A great blurb about rigged officiating

[Kyle Orton]

My favorite Tommy Nunez story is from the 2007 playoffs when the San Antonio Spurs were able to get past the Phoenix Suns in the second round. Of course, what many fans didn't know was that Phoenix had someone working against them behind the scenes. Nunez was the group supervisor for that playoff series, and he definitely had a rooting interest.
Nunez loved the Hispanic community in San Antonio and had a lot of friends there. He had been a referee for 30 years and loved being on the road; in fact, he said that the whole reason he had become a group supervisor was to keep getting out of the house. So Nunez wanted to come back to San Antonio for the conference finals. Plus, he, like many other referees, disliked Suns owner Robert Sarver for the way he treated officials. Both of these things came into play when he prepared the referees for the games in the staff meetings. I remember laughing with him and saying, "You would love to keep coming back here." He was pointing out everything that Phoenix was able to get away with and never once told us to look for anything in regard to San Antonio. Nunez should have a championship ring on his finger.

[JJ Hickson]

Hopefully this season there will be a REAL NBA champion instead of this WWE shit that Stern keeps pulling with the Spurs. That is the only way integrity will be restored to the NBA.

[Kyle Orton]

Agreed, J.J.

[HarlemHeat37]

Nunez definitely has a bias for the Spurs, it has been evident in a number of games..he's the anti-Joey Crawford..

[Kyle Orton]

Harlem agreeing with his own troll, per usual

[lefty]

Didnt Nunez try to help the Suns in game 4 of the 1997 1st round vs Seattle?

Wasnt he living in Phoenix back then ?

[Kyle Orton]

Good question, but the blurb is about how he rigged the Suns Spurs 2007 series.

[lefty]

Good question, but the blurb is about how he rigged the Suns Spurs 2007 series.

Yeah like the Suns had a chance :lol

[Kyle Orton]

We'll never know since the series was rigged

[GoodOdor]

NBA is only rigged when the spurs don't win, tbh.

Wait, it's also rigged when they win, they simply have to win harder.

My bad.

[Kyle Orton]

GoodOdor, with the goods

[ChuckD]

There are only two teams David Stern EVER wants to see in the Finals, let alone win them, and I can guarantee you that one of their team colors is NOT black and silver. Conspiracy theories should have at least a plausible foundation reason. SA has some of the worst Finals ratings, giving Stern a reason to NOT fix series in SA's favor.

[Kyle Orton]

I guess it makes sense then that Stern isn't mentioned anywhere in a blurb about how Tommy Nunez rigged a series.

[ChuckD]

I guess it makes sense then that Stern isn't mentioned anywhere in a blurb about how Tommy Nunez rigged a series.

David Stern makes every NBA decision. Don't even think some peon ref supervisor has the juice to pull something like that off on his own.

[GoodOdor]

There are only two teams David Stern EVER wants to see in the Finals, let alone win them, and I can guarantee you that one of their team colors is NOT black and silver. Conspiracy theories should have at least a plausible foundation reason. SA has some of the worst Finals ratings, giving Stern a reason to NOT fix series in SA's favor.

TBH since SA is such a small market, it gives stern 0 zero to give them 2 number 1 HOF big picks tbh.

[koriwhat]

I guess it makes sense then that Stern isn't mentioned anywhere in a blurb about how Tommy Nunez rigged a series.

lol believing the suns ever stood a chance in '07 or any yr for that matter

[GoodOdor]

lol believing the suns ever stood a chance in '07 or any yr for that matter

welcome back kalf tats, we missed you.

[Kyle Orton]

David Stern makes every NBA decision. Don't even think some peon ref supervisor has the juice to pull something like that off on his own.
Tim Donaghy (the guy who busted Stern for rigging 2002) feels differently.

[Kyle Orton]

lol believing the suns ever stood a chance in '07 or any yr for that matter
Well with beaner loving refs who wanted them to lose of course they didn't have a chance.

[ChuckD]

TBH since SA is such a small market, it gives stern 0 zero to give them 2 number 1 HOF big picks tbh.

You do understand that the NBA does not run the ping pong balls, right? Ever since the Patrick Ewing stink, they have outsourced it to an accounting firm. The NBA has a representative in the room, but they control nothing about the draw.

You are right about one thing, though. The NBA has no interest in providing us with two HOF big men. Therefor, there is no hanky panky in the Spurs picks. The NBA would have been MUCH better off with DRob going to LA to replace Kareem

[GoodOdor]

You do understand that the NBA does not run the ping pong balls, right? Ever since the Patrick Ewing stink, they have outsourced it to an accounting firm. The NBA has a representative in the room, but they control nothing about the draw.

You are right about one thing, though. The NBA has no interest in providing us with two HOF big men. Therefor, there is no hanky panky in the Spurs picks. The NBA would have been MUCH better off with DRob going to LA to replace Kareem

But if the NBA hates the small market spurs so much, why did stern fix 2007 against the bigger market suns?

makes no sense tbh.

[Kyle Orton]

You do understand that the NBA does not run the ping pong balls, right? Ever since the Patrick Ewing stink, they have outsourced it to an accounting firm. The NBA has a representative in the room, but they control nothing about the draw.

You are right about one thing, though. The NBA has no interest in providing us with two HOF big men. Therefor, there is no hanky panky in the Spurs picks. The NBA would have been MUCH better off with DRob going to LA to replace Kareem
:lmao "Everything the Spurs have done has been IN SPITE of Stern rigging things against them, which just adds to their legacy!"

[ChuckD]

Tim Donaghy (the guy who busted Stern for rigging 2002) feels differently.

Yeah, they call that a jailhouse lawyer. If Donaghy said it was summer, I'd have to open a window to see if it was hot out.

[lefty]

We'll never know since the series was rigged

Since Donaghy has little credibility, we'll never know if the series was rigged
to begin with

Moot point

[Kyle Orton]

Since Donaghy has little credibility
This is how Spurfan works:

When Donaghy comments on the 2002 Lakers-Kings series, he's a very credible whistle blower
When Donaghy comments on the 2007 Suns-Spurs series, he's a no good lying criminal

[Annoying Mav fan]

THATSWHATIMTALKING about suns fan! Put these stupid GNSF to rest and keep spamming this quote and bosh/amare argument. You're getting under their skin and really winning tbh, imo, fwiw.

[Kyle Orton]

5 star troll, will recommend to others

[Kyle Orton]

btw thanks for revealing who you are :lol

[lefty]

This is how Spurfan works:

When Donaghy comments on the 2002 Lakers-Kings series, he's a very credible whistle blower
When Donaghy comments on the 2007 Suns-Spurs series, he's a no good lying criminal

Yeah like the 2002 rigging wasnt obvious, thanks Donaghy :lol

[ChuckD]

:lmao "Everything the Spurs have done has been IN SPITE of Stern rigging things against them, which just adds to their legacy!"

tbh, in 2005 and 2007, his favorite two teams sucked donkey balls. The Lakers missed the playoffs in 2005. How do you rig a series for a team that isn't even there?

[Annoying Mav fan]

5 star troll, will recommend to others
No troll man, just a simple fan from Dallas that loves our boys in blue! 1 ring faggots!

[Kyle Orton]

Yeah like the 2002 rigging wasnt obvious, thanks Donaghy :lol
:lmao of course the rigging that didn't involve the Spurs was "obvious"

[Kyle Orton]

No troll man, just a simple fan from Dallas that loves our boys in blue! 1 ring faggots!
sup 4>0rings :lol

[GoodOdor]

tbh, in 2005 and 2007, his favorite two teams sucked donkey balls. The Lakers missed the playoffs in 2005. How do you rig a series for a team that isn't even there?

tbh is 2003 his favourite the lakers were going for a historic 4-peat, why didn't he rig it there?

cue "he tried, spurs were just too good:(:(:(:("

[ChuckD]

This is how Spurfan works:

When Donaghy comments on the 2002 Lakers-Kings series, he's a very credible whistle blower
When Donaghy comments on the 2007 Suns-Spurs series, he's a no good lying criminal

I don't believe a word Donaghy says at any time.

[Kyle Orton]

tbh is 2003 his favourite the lakers were going for a historic 4-peat, why didn't he rig it there?

cue "he tried, spurs were just too good:(:(:(:("
:lmao

[ChuckD]

tbh is 2003 his favourite the lakers were going for a historic 4-peat, why didn't he rig it there?

cue "he tried, spurs were just too good:(:(:(:("

Actually, if you understand Phil Jackson, he's a vampire. He will literally run a team into the ground and walk away. The 2003 Laker team was just gassed.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

stretch

[lefty]

tbh, in 2005 and 2007, his favorite two teams sucked donkey balls. The Lakers missed the playoffs in 2005. How do you rig a series for a team that isn't even there?

Donaghy made sure the Lakers didnt make the playoffs in 2005 :cry :cry

[Kyle Orton]

sup 4>0rings :lol
Wow, Annoying Mav Fan disappeared quicker than cocaine off Whitney Houston's coffee table after this callout

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Wow, Annoying Mav Fan disappeared quicker than cocaine off Whitney Houston's coffee table after this callout thanks to Bobby Brown

[GoodOdor]

Actually, if you understand Phil Jackson, he's a vampire. He will literally run a team into the ground and walk away. The 2003 Laker team was just gassed.

But Stern clearly controls playoff outcomes, I'm sure he could have easily rigged
the lakers to win despite being "run down":lol:lol:lol

[Kyle Orton]

rigging only works when teams aren't "run down" :lmao

[Beau]

Rigged thread is rigged.

[Kyle Orton]

Just rigging the threads I'm supposed to rig, no surprises here

[ChuckD]

But Stern clearly controls playoff outcomes, I'm sure he could have easily rigged
the lakers to win despite being "run down":lol:lol:lol


rigging only works when teams aren't "run down" :lmao

Realistically, a single game can turn on maybe 5-6 calls. That 2003 Laker team was too old to have that number of calls help them. Stern will rarely go over the top, and learned his lesson from 2002.

[Kyle Orton]

:lmao yeah, he went "over the top" in 2002. No way he'd do it in 2003 :lmao. Times changed between 2002 and 2003.

[lefty]

Rigging is winning

[GoodOdor]

Realistically, a single game can turn on maybe 5-6 calls. That 2003 Laker team was too old to have that number of calls help them. Stern will rarely go over the top, and learned his lesson from 2002.

2002 = rigging
2003 = too old for rigging
:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

[JJ Hickson]

This is how Spurfan works:

When Donaghy comments on the 2002 Lakers-Kings series, he's a very credible whistle blower
When Donaghy comments on the 2007 Suns-Spurs series, he's a no good lying criminal


:lol So true. Spurfan logic always works like that. Exhibit B:

Spurs have shitty regular season record = CIA POP! Resting for the playoffs! Regular season doesn't matter just look at the LOL Mavs!!! It's only February!


Spurs have good regular season record = NBA is fucked! We dominate the Lakers because of our regular season WINS against them!

[ChuckD]

Wah!!! My Suns got rigged, but no other team possibly could.

[Kyle Orton]

Steve Kerr was an announcer for TNT during the 2007 series. You should make a thread about the stupid things frontal lobe damage causes one to say.

[kamikazi_player]

crofl @ steve kerr knowing every spurs play and suns still getting beasted on
Sup 4>0 rings second troll account :lol

[Kyle Orton]

Sup 4>0 rings second troll account :lol
:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Beau]

Orton is biwinning.

[Bill_Brasky]

Credible blurb with no link is credible. Especially when its a supposed donaghy story.

[Kyle Orton]

crofl @ DOK phone sexing m>s
rofl who's the 3rd troll you're gonna use?

[JJ Hickson]

Credible blurb with no link is credible. Especially when its a supposed donaghy story.


Anyone who needs a link to know that is a credible blurb doesn't belong in this discussion in the first place. Go back upstairs and leave the informed basketball discussion to the adults.

[Bill_Brasky]

Anyone who needs a link to know that is a credible blurb doesn't belong in this discussion in the first place. Go back upstairs and leave the informed basketball discussion to the adults.

Troll harder, faggot.

[ElNono]

Nuñez loves San Antonio... he even gets free medical attention there:

HaEzkouc5jU

[JJ Hickson]

GNSF gonna GNSF

[Bill_Brasky]

Classy rigging tbh

[lefty]

Kyle Orton = former ST member Goran Dragic

[JJ Hickson]

Kyle Orton = former ST member Goran Dragic


I'm not sure which is better, your detective skills or your comedy.

[lefty]

I'm not sure which is better, your detective skills or your comedy.

:lol

[Greg Oden]

this whole thing is moot considering it's dealing 2007, and the only team beating the Mavs that year was GS.

[ohmwrecker]

If Arizona didn't hate Mexicans so much, Nunez would have rigged it for the Suns to win.


Think about that . . .

[Kyle Orton]

If Arizona didn't hate Mexicans so much, Nunez would have rigged it for the Suns to win.


Think about that . . .
By far the best Spurfan response to this thread (dead serious).

[Venti Quattro]

and spurfans have the nerve to complain about officiating...

[Baseline]

I guess allowing Fisher's shot - a shot that took five minutes to get off - to count was a ploy to benefit the Spurs.

[Blackjack]

this whole thing is moot considering it's dealing 2007, and the only team beating the Mavs that year was GS.

Cool story, bro. :tu

[Blake]

Yeah like the 2002 rigging wasnt obvious, thanks Donaghy :lol

82games.com doesnt agree

http://www.82games.com/lakerskingsgame6.htm

[MavDynasty]

lol nunez

[Hoops Czar]

Lol, nobody, but NOBODY complains more about the officiating than a Spurs fan.

[Blackjack]

Nobody, but NOBODY complains more about the officiating than a Spurs fan.

Definitely not on a Spurs site. :tu

[Hoops Czar]

Definitely not on a Spurs site. :tu

Good point. But, I do patrol other sites from time to time.

[Blackjack]

Good point. But, I do patrol other sites from time to time.

I don't, honestly. But I'm guessing if you've got fans passionate enough to post on a board regularly about their team amongst similar-minded people, the pack mentality and consensus tends to take over.

Have a hard time believing any team that's had any kind of success and developed some sort of expectation from their fans doesn't have a board that wouldn't seem whiny or bitchass by an opposing fan/visitor to the board.

Nature of the beast.