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I think everyone will realize that it IS rigged when we get 30 or more calls in our favor tomorrow.
Quote from: Tay on June 09, 2008, 02:09:29 PMQuote from: Styles1 on June 08, 2008, 11:44:13 PMQuote from: Tay on June 08, 2008, 11:28:53 PM^^Yes, but that's what the league wants, is the fans involved, and it could provide a HUGE momentum shift now going to L.A. As for it being rigged, this whole match-up of "Celtics-Lakers" and the Paul Pierce injury-comeback make it look a little like wrestling, but people need to stop complaining about the refs. What about Vlad traveling on that dunk after he stole the ball? And Leon Powe went to the line so many times because he was going strong to the basket and the Lakers' interior defense wasn't playing so solid.um... I was answering the question from an nba perspective.... not a team. I made myself clear on that. yes.. there is fan involvement to consider... but outside of fan advantage this season the home/road advantage and disadvantages have been odd and puzzling. it does make one wonder..... I really don't get what you are saying, and what I said against your point? You mentioned it being a major advantage for the home team (I'm guessing talking about the refs favoring the home team as well), and I agree that it has been crazy the way the home teams have dominated, but I think that is what the NBA wants. They want the fans to be involved, and feel like they have an impact.The points I made about the individual calls of the specific game were not intended for your statement, but they were towards the original topic.all good...my post wasn't a Laker/Celtic thing.... which you used as examples in your post. I was just being clear with that for my own posts on this particular topic. and like I said, I know that fan involvement has to be there.... I was just wondering what these games would be like if none of these teams had court advantage or call advantage...
Quote from: Styles1 on June 08, 2008, 11:44:13 PMQuote from: Tay on June 08, 2008, 11:28:53 PM^^Yes, but that's what the league wants, is the fans involved, and it could provide a HUGE momentum shift now going to L.A. As for it being rigged, this whole match-up of "Celtics-Lakers" and the Paul Pierce injury-comeback make it look a little like wrestling, but people need to stop complaining about the refs. What about Vlad traveling on that dunk after he stole the ball? And Leon Powe went to the line so many times because he was going strong to the basket and the Lakers' interior defense wasn't playing so solid.um... I was answering the question from an nba perspective.... not a team. I made myself clear on that. yes.. there is fan involvement to consider... but outside of fan advantage this season the home/road advantage and disadvantages have been odd and puzzling. it does make one wonder..... I really don't get what you are saying, and what I said against your point? You mentioned it being a major advantage for the home team (I'm guessing talking about the refs favoring the home team as well), and I agree that it has been crazy the way the home teams have dominated, but I think that is what the NBA wants. They want the fans to be involved, and feel like they have an impact.The points I made about the individual calls of the specific game were not intended for your statement, but they were towards the original topic.
Quote from: Tay on June 08, 2008, 11:28:53 PM^^Yes, but that's what the league wants, is the fans involved, and it could provide a HUGE momentum shift now going to L.A. As for it being rigged, this whole match-up of "Celtics-Lakers" and the Paul Pierce injury-comeback make it look a little like wrestling, but people need to stop complaining about the refs. What about Vlad traveling on that dunk after he stole the ball? And Leon Powe went to the line so many times because he was going strong to the basket and the Lakers' interior defense wasn't playing so solid.um... I was answering the question from an nba perspective.... not a team. I made myself clear on that. yes.. there is fan involvement to consider... but outside of fan advantage this season the home/road advantage and disadvantages have been odd and puzzling. it does make one wonder.....
^^Yes, but that's what the league wants, is the fans involved, and it could provide a HUGE momentum shift now going to L.A. As for it being rigged, this whole match-up of "Celtics-Lakers" and the Paul Pierce injury-comeback make it look a little like wrestling, but people need to stop complaining about the refs. What about Vlad traveling on that dunk after he stole the ball? And Leon Powe went to the line so many times because he was going strong to the basket and the Lakers' interior defense wasn't playing so solid.
^^Yeah, it would be so crushing that I try to block out negative thinking like that. Although, wrestling still does very well, and I'm pretty sure most fans know that it's not real.
Any new opinions with the Donaghy allegations coming out?
I'm not sure NIK. The ESPN Ticker said an official (can't remember his name off the top of my head) said that there were some occasions when a high ranking official would come in and say "so and so has been doing this, watch for it" and that it puts thoughts into the refs heads.Who knows. I would REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY hope that the league is not rigged, but a piece of me says it is. Everybody, even people who don't really watch basketball, knows about LA vs Boston, and that its going to get ratings. Is it a coincidence they both made the Finals when they both had good teams? The league has struggled since MJ retired. Nobody, except for people from Texas, myself included, like the Spurs and they have been winning more than anybody else since MJ retired. They make it to the Finals and win four times and each time is piss poorly rated because only die hard NBA fans watched. Maybe Stern made it known that the league should push for the ultimate Finals this year, LA/Boston. Maybe he never actually said it straight up, but dropped hints to people here and there.
there are a lot of holes in this situation that the media isn't picking up on. All you have to do is look at the series as a whole, and you can clearly see it wasn't fixed...Sacramento flat out lost the series.
yes, its hard to take the league seriously and even care anymore its patheticand when did the league stop calling travels?