NBA Thread

[LIHoosier 26,211]

22 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

Chris Paul out tonight. Gonna be Cavs-Warriors...again. Yawn.

All this needs is a random kid thrown in to truly jump the shark...

 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

29 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

All this needs is a random kid thrown in to truly jump the shark...

 

And people laugh at me with my "National Basketball Entertainment" statements...

[TheWatShot 14,013]

The sad part is, the Pacers could have prevented this if VO hadn't completely vanished for three straight games.

[Crimson and Cream 5,826]

This Bryan Colangelo breaking stuff is insane. NBA Finals can be put on the backburner. Just give me an ESPN 30 for 30 covering this story and I'm good.

[KingPG21 6,584]

11 hours ago, Crimson and Cream said:

This Bryan Colangelo breaking stuff is insane. NBA Finals can be put on the backburner. Just give me an ESPN 30 for 30 covering this story and I'm good.

Lol, its funny how many maturity issues that entire franchise has top to bottom

[IUfan_Charlie 3,867]

12 hours ago, Crimson and Cream said:

This Bryan Colangelo breaking stuff is insane. NBA Finals can be put on the backburner. Just give me an ESPN 30 for 30 covering this story and I'm good.

If anyone wants to read it. It's an incredible article. 

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/5/29/17406750/bryan-colangelo-philadelphia-76ers-twitter-joel-embiid-anonymous-markelle-fultz?utm_campaign=theringer&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

[hoosierpap 14,300]

If anyone is bored at work, Philly radio is gold today...

 

http://975thefanatic.com/

[HoosierDYT 1,748]

Chances he gets fired and Philly brings in David Griffin?

[hoosierpap 14,300]

34 minutes ago, HoosierDYT said:

Chances he gets fired and Philly brings in David Griffin?

Nooowww we're talkin'

[Brass Cannon 24,817]

Are we talking about an NBA executive or a 16 year old after their first break up

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

20 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

And people laugh at me with my "National Basketball Entertainment" statements...

A few questions under the assumption that the league is fixed...

1) How long has it been fixed?

2) Why has no one ever spoken up about it? Especially the teams clearly not benefitting from the rigged NBA?

3) How is it rigged? Players and coaches would all need to be in on it.

 

[Brass Cannon 24,817]

4 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

A few questions under the assumption that the league is fixed...

1) How long has it been fixed?

2) Why has no one ever spoken up about it? Especially the teams clearly not benefitting from the rigged NBA?

3) How is it rigged? Players and coaches would all need to be in on it.

 

Actually the officials are the only ones that would have to be in on it. And 1 of them has spoken out. He was just disgraced at the time. 

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

2 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Actually the officials are the only ones that would have to be in on it. And 1 of them has spoken out. He was just disgraced at the time. 

"I'm not saying the games are fixed, because they are not," Donaghy told Cleveland's 92.3 The Fan on Monday, "but they definitely program and train these referees to go out on the floor, and look for certain things, to put teams at advantages or disadvantages, based on who's up or down in the series."

 

Agree to disagree. I can see the NBA stepping in a pointing out plays that should be called to increase competitiveness, but I just don’t agree that it’s fixed. There would be way more evidence.

I think a lot of the argument comes from fans not taking a realistic look at their team. It was shocking that the Pacers even made the playoffs, so I was not surprised that LeBron bested them. 

[Brass Cannon 24,817]

I dont think its fixed per se but they definitely manipulate the games to make it easier for certain players. 

And as soon as its not an even footing its essentially rigged in my book even if there isnt a script dictating the specific outcome  

 

[Crimson and Cream 5,826]

1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

I dont think its fixed per se but they definitely manipulate the games to make it easier for certain players. 

And as soon as its not an even footing its essentially rigged in my book even if there isnt a script dictating the specific outcome  

 

^this. I don't think games are decided before they even start, but without a doubt the officials have an agenda they follow and it usually benefits the larger market teams or occasionally teams with superstar players. I think this is pretty undebatable.

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

5 hours ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

A few questions under the assumption that the league is fixed...

1) How long has it been fixed?

2) Why has no one ever spoken up about it? Especially the teams clearly not benefitting from the rigged NBA?

3) How is it rigged? Players and coaches would all need to be in on it.

 

I don't think the league is "fixed" or "rigged" in the sense you're alluding to with those questions.  I believe the league is, and has been for some time, about an entertainment value over a pure basketball standpoint.  The league wants to showcase athleticism so traveling violations are rarely called.  They give freedom to shooters to jump into defenders.  When is that acceptable?

Now, as far as the "fixed" and "rigged" part of the entertainment goes I'm sure it's understood by the refs what the league would like to see out of games/series.  You can watch it in almost every series where there are a few WTF calls that goes a teams way.  A couple of questionable foul calls on a certain player, players/teams that are afforded the right to be more physical on defense, players that get the foul call when barely grazed, players who can scratch, steal, and claw their way to a rebound, players who are given the extra 3 steps while the opponent isn't, etc.  It's an easy way to effect a game without everyone "being in on it" or it "being rigged."

A lot of players, teams, and organizations couldn't care less because they're making bank in this entertainment industry.  The organizations are so mismanaged and they're only worried about the bottom line.  There are a handful of organizations that couldn't care less to compete.

[mdn82 25,510]

Lebron James has been amazing this playoffs.  What I wouldn’t give to have that man single handedly win this finals.  

[IUfan_Charlie 3,867]

Block/Charge is a judgement call and should not be reviewable. Check to see if he's out of the restricted zone but you shouldn't be able to change the call. 

[mdn82 25,510]

That review will be talked about for a long time.

[IUfan_Charlie 3,867]

Bro JR is awful