Let's settle this: Was the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals rigged?

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I'm looking at the series stats again and I can't even comprehend how the Sixers won that series besides them shooting about 10 more free throws per game.

Bucks shot 44% from the field and 40% from three; Philly shot 40% from the field and 36% from three. Rebounds and steals were a little in favor of Philly while blocks went to Milwaukee.

Milwaukee's key contributors shooting numbers:

Ray Allen - 47%/51% from three
Big Dog - 44%/33%
Sam I Am - 42%/0% ()
Shep - 51%/46%
Ervin Johnson - 62%

Philly:

AI - 34%/33%
Deke - 47%
Aaron McKie - 39%/42%
Jumaine Jones - 41%/23%
Tyrone Hill - 38%
Eric Snow - 37%

Nobody on the Sixers that mattered shot over 40% besides Mutombo and Jumaine Jones...and they still won in seven.

The main difference was Philly shot 182 FTs in the series to Milwaukee's 120.

And before any of you fukkheads talk about the '02 WCF, Sacramento shot 204 free throws in the series to LA's 185, so dead that shyt.

 

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[Take It In Blood]

Didn't one of the cac refs write a book saying they all hated Iverson and that they'd conspire against him and give him bad calls


Now you're saying they helped him win?

 

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Oh no, don't throw rocks and hide your hands. Post that Lakers slander you edited out and @Bilz dapped. :thatso:

 

[jwinfield]

The 2001 Bucks vs 76ers Conspiracy Theory Playoff Series

If crooked NBA playoff series were heavyweight boxers, then the 2002 Western finals (Lakers-Kings) was George Foreman and the 2001 Eastern finals (Bucks-Sixers) was Earnie Shavers. Translation: People remember only George, but Earnie was almost as memorable. To briefly recap, Philly’s wins in Games 1 and 4 swung on a controversial lane violation and two egregious no-calls. The Sixers finished with advantages of 186-120 in free throws, 12-3 in technicals and 5-0 in flagrant fouls. Glenn Robinson, one of Milwaukee’s top-two scorers, didn’t even attempt a free throw until Game 5. Bucks coach George Karl and star Ray Allen were fined a combined $85,000 after the series for claiming the NBA rigged it. In that game, Milwaukee’s best big man, Scott Williams, was charged with a flagrant foul but not thrown out, only to be suspended, improbably, for Game 7.

The defining game: When Philly stole a must-win Game 4 in Milwaukee despite an atrocious performance from Iverson (10-for-32 shooting), helped by a 2-to-1 free-throw advantage and a host of late calls. How one-sided was it? When an official called a harmless touch foul to send Sam Cassell to the line with two seconds left and the Bucks trailing by seven (maybe the all-time we-need-to-pad-the-free-throw-stats-so-they-don’t-seem-so-lopsided-afterward call), the subsequent sarcastic standing ovation nearly morphed into the first-ever sarcastic riot. And this was Milwaukee, the most easygoing city in the country! Nobody remembers this. The real loser was Allen, who exploded for 190 points in the series, including a record nine three pointers in do-or-die Game 6. Nobody remembers this, either. Even I didn’t remember it. Crap.

 

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Oh no, don't throw rocks and hide your hands. Post that Lakers slander you edited out and @Bilz dapped. :thatso:

I’m coming off happy hour and I think I referenced the bullshyt Trailblazers series instead of the Kings series.

Sentiment is the same tho.



@Bilz dap still relevant.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Not sure if it was rigged, but you certainly can’t call it much worse than that series.

 

[jadillac]

I think that Bucks team would've matched up well with the Lakers

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Yeah the horrendous officiating in this one really flies under he radar.

The Donaghy era was a really dark time

 

[resurrection]

Tainted

 

[MrNoFlyZone]

I think that Bucks team would've matched up well with the Lakers

If I remember correctly the Bucks beat them in both regular season games that year.

 

[The_Third_Man]

Hmmm no

Scott Willaims and Glen Robinson cost the bucks game 4 and 7. they were clearly flagrant fouls.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

There are dozens of ways NBA officials could/can/do influence games to achieve a certain outcome. Raw free throw numbers don't tell you much at all i.e. 2002 WCF which we know was fixed.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Mavs vs Heat '06 says hi.