Donaghy's botched book deal could help NBA

[Shishnizzle]

Interesting article with an interesting poll. I actually beleive a lot of what he says. Until the NBA starts calling games based on reality I will beleive him. Last night it was clear the officials had a bug up there ass with the Magic.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/1029 ... d-help-NBA

[AGENTSTEVO]

Interesting article with an interesting poll. I actually beleive a lot of what he says. Until the NBA starts calling games based on reality I will beleive him. Last night it was clear the officials had a bug up there ass with the Magic.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/1029 ... d-help-NBA

Agreed. I hate how the NBA calls games with a biased. Everytime Lebron and Kobe take the floor, you know which team they want to win. The same reason why its Lakers-Cavs for the Christmas game. That is who they wanted in the finals. Even Stan pointed that out.

[Blue_and_Whte]

Interesting article with an interesting poll. I actually beleive a lot of what he says. Until the NBA starts calling games based on reality I will beleive him. Last night it was clear the officials had a bug up there ass with the Magic.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/1029 ... d-help-NBA

Agreed. I hate how the NBA calls games with a biased. Everytime Lebron and Kobe take the floor, you know which team they want to win. The same reason why its Lakers-Cavs for the Christmas game. That is who they wanted in the finals. Even Stan pointed that out.

That is why Im not as excited about this season.

[Shishnizzle]

Your not alone blue&white. In that poll over 44% believe Donaghy and 44% believe neither. Like 8% believe the NBA.

[ginobiliflops]

Can't congress get involved like they did with mlb over the steroids issue?

[AGENTSTEVO]

Can't congress get involved like they did with mlb over the steroids issue?

I love your sig. You should make another one with Varejao and Shaq's epic flops for the Cleveland Crabaliers.

[magicman123]

But Donaghy saves his most serious — and legally actionable — accusations for his former colleague Dick Bavetta, making him out to be the league's Michael Clayton, a fixer who could always extend a series or get the result the league wanted.

[craig01]

Dick "The Extender" Bavetta.

LOL.

[huge4]

But Donaghy saves his most serious — and legally actionable — accusations for his former colleague Dick Bavetta, making him out to be the league's Michael Clayton, a fixer who could always extend a series or get the result the league wanted.

This really is the only one that's unforgivable. Refs having personal beefs with players or coaches, having bad nights, etc. is understandable. They're human. But the games and series that have been manipulated for a more profitable outcome makes me want to give up on the NBA.

[Hilltop]

On one hand, it would be easy to dismiss this as the workings of a disgruntled con, but then again, I'm not that naive either. You'd have to be on some serious kool-aid to think that there is absolutely no favoritism going on in the league. I don't know to what extent, but I'm most certain it exists. Questionable business practices are rampant in organizations outside of the NBA. People will go a long way to increase their bottom line, it's as simple as that.

[deanwoof]

is David Stern that powerful he can't get his book published? i haven't bought a book in years.. but I would buy this one.

[Chris_ORL]

I've always believed the NBA has an agenda, but that the players impact is much greater than bogus calls or bailouts when it comes to talented teams. I have no illusion they sit in dark rooms discussion ways to push an agenda, but I know they have things they press upon the refs to "look out for." As much as I hated the WCF w/ Sacto and LA, Peja air-balled a wide open three that would have one the series. The refs didn't make him miss. The great teams have to rise above.

Look at our ECF w/ Cleveland. There were times I felt the refs were blatantly giving Lebron the benefit of the doubt on every call. If it was even questionable contact, Bron was on the line. Dwight's clean block. Touch fouls. Hardly ever calling a travel. Hedo gets overplayed by James, and none of the same love. But, what happened? When the Magic needed the shots to fall and the pressure D, there it was. When the refs got hammered for Dwight's block, what happened the next game? They know better than to make that call again because of the public outrage.

[J the Drafter]

I've always believed the NBA has an agenda, but that the players impact is much greater than bogus calls or bailouts when it comes to talented teams. I have no illusion they sit in dark rooms discussion ways to push an agenda, but I know they have things they press upon the refs to "look out for." As much as I hated the WCF w/ Sacto and LA, Peja air-balled a wide open three that would have one the series. The refs didn't make him miss. The great teams have to rise above.

Look at our ECF w/ Cleveland. There were times I felt the refs were blatantly giving Lebron the benefit of the doubt on every call. If it was even questionable contact, Bron was on the line. Dwight's clean block. Touch fouls. Hardly ever calling a travel. Hedo gets overplayed by James, and none of the same love. But, what happened? When the Magic needed the shots to fall and the pressure D, there it was. When the refs got hammered for Dwight's block, what happened the next game? They know better than to make that call again because of the public outrage.

We had three players that the Cavaliers could not guard, to their one player that we could slow down. I haven't seen the Kings-Lakers series, so I honestly don't know the talent disparity, but we had a formidable advantage over the Cavs. It helps that the only player to be agressively targeted was Dwight.

Peja should never have needed to make that three-pointer, and wouldn't have needed to make that shot if he and the Kings were only playing the Lakers.