Guys, calm your tots right quick.

[Doublea]

And that is such BS. The lottery is done behind closed doors for no one in the public to see.

Members of each organization can watch and are invited.

 

[nateboz]

Yeah that's a great way to prove it. Did I ever say anything about refs being bought off? It was his choice to do that, not the NBA's.

The NBA told him to fix games. And he had proof. He went to prison for coming clean.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

If you honestly don't believe the NBA is rigged I feel sorry for you. Google Tim Donaghy

Why the **** would you watch then?

 

[green]

There is a reason why the new commish isn't against tanking...

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

And that is such BS. The lottery is done behind closed doors for no one in the public to see.

Incorrect. You can watch the whole excruciating thing if you want to.

 

[gandalfe]

The NBA told him to fix games. And he had proof. He went to prison for coming clean.

Yes, because the NBA has the power to send people to prison...

 

[Getting Traded]

The NBA told him to fix games. And he had proof. He went to prison for coming clean.

I don't believe they told him specifically to fix games but there were some general statements from the NBA passed to refs to go easy on certain players and teams. However, he cast suspicion on certain refs like Dick Bavetta, the guy who ignored the MJ push off of BRuss, as being complicit with the NBA in fixing games. There were a number of other games he pointed out and a few other refs that made suspicious calls or no-calls.

People always cast aspersions on the guy because he did illegal things and the NBA came down hard on him for that as a way to deflect any scrutiny of their guilt. However, I don't think any prosecutors wanted or want to go after David Stern. He is too popular and the scandal would ruin the NBA and cost it billions of dollars.

 

[jazzrule]

I'm not generally a conspiracy theorist but several teams have had suspicious outcomes over the many years of the lottery. Call it kismet if you like; I call it suspicious, even though there is apparently NO way the lottery can be "fixed."

Then why do they not let the public see the ping pong balls being pulled out? How is that transparent?

 

[colton]

Then why do they not let the public see the ping pong balls being pulled out? How is that transparent?

They do. Video from the last draft or two has been posted here at least twice. It's also dry as dust, which is why they don't air it on live TV.

 

[Stoked]

If you honestly don't believe the NBA is rigged I feel sorry for you. Google Tim Donaghy

I feel sorry for you. Wasting all this time and energy on something that you "know" to be rigged. Grats.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Then why do they not let the public see the ping pong balls being pulled out? How is that transparent?

Make sure you have plenty of No Doz handy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKI-fToATpQ
Now do you see why they don't air this on network TV?

 

[green]

I think they could make that a lot more interesting than the current lottery. Have the numbers pop up, show which teams are eliminated from the first ping pong ball, which teams are still alive, do the second, show which teams, etc, do the third one and before the fourth ball pops up, show what number the remaining teams would need to win.

Lots of drama. x3.