Celtics v. Lakers

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Originally Posted by Passed Ball

I think the NBA rigged the playoffs to get the Lakers and Celtics to distract from their rigging the playoffs 6 years ago to keep Sacramento out of the finals. I'm not really all that interested in a fixed sporting event.

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Well all sporting events are rigged, didn't you know that, actually they are all controlled by the government in order to distract people from what they are doing. In fact most of the "fans" at games aren't even real fans they are government operatives there to ensure the outcome.


Well, either that or the people who think they are fixed are just conspiracy theory morons ...

I stopped watching basketball when I felt that the refs allowed stars to get away with too much (traveling on the way to a dunk, fouls based on the star power of the players involved, etc.), so my vote is for I don't care. Shame too, as I once enjoyed it (even watched the finals back in the '70s when they weren't shown until after the 11pm newscast).

Did I say that I hate Kobe?

I love the Lakers though

Weird...

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Originally Posted by SirKodiak

I stopped watching basketball when I felt that the refs allowed stars to get away with too much (traveling on the way to a dunk, fouls based on the star power of the players involved, etc.), so my vote is for I don't care. Shame too, as I once enjoyed it (even watched the finals back in the '70s when they weren't shown until after the 11pm newscast).

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Kinda like Umps giving star pitchers borderline strike calls? Or borderline walks to star hitters who a know to "have a good eye".

Sadly that kinda stuff happens in all sports.

It does happen a lot in hoops, though. Jordan was undoubtedly a great player, but good LORD did he get away with a lot of traveling!

I picked Neither! Go Yankees!

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Originally Posted by gRYFYN1

Kinda like Umps giving star pitchers borderline strike calls? Or borderline walks to star hitters who a know to "have a good eye".

Sadly that kinda stuff happens in all sports.

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Kinda. But to me, basketball was at a level more like giving Maddux a strike for any pitch that was within a foot of the strike zone.

I don't understand the question. The Celtics are better than the Lakers...