vandy125 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 (edited) We now seem to have good reason for getting upset with some of the NBA refereeing. Fixing NBA Games Edited July 20, 2007 by vandy125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 haha this is funny...ive jokingly made comments about this ever since the LA-Portland series several years ago. Of course, i was mostly kidding, but its funny to see this now. I wonder how long back these allegations are going to encompass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 07:59 AM) haha this is funny...ive jokingly made comments about this ever since the LA-Portland series several years ago. Of course, i was mostly kidding, but its funny to see this now. I wonder how long back these allegations are going to encompass I've thought game 6 of LA/Sacto back in, when was it, 01, was fixed since I watched it. Game in Sacto, but the Kings wind up with 3x as many fouls called on them as the Lakers, thus managing to guarantee a game 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 this is going to blow up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 This is very insane and if it gets any wider could certainly effect the integrity of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 09:50 AM) This is very insane and if it gets any wider could certainly effect the integrity of the game. Oh.. if I were you I'd consider the integrity of the game just about gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 09:45 AM) I've thought game 6 of LA/Sacto back in, when was it, 01, was fixed since I watched it. Game in Sacto, but the Kings wind up with 3x as many fouls called on them as the Lakers, thus managing to guarantee a game 7. Thats what i was referring to, not Portland but Sacto i forgot who. I just remember seeing replays of Shaq getting "fouled" on plays where he isnt touched and the defender standing straight up. The commentators eventually starting making guarded statements about that as well. Was it really fixed or not right? I dunno, i joked about it but was only half serious, but now you dont know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Not surprised in the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 wow huge shock, corruption with refs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 This is about the least surprising news of the year, anybody who watched NBA games over the years and didn't think some of them were fixed is watching with 2 eyes closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 In particular I always thought the Sacto-Lakers game was fixed that went into overtime where Mike Bibby was basically punched in the face by Kobe to get the ball back, and no foul was called. It was pretty hard to watch the rest of the game(which was over shortly thereafter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 11:44 AM) In particular I always thought the Sacto-Lakers game was fixed that went into overtime where Mike Bibby was basically punched in the face by Kobe to get the ball back, and no foul was called. It was pretty hard to watch the rest of the game(which was over shortly thereafter). QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 10:45 AM) I've thought game 6 of LA/Sacto back in, when was it, 01, was fixed since I watched it. Game in Sacto, but the Kings wind up with 3x as many fouls called on them as the Lakers, thus managing to guarantee a game 7. It was game 6 of the West Finals in 2002 at Staples Center, LA and Sacramento indeed. That was the most obviously fixed game I've ever seen and I've been saying that since the moment that game ended. The NBA obviously wanted that to go 7 games or it wouldn't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 09:44 AM) This is about the least surprising news of the year, anybody who watched NBA games over the years and didn't think some of them were fixed is watching with 2 eyes closed. Well I think people could make a case that the NBA was potentially doing that (to get ratings) but I didn't think the mob was in on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 11:19 AM) Well I think people could make a case that the NBA was potentially doing that (to get ratings) but I didn't think the mob was in on it. If someone had money on the Lakers in the series...that would have worked the same way. Up 3-2 with 2 games at home, Sacto should have won that series by any and all accounts, which means that there was probably some big odds available on the Lakers coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I guarantee it's worse at the NCAA level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Wasnt Joey Crawford mysteriously taken off the playoffs ref crew this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 02:35 PM) Wasnt Joey Crawford mysteriously taken off the playoffs ref crew this year? Not really mysterious--he did have that unnecessary fallout with Tim Duncan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 07:35 PM) Wasnt Joey Crawford mysteriously taken off the playoffs ref crew this year? Wasn't really mysterious. He challenged Tim Duncan to a fight. He's reinstated now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 (edited) Joey has been pulling that stuff for years, he is known for being a hothead. Its strange to me that this would come to light, after one of the more senior refs in the league is absent from the playoff crew. Im probably connecting dots that arent there, but its a thought Edited July 20, 2007 by kyyle23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mplssoxfan Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 01:25 PM) I guarantee it's worse at the NCAA level. This response brings a question to my mind. I'm by no means singling you out, B>W, because I've heard plenty of people say the same thing, but my question to everyone is, if you truly believe that the games are fixed, why are you watching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 In basketball, the players are supposed to care about who wins, and the refs are not. in the NBA, the players don't care who wins the game, but apparently the refs do. Yet another reason to not follow the NBA. B>W, I think its probably the opposite - this sort of thing is a lot more common in the NBA than the NCAA, for the very reasons I stated above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 First of all, the ref is Tim Donaghy: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2943095 Second of all, check this out: In a live radio broadcast on Friday July 20th current ESPN writer Marc Stein is reporting that Donaghy was working a side job as time keeper in the 2004-05 Spurs vs. Lakers game 5 where Derek Fisher made the winning shot with .4 of a second left on the clock. Stein says he had $20K riding on the Lakers and started the clock .2 seconds late enabling Fisher to make the game winning buzzer beater and keeping the Spurs from a 3-peat. I KNEW IT!! I've said for 3 years it was impossible for somebody to catch, turn in mid air, and shoot in 0.4 seconds. I'm sure there is more to come, but that is no surprise. So this guy cost the Spurs a trip to the NBA Finals and perhaps another title. Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 02:51 PM) First of all, the ref is Tim Donaghy: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2943095 Second of all, check this out: I KNEW IT!! I've said for 3 years it was impossible for somebody to catch, turn in mid air, and shoot in 0.4 seconds. I'm sure there is more to come, but that is no surprise. So this guy cost the Spurs a trip to the NBA Finals and perhaps another title. Yikes. What else have you known for years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 20, 2007 -> 03:22 PM) What else have you known for years? Umm.....that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I also knew that all the Kings/Lakers series were fixed. I never had any real evidence or vindication, but it was always in the back of my mind. Remember when Doug Christie's chin fouled Kobe's elbow? Yeah. All those years, the Kings were the best team in the NBA. I felt so bad for Webber. After the Bulls, that was my favorite team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.