Originally Posted by
Mac4Lyfe
Goat - how does anyone fix a game/contest? Who has more control at fixing a game, players, coaches, refs, commish? When someone fixes a game, they can't control every aspect of the game, they can only control small portions which add up to small percentages that will favor the other team. We may never know why/what the fix was. Maybe Pops had a huge prop bet on how many minutes Green and Ginobli would play? Maybe he had a huge bet to send a game to overtime. Maybe Stern promoted an overtime. I'm throwing out a bunch of bullshit but it is plausible. Google rigged games and all you see are NBA posts. I wonder why? I am not alone in thinking the NBA is like the WWE.
I use to think refs had more control in fixing, then I use to think players. After watching these last 2 games, I'm convinced it's the coach. Say what you want, EVERY move Pops made in these last 2 games was a disaster. Do you really think he's a horseshit coach that over thought. I'm not buying it. You say he couldn't possibly fix a game and it end up being so close? Well that's why you fix games. So that when it is close, you can have someone come in and play/coach like shit. Pops did a great job of that.
I don't recall Pops being furious when Ginobli turned the ball over? He looked like he could care less to me. I sure saw him tonguing Wade and Lebron.
I ask once again. Why did Pops have Splitter and Duncan both in the game in game 6 with a few seconds to go down 3? And please don't tell me they were in to set picks. Hell, my grandma could set a pick and she's a better 3 point shooter than either of those guys.