Eh, some of this stuff is true I’m sure, I know I used to mess around when I reffed CYO. Speeding up the clock because we didn’t want to stay forever, making bets on the first foul call or something, making fun of some of the kids we didn’t like later on, minor stuff like that. The more serious stuff is probably heavily exaggerated. I’m sure a lot of the stuff he’s saying is blown way out of proportion for shock factor (which is why nobody’s willing to stand behind it)…

It is amazing that this is not a bigger deal. Yes Donaghy could be lying outright, but he was convicted of gambling, so it was GOING ON in the NBA. Maybe not gambling, but the ‘deciding’ of games by refs. This cannot be disputed. Now the question is who else was involved and is it a league wide practice. To me it seems like if Donaghy was lying, Stern and the NBA would allow this thing to surface, knowing that none of it is true, and they could prove it. The NBA is scared of this book, because on some level it must be true. WATCH Game 6 2002 West Finals, Kings Lakers. I knew watching that game that something was fixed.

Honestly, how many Warriors games have we watched and scratched our heads and said whats up with that call etc. I’ve seen too many.

How this relates to the Warriors

Yes, management has been poor the past 15 or so years, but this ‘deciding’ throughout the league has indeed affected the Warriors. I’m thinking through games themselves more than anything.

Also, star players get preferential treatment against the dubs. No Doubt. But why? Why should they? There is no reason, I don’t care if there better. Us fans have come to accept the fact that the NBA needs its stars to play well, and will make calls so this happens, but the rest of the game is honest. The NBA doesn’t call traveling etc. This is all to make money, and its crazy to see people thinking that the Warriors can get better and win a championship if they play hard and make the right moves. For the most part, the NBA is going to pick who wins. If you don’t have a SHAQ, KOBE, LEBRON, HOWARD, GARNETT, or DUNCAN, you will not win a championship. This list stays around 6-7 players and if you don’t have one of them, most likely you wont win. Go ahead and tell me all the teams who have won without a superstar. Pistons? Maybe they were just that good. And the Lakers were that disfunctional.

Since Jordan won his first ‘chip in ’91, the Olajuwons have one two, the Jordans a total of 6, the Duncans 4, the Kobe/Shaqs 3, The Wade/ Shaqs 1, The Kobes 1, The Garnetts 1, and the only mystery team that has one of ’chip are the Pistons. But tell me this list isn’t small and the players who led the teams were a top 5 player in the league at the time. The NBA wants superstars to win. And if they can pull it, a star in a big market (LA, Boston…)

It would be great for the Warriors to make the playoffs and play well and exciting and everything (sarcasm)

But I’ve been watching this team for a long long time, and I’m sick of potential and guys like Curry and Randolph and Wright that might be good, they need time blah blah.. I want the Warriors to win a championship otherwise the season is wasted. HOw many years are people going to say, next year well be good, Randolph will be good. who cares, win now..

MOST IMPORTANT

Money is the reason the NBA exists. That cannot be argued. Everyone employed by the NBA is in it to make money. Everyone. The NBA is a product and Stern seemed like he wanted to provide the best product to the people, but he thought we were all stupider than we really are. Fitzgerald makes money from the NBA and is not going to lose his job to appease some fans. He is going to tow the party line and collect his check. Big markets, and superstars are the best product the NBA can put out, and it will try its hardest to do it.

Lebron to NY ’10……

I feel like I’d rather be ignorant than have all this stuff in the back of my mind.

It is obvious some of the accusations are true. A Warriors game is a perfect example. Refs avoid calls in the Warriors favor like a plague. Granted we have had Jackson on the team the past few years and they certainly don’t like him. Beidrins on the other hand has been in the league long enough to not have stuff called against him as if he is a rookie. You can generally pass counting on one hand the number of times you will see a Warrior get mauled under the basket with no call, and the opponent takes it down and gets a very weak call in their favor. I guess the Warriors should accept how much they are going to get called for fouls and get their moneys worth on every one.

I also recall that Manu Ginobili drive in the last seconds of the 4th quarter that SHOULDVE been a no call. He got to the line, tied the game up, sent the game into OT and we consequently lost. And remember who worked that game? JOEY CRAWFORD!!!