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NBA Voodoo: David Stern Fixes the Playoffs
A Different Drummer ^ | 5 June 2002 | Nicholas Stix

Posted on 06/04/2002 7:37:53 AM PDT by mrustow

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To: knews_hound
Did you explain to your kid how the Kings shot way more fouls through the first five games even though the Lakers play a more inside game and have the most dominating center since Wilt and the most athletic guard since Jordan?

Did you explain to your kid how both Kobe and Shaq picked up two quick fouls in Game 5, and how Shaq fouled out that game even thought the refs were so biased against the Kings? Did you show your kid the replay at the end of that game where Bobby Jackson bumped Kobe so hard he dislodged the ball on the last shot?

Did you show him the replay of all the arm taps on the Lakers jump shots? How about the one where Vlade plays defense with a fist full of Shaq's jersey? How about Bibby's arm around Kobe's back on the inbounds play. Did you show him those too?

41 posted on 06/04/2002 8:25:28 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: mrustow
If the NBA were to "fix" the playoffs, why not make it a Celts vs. Lakers final?
42 posted on 06/04/2002 8:27:04 AM PDT by TankerKC
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To: mrustow
I did, and I posted a response paragraph by paragraph. Did you read it?
43 posted on 06/04/2002 8:27:22 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoCal Pubbie
Post 40 pretty much blows the conspiracy theories out of the water all by itself!
44 posted on 06/04/2002 8:28:53 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: kellynla
wrestling is not a sport...it is entertainment...hellooooooooooo...fake hits, fake falls, everything is fake...and you still have not answered my question...ever put on the uniform and played the game? 29 posted on 6/4/02 8:09 AM Pacific by kellynla

Ever see Jordan called for a Travel or Charge? Ha, he traveled EVERYTIME he drove from a pivoted position. EVERYTIME. Check the tapes. The only time I ever saw him or Pipen get called for a Charge was against Rodman. Why, GOOD DRAMA. A Made for TV matchup. Back in the early Eighties when the league was dead, there was a communication of some kind that went out to the Officials from the Commisioners office, saying along the lines of let the Superstars play. Hence, the special treatment. It created the superstars of Bird, Magic, Jordan et el. I remember reading about it in SI I beleive.

45 posted on 06/04/2002 8:29:34 AM PDT by Area51
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To: RightFighter
This is a great article, except for the following line:

This tends to lead to the same teams winning championships -- which creates the impression that this is desired by the Commish, the networks and advertisers looking for common themes, one-name superstars and storylines to sell to the public.

I guess Aldridge has amnesia about everything that happened before 1997.

46 posted on 06/04/2002 8:30:49 AM PDT by mrustow
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To: kellynla
Divac should get a SAG card for all the "flops

Not a Kings fan, Not a Lakers fan, but Robert Horry and Rick Fox are no slouches at flopping either.

47 posted on 06/04/2002 8:31:41 AM PDT by GoreIsLove
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To: FreeTally
Agreed, there was NO reason to have it go to 7 games.

The Kings were the better team, PERIOD.

But those TV ratings will no doubt be much better this way.

What a joke

And for the record, Kobe hit TWO Kings in the face with an elbow in this series. Once is an accident, TWO is a pattern.

Oh I know, it was showing his "determination to win".

Right?

It is interesting to note that when Kobe elbowed Christie in the face that Christie was ALSO called for fouling Kobe.

Those pesky faces, always fouling Kobes elbows like that.

Cheers

knews hound

48 posted on 06/04/2002 8:31:58 AM PDT by knews_hound
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To: SoCal Pubbie
You got it right buddy.

This is nothing but a bunch of whinning from the Kings of whinners. Vlade needs to take some more floperoo lessons before next season.

Until then the Kings fans need put their bells back on their cows & keep quiet.

49 posted on 06/04/2002 8:32:07 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: Area51
Some of those rule-bending practices trickled down. When I was a kid, if you did what every NBA player does, in going to the hoop, you would be called for traveling. Nowadays, with all the non-calls, the rare traveling call seems totally arbitrary.

As for superstar exceptions, the biggest one at the moment appears to me to be the Vince Carter palming exception. From Carter's TV ads, there is an iconic image of him; it is the image of a man palming the basketball.

50 posted on 06/04/2002 8:35:58 AM PDT by mrustow
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To: knews_hound
I guess you missed the next time Kobe hit Christie while swinging the ball around on a move and Kobe got hit with the foul.

Red Auerbach used to have a saying- "The best team always wins". Until the Lakers finally beat Boston in '85, then he cried about the officiating!

51 posted on 06/04/2002 8:37:25 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: knews_hound
I think its funny how people keep talking about Vlade's "flopping" as if Shaq doesn't weigh 350 lbs. I know he has a history of being a good "actor", but its just silly to think Shaq doesn't charge someone almost every time he touches the ball.
52 posted on 06/04/2002 8:37:37 AM PDT by FreeTally
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To: knews_hound
The Kings were the better team, PERIOD.

And Gore won.

53 posted on 06/04/2002 8:38:07 AM PDT by dead
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To: SoCal Pubbie
The only conspiracy going on here is one of incompetence. Two games (5 and 6) were changed due to sh!tty officiating. It was a wash because one went to LA and one to Sac, but the problem is that poor officiating changed the series.

But this seems to be the norm. Bad call, and then fines for anyone who questions them. Violet Palmer would never screw up a call.

54 posted on 06/04/2002 8:39:33 AM PDT by GoreIsLove
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To: TankerKC
It is interesting that L.A. and the New Jersey/New York areas are the largest media markets in the country.

NBC or whoever broadcasts the finals sure must be happy.

55 posted on 06/04/2002 8:39:42 AM PDT by Momaw Nadon
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To: Area51
good name for you "area 51"... your tin foil hat is shining...and who for and when did you play the game...another "expert"...and if it was in SI it has to be bible...ROFLMAO... Stick to listening to Art Bell and looking for those "flying saucers"
56 posted on 06/04/2002 8:40:24 AM PDT by kellynla
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To: Henchster
Since you're just echoing someone else's theory, I'll restrict myself to responding to the voice, not the echo.

P.S. Your name is well-chosen.

57 posted on 06/04/2002 8:40:45 AM PDT by mrustow
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To: FreeTally
I said the same thing about Moses Malone in 1983 but it didn't stop the Sixers from beating my Lakers in four!

The 1983 76'ers was one of the best teams ever and very under appreciated IMHO.

58 posted on 06/04/2002 8:40:59 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoCal Pubbie
I was going to try to answer your points but since you dont see the difference in the way that the games were called it would be a waste of bandwidth.

The point of the article is that the Kings were JOBBED in game 6.

You dont see it.

That is a reflection on you, not on the Kings or me.

59 posted on 06/04/2002 8:41:09 AM PDT by knews_hound
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To: hchutch
"..Conspiracy theories will abound, but there must be a smoking gun for me to believe any of `em.."

It really all boils down to advertising dollars. The network will make more money from selling airtime during the NBA Finals to a larger market audience (i.e., LA, Chicago or NY). I mean lets face it, Indianna against Golden State wouldn't exactly light up the Nielson boxes.

Every ref makes mistakes....and usually follows up with a make up call.....but this series was a joke.

60 posted on 06/04/2002 8:41:52 AM PDT by Icthus
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