Is no sport sacred?

iceshack149 · 07-23-2007, 01:11 PM

"I'm not even slightly surprised by this. I'll never be accused of being a fan of the NBA...just a casual watcher, and even then only during the playoffs. I watch in amazement at the difference in the calls from one end of the floor to the other. It's blatant at times. I'm speaking of the 'star' treatment the name players clearly get over the tier 2 players.

Now, I'll expect all the NBA fans in here to blast me for saying this in short order, but it is what it is. No other sport is as star driven as the NBA, and when there aren't any the NBA will 'assist'. That this particular official was fixing games has zero shock value to me since I suspect the NBA at the most fixes games, and at the least favors certain players over"---saintfan

10-4, saintfan. I have a hard time watching NBA games in the regular season and the playoffs. The NBA has it's preferred calls and preferred players and it actually disgusts me to watch. Traveling, offensive charge fouls, contact, 3 seconds in the key... It's hard to watch and it's getting worse with more flopping from the European players.

07-23-2007, 01:11 PM	#7
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,339 Blog Entries: 1	"I'm not even slightly surprised by this. I'll never be accused of being a fan of the NBA...just a casual watcher, and even then only during the playoffs. I watch in amazement at the difference in the calls from one end of the floor to the other. It's blatant at times. I'm speaking of the 'star' treatment the name players clearly get over the tier 2 players. Now, I'll expect all the NBA fans in here to blast me for saying this in short order, but it is what it is. No other sport is as star driven as the NBA, and when there aren't any the NBA will 'assist'. That this particular official was fixing games has zero shock value to me since I suspect the NBA at the most fixes games, and at the least favors certain players over"---saintfan 10-4, saintfan. I have a hard time watching NBA games in the regular season and the playoffs. The NBA has it's preferred calls and preferred players and it actually disgusts me to watch. Traveling, offensive charge fouls, contact, 3 seconds in the key... It's hard to watch and it's getting worse with more flopping from the European players.
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