I personally don't believe the NBA is rigged

[onelastdeath]

Although I do believe there are obvious games that are rigged like the 2002 LA vs Kings, 2010 Celtics vs Lakers Game 7, etc etc. I don't think the refs rig every single Conference Finals or Finals games. Honestly, it would be a full time job for the refs to rig every single game, on top of the job the refs already have to do. Plus it would look too obvious and the NBA would be found out quick. But I do believe in selective rigging

So if you believe the obvious ones, what makes you not believe the less obvious ones?

 

[ExodusNirvana]

The fact that the advertisers checks have already been cashed doesn't mean it's NOT rigged

But like I said in another thread...

HOLD THE REFS RESPONSIBLE

 

[VegasCAC]

Wrong. If it was rigged and they didn't care about people knowing them we'd get those things.

More than anything, it's important that the league maintains the illusion of honor and fairness. That's way more important than any single series.

The illusion that all is fair and honest. If that goes, the NBA goes.

Why make it rigged at all if the illusion of honor and fairness is more important?

I agree that the league makes financial decisions when it decides things like suspensions. But I doubt there is some proscribed agenda in officiating, at least not anymore (2002 LA-SAC series was a little sketchy, and Donaghe used to officiate).

The league fukking failed at rigging its playoffs when we saw those bullshyt San Antonio-Detroit and San Antonio Cleveland Finals

There's poorly called games and people are human, so they are influenced by what players and coaches are telling them and the media, and who they like more, consciously or subconsciously. But Silver isn't making a call telling them to make one team win and another lose.

Also, rigging implies that the mechanism of fixing somehow affected the outcome. Cleveland was going to win that game no matter what, and Steve Kerr said as much.

 

[Malta]

Unless y'all believe that some of these THIRTY FIVE year vets who have been doing the same jobs for hundreds and thousands of games, all of a sudden make TERRIBLE calls. All that discipline, memory, repetition and excellence can go out the window just like that, to make terrible calls that EVERYONE can see is wrong.

Nah.

The game is a lot faster than it is on TV, 3 refs for 10 people on a court, dudes miss calls all the time because of the speed of the game.








I think if the NBA went with more courtside cameras people would get a better appreciation of just how fast these dudes are moving and how difficult it is to see things at times. That's why a lot of flops and obvious baiting still gets called, because the refs are going by reaction because they can't see everything that's happening. If anything, they should add a 4th ref to the crew.

 

[Nomad1]

Although I do believe there are obvious games that are rigged like the 2002 LA vs Kings, 2010 Celtics vs Lakers Game 7, etc etc. I don't think the refs rig every single Conference Finals or Finals games. Honestly, it would be a full time job for the refs to rig every single game, on top of the job the refs already have to do. Plus it would look too obvious and the NBA would be found out quick. But I do believe in selective rigging

No doubt there's selective rigging, most of what people think are rigging are just bad calls/poor judgement on the officials and the league.

 

[Quiet Magician]

For one, like I said; if a teams clearly being manhandled then they wouldn't:

But if a game is close and financially it makes sense to change the outcome with one or two questionable calls, then why wouldn't they?

You guys are the same people who probably believe boxers NEVER throw fights.

Tin foil hats the lot of you.

 

[UpAndComing]

So if you believe the obvious ones, what makes you not believe the less obvious ones?

I don't think it's a matter of obvious and less obvious. I think it's more game by game. Seriously I can't believe refs spending 3 hours trying to rig one game for about 20+ Conference Finals and Finals games. Refs aren't robots

But like I said I do believe they chose a certain game to rig, and rig for the entire game. Whether the calls are obvious or less obvious

 

[Freddie.Cane]

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[Aufheben]

think tim donaghy is the first and last crooked ref brehs

 

[Osmar]

Everything in life must go the way I want it