal of the game is to completely fill your bracket, validate it, and see if your bracket is closest to reality in the NBA!

# UNTIL WHEN CAN I FILL MY BRACKET?

Opening of the TrashTalk Bracket Contest : Monday April 10, 2023 at 9 a.m.

Fermeture du TrashTalk Bracket Contest : Tuesday April 11, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

# WHERE CAN I FIND MY BRACKET?

If you have correctly completed and validated your bracket:

You can download the image of your bracket by clicking on the button SHARE
A copy will be sent directly to the email address provided. Warning: check your spam.
You can also share your bracket directly on Twitter and Facebook using the buttons in SHARE

# HOW IS THE WINNER DETERMINED?

Once the 2023 Playoffs are over, here is the order in which the brackets will be sorted (in order of tie-breakers):

Have the NBA champion team
The 2 teams in the NBA Finals
The good score of the NBA Finals series
The 4 teams in the conference final
The good score of the final series of conferences
The 8 teams in the conference semi-finals
The good score of the conference semi-final series
The 4 teams qualified via the Playin Tournament
The good score of the series of the 1st round of the Playoffs

In the event of multiple winning brackets, a draw will be made to determine 1 winner of the TrashTalk Bracket Contest 2023.

# WHAT DOES THE TRASHTALK BRACKET CONTEST WINNER WIN?

We’re bringing out the XXL gifts for this 2023 edition. With TrashTalk and ParionsSport, the winner of the TrashTalk Bracket Contest 2023 will win 1 trip to the USA to see 1 game of the NBA 2023-24 season!!

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1er : 1 trip to the USA to see 1 game from the start of the 2023-24 NBA season (for 2 people)
2nd : 1 NBA franchise jersey of your choice
3ème : 1 NBA franchise jersey of your choice

Important: the game being presented in collaboration with ParionsSport, it will be reserved for players aged 18 and over.

# BY WHAT DATE WILL WE KNOW THE WINNER?

The NBA Finals stopping maximum on June 18, with a Draft in stride and brackets to be sorted by the thousands, the winner will be announced during the month of July.

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It exists, it exists. A diviner or a diviner hides among you. Think you can read the future? Do you already know what will happen on these NBA 2023 Playoffs? Show it by participating in this game this Monday at 9 a.m., and see you in a few months to find out if there is a big winner of the TrashTalk Bracket Contest! Good luck to all of you !

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Economy

Crisis of confidence between small bosses and Emmanuel Macron

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2023

written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

Posted Apr 7, 2023, 7:13 AMUpdated on Apr 7, 2023, 3:36 PM

Nothing is going well between Emmanuel Macron and the bosses of very small businesses (TPE). Two-thirds of them say they do not have confidence in the economic measures announced or implemented by the president and his government, according to the Fiducial barometer carried out by Ifop among 1,001 leaders of VSEs (less than 20 employees) between February 27 and March 15, 2023.

Like a majority of French people, they are very critical of pension reform. Only just over one in three (36%) supports it, the “ideal” starting age being estimated at 62.4 years.

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Sport

a ruthless journey, a quest for Van der Poel and Van Aert… What you need to know about this 120th edition

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2023

written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

The riders will leave Compiègne on Sunday to measure themselves once morest the queen of the Classics.

Place in the hell of the North. After a high-flying Tour of Flanders, Tadej Pogacar will leave the field open, Sunday April 9, at Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, both punished by the Slovenian ogre in the Flemish mountains. Throughout the 256.6 kilometers of the course, the duel at the top between the two enemy brothers promises to sparkwith the same objective for both men: a first success in this event.

A ruthless course with 54.5 kilometers of cobblestones

The Hell of the North is aptly named. 256.6 kilometers separate the start from Compiègne and the finish at the Roubaix velodrome, with no less than 54.5 kilometers of cobblestones spread over 29 sectors. This 120th edition of Paris-Roubaix takes up the standards of previous years, in addition to the return of the Haspres sector (at kilometer 139.6) which has not been offered on the course since the 2004 edition. The various difficulties will increase until passing through the mythical Trouée d’Arenberg, located just under 100 kilometers from the finish.

Goats hired to clean the cobblestones of the Trouée d'Arenberg, April 4, 2023, on the occasion of the 120th edition of Paris-Roubaix. (MAXPPP) — Goats hired to clean the cobblestones of the Trouée d’Arenberg, April 4, 2023, on the occasion of the 120th edition of Paris-Roubaix. (MAXPPP)

One of the most difficult cobbled sections of the course, 2.3 kilometers long, will give a first idea of the main competitors cut for victory. Subsequently, the leaders will have the opportunity to explain themselves during the two other key sectors of Mons-en-Pévèle (3 kilometers) and Carrefour de l’Arbre (2.1 kilometers).

Who to pick up Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert?

The battle announced before the Tour of Flanders did not disappoint. If Tadej Pogacar led the dance on the Ronde, disgusting Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, the cards will be reshuffled in the north of France in his absence. Without the leader of the Team UAE Emirates, the two riders will present themselves as big favourites. But the Belgian Wout van Aert, unable to follow the wheel of his two rivals last weekend, hinted at a crack in the armor.

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), le 2 April 2023, lors du Tour des Flandres. (POOL DION KERCKHOFFS / AFP)

However, it is difficult to give a forecast, the last eleven editions having been won by eleven different riders. Without counting the two monsters of world cycling, the list of potential winners is long. On your mind, Mads Pedersen, third in the Tour of Flanders, Filippo Ganna, second behind Van der Poel at Milan-Sanremo, ou encore Dylan van Baarle, victorious last season on Paris-Roubaix with the formation Ineos Grenadiers, who should however ride in the interest of his new team leader at Jumbo-Visma, Wout van Aert.

Finally a French victory following 26 years of waiting?

It’s been twenty-six years since Frédéric Guesdon’s victory in 1997 that a tricolor rider has not entered his name on the Paris-Roubaix prize list. Four names stand out. Winner of Gand-Wevelgem then of Through Flanders, Christophe Laporte will have to benefit from a very favorable scenario to win on the cobblestones of the North. The luxury teammate of Wout van Aert will indeed have the primary mission of propelling the Belgian to victory. In case of failure of his leader, the Provençal will have his say.

Wout van Aert (left) left the victory to his Jumbo-Visma teammate Christophe Laporte (right) over Ghent-Wevelgem, March 26, 2023. (JASPER JACOBS / AFP)

Anthony Turgis, dsecond in Through Flanders in 2019 and fourth in the Tour of Flanders in 2020, has already proven his love for the so-called “Flandrian” classics. Especially since he has never had the opportunity to shine in his three participations in Paris-Roubaix (18th in 2019, 13th in 2021, retirement in 2022).

Where and when to follow Paris-Roubaix?

The Queen of the Classics will be available on all screens, Sunday April 9, from 10:50 a.m. on France 3 or on the france.tv site. This 120th edition is commented by Alexandre Pasteur, Marion Rousse and Laurent Jalabert, while Thomas Voeckler and Nicolas Geay will be on the bikes at the heart of the race.

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