NBA COMMISSION

[boombuckets]

is nba rigged sport , manipulated to a degree. for ex: does any one really believe league wants indiana at selection one winning lottery. is the fix in.? what are the odds the lg wants indiana over boston, miami, philly, mil - freak player. its all designed drive "ratings" back in the day reggie drived ratings. hali can certinly lead you to a 5th respectable see. mathurian with jimmybuckets heart 3 seed. thats about where glass ceiling meets reality for indiana team.

i just think theres a chance owners agreed "sell tickets"

[RamBo_Lamar]

My first answer is yes, because looking at how the draft lottery is weighted is positive proof of "rigging".

[Winngtime85]

NBA is absolutely rigged. The first draft lottery was rigged so the Knicks got Patrick Ewing.
Lebron averages one foul a game for his entire career of over 20 years most stars in the league average three a game. Refs make sure certain series get to game 7.
It’s Rigged

[sav]

I think it’s rigged to a degree. There are certain teams and certain players that they want to see get deep into the playoffs.

Obviously if it was a complete rig, LeBron and the Lakers would be winning every year. Fortunately the Lakers screwed up and sucked for a couple of years, but the league couldn’t let that continue. That’s why we saw some questionable trades this year in favor of the Lakers.

I think every team in the league has a chance at the title, but some teams have huge obstacles to overcome and other teams get some help from the league…and refs.

[boombuckets]

I think it’s rigged to a degree. There are certain teams and certain players that they want to see get deep into the playoffs.

Obviously if it was a complete rig, LeBron and the Lakers would be winning every year. Fortunately the Lakers screwed up and sucked for a couple of years, but the league couldn’t let that continue. That’s why we saw some questionable trades this year in favor of the Lakers.

I think every team in the league has a chance at the title, but some teams have huge obstacles to overcome and other teams get some help from the league…and refs.

but in essence lg did promote lebron (heat, cavs) and GS vs cleve rivarly for like 7 years straight. before that it was bost vs lal. pacers never had any real chance of dethroning the heat.


was and always will be "ratings driven" what will sell the most tickets, commercials, owners boxes; and it all trickles into the draft lottery,, ie bron to cleveland, then cleve hitting the lottery 5 years with how many #1 picks..

anthony bennett, tristian thompson, kyrie, lebron, who else am i missing... listen im not syaing im not going to watch and always root for the pacers, but at some point also willing to take a step back, and realize its not only small market bias with free agents, but its also a bottom line driven league.

how marketable or more specifically "profitable" for the lg for indiana to be one of the top tier franchises. when reggie was selling tickets and it was the bulls, knicks, pistons rivalries, it made sense ie revenue for the lg.

the tim donahue (point shaving ref) documentary all but specifically confirms. star markets, star franchises, star players get the benefit of doubt and even "special privleged" if you will.


greatest example: lets test this theory,,, give me the top 3 best landing spots for french kid.


so as of right now the odds are such:

det, houston, SA, charlotte, orlando - top 5 with port, washington, indy, utah, chicago outside chance of winning lottery.


i dont think there is any way this french lebron wants to play in detroit. lets rule them out. i could see HOU, SA (just cause of popovich really, and the hispanic market); orlando.

no chance in hell wemby lands in detroit, washington, ind, utah.

houston, SA, orlando, maybe portland are my odds on favorites.. With Houston most likely winning the wemby sweepstakes, or SA. this is all looks strightforwd, and charlotte is a nice market as well... i could see the Ball Wemby duo selling tickets.


I posit right now Detroit has no shot at wemby. not really proving much, but im guessing nba will ensure wemby is in the texas market, charlotte, or orlando.. so i guess this was not the greatest example lol.

[Basketball Fan]

Yes I think its rigged to a certain extent which probably explains my disinterest in sports at this point. I mean its rather obvious at this point and there's no point in investing.

[CJ Jones]

Some tinfoil hat stuff going on in here.

[boombuckets]

Some tinfoil hat stuff going on in here.

have u seen donahue ref documentary .. just sayin

[rimrattler]

It may not be rigged per say, but you bet your *** preferential treatment for top players does exist. Oh hell who am I kidding, it's ****ing rigged lol. There is a reason the ping pong balls are collected behind closed doors.

[boombuckets]

not sayin essentially rigged but maybe per se "scripted"

[RWB]

Not sure if it is rigged and more likely refs are terrible at their job.

[dal9]

no we just suck

[Ichi]

The Magic, Pistons, and Timberwolves won the last three #1 picks. That should say enough.

[Basketball Fan]

not sayin essentially rigged but maybe per se "scripted"

What’s the difference and it doesn’t matter who even gets the #1 pick anymore because most players don’t even stick around on a team long enough to see if it works out.

[Winngtime85]

The NBA draft is the easiest draft in all of sports to rig. No one knows where or how the so call ping pong balls are selected or if they even are selected. We just see a guy open an envelope with a card in it and that’s supposed to be proof. Yeah nope I don’t buy it. I honestly don’t even think ping-pong balls are selected and I never have.