NBA is FIXED

[jbragg10]

I remember why I don't bet on the NBA (like last season in the playoffs).

Denver down by 9 with :55 left.
Kenyon Martin runs into the guy (through the screen) and the ref tosses him.
On top of that it is called a flagrant. 2 Shots and ball back.

Unreal. I didn't bet this game, but it was obvious what side this game was on.

This game was fixed.

Just watch the playoffs last year. You will see many instances like this.

 

[CheeeseHead20]

Joe Crawford is just a terrible ref in general. He loves giving technicals any chance he can get. He got in trouble for it awhile back and I don't see why the NBA still let's him do it.

 

[Low Rollin' 'Noles Fan]

That was a bunch of bullshit.

 

[seriousaddiction]

ya im fucking heated...that should have been one of the easier covers but that cocksucker joe crawford had cleveland...with all the free throws and retaining possession for cleveland that was like a 7 point swing in the last minute of the game...I hate that motherfucker so much

 

[AlwaysPressing]

This was the only game I liked on the card. I have a nasty taste left in my mouth...

 

[OTK]

Doubt it was fixed..

You guys just need to understand some refs call games like that. When i played sports there would always be a few refs that had ZERO tolerance and would toss you in a second if they felt they had warrant to do so. Others will let tons of shit slide and that will also seem fishy to you.

Also, just because reffing is biased towards a team for a game doesn't mean it was fixed. As a gambler it sucks because you can't really cap it, but it doesn't make the game fixed. It could be because of a) home team getting the calls- very usual, or b) one team might have a few players that are saying shit to the ref or have in the past so they might make sure nothing slides with those guys or the entire team. Again, I've played where refs just have it out for some guys or teams because of past experiences or just plain dislike for the team.

I didn't watch the game so I can't say for sure, but I'd say it's 99% the game wasn't fixed.

 

[Low Rollin' 'Noles Fan]

Doubt it was fixed..

You guys just need to understand some refs call games like that. When i played sports there would always be a few refs that had ZERO tolerance and would toss you in a second if they felt they had warrant to do so. Others will let tons of shit slide and that will also seem fishy to you.

Also, just because reffing is biased towards a team for a game doesn't mean it was fixed. As a gambler it sucks because you can't really cap it, but it doesn't make the game fixed. It could be because of a) home team getting the calls- very usual, or b) one team might have a few players that are saying shit to the ref or have in the past so they might make sure nothing slides with those guys or the entire team. Again, I've played where refs just have it out for some guys or teams because of past experiences or just plain dislike for the team.

I didn't watch the game so I can't say for sure, but I'd say it's 99% the game wasn't fixed.

I think I speak for all of us on Denver when I say STFU.

 

[Huckel]

well that 1% u just listed was the diffrence

 

[Loren78]

Fishy Call...indeed..

 

[gtc08]

crawford has a history of this. remember duncan? you lost. get over it. losing is part of gambling. if you cant take it, do it like me, get the f out.

 

[brewers7]

I didn't bet the game and I feel bad for all Denver backers...I do...Crawford is just an arrogant SOB of a ref, period...NBA games or any other of the 3 major professional North American sports are NOT fixed, though...Please, be real...

I have had hundreds and hundreds of "bad beats" at the end of NBA games, whether it was a bad call by a ref, a half-court shot, a missed free-throw or missed free-throws, a buzzer-beater, or a meaningless foul when the team is down 8 with 3 seconds left...That's gambling...Period...

And the games are NOT fixed...Period...

 

[Sportsrmylife]

Remember guys....it is only "fixed" if you are on the losing side!

 

[jetro315]

How can you say the NBA is fixed? It's not like any refs got booted for gambling or anything. lol

 

[dice711]

I was on the good side on this one and I'm a little embarrassed I won. The entire game was so close and mostly in favor of the Nugs. So lucky.

 

[gtc08]

that was a rogue official. and if you used common sense the public would take a closer look at these games and have more scrutiny for them after what happened with donaghy. if there's a clean sport to bet on now, especially after the donaghy scandal, its the nba.

 

[brewers7]

How can you say the NBA is fixed? It's not like any refs got booted for gambling or anything. lol

Got booted for providing "salty" people with referee assignments in advance...Now because of Donaghy, the NBA releases the ref assignments themselves in advance...

The only thing proven against Donaghy is that "he began delivering inside information on NBA players, referees and coaches to James ("Sheep") Battista, a professional gambler ..."

Also from espn.com:

What information did Donaghy provide to earn his $5,000 per game?

Court papers indicate that Donaghy told Battista the identities of the refs assigned to a game, described injuries, and analyzed "interactions between players" and "other personnel." The identity of the officiating crew is supposed to be kept secret until game time. But Donaghy, like all 60 NBA referees, knew the schedule and used it in his scheme. Injury information, especially at the last minute in games Donaghy officiated, could be especially advantageous to gamblers. Donaghy's insights on coaches and player rivalries, after 13 years in the league, also could be advantageous to gamblers.


How does an exchange of information about a basketball game become a federal crime?

The federal case against Donaghy is based on an arcane legal concept known as the "intangible right of honest services." Law professors and judges of higher courts have analyzed and debated "intangible rights" for decades, but in Donaghy's case, it means that the NBA was entitled to honesty and integrity from Donaghy in his work as a referee. Instead of honesty and integrity, the NBA has its worst scandal ever and the integrity of its product is under attack. To achieve his dishonest goals, court documents say, Donaghy made hundreds of cell phone calls, allowing the government to rely on the "intangible rights" concept and to charge him with wire fraud. And his dishonesty allowed the government to charge him with transferring gambling information across state lines, another federal crime. It's a serious set of charges, and Donaghy faces a possible 25 years in the penitentiary.
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There is no proof that he influenced any games one way or the other...He simply gave "privlidged information" to a professional gambler across state lines (over the phone) at a time when the government was cracking down on internet gambling big time...

Government, of course, blowing his sentence way out of proportion in an effort to get him to give up as many names as possible that he knows besides "Sheep" Batista and Batista's manager, Thomas Martino...Those 2 guys and people they know are who the government is really interested in, here...

 

[M.O.B.]

All you losers need to stfu with this rigged shit. If its rigged, you should know who wins dumb mother fuckers. It just happens you were on the LOSER side to bring up this rigged shit. If it is rigged so what, you were on the LOSER side of the rig. I bet this is coming from fucking 10-20 dollar bettors. Please STFU. What if you took Cleveland......your tone would be different. You would be probably saying I love that this game is rigged. Just accept the fact that you are a LOSER. Say it with me....LOSER LOSER LOSER. Make a thread like Loren87 on why its rigged and give explanations not after the fact that you lost the game you fucking LOSER. Kill yourself loser.

 

[jbragg10]

Remember guys....it is only "fixed" if you are on the losing side!

if you read my post ... you would have saw I said I didn't bet on this game.

I was simply stating that this league is BS.

LOL

 

[jbragg10]

All you losers need to stfu with this rigged shit. If its rigged, you should know who wins dumb mother fuckers.

lol ... this may be the dumbest shit I ever read on here.

First off ... I DON'T BET NBA! I DIDN'T BET THIS GAME.
Second ... how in the hell would we know who is going to cover. Do I know who the refs took in this game.
Stupid ass


I don't care if you want to bet this sport or not, but I will make my money in other sports. The NBA is bullshit

 

[jbragg10]

All you losers need to stfu with this rigged shit. If its rigged, you should know who wins dumb mother fuckers. It just happens you were on the LOSER side to bring up this rigged shit. If it is rigged so what, you were on the LOSER side of the rig. I bet this is coming from fucking 10-20 dollar bettors. Please STFU. What if you took Cleveland......your tone would be different. You would be probably saying I love that this game is rigged. Just accept the fact that you are a LOSER. Say it with me....LOSER LOSER LOSER. Make a thread like Loren87 on why its rigged and give explanations not after the fact that you lost the game you fucking LOSER. Kill yourself loser.