NBA: Where Rigged Games Happens

[Galileo]

NBA: Where Rigged Games Happens
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3779794126037457169&q=nba+rigged&ei=hBtUSOSRMZ_k4ALK-OGmDw&hl=en

THIS IS AN ALLTIME CLASSIC! NOT JUST THE SPURS ARE VICTIM OF A CONSPIRACY!!

Go Kings! Go Spurs! Go Home Stern!!

[Deuces88]

If Donaghy was betting on games so much, then he MUST have had inside information. Inside information telling him who is more likely (or is guaranteed) to win. Now how else can a team be guaranteed to win? The way each player plays isn't guaranteed each night. But the officiating can guarantee a win especially since refs have a lot of power these days.

Furthermore, Donaghy isn't the only ref on the court. There are two others. If Donaghy was the only one making bad calls (in order to make sure he won his bet), the other refs would definitely notice. If two refs have conflicting calls, all three refs huddle and discuss it and come to a unanimous decision. Therefore, all three refs have to be in on it.

[Galileo]

If Donaghy was betting on games so much, then he MUST have had inside information. Inside information telling him who is more likely (or is guaranteed) to win. Now how else can a team be guaranteed to win? The way each player plays isn't guaranteed each night. But the officiating can guarantee a win especially since refs have a lot of power these days.

Furthermore, Donaghy isn't the only ref on the court. There are two others. If Donaghy was the only one making bad calls (in order to make sure he won his bet), the other refs would definitely notice. If two refs have conflicting calls, all three refs huddle and discuss it and come to a unanimous decision. Therefore, all three refs have to be in on it.

What are you talking about?

Donaghy was convicted of passing inside info to gamblers. The info allowed the gamblers to hit about 80% against the spread, rather than 50%.

Some of his inside info was a few games that he knew were fixed. In the 2002 Western conference finals, in game 6, two refs were in on the fix, Bob Delaney and Dick Bavetta. These two refs could not guarantee a Lakers win, but were able to pull it off.

Had the Kings blown out the Lakers, the fix would have failed.

[Deuces88]

What are you talking about?

Donaghy was convicted of passing inside info to gamblers. The info allowed the gamblers to hit about 80% against the spread, rather than 50%.

Some of his inside info was a few games that he knew were fixed. In the 2002 Western conference finals, in game 6, two refs were in on the fix, Bob Delaney and Dick Bavetta. These two refs could not guarantee a Lakers win, but were able to pull it off.

Had the Kings blown out the Lakers, the fix would have failed.

The whole point of my post was that there is only one way you can get inside information on an NBA game and that's if it was fixed. Players can't guarantee a win because the way each player plays isn't guaranteed night to night. Refs however can fix games.

Was that too hard to understand for you?

EDIT: Oh is it because I said Donaghy bet on them? Big deal. That's not the main point of my post =|

[Galileo]

According to this article, Donaghy was not just feeding inside info to gamblers, he was fixing games by making bogus calls and gambling himself.

A Professional Gambler's Take on the Tim Donaghy Scandal
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-32-308/A-Professional-Gambler-s-Take-on-the-Tim-Donaghy-Scandal.html

Quotes:

"The guy fixed games. He didn't "provide information" he bet on games he was working, and made calls to insure he would win those bets. It's pretty basic stuff but the NBA has somehow turned the focus of the whole investigation away from this and instead focused on the "inside information" angle."

[pauls931]

He can easily effect a game. Just call a key player for touch fouls early on and you effect his aggresiveness on Defense and driving to the hoop on offense. Hell I swore I saw him call a foul on Amare Stoudarmire in the backcourt when the ball and 7 other players were on the other half of the court last year in the playoffs. Then a few plays later nailed him for a touch foul.

Call fouls on key players and you also mess up rotations and flow of the team.