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#7202330 - 07/20/07 02:23 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Rigged from the Top
July 20th, 2007
by Ben Collins
After two years that encapsulated everything that has become embarrassing about the NBA – the authoritarianism, the power hungriness, the sudden iron fist; the Amare and Diaw suspensions that effectively declared a 2007 NBA champion and the 2006 NBA Finals where one player shot 97 free throws in six games to help the Miami Heat become a championship team that would play below .500 basketball for the majority of the next year with the exact same roster, only to be told to squelch the notion that something underhanded was going on because it is silly and impossible and preposterous — this morning we learn this:
It turns out we were right all along.
This morning, the New York Post released a report that an NBA gambling ring is about to be busted up by the FBI. They’re accused of rigging point spreads, which doesn’t necessarily rule out that the win-loss column was affected. The ring includes mobsters and associates and, lo, an NBA referee. We don’t know which one.
Now, we’re left to the bane of our existence: guessing.
Could it be Bob Delaney? I mean, they made Donnie Brasco about the fact that he had to pretend to be in the mob all of those years? True story, they said, and it was. Could he have flipped again? Is that what flip-flopping has meant all this time? Could the allure of the mob reeled him back in? No, too romanticized, too “backwards fairy tale,” too Scorsese to be true. Plus, this being the Italian mob, of all mobs, is too much of a stereotype.
Could it be Dick Bavetta? Can’t be. The only gambling he does is Bingo night at the Unitarian Church down the street. Everybody knows that.
Could it be Joey Crawford? No. Too obvious.
But, the idea that this now infamous cheater can’t be Joey Crawford because it’s “too obvious” — he’s a notoriously partial referee and his actions, like ejecting one of the league’s players because he was laughing on the bench, already merited a suspension and would be too suspicious – brings on this point.
If there are so many patently obvious indiscretions and if this league’s officiating is saddled with so much bias and incompetence that it’s hard for any fan to at least simply narrow down a list of people who may or may not have cheated, isn’t time to do something about it?
Isn’t it time to stop passing off partiality as fallibility because no other sport seems to have a similar issue? Isn’t it time to admit a mistake that you know is happening? Isn’t at time to talk about it? Isn’t it time to at least let other people talk about it?
Because, when we look back on this morning, that might be the most disturbing fact revealed today. The NBA had its objective moderator who was right all along, but they were too busy fining him and the media was too busy labeling him as “crazy” or an “eccentric” to actually take the time to listen to him.
“You know I can’t comment on this,” says Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who has accrued well over $1 million in fines for criticizing officiating in his six-year tenure. “But I like the direction you’re going with this.”
That direction? That today’s revelation is a much bigger league-wide problem of the stubbornness to admit mistakes beyond the singular crime.
Because the most disgusting part of the article may be well below the lead. David Stern, the Post’s Murray Weiss writes, is aware of the investigation and knows the referee under investigation.
Think about that: a commissioner of one of the four major sports in the United States was conscious of information that affected the outcomes of games and has yet to do anything about it?
Put this into perspective: Pete Rose, one of the best players in the history of baseball, was banned from Major League Baseball by Bart Giammatti for suspicion that he bet on baseball games in which he didn’t even play.
The commissioner of a sport who does not immediately suspend a referee after hearing the mere allegation of fixing games due to a mob tie-in is not playing it safe. He’s showing his allegiance to Stu Jackson, Ronnie Nunn in a fight against his owners, his fans and the integrity of the game.
So those who hear of these accusations today and think that they knew it! They knew it was rigged in someway but they’re just shocked it had nothing to do with David Stern.
Well, think again. Those who continually side with those in the wrong – those who continue to let these transgressions continue unrestrained — are just as guilty as those who commit it.
It is not preposterous. It is not silly. It is not, as we learned today, impossible.
http://slamonline.com/online/
Fuck, I wonder if the FIX goes back to when Michael Jordan played and got every call imaginable?
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lonestar2004
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Was he officiating in the 2006 NBA Finals?
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I don't watch or give a shit about the NBA to tell you the truth, so I have no idea. I'm sure a quick Google search would answer that for you.
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Wow.
What a biased article. This guy hates the NBA so of course he seizes upon this news to talk shit.
Football has its Michael Vicks and Viking scandals.
Baseball has steroid scandals and Barry Bonds is generally acknowledged as steroid-boy even as he closes in on a revered record to tarnish it.
There is enough BS to go around.
But let's pick on basketball and not be conscious of why we do that.
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Re: NBA Rigged from the Top [Re: zorbman]
#7205349 - 07/21/07 05:02 AM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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A referee betting on games he referees is egregious and detrimental to the integrity of any game. Pete Rose didn't get into the hall of fame and he bet on games on he didn't play in.
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Re: NBA Rigged from the Top [Re: zorbman]
#7206002 - 07/21/07 12:55 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
zorbman said:
But let's pick on basketball and not be conscious of why we do that.
What does that mean?
anyway, The NBA referee suspected of betting on - and even fixing - games was previously confronted by league officials who feared he had a gambling problem, sources said yesterday.
"Tim Donaghy was ordered to the league's offices in New York - but he was allowed to continue officiating games because NBA honchos did not suspect he was gambling on games or fixing the contests, the sources said."
Fucking despicable! I can't wait for the full story to come out.
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Re: NBA Rigged from the Top [Re: zorbman]
#7206147 - 07/21/07 01:50 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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I think you're wrong, quit acting like basketball gets all the drama with bad reputable shit.
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Re: NBA Rigged from the Top [Re: 0xYg3n]
#7206288 - 07/21/07 02:40 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Doesn't surprise me, the NBA is a fucking joke.
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zorbman
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Re: NBA Rigged from the Top [Re: 0xYg3n]
#7206656 - 07/21/07 04:12 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
0xYg3n said:
I think you're wrong, quit acting like basketball gets all the drama with bad reputable shit.
Reading comprehension alert.
That's not what I said. And I pointed out several recent problems with other professional sports leagues. The thing is that this particular reporter never has anything good to say about the NBA. Read his columns. He is extremely biased - not a good trait for a reporter. He goes out of his way to lambast it every time. He doesn't have any love for the sport anyway.
He is the sports reporter equivalent of a troll.
And I'm not going to waste anymore of my time commenting on his scribblings.
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Re: NBA Rigged from the Top [Re: zorbman]
#7209939 - 07/22/07 02:20 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Wow, people are still butt hurt that the Mavs got clowned by the heat. I like how he mentioned that the heat winning must have been rigged because they "play below .500 basketball for the majority of the next year with the exact same roster." What the fuck does majority of the year mean? Oh yea, it means that when it counts the heat turn on and get the job done. Oh, and same roster? Yea, because they weren't plagued with injuries this season or anything.
And I guess he must have missed when the Mavs choked and got beaten stupid by GS this year in the playoffs. Mavs suck, get over it. Miami Heat are the 2k6 champs, now go fuck yourselves.
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Re: NBA Rigged from the Top [Re: d33p]
#7236340 - 07/29/07 02:24 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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talk bad about the nba one more time i dare you...
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