Is There a Conspiracy With NBA Refs?

I completely agree with you.

 

If you really want to watch the NBA refs fixing a game, watch game 2 between the Lakers and Hornets. I guarantee that the Hornets will get hosed.

 

Yeah...dont pay attention that N.O. actually won game 1 in LA....because that wouldnt fit your conspiracy theory

 

the OP speaks to marketing/$$$ dictating the ebb and flow of calls. The league makes more money if more people tune in to games and series are extended. By winning game 1, NO brings intrigue into the series raising the possibility that they might be able to take down the league's golden goose. A yawner series on paper is now something many more people will tune in to watch... so actually it fits the expressed conspiracy theory like a glove

but rest assured, if and when the Lakers need calls to advance vs the Hornets, those whistles will be there

STOMP

 

I had a long post but figured i'd say Fuck it and instead simply post.

NBA officiating isn't completely biased. It just revolves around a stupid superstar system and that fucks us HARD. We don't have a derrick rose to get us 21 FT's so we have to outplay the Mavricks who will probably continue to only commit 4 fouls a quarter while we commit 5 to 6. Just gotta put that past us and say fuck it were gonna beat them without the calls.

 

This game was actually one of the most satisfying games i have ever viewed. For one game, the Los Angeles Lakers (and Kobe in particular) were actually held to the same rules and interpretation of the rules as the other team. Kobe understood it best, you could see it in his face, and he knew why, and he kept his mouth shut. It will be interesting to see how long the refs continue to hold things even in retaliation for one of theirs being insulted on national tv by Kobe.

 

That is an angle I had not considered. Repped. The refs may be making a concious effort to NOT give Kobe and Co. the normal superstar calls in retaliation for the "Fucking ***got" episode. We'll see if this carries over to Game 2, or was a one-time middle-finger to the Lakers from the ref corp.

 

I'm guessing the one-game slap on the wrist will do it. Now, back to business as usual.

 

Stern...err...the refs will make the appropriate adjustment.

 

YES

 

That's a good point. I hadn't thought of that. Gives a little more credence to the Tim Donaghy stuff.

 

He said this while still employed as an NBA referee? And they didn't quietly get rid of him?

Before the Finals began, amid its speculation on details, the national media said, "Whatever happens, it's Philadelphia." In other words, they didn't know exactly how it would transpire, but they were confident that the victor was a foreordained conclusion. Not necessarily because of the referees--more from just feeling we were an inferior little hick town.

We lost the first two, but Walton's fierce determination to play by Wooden's system won it. He gives all the credit to teammates and coach, but they were ordinary before and after their association with him. The media, refs, and league couldn't stop Walton.

Before Stern, commissioners weren't as explicit in helping the biggest markets, although the media showcased them as much as now. Nowadays, Stern maintains more control over referees and media, so maybe he could have prevented our championship, but I think Walton was so unstoppable that even Stern couldn't have.

 

A good test to this theory would be to look at Tim Duncan. MVP calibur player, future HOF, 4x NBA champion. Sure, he plays in the big state of Texas but he's still in San Antonio, nonetheless.

Anyways, here's a vid of fouls from Saturday's game. It's obviously biased but it's worth watching for the terrible officiating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NORVvbkn0MM

 

So at what point do you say, "fuck this I'm done."

The sad thing is, the entire city of Portland could boycott, they would just move the team somewhere more profitable, and Stern would be perfectly happy doing it.

 

Add the refusal to review the massive offensive goal-tend in the Denver game.

 

Malpractice insurance is so high, they probably felt bad for the guy.

 

that vid earns -the take off the homer glasses and stop bitchin about the refs Portland fans- posters a large glass of STFU

...and how many seasons in a row did Moses Malone play without fouling out?[/rhetorical?]

the point that is lost on some is that the same guy who receives the star treatment in a marquee market isn't the same product moving cash cow in the league's eyes if he's playing in a smaller market. Greg is the only player the Blazers have had in forever who could possibly transcend this catch 22 situation as the general public has a fascination with dominant Bigs. But even then to my eyes there is a huge difference between how Dwight Howard is treated on the road compared to at home by the officials... watch him jump ship to a favored market at the next opportunity

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I see no bias! Good job by Byama58.

 

Since 1991 the playoff record for biggest excess in fouls, while still winning, is 15 fouls more than the losing team.

http://bkref.com/tiny/c3Ua8
"Tm" won, "opp" lost, but Team had more fouls than Opponent
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Since 1991 the playoff record for biggest excess in FTA, while still losing, is 29 FTA more than the winning team.

http://bkref.com/tiny/M5Py2
"Tm" lost, "opp" won, but Team had more FTA than Opponent
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Since 1991 the playoff record for an individual player for FTA is 39.

http://bkref.com/tiny/i76ic