please explain to me how it isn't rigged for ratings and money after the easter conference finals
2007-06-02 17:26:52 · 29 answers · asked by The Chinag 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Fans of teams that lose always think the league is rigged against their teams. Poor babies.
Your Pistons got their butts kicked tonight. They were nowhere to be found in the fourth quarter. They didn't deserve to win that game or to win the series. They were lucky to take it to six games.
If the Pistons and their fans want someone to blame for their loss, have a look in the mirror.
2007-06-02 17:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 7⤋
Only a Detroit, or Rasheed Wallace fan would be saying this.
Cleveland played better ball than at any time in their career. LeBron James was phenomonal, and the entire team pulled it together.
Rasheed creates dissention in every team he has ever been on. He has no great sportman like qualities, has no remembrance of what the words integrity, honor, or even the slightest idea of symbolance of what definition of the word humble is.
It is a shame that there are more Rasheeds playing ball now than ever in the history of the NBA. If you don't believe me, look at the stats of the technical fouls in the last 5 years. You will see what I speak of is truth.
I am not a fan of either team, I am a fan of great sportsmanship, humble players, and a great game.
You should try looking at it from this perspective, who played the best ball they could? Who played with the most heart?
These are traits nearly forgotten by the population of sports fans, but in reality....The players deserve to be seen as exceptional for keeping these valuable aspects of the game alive..Well, those who truly do.
Blessings
2007-06-03 00:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Please explain to me how it is? Anyone who thinks that they can rig this, pay off athletes who are already making $20 million a year, and have everyone involved keep quiet, is a complete and utter moron. Sorry, but it had to be said.
And what is your reasoning? How was it rigged? Were the players paid off? It certainly couldn't have been the refs because they don't play nearly a large enough role.
And if we're all going to yell "Rigged!" after a major upset occurs, well then, sports aren't going to be much fun. Upsets happen, and when you have a talent like Lebron and a disfunctional team like the Pistons, things like this happen. There was already a far greater upset that occurred earlier in the playoffs - the Warriors over the Mavs. Was that rigged too? And if the NBA wanted ratings, the Knicks would be in the playoffs every year instead of tanking it.
2007-06-03 00:29:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
everybody kill my with this sayin spurs is a boring team. they're boring cause they already done beaten their opponents by the 3rd quarter. The NBA isn't rigged. This isn't staged play like the WWE. Nobody isn't gonna throw a game and say hey we win too much lets give another team a chance. sure hell the bulls didn't do it in the 90's and neither the spurs. Spurs will win the championship!
2007-06-03 00:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the NBA were rigged, Stoudemire and Diaw wouldn't have been suspended. Their suspensions made the popularity of the NBA go down, and partially caused the Suns to lose against the Spurs (an exciting team to lose against a boring one)
2007-06-03 00:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
This is how I saw it:
Game 1 - Neutral Officiating
Game 2 - LeBron and the Cavs got totally shafted on that last play. Detroit got a lot of calls that whole game as well.
Game 3 - Neutral Officiating
Game 4 - Neutral Officiating
Game 5 - LeBron just took over
Game 6 - Cavs got most of the calls by a wide margin.
2007-06-03 00:37:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I don't think that its completely rigged. But I do think that refs do subtle things to change momentum in games. Examples are: ticky tack fouls on key player to get them in foul trouble, touch fouls on the favored team but no foul calls on the other side. Runs are stopped by slow whistles, and struggling star shooters are put at the line to find their shot. I do think refs favore more than they should so in a way yes, I guess it is rigged in a way.
2007-06-03 00:35:33 · answer #7 · answered by Tee W 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
of course it's rigged! the world's top scientists came together and created the ultimate warrior.. *cough* sorry, i mean ultimate basketball machine and unleased it on this unsuspecting world.
easter conference finals? you mean the bunny vs. the peeps?
2007-06-03 16:16:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately life has changed since the 50's when I was raised in a time when life wasn't rigged, not i believe 99% of things are rigged because it is all run by greed. Dont trust anything, always check out those reward cards they offer, they are really collecting all kinds of data of how often you come in and what you buy and all your personal data and who knows who they are selling that list ot, I know I had to work retail for4 years icky
2007-06-03 00:31:11 · answer #9 · answered by I Love Jesus 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Well CAVS played hard, and the Pistons didn't... Shoot everyone believes that the NBA is rigged if it was the Spurs shouldn't have made it... who really wants to watch the Spurs?
2007-06-03 00:29:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Im assuming you dont play any sport, or have a really favorite team. I want you to think about something. If your only goal in life was to win the NBA championship (which it is for most of the players out there) would you give it up for money you already have a ton of?
2007-06-03 00:31:31 · answer #11 · answered by ZERO 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋