Is the NBA fixed? Soon to be wrestling?
I’ve always thought my dogs could officiate better.
I’m not that guy, the one who believes my team lost because of the officiating. With that being said, I’ve always thought the NBA has the worst officiating of all the Pro sports. With the arrest and conviction of referee Tim Donaghy for basically betting on games (games he worked even) and now his allegations that other playoff games have been altered by refs, I’m not so sure the officiating is just plain bad- but maybe corrupt also. Now I know Donaghy is probably lying about a lot of this to get a reduced prison sentence, but that doesn’t mean I believe everything the NBA is feeding me. Like the fact that the NBA didn’t know Tim Donaghy was betting on games, but they are sure he was a rogue ref and the only one doing so. How can they be so sure when they didn’t even know he was doing it? The NBA can trash Donaghy’s credibility all they want, and they can be correct in doing so, but I still smell something fishy. NBA officiating has been inconsistent for so long that I’m finding it hard to believe there is no corruption at all. What do you think, is the officiating really that terrible, or are some of the refs shaping the outcomes?
June 12th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Well I’ve always thought referees did try to lead the game a little bit, but never an all out fixing of games. As a New York Knicks fan thou I’ve always felt they were fixed thou, DAMN JORDAN!
June 12th, 2008 at 11:21 am
I’m basically with you on that, I don’t think the fix is on and every game is dictated by the refs. To say they haven’t determined the outcome of some games because of favoritism or the like is probably wrong too though. The fact is, the integrity of the game is in question, and until they take steps to improve officiating fans will always wonder just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
June 16th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I don’t really think that they set out to determine the outcome of the game, but they do show certain players preferential treatment. This situation does look bad for the NBA though.