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David Stern makes people like Jim Rome

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TheSportsPredictor, Jun 13, 2012.

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  1. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    I don't think the NBA lottery is rigged.

    But I also don't think it takes that many people to rig it if it was.
     
    Bubbler, Jun 13, 2012
    #25
  2. Scott Carefoot

    Scott Carefoot Member

    Ernst & Young audits the proceedings and the ping-pong balls are drawn in the presence of media members as well as representatives of each of the lottery teams. I guess they're all either in on the scam or Stern is hoodwinking the lot of 'em year after year.
     
    Scott Carefoot, Jun 13, 2012
    #26
  3. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Listened to it. Supreme overreaction by Stern, but I am inclined to believe he was having a bad day.

    You can't take a question like that seriously. Bet Rome thought Stern would give him a good-natured rip. When you come across like that, people start saying, "Methinks thou doth protest too much.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Jun 13, 2012
    #27
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    A clown show that was only missing the Volkswagen.

    Funny how there's only conspiracy talk with the NBA -- and it's been around for more than 25 years. Not saying it's all true, but there's lots of bad stuff and evidence that has mounted over the decades.
     
    MileHigh, Jun 13, 2012
    #28
  5. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Everyone always cites the accounting firm as some kind of authority beyond reproach. Yeah, well, Arthur Andersen -- same field as Ernst & Young -- helped Enron fake a multibillion-dollar, multinational company.

    Patrick Hruby's story talked about how easily sleight of hand can fool people too.
     
    LongTimeListener, Jun 13, 2012
    #29
  6. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals was rigged.
     
    Tarheel316, Jun 14, 2012
    #30
  7. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Ewing to the Knicks was so bald, it will beg the question for your lifetime, and mine.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Jun 14, 2012
    #31
  8. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Really? What happened? I haven't heard.
     
    JackReacher, Jun 14, 2012
    #32
  9. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    The funniest part was at the end when Stern said he was going to hang up and call Stephen A. Smith.
     
    Football_Bat, Jun 14, 2012
    #33
  10. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Love how radio hosts address Stern as "Commissioner," as if he's a minor diety. And, I guess if you're the CEO of a league where the inmates run the asylum and only the last two minutes of a game matter, then you're going to have a seriously short fuse for idiotic questions.
     
    goalmouth, Jun 14, 2012
    #34
  11. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    "Stephen, do you still scream at your wife?"
     
    dooley_womack1, Jun 14, 2012
    #35
  12. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I am not accusing Mr. Stern of rigging the NBA draft lottery. If he says it's not rigged, I guess I believe him.

    I just wonder why he doesn't show the long-form paperwork to the public.
     
    Ace, Jun 14, 2012
    #36
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