Donaghy: League didn't want small market team like Spurs in Finals every year

[Galileo]

Donaghy: League didn't want small market team like Spurs in Finals every year

FULL QUOTE:

"The Spurs were a good team. Yes, they did earn them [4 rings], the league certainly didn't want a small market team like the Spurs in the NBA Finals every year."

Tim Donaghy

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?to...555#!post88665

Thank you, Tim. You tell it like it is.

[Spurminator]

If you read the comment in context it's not all that meaningful.

[DesignatedT]

of course the league doesnt want small market teams in the finals every year... different question if they actually sought out the prevent it.

[Goran Dragic]

What's funny is how any prick can make a Tim Donaghy facebook page yet you act like it couldn't possibly be anyone other than him.

[baseline bum]

Wow. No the league didn't want the Spurs in the Finals. So conditioning on them making it to 4 of them, what does that tell you about the league's alleged manipulation of playoff games against them?

[Galileo]

What's funny is how any prick can make a Tim Donaghy facebook page yet you act like it couldn't possibly be anyone other than him.

The Huffington Post linked to his facebook page when they printed his article yesterday. You should get your facts before speaking.

[Goran Dragic]

The Huffington Post linked to his facebook page when they printed his article yesterday. You should get your facts before speaking.

the Huffington post.

[Galileo]

the Huffington post.

You have conceded my point.

[Goran Dragic]

You have conceded my point.

I'm pretty sure if this bull was worth covering a news source more relevant than one of the most extreme liberal blogs would be covering it.

[Rick18]

Of course they wouldn't want a small market team in the Finals every year.

It's not like they've actively gone out and stopped it from happening though.

[spurtech09]

yep I knew the nba was rigged.....

[Galileo]

I'm pretty sure if this bull was worth covering a news source more relevant than one of the most extreme liberal blogs would be covering it.

I just cited it as evidence that this was really Donaghy's facebook page. Did you forget about that, or can you only remember back two posts on a thread?

Donaghy's book is already for sale, you don't need to read the Huffington Post if you don't want to.

David Stern is a democrat anyway.

[dbestpro]

I'm pretty sure if this bull was worth covering a news source more relevant than one of the most extreme liberal blogs would be covering it.

You probably said the same thing about Canseco and I bet you still believe Palmero should be in the hall of fame.

[Galileo]

You probably said the same thing about Canseco and I bet you still believe Palmero should be in the hall of fame.

Good point.

And remember, Jordan wasn't involved in gambling in 1993.

[FromWayDowntown]

The Huffington Post linked to his facebook page when they printed his article yesterday. You should get your facts before speaking.

A piece written by Tim Donaghy, which he posted at Huffington Post, linked to his Facebook page.

[Fabbs]

You probably said the same thing about Canseco and I bet you still believe Palmero should be in the hall of fame.

nicely done.
Way to blow up Mul rolls crap.

[Das Texan]

In other news the sky is blue and the grass is green.

[newacc]

Man that's pretty awesome that he's already picked himself up - and through the help of social media.

[spursfan09]

Which proves the greatness of TD. And also its the NBA that needs to learn to market thier product. I'm not saying Spurs could have been America's team, but they market the individual egotistical players intead of a team concept.

[lennyalderette]

of course the league doesnt want small market teams in the finals every year... Different question if they actually sought out the prevent it.

umm they did just that how do you not remember those calls

[mavs>spurs2]

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.

[Sean Cagney]

What's funny is how any prick can make a Tim Donaghy facebook page yet you act like it couldn't possibly be anyone other than him.

Suns players were dumb enough to walk onto the floor!!!!! Thats their own damn dumb fault, even then it was what 2-2? Some act like they were a given to beat us that year lol, I see it differently. Game 6 we manned them with all their stars out there, had a big lead and all! Next.

[Old School 44]

Not that I believe all the conspiracy theorists, but Stern was dumb to say this.

Earlier this decade, during the height of the Shaq-Kobe era in L.A., commissioner David Stern was asked what his ideal Finals matchup would be. "The Lakers versus the Lakers," he said. Stern took a lot of heat for that comment -- conspiracists have long insisted that the league smiles favorably upon the Purple and Gold -- and now tiptoes around the subject like a ballet dancer.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ct.ending0421/

[Sean Cagney]

Dallas fan, don't even get on us about the refs, Tim fouls out from Dirk stepping on his foot, a Finley tech gets called back later which has POP saying well does that mean we win by a point? That game went to OT and we lost later they said the tech was taken away! We win that game by a point and in 6 then! Don't even go there.

[SouthTexasRancher]

the Huffington post.

You got that right. You'd think someone who has been in the United States of America for 3 or 4 decades could speak English so everyone could understand what she is saying. She should get one of them computer voice programs like Stephen Hawking uses.