NBA is Fake?

by ballin on Oct 27, 2007 8:39 PM PDT

Just found this article on Yahoo Sports! Detroit Pistons Power Foward Rasheed Wallace says that:

"This game ain't basketball anymore, it's entertainment," Wallace said. "It's starting to get like the WWF. There ain't no real wrestling anymore either. It's all fake."

Rasheed usually says a lot of bull, but this time I think he may have a small point. Take the NBA Draft for example. The 2 teams that tanked the season didn't get the first 2 picks, at least one of them should. Could that have been rigged? Should the NBA go to a draft style like the NFL? Also, refs have been betting on multiple games. Whats up with that?

But, the main question is; is the NBA rigged/fake?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/post/Rasheed-says-NBA-quot-wanted-Cavs-LeBron-in-?urn=nba,51022

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Do you think the NBA is rigged?

Yes

10 votes

No

13 votes

Maybe

13 votes

36 votes | Poll has closed

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hi

The Cleveland Cavaliers get the number one pick in 2003, so LeBron James can get drafted by his hometown team and give them time to shine in the NBA?

by Five Ten Entertainment on Oct 27, 2007 8:49 PM PDT 0 recs

the question is

Why would the league force a super low ratings finals? Even the Spurs/Pistons finals had higher ratings than the previous finals.

However, the officiating in the playoffs was very shoddy so it's not a completely absurd line of thinking.

by saintfloppy on Oct 27, 2007 8:52 PM PDT 0 recs

the NBA

isn't like european ball or college ball. it is more entertainment driven. their are rules that promote more exciting, entertaining basketball and that is a good thing. Wrestling is a joke, the NBA is the best basketball in the world.

during the draft memphis only had a 25 percent chance at getting the number one pick and they didn't get it.

boston only had a 19 percent chance

i don't see anything rigged about them not getting it its just chance. if anything, they would have rigged it to send oden and durant east. anybody knows that anything that is a step towards balancing out the league is a good thing. stern knows this. if the nba was the wwe we would have seen phoenix vs clevlend last year.

by Proof on Oct 28, 2007 1:21 AM PDT 0 recs

Yeah,

It's funny when people are surprised that the team with the worst record doesn't get the #1 pick. They may have the best chance but chances are that they don't get it. In fact chances are that neither of the top two teams get it.

by olympicmike on Oct 28, 2007 1:33 AM PDT up 0 recs

haha yeah

by Proof on Oct 28, 2007 1:45 AM PDT up 0 recs

Proof is on the right path

The money is more important than the integrity of the game. If the modern day NBA were officiated by the real rules of basketball, nobody would ever score because they can't seem to drive without traveling, palming the ball, or making some kind of illegal contact (to say nothing of the flopping epidemic...)

Keeping fans interested is key. And our attention spans are so atrophied that we can't bear to watch when true basketball skill and technique are used.

That's why everyone thinks the Spurs are so boring. Yet they dominate.

shadowboy

by shadowboy on Oct 30, 2007 11:21 AM PDT up 0 recs

There is a lot of truth to this

Shadowboy I commend you on this, there is definitely some truth to it!

by goldenstatefan on Oct 30, 2007 11:30 AM PDT up 0 recs

To me

sheed only makes himself look like a crybaby with this quote. It would be different if his commentary was about a series he didn't play in. He's basically saying that detroit lost 'cus the refs. Sounds like a homer fan on a detroit pistons fan blog.

THIS IS OOOAKLAND!!!

by Tim N Chris Burger on Oct 28, 2007 11:49 AM PDT 0 recs

Did he think the WWF was real at some point?

You mean George "The Animal" Steele really had the mind of an animal??!?!??

I don't know how you could have a conspiracy between the refs and the league and keep it quiet, especially after coming down so hard on Joey Crawford and Donaghey. Someone at some point would have talked by now. There are just too many former and present officials to have a proper conspiracy.

The lottery was installed to prevent tanking, like Houston was accused of doing to get Akeem. Of course, the very next year New York wins the Lottery and gets Ewing and the conspiracy theorists say that the envelope with New York in it was frozen so David Stern could pick it among the other envelopes. Guess what team got "shafted"?!?!? Well, they did get Chris Mullen . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgJE7C5wiU

Two things to keep in mind:

Every time something happens that is somehow irregular or remarkable, you'll find a conspiracy.
Rasheed is slightly insane and has never gotten over the day when he found out that the WWF was fake.

by bloodsweatndonuts on Oct 28, 2007 3:06 PM PDT 0 recs

Also

3. Wacky former Sox/Stro "Jurassic" Carl Everett insisted that dinosaurs and the moon landing were both elaborate hoaxes. 'Sheed is basically the Jurassic Carl of hoops. Or vice-versa.

The answer to the thread question is "ummmm ... no."