Are People actually Dumb enough to believe the NBA is Rigged?

[TheMoneyShot]

No rigging tonight. San Antonio destroyed them. Period.

[gasto]

Let's move past the stats and all. I can see we have some educated folks here. Just because everyone is not announcing what they do does not make them dumb

KVB asked a straightforward question. Since the OP claimed it's a federal offense to script an NBA game I am wondering why it's taking so long for the NOT FIXED crowd to provide a link. Surely for folks that accuse others of being uneducated providing a link would be a good starting point.

If the link to this statute is hard to come by I guess we have been wasting time all along. Surely if it's not even a crime then why are we even bothering. The only crime here is the OP claiming something is a federal offense and not backing it up. Unforgivable

The BBC had an article yesterday about how fixers are targeting World Cup games. For comparison sake they said 2billion is wagered in the UK for the duration of the World Cup compared to a $100 billion across Asia oh by the way all third world countries according to OP

Certainly not third world money. Like I said before in terms of monetary value the NBA is way insignificant compared to the dollars that are wagered every single day a game is played.

The people who will take care of the rigging is not the suits at NBA executive offices. The wise guys only need the weak link and refs certainly provide that. The lowest paid of the actors but with huge powers to influence the outcome of the game.

Remember majority of bettors are betting on the spread and total so the fans can always go home happy their team won but not so much for the bettors.

OP please provide link so we can all see where it says it's illegal for the Nba to fix games

[djmano]

i think it was lebron's 3rd personal in game 5 the other day. he'd been on the bench due to foul trouble most of the game, and then as soon as he goes in he decides to tussle for a loose ball which he had to have suspected would draw a lot of contact, enough that the ref would be justified to call a foul.

it's like the 1 thing you wouldn't do if you wanted to avoid foul trouble. unless he seriously wasn't thinking about protecting himself from a extremely unnecessary 3rd foul to put him out of action for the rest of the 1st half.....

lebron is great not only b/c of his godly athleticism but his bball IQ. i just can't see him making that mistake unintentionally.

[jtoler]

i think it was lebron's 3rd personal in game 5 the other day. he'd been on the bench due to foul trouble most of the game, and then as soon as he goes in he decides to tussle for a loose ball which he had to have suspected would draw a lot of contact, enough that the ref would be justified to call a foul.

it's like the 1 thing you wouldn't do if you wanted to avoid foul trouble. unless he seriously wasn't thinking about protecting himself from a extremely unnecessary 3rd foul to put him out of action for the rest of the 1st half.....

lebron is great not only b/c of his godly athleticism but his bball IQ. i just can't see him making that mistake unintentionally.

Or he could have thought the reverse. I'm a star and surely they arnt gonn slap me with a 3rd foul before the half, people tune in to watch me play. Or neither, adrenaline is running high, he's programmed to give maximum effort and the thought of a foul going after a loose ball never entered his mind.

[zajazd]

Before the last Heat Pacers game I went to my betting site and the first thing I saw was big pic with Lebron and text saying something like 'Take non-risk bet on Heat!!!'. As soon as I saw it I knew Pacers were going to win that game. You must be inadequate crazy to think pro sports are not rigged.

[I/O]

Rasheed Wallace and Chris Webber are two that come to mind instantly and there's countless more who've made similar comments. Paul George was just fined 25k yesterday for talking about it after game 3.

any links?

[gasto]

Paul George said after game 4 that he thought they attacked the basket just as much if not more yet there was a huge free throw disparity. When pressed he simply said must be some home cooking

This is from an NBA all star. I guess idiots want to hear him say the games are rigged outright. Thing is, he is part of a machine which affords him to live way beyond his wildest dreams. So he has to know he simply can't be any more elaborate than just say it's some home cooking

Any reasonable person can decode what that means. It's fixed pure and simple. Sometimes it's in Indiana,a favor sometimes it's Miami,s favor

Look how Spurs just destroyed OKC after their magical run in Game 3 and 4.

Well I will put it out there. Indiana will lose tonight almost sure as he'll. Will most likely not cover. OKC will win game 6 and game 7 should be a DO NOT BET situation. This is what the story lines demand

An angry slighted King James will destroy Indiana. A game 7 for OKC vs Spurs will be must watch tv

[gasto]

I see less and less resistance from the ITS NOT FIXED crowd

Per KVB I am also waiting for the definitive link to the statute that the NBA cannot script their own games and that doing so is a federal crime

Where art thou OP

[wikkidinsane]

i think it was lebron's 3rd personal in game 5 the other day. he'd been on the bench due to foul trouble most of the game, and then as soon as he goes in he decides to tussle for a loose ball which he had to have suspected would draw a lot of contact, enough that the ref would be justified to call a foul.

it's like the 1 thing you wouldn't do if you wanted to avoid foul trouble. unless he seriously wasn't thinking about protecting himself from a extremely unnecessary 3rd foul to put him out of action for the rest of the 1st half.....

lebron is great not only b/c of his godly athleticism but his bball IQ. i just can't see him making that mistake unintentionally.

Lebron was fouled on that call. He was ahead of the man and got to the ball first

[The Kraken]

No rigging tonight. San Antonio destroyed them. Period.

Are you saying when OKC wins, its rigged but when SA wins, it's legit???

clarify, you fokkin homer.

Money, lets get a friendly wager going for game 6.

[bruins35]

I need to learn the script nba rigs the games with.should be easy to win beting the nba

[Menses]

LOL...got damn....this thread going to be longer than the Patriot Act....hahahaa....

[Menses]

I need to learn the script nba rigs the games with.should be easy to win beting the nba

Pinny shows their hand on a nightly basis...i ain't saying what it is tho..lol

[convick]

Well I will put it out there. Indiana will lose tonight almost sure as he'll. Will most likely not cover. OKC will win game 6 and game 7 should be a DO NOT BET situation. This is what the story lines demand

This is the problem. Half of the guys that call fix say the league wants a game 7. I even had some guy about a week ago tell me that the NBA WANTED the Pacers in the Finals.

The other half of the fix guys say the NBA will make the Heat win by double digits.

Some of the people around here were saying the Brooklyn/Miami series would go 6 or 7 games, because the league wanted drama and revenue. When things did not turn out that way they disappeared.

[44 Mag]

LOL...got damn....this thread going to be longer than the Patriot Act....hahahaa....

Can't someone put an end to this silly thread that has been up for days on end??? WTF, this is ridiculous.

[akphidelt]

Can't someone put an end to this silly thread that has been up for days on end??? WTF, this is ridiculous.

You post this every other day, lol.

[akphidelt]

I see less and less resistance from the ITS NOT FIXED crowd

Per KVB I am also waiting for the definitive link to the statute that the NBA cannot script their own games and that doing so is a federal crime

Where art thou OP

There's plenty of resistance. Match-fixing is a crime in America. The NBA can not unfairly choose one winner over another. Plenty of legal violations.

[akphidelt]

Mark Cuban - "The NBA couldn't rig the games if it wanted to. And it doesn't want to. It's that simple."

http://ibnsportswrap.com/article.php?articleID=532#sthash.yt09ZnZy.dpuf

[cane]

Paul George said after game 4 that he thought they attacked the basket just as much if not more yet there was a huge free throw disparity. When pressed he simply said must be some home cooking

This is from an NBA all star. I guess idiots want to hear him say the games are rigged outright. Thing is, he is part of a machine which affords him to live way beyond his wildest dreams. So he has to know he simply can't be any more elaborate than just say it's some home cooking

Any reasonable person can decode what that means. It's fixed pure and simple. Sometimes it's in Indiana,a favor sometimes it's Miami,s favor

Look how Spurs just destroyed OKC after their magical run in Game 3 and 4.

Well I will put it out there. Indiana will lose tonight almost sure as he'll. Will most likely not cover. OKC will win game 6 and game 7 should be a DO NOT BET situation. This is what the story lines demand

An angry slighted King James will destroy Indiana. A game 7 for OKC vs Spurs will be must watch tv

PG was wrong, he made those comments after the game when he was still emotional about the loss. The facts were the Pacers had 11 drives to the basket in that game, the Heat had 27 drives to the basket, so the Heat attacked the basket much more than the Pacers, which explains the disparity in free throws. Also, when players talk about "home cooking", they don't mean the game was "fixed". All "home cooking" means is that the home team usually gets more calls in their favor than the road team, I can promise you, some of those touch fouls on Lebron last game would not have been called if the game were played in Miami. Since the Heat are home tonight, I expect they'll get the benefit of some close calls tonight. The Pacers got some "home cooking" last game, I expect the opposite tonight. Don't confuse home cooking with the game being fixed.

[Cuse0323]

So, anyone change their mind yet?

[Fred The Hammer]

I see less and less resistance from the ITS NOT FIXED crowd

Per KVB I am also waiting for the definitive link to the statute that the NBA cannot script their own games and that doing so is a federal crime

Where art thou OP

Just tired of arguing with nitwits? Home cooking and star treatment doesn't equal fixing games. Try this on for size......the NBA is really excited about all the hype in Brooklyn (JayZ/Beyonce at the games, etc.)...plus that team already has a bunch of geezers like Garnett/Pierce that prob won't get back. The Nets barely lost Game 4 and 5....wouldn't the NBA be better served to extend the series and build up interest in America's biggest market? The zebras could've extended that series to 6 or 7 easily if the fix is on every time the NBA could pocket some more money.

The other night in 4q....LeBron was 0-3 and the rest of Miami was 8 for 10 from the field...including a bunch of 3s. So the fix was in for Indiana but LeBron is going to risk his fortune and legacy to be the only man in on the fix? Cracker Please??

[You mad bro]

the NBA has been rigged for thousands of years

[SpreadSniper]

Mark Cuban - "The NBA couldn't rig the games if it wanted to. And it doesn't want to. It's that simple."

http://ibnsportswrap.com/article.php....yt09ZnZy.dpuf

read all of what was contained in your own link, fukkin retard.....

[sballen]

So what's the fix tonight guys? Lmao.

[sballen]

I just texted lebron but he hasn't responded to let me know the fix, which is really weird because he typically let's me know a few hours before tipoff.

[TheMoneyShot]

Are you saying when OKC wins, its rigged but when SA wins, it's legit???

clarify, you fokkin homer.

Money, lets get a friendly wager going for game 6.

You can just tell from players body language and other things no rigging. Just one team blowing out another team. I don't think OKC has a bloody chance in Game 6. I think POP figured it out. OKC's game plan BUSTED. My OKC Future... DESTROYED.

[TwoWays]

You can just tell from players body language and other things no rigging. Just one team blowing out another team. I don't think OKC has a bloody chance in Game 6. I think POP figured it out. OKC's game plan BUSTED. My OKC Future... DESTROYED.

Money is right. when he lifted splitter out of the starting lineup before game time it was over. pop too good. what other re-adjustment can okc come back with…don't know.

[KVB]

Mark Cuban - "The NBA couldn't rig the games if it wanted to. And it doesn't want to. It's that simple."

http://ibnsportswrap.com/article.php....yt09ZnZy.dpuf

Methinks sorority boy didn't even read the article she/he referenced. Did anyone read Jackson's quote 2 paragraphs later, wow.
By the way, when Cuban said that above, it should be noted that he "backpedaled."

[Cuse0323]

Mark Cuban - "The NBA couldn't rig the games if it wanted to. And it doesn't want to. It's that simple."

http://ibnsportswrap.com/article.php....yt09ZnZy.dpuf

Not helping your case. Good read on what goes down.

[jtoler]

Mark Cuban - "The NBA couldn't rig the games if it wanted to. And it doesn't want to. It's that simple."

http://ibnsportswrap.com/article.php....yt09ZnZy.dpuf

Bernard Madoff - "In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules, It's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time."

[jtoler]

Not helping your case. Good read on what goes down.

Surely he didnt read any of that article, he just googled "NBA not rigged" found a link, pressed copy and paste, typical clown who shouldnt be responded to.

[Eddy Munny]

So what's the fix tonight guys? Lmao.

Stay tuned.... They'll have the answer for you at approximately 11:00 ET.

[sballen]

Stay tuned.... They'll have the answer for you at approximately 11:00 ET.

Lol seriously. I really hope Indiana can somehow pull of a miracle and win just so these nutjobs can come up with a different reason why it was rigged against Miami.

[cane]

Here's my question to those that think the NBA is rigged. For as long as I can remember there have been people claiming NBA games are fixed, threads like this and discussions about the NBA rigging games are common place. My question is; how come you never see or hear anyone ever make the same claim about the NFL, or NHL, or MLB? I'm curious why all you ever see is how basketball is rigged, but never those other sports (and keep soccer and tennis out of it), I'm talking about of the four major sports in this country, the NBA is the only one that gets this treatment. So that's my question to the "riggers", in this country why is it only basketball that gets talked about, and not the other sports. I mean for whatever reasons you guys give for basketball being rigged, those same reasons could be applied to the other major sports as well.

[cane]

Lol seriously. I really hope Indiana can somehow pull of a miracle and win just so these nutjobs can come up with a different reason why it was rigged against Miami.

It's simple, if the Pacers win, the league wanted a game seven, Indiana gets the revenue from an extra home game and the league will get huge ratings from a game seven. That's the thing with the "riggers", it doesn't matter who wins, they'll always come up with a reason.