NBA thread

[butthead aka 216]

Originally Posted by Moss

There is never any real retaliation in the NBA but he would have deserved it. Of course people are too afraid of the psycho. Even Indians are afraid of bears and crazy people. Where is Charles Oakley when you need him?

Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

The Raptors are in kind of an interesting position right now. With how terrible the East is, they can actually win their division and a playoff round right now. They are absolutely no threat to beat the Heat or Pacers, but it might be good for the franchise to actually see what winning feels like.

On the other hand, if they don't make the playoffs, they have a shot at a Canadian who is a legit first overall-caliber player. The problem with the Raptors when they get a superstar is that they always want to bolt for the States. Wiggins likely wouldn't do that.

What would you want if you were a fan of the team: tank for a shot at Wiggins (if you actually believe any of these lotteries are rigged, you'd better believe Wiggins would be a Raptor), or try to get a playoff series win under their belt?

this yr id tank. i DO believe the lotteries are rigged and ive said since BEFORE last yrs draft that if the raptors are in the lottery, they WILL get wiggins. you just watch i am stickin by that comment


nobody on earth can watch the patrick ewing draft and tell me it wasnt rigged. jus tlook at the look on the faces of everyone involved. its SO obvious

[Moss]

NBA is the most crooked of pro sports. I remember that Sacramento/Lakers game many years ago that was such a joke and the refs were clearly on the take. Yet its still my fave sport.

[butthead aka 216]

i love nba too but its easily the easiest sport to shave points. i think it happens all the time. start gamblin a lot on games, you will pay attention to spreads and see just how screwy soooo many games are. its obvious.


the lakers vs kings series was unfortunate. kings got shafted and that was a really fun team. webber, bibby, christie, bobby jackson, vlade, pollard, peja, etc. great team.

[Moss]

Exactly! Great team. I just remember redonkulous foul call after foul call against Sac. It was so clear the David Stern fix was in.

[YorkeDaddy]

Originally Posted by Moss

Exactly! Great team. I just remember redonkulous foul call after foul call against Sac. It was so clear the David Stern fix was in.

The refs actually even admitted that they were trying to make sure the Lakers won.

This season has been pretty boring so far overall, mostly because my favorite player (I don't have a favorite team) is in the east and the east is just a joke this year.

I'd really love to see Portland solidify themselves as perennial contenders. They've made some stupid draft choices but also have gotten some serious bad luck. Both Greg Oden and Brandon Roy were well on their way to being superstars, but we all know how that worked out. They've come up with a really balanced roster and I like a lot of their players, and I think they could be contenders for years.

[Soulflower]

NBA is rigged.

I stopped watching over the summer after they pulled that stunt with the Spurs.

The Spurs should have won.

[debaserr]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

NBA is rigged.

I stopped watching over the summer after they pulled that stunt with the Spurs.

The Spurs should have won.

Whatchoo talkin' bout Willis?

[YorkeDaddy]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

NBA is rigged.

I stopped watching over the summer after they pulled that stunt with the Spurs.

The Spurs should have won.

Good, ignorant fools like you don't deserve to watch a sport as great as basketball

[Soulflower]

I actually wish I was alive in the 70's and 80's when the NBA had more talent and the sport was actually worth watching.

Back in the day they had six hall of famers on one team and in today's NBA there is only 3 or 4 good ball players.

The sport is so bad they actually rig certain games and make bad calls just to make games more interesting because of the lack of talent.

Based on the ratings of the sport over the years, people don't really watch the NBA anymore like they use too. Basketball is a fantastic sport but basketball and what they do in the NBA are two different worlds.

The NBA does not fairly and accurately reflect the sport...anymore.

[butthead aka 216]

Realtalk..... literally every single thing u just said is completely wrong lol and I'm dead serious