Fox Sports: "Did Donaghy fix Game 3 of Suns-Spurs?"

[UV Ray]

This whole thing is disgusting. Game 3 is tainted, pure and simple. But NBA refs in general are disgusting. I can only hope that the NBA cleans it up.

A voice of reason.

[smrattler]

I don't think it was fixed for the spurs to win, but nobody really knows what the went on. Now they're saying they are expecting more arrests to be made and it might be a bigger deal than we first thought. Say whatever you want but something definately wasn't right about last years game 5 of the finals, when Wade shoved Dirk and Dirk was called for the foul and Wade won the game fromt he line. I have never seen any like that in all my years of watching sports.

How do you win money if you're a gambler? Bet small against the odds and win big. Bet the underdog. You don't pick a toss up series or game and bet the house with no odds. That's stupid. Spurs were favored by 4 and they cover. What was he betting????? How much do you have to bet to make anything?????

Tell me he ref'd the whole Mavs/Heat series and he's the one blowing whistles that don't make sense and sending Wade to the line, and I'm listening a little more. Tell me he ref'd the Warriors/Mavs series and called sorry calls that got the underdog the win, I'm listening.

But a team with our resume? Against a team that's never won jack ? Who's the favorite? Us? By game 3, for sure. Them? No way, if anyone's the underdog, it was the Suns. And by game 3? With us already winning game one, going home... we had to be favorite's on anyone's books.

[leemajors]

UV Ray on all ignore?

[UV Ray]

How do you win money if you're a gambler? Bet small against the odds and win big. Bet the underdog. You don't pick a toss up series or game and bet the house with no odds. That's stupid. Spurs were favored by 4 and they cover. What was he betting????? How much do you have to bet to make anything?????

Tell me he ref'd the whole Mavs/Heat series and he's the one blowing whistles that don't make sense and sending Wade to the line, and I'm listening a little more. Tell me he ref'd the Warriors/Mavs series and called sorry calls that got the underdog the win, I'm listening.

But a team with our resume? Against a team that's never won jack ? Who's the favorite? Us? By game 3, for sure. Them? No way, if anyone's the underdog, it was the Suns. And by game 3? With us already winning game one, going home... we had to be favorite's on anyone's books.

NBA IN A 'FIX'
FEDS PROBING REF IN MAFIA BET SCAM

By MURRAY WEISS
... Having a referee in their pockets provides a two-fold bonanza to game fixers.

Gamblers would be able to directly cash in by betting on games where they knew the point spread was compromised.

But having a ref in their pocket could prove even more lucrative to crooks in a bookmaking syndicate.

Bookmakers hope to encourage an equal amount of betting on each team and make their money on the "vigorish," which is typically 10 percent of a losing bet.

[mavs>spurs2]

UV Ray on all ignore?

yup

[UV Ray]

UV Ray on all ignore?

Yup

[jag]

i guess i wont be reading his post anytime soon...

[UV Ray]

i guess i wont be reading his post anytime soon...

Nope

[exstatic]

UV Ray on all ignore?

Yeah, AKA Kori's death sentence to assholes. The only bug is that you can see the poor bas s as "last responder" in a thread on the front page. Otherwise, no trace remains. Couldn't have happened to a bigger head.

[exstatic]

What? I can't hear you, Ray. Speak up!!!

[UV Ray]

What? I can't hear you, Ray. Speak up!!!

Nice avatar joto boy!

[td4mvp3]

What? I can't hear you, Ray. Speak up!!!

what happened to him? what did he do?

[exstatic]

what happened to him? what did he do?

You never find out the specifics, but to piss Kori off like that, it must have been bad. He was pretty much an asshole from day 1. She doesn't even do that to product spammers. I only know of two posters who've ever gotten this, although admittedly that is by personal visual evidence only...seeing them as last responder, and nothing is there when you open the thread.

[UV Ray]

You never find out the specifics, but to piss Kori off like that, it must have been bad.

In other words you're full of .

[timvp]

In other words you're full of .

Suns lost. Deal with it.

[xmas1997]

KSAT TV sports is now getting ready to talk about the NBA scandal expanding to more Refs and players.

[UV Ray]

Suns lost. Deal with it.

Who's talking about the Suns?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I have only one thing to say - wanna talk about atrocious officiating, watch the 4th Q of game 4 which led to the Horry-Nash incident and count the number of pitiful calls that go against the Spurs and lead to us losing the game.

It all evens out in the end.

[Obstructed_View]

Wake me when the league comes to take away the trophy and the banner...

[Gino20]

I find it so funny that Phoenix fans find an excuse to blame everyone but their team. Going back toward the end of game 3, Amare fumbled away a pass from Nash, someone left Finley wide open behind the arc, etc. It was mental mistakes that cost them the game combined by great play by the Spurs, not the refs. The refs can influence a game, but they cant win a game for another team. The refs cant score points for a team. Anyway, keep crying because it makes this championship run that much better. Now, let the drive for 5ive begin!!!

[UV Ray]

I find it so funny that Phoenix fans find an excuse to blame everyone but their team. Going back toward the end of game 3, Amare fumbled away a pass from Nash, someone left Finley wide open behind the arc, etc. It was mental mistakes that cost them the game combined by great play by the Spurs, not the refs. The refs can influence a game, but they cant win a game for another team. The refs cant score points for a team. Anyway, keep crying because it makes this championship run that much better. Now, let the drive for 5ive begin!!!

Spurs won. Deal with it.

[timvp]

Spurs won. Deal with it.

Exactly.

[spurspf]

I don't think it was fixed for the spurs to win, but nobody really knows what the went on. Now they're saying they are expecting more arrests to be made and it might be a bigger deal than we first thought. Say whatever you want but something definately wasn't right about last years game 5 of the finals, when Wade shoved Dirk and Dirk was called for the foul and Wade won the game fromt he line. I have never seen any like that in all my years of watching sports.

Sort of like when Irk stepped on Duncan and it was a Duncan foul?

[UV Ray]

Exactly.

As clear as an azure sky of deepest summer.

[J.T.]

Sort of like when Irk stepped on Duncan and it was a Duncan foul?

Or the Duncan outside restricted circle but called for charge anyway 5th foul in that game.

Or the Manu Ginobili swiping at the airspace directly above Jason Terry, yet curiously not touching Terry AT ALL and sent to the bench, fouled out.

NBA has the worst officials of any sport. They're probably better off training monkeys to call games. And they wouldn't have to pay the monkeys, so the NBA retains the same level of "competent" officiating and saves tons of cash. Win win situation.