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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

Article argues that NBA Commissioner David Stern wanted so much for the Los Angeles Lakers to extend their two-consecutive NBA championships to a "threepeat," that he fixed the Western Conference Finals against the Sacramento Kings.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: ccrm; davidstern; kobebryant; losangeleslakers; mikebibby; nba; newjerseynets; officiating; sacramentokings; sportsfixing; voodoo
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To: XGMan
(insert cotton balls into cheeks)Bill Walton,who I'm sure would love to wear Shaq's underwear over his face, is the only one like that. Marv Albert works for the Knicks so he could care less.
261 posted on 06/04/2002 2:06:39 PM PDT by GoreIsLove
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To: XGMan
Last Friday night game was awful. I have been arguing all year with my son and his teenage friends, who refused to watch the NBA anymore. They believe the Lakers get the calls by the refs. People wonder where kids get ideas cheating is okay. That game was on par with wrestling.
262 posted on 06/04/2002 2:09:57 PM PDT by not-alone
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To: not-alone
What do you think the officiating was like in Game 5?! Or was that conveniently erased for your memory banks? That game was the biggest travesty in the history of sports. I think what happened in Game 6 is that the refs finally called fouls a foul.

Here's a sample of just the last 11.8 seconds: Do you think:

1. allowing Webber to hit the ball out of bounds and then give it to the Kings;

2. allowing Webber to knock Fisher on the ground during a moving screen to free Bibby for his final shot; and

3. allowing Jackson to undress Kobe and hold his arm, preventing him from driving and disrupting his shot

was enough to win Game 5 for the Kings?

How about the one foul shot Shaq had the entire game,even though he made 9 total dunks with people hanging all over him, and 17 shots total for the game inside the key?

263 posted on 06/04/2002 2:15:38 PM PDT by diamond6
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To: GoreIsLove
"Bill Walton,who I'm sure would love to wear Shaq's underwear over his face"

GoreIsLove that's an excellent observation !

Walton should at least be required to wear a cap imprinted with

"I'M THE LAKERS NO.1 jockSNIFFER"

It got to me so bad, I turned down the TV and turned on the radio.

264 posted on 06/04/2002 2:22:33 PM PDT by XGMan
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To: Sir Gawain
They also frequently go over the line when landing from taking three-point shots, without being called on it.

That's valid. As long as you're behind the line when your feet are on the ground, it's a 3.

I don't care what everyone else says about you, SG, I still think you're a bright guy. But you are a young, bright guy. I want to hear that from folks old enough to remember when the rules were enforced.

265 posted on 06/04/2002 2:25:05 PM PDT by mrustow
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To: Diddle E. Squat
How exactly did the NBA 'fix' the ending of game 4?

Who said they did?

Remember, if Horry doesn't catch that last second slapped ball from a SACRAMENTO player AND then reflexively drain a clutch buzzerbeater, the Lakers would have been down 3-1, (with 2 games remaining in Sacramento) and thus effectively eliminated.

Woulda,' coulda,' shoulda.' Pure speculation. "Effectively eliminated" ain't eliminated. You sound like the socialists who in 2000 said the elction was "in effect, a tie." Down 3-1 ain't eliminated.

266 posted on 06/04/2002 2:30:53 PM PDT by mrustow
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To: XGMan
You can turn the NBA finals into a drinking game. Everytime Bill Walton says, "terrible call by the officials" drink one. And when Marv Albert says "yes!" do the same.
267 posted on 06/04/2002 2:38:44 PM PDT by GoreIsLove
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To: wheezer
Everyone knows the NBA/Commish Stern only "fixes" the draft lottery! ;o)

LOL.

268 posted on 06/04/2002 3:02:13 PM PDT by mrustow
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I think any fix would be in the officiating area.

There were some bad calls!

That's what the article argues, Ernie.

269 posted on 06/04/2002 3:06:18 PM PDT by mrustow
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To: freebilly
Bullbleep!

I can't deal with wishy-washy, namby-pamby types like you. Ya' got somethin to say, spit it out, man!

270 posted on 06/04/2002 3:10:03 PM PDT by mrustow
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To: *ccrm; Peacerose; seamole; Fred25; ouroboros; ChaseR; A.J.Armitage; kattracks; mafree...
fyi
271 posted on 06/04/2002 3:14:07 PM PDT by mrustow
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fyi
272 posted on 06/04/2002 3:15:19 PM PDT by mrustow
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; harpseal; the irate magistrate; Mercuria; MadIvan; brat; AppyPappy...
fyi
273 posted on 06/04/2002 3:16:30 PM PDT by mrustow
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To: NYCVirago; rintense; Registered; PRND21; kattracks; Billie; Mark17; Le-Roy; Clinton8r...
fyi
274 posted on 06/04/2002 3:23:05 PM PDT by mrustow
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To: not-alone
Do you tell your kids only one side of the story, or just your jaded view? Sounds like the liberal style to me.
275 posted on 06/04/2002 3:25:30 PM PDT by diamond6
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To: mrustow
Incredible! Thanks for the flag!
276 posted on 06/04/2002 3:35:58 PM PDT by Peacerose
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To: mrustow
Did the referees fix or alter the baskets that Kings shot free throws at in game 7?
277 posted on 06/04/2002 3:37:02 PM PDT by Ol' Sparky
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To: Ol' Sparky
No. But don't ask these "mamby pamby" whiny Queen's fans to talk about Game 7 or Game 5 for that matter.
278 posted on 06/04/2002 3:45:38 PM PDT by diamond6
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To: kellynla
ever put on the uniform and played the game?

By that disconnected logic, only former Presidents can criticize the White House, only former Senators can criticize the Senate, etc., etc...

I've been watching NBA basketball since I was old enough to walk, and I've played my fair share of organized sports. There isn't a doubt in my mind that Game 6 was determined by crooked officials.

279 posted on 06/04/2002 3:47:18 PM PDT by cgk
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To: mrustow
"That's what the article argues, Ernie."

BZZZZZ! Oh, so sorry but that's the wrong answer! The correct answer would be that article said the series was fixed. But just for playing, here's your exciting consolation gift. Don Pardo, what has he won?

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But that's not all! You'll also get a detailed instructional manual on the Heimlich maneuver, fully translated into several Eastern European languages, for use in case of choking! You'll be the envy of the neighborhood, and best of all, no heavy trophies or MVP awards to lug around!

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280 posted on 06/04/2002 3:51:45 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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