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tl;dr
As a Spurs fan, I am alone in this part of the world.
I spent 3 hours at the rec center and all I heard was rigged this bull that this NBA this and who cares about that.
I played about 10 or so pick up games, and 2 of them were stopped because of all the discussion and heat the NBA is under. (whether they see it or not)
I thought it hilarious cause there was only 1 Laker fan out of about 40 of us, and he at first went on about how the trade was legit, but after 10 minutes he was laughing admitting to the conspiracy. At first I thought he was just being a chicken cause he was the lone Laker fan, but realized he was tight with a lot of folks there so I know why he admitted the smell that fills the NBA fan's nose now.
I realized today it's not just some Spurs fans and a handful of people around the fan base outside of LA and Boston, who see the same things. It's a whole of a lot of people, more than you think. Which gave me the first bit of joy in all this scandalous, tainted, rigged, conspiracy filled crap going on with the NBA. I had so many great discussions today about the Celtics deals, Gasol deal, everyone was rolling in laughter at the irony of Jerry West handing out the WCF Trophy for obvious Grizzlies connection reasons.
Just like me, these guys been following the league since they was real little. I was 7 when I started. And frankly I cannot stand it anymore.
I cannot stand half you people posting here now. If I name names I'll get banned I bet for the reasons I'd follow it with cause I'm not special like Aggie or Sequ and get by with tyrant beat downs.
You Spur fans can sugar coat this all you want. I will say however the Spurs sucked, namely Ginobili really. Bash me all you want, the guy didn't step up and it put a dent in our hood going 100mph. They bricked shots, played horrible defense (all year long), offense was non-existent and ugly. The team was lucky to get as far as we did and also lucky we did not get swept.
My disposition is some judgement calls made by Crawford in round two, and round three, as well as how the Lakers even got here. As far as the scoreboard, we got owned and deserved it. I however will not accept anymore and just lay in the shallows as if this Finals and whole season was legit.
I will always treasure my Spurs. But I lost a ton of respect for the NBA. Honestly I doubt this is permanent but the fire inside of me is just gone. I don't know if any of you can relate to what I am trying to say, but the will inside me since I was a kid is just not there. The last couple days have felt really complacent with everything wrong with this league.
Anyway, reading back to this point I think my point didn't get across but whatever. I will not be politically correct anymore like some popular dude here. I won't say the right things to look good, I won't bull around anymore. I am calling the kettle black and throwing out what fear I have of attacks or insults I get from it. I am not going to be a pond in the NBA's chess game and go with the flow anymore. This league is downright a mess.
They did a great job covering up the cheating ref also. No telling how many games weren't really won this and in the last years of my fandom. They already had a score before they even played and I just can't help but to get all emo about it and all the the league has put before me, cause I see behind the pretty now I see the real NBA and what this league is about.
You damn right this is a business. And today talking to so many NBA fans I realize, I am the one who is late doing this.
So without further ado, I would have accepted any Finals except for Boston and LA, but, seeing now that my roaring laughter of the thought came true, and all the rumors and bull has gone on, ... for this to happen is just like a guy named "LB" said today. "We watch like it's news, wear the jerseys. When really these guys know what's up. And we don't. And we're the poor folk cheering them on? When I face things like this in my life, I stop and question what the point was all along, like putting years into a relationship with a girl only to have her you in the end. All wasted."
Well, they aren't all wasted. He is a Pistons fan, and I don't think he realizes he is calling his 04 le a waste. But I can understand. Anyways if this post gets deleted please tell me why 100 other threads a weak 10x worse and some even made by the same regs over and over are ok?
Anyways I said my peace. Don't care what you think really, just wanted to voice it to the world. I'm not playing "house" anymore with this league. I'll stick to the Spurs and try not to get my emotions caught up in things anymore.
tl;dr
There are no Celtics fans. Go tl;dr your mother and ask her where you was the last 20 something years.
I dont really think this series is for the "real NBA fan" outside of the Laker/Boston "fans." I think this series is more manufactured for the guy who turns on the TV every so often and watches maybe 1 or 2 basketball games a season. The same guy that perhap is the out of touch fan that remembers what the NBA used to be and is excited at the thought of the nostalgia these games will bring. This is where the Finals will make its money... and this is how David Stern will win.
I am really disgusted with all of it but I am proud of my damn Spurs.
Jerry West trading Pau to the Lakers. Kevin McHale trading Garnett to the Celtics. It happens. The Spurs have been lucky with ping pong balls, but whenever u trade scraps for all-star players you are going to win.
Pathetic rant.
The two best teams are in the Finals and both got their legitimately. Say what you want about lopsided trades but they DO happen in the NBA and neither the Celtics or the Lakers are the only teams to benefit from such. If Stern wanted the Celtics to be relevant so badly why the did he let them suck for the past two decades? There are so many holes in your idiotic rant I don't know where to begin. Your ing piece of lone star city has won 4 of the last 9 championships and has produced some of the worst rated NBA Finals EVER. There is no conspiracy to keep small market teams out of the Finals.
The bottomline is the Spurs, Jazz, and Nuggets lost fair and square to a better Laker team. If it makes you feel better to cry CONSPIRACY go ahead, but deep down you know your team just wasn't good enough.
eh, you.
It's true, there's a lot of Spurs homers on this board who think they are the , like T-Park ( , I'll name, names...) who couldn't but a compe ive pee-wee team together...I cannot stand half you people posting here now. If I name names I'll get banned I bet for the reasons I'd follow it with cause I'm not special like Aggie or Sequ and get by with tyrant beat downs.
Because the Lakers sucked like those past two years as well. What's the point if you have the jelly, but not the peanut butter.
Ahahaha
You can just see the estrogen emanating off that 1st post
Go do some pushups and relax
The Spurs were good enough. The Lakers were better, you're right. But an EXPLICIT foul that is normally called 99% of the time was not called by a ref that has a history of beef witht he Spurs.
And the Gasol trade was downright crazy.
If it makes LA fans feel any better ignore the probability of a conspiracy.
Apparently Manu got the Stern memo to tank it.
Thanks Manu, thanks Memphis, thanks Joey crawford.
It was really nice of Stern as well to make those expandable rims that open up when only Kobe shoots. Oooooooooooops, you probably havent learned of those yet.
There is one simple solution for all the conspiricy nutcases who spend their hard earned money and time supporting a corrupt organization (not the brightest move if you really believe it).
Don't watch, Don't go to the games, Don't support what you say is so corrupt.
Just Don't...
Think of all the whining you will save yourself form spewing and us from listening to for the umpteenth time.
Last edited by cobbler; 05-31-2008 at 05:34 PM.
I guess i will be rooting for the lakers because i hate the damn celtics. Their team just pisses me off, their coach is the pop wanna be lol.
some of you spurs fans can go eat a . conspiracy YOU GUYS ING LOST 4-1. TAKE IT LIKE A MAN AND NOT UP THE ASS!!!
and nothing to do with the SPURS BLOWING BIG LEADS! go jump off a bridge.
You, Brutalis, and Medvedenko should take your emo posts to The Club.
I know a lot of people who agree with you. Personally, I don't. But I have no idea why you think the thread might be deleted.
Rant away!
you either got bi-polar or........you aint gotta a clue about the nba, or life....but time will help ya...and if it doesnt...try medication.....go spurs go
The only real thing I have a problem with is not suspending KG for throwing that ref around.
Lakers were better, Ginobili was awful, Joey Crawford is clearly compromised.
The league, however, it's reputation is in the basement with me right now. They thought they could nudge things in certain directions but it became very obvious.
Here's a conspiracy theory for you:
Chicago Bulls, knowing they got completely ed by the Pau trade, since they were hot and heavy after him at least since the summer, were threatening to blow the doors off the collusion between West/Memphis/Los Angeles.
So, with barely a 2% chance of winning the draft lottery, the league promised them the first pick in the draft to stay silent. Which they got.
Here's another
The league with motivation for its lowest rating ever for the Finals last year suspends Amare and Boris from the Suns for a nothing infraction. This allows Stern to hand the Spurs the championship.
chicago, boston, and the lakers are the NBA's sweathearts.
Chicago- Got the #1 pick with only a 2% chance of getting it
Boston- Lots of fixed calls in the Atlanta series.
LA- Wow, i dont even know where to start
Don't think so, but you can see the mistake about Phoenix last year lead to more control this year.
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