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we run that son
They have NBAE recaps of the seasons, and they just showed the 2001-2002 Kings-Lakers series..
they skipped the recaps of game 6 and 7 LOL..
at least make it less obvious..
we run that son
Stern and Buss run NBAtv
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.
In a twist of fate, it was the Spurs that ended up needing the win to have a shot at the division le, and Bavetta generously accommodated. In our pregame meeting, he talked about how important the game was to San Antonio and how meaningless it was to Denver, and that San Antonio was going to get the benefit of the calls that night. Armed with this inside information, I called Jack Concannon before the game and told him to bet the Spurs.
To no surprise, we won big. San Antonio blew Denver out of the building that evening, winning by 26 points. When Jack called me the following morning, he expressed amazement at the way an NBA game could be manipulated. Sobering, yes; amazing, no. That's how the game is played in the National Basketball Association.
That there story is taboo around these parts, son.
...or at the very least get over it already.
We know your jealousy and hatred for everything Lakers. Have you run out of material so bad that you have to go back 8 to 10 years now? Have you ever made a non laker bashing post? Friggen closet Laker fans!
...or at the very least get over it already.
We know your jealousy and hatred for everything Lakers. Have you run out of material so bad that you have to go back 8 to 10 years now? Have you ever made a non laker bashing post? Friggen closet Laker fans!He' pretty obsessed. The lakers consume his every waking thought. It's all he posts about.
Cant wait til the recap of the 07 season.
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