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No it was not. The main reason for the change was to give teams a chance to deal with a dominant Shaquille Oneal.
Are you sure Tim and David packing the paint was the only reason to add the illegal defense?It's like the national media's first response to the Spurs winning is to change rules. Tim and David pack the paint? Change the illegal defense rules. David draws charges under the basket? Add the charge circle. Pop instructs his players to hand check on the perimeter? Eliminate handchecking.
No it was not. The main reason for the change was to give teams a chance to deal with a dominant Shaquille Oneal.
It probably helps that David Stern has a hard on for the Lakers. He tries to do as much as possible to get them to win. Even if it means rigging the WCF against the Kings in '02. The NBA will be looked at like the WWE unless they get rid of Stern, seperate the refs from the NBA, get rid of super star calls and do their best to get some credibility back.
Superstar calls have been around long before Stern and it will continue to be that way but I agree, it would probably be best if Stern is removed.
Probably one of, if not the best post I've seen from you
Seeing all those rules changes one after another is incredible. Pretty obvious that the league is involved with tilting the playing field.
Good for Oakley, one of the few to call SHADING what it is...cheating! "Fine that man a $100,000 for speaking the truth", David Stern.
Oakley is speaking out because he is no longer under contract with the league. We need more players to speak up for the truth.
oakley was never one to conform and not that he's not contractually bound to the nba, he freely speaks his mind. a lot of his observations have credence. the purity of the game is gone.
That's about the only way to fix the problem.
I agree with you 100% about having limited instant replays. The reason the league gives for not having it is it will slow the game down. But now with all this "games being fixed talk" it makes since for the league to not have it because if they are fixing the games challenging a call will throw a monkey wrench in there plans.
replays would slow the game down.
Add another ref on court, and then place 6 refs in the stands, 1 under each basket and 1 at each 1/4 court. If there was dispute between the 4 on court refs, they could consult aks the nearest stands refs to chime in.
Sure, then wear white shorts and rename the league as ATP Tour
who wrote this?
Fred Kerber, NY Post
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06152008...lem_115537.htm
I have had some sort of season ticket package for the Spurs for a while now...next year I have a 10 game package, 2 seats at $120 a seat, or $2400 total. I am SERIOUSLY thinking about calling my spurs ticket office guy and telling him that I want my money for next year back and be done with it.
Even though I have had to take off days from work to go to the select a seat events and work my way down to the court since the SBC Center opened. Not sure if it is worth it anymore...and I am the biggest Spurs fan I know. This really SUCKS!
A lot of people are echoing your sentiments.
The problem is that the die hard fans will always support their teams and Stern knows it. He's more concerned about getting people (money) from other countries rather than keeping fans in the US. Kinda sucks that s bag like him is ruining such a top notch sport. Hopefully someone else will step in and fix all of Sterns messes (ie. cheating refs).
Any Stern fans here? I've heard some proclaim that he has been a good commissioner.
The sad thing is that he doesn't even realize it, and the consequences for him will be devastating, especially since he'll be surprised by the reality of the situation that he got himself into once he wakes up.
Didn't they change the catch and shoot rules after DFish killed the spurs?That rule changing aspect has been pretty obvious over the years. Whenever the Spurs have won, major sweeping changes to the rulebooks have taken place.
Now watch how there will be no major rule changes this year.
Just because your paranoid doesn't mean there not out to get you, huh?
If someone has to explain to you it's not possible to get a shot off in .4 in that manner then you are already lost. Catch, turn, release all in .4? Hmm, maybe you may want to re-evaluate that statement. Nice shot though nonetheless. In my opinion, time didn't permit clearance.
Yeah, it's definately impossible to get a good shot off in that amount of time. Looking back at the replay, it's obvious that the clock was started late.
I never said it was the only reason. But it's purpose was to help put an end to the low scoring era ... which coincidentally the defensive-minded Spurs were faring well in.
WTF? How would adding defensive three second help teams guard Shaq?
Laker fans
Overall, I think he's probably one of the top three commissioners of all-time in any sport. When he took over, the NBA Finals were on tape delay. He's not perfect but he has been very good.
No. They changed it before that shot ... yet they counted the shot anyways. Nice try.
Just because you don't use a double negative doesn't mean I can't not understand you.
Anyways, like I said, the NBA isn't rigged. Seriously, there isn't a sport with a more even playing field than the NBA. When a team from the middle of South Texas can be in the middle of the field in payroll on a yearly basis, that in itself is a miracle and is something unique to the NBA. If the NBA didn't bend over backwards to give small market teams a shot, the Spurs not only wouldn't exist, they would have been one of the worst teams in NBA history. So before those who want to give up on the NBA throw away their basketball, they should realize there is a lot to be thankful for when it comes to the NBA. If the NBA were run like baseball, for example, the Spurs would have absolutely no chance to ever make the playoffs.
And the rule changes aren't specifically to dethrone the Spurs. The rule committee comes up with the changes to "better" the game and make it more appealing. The Spurs haven't really played appealing basketball since they started being a championship contender, so it's natural that some of the rules would affect how they have to play.
But the bottomline is the Spurs have won four championships with the cards they've been dealt. On the whole, the NBA has helped the Spurs stay compe ive a thousand times more than the NBA has hurt the Spurs.
Dry up the tears and try again in '09.
they don't rig, they influence.
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