"The NBA, that's a laugh. Don't you remember the LA/Sacramento Western Conference Finals a few years ago when Sacramento was jobbed by the refs in Game 6? The head referee later admitted that the owners instructed him to give the game to the Lakers so the ratings for the finals would be a lot higher. That's why I stopped watching the NBA"
Why is it a laugh? If the NBA is instructing refs to influence series, and there is more than enough coincidences to make an argument that they are, it would have no bearing on refs betting on the game. Notice that the NBA squashes these rumors quickly as well. The Donaghy issue should have been a lot bigger than it was, but the NBA did everything in its power to kill it quickly. Don't want to make the fans and gamblers nervous. As far as reffing in general, if you wanted more fairness, a pool a refs could be assembled before a game. Then, refs are chosen right before the game from the pool. Not being able to guarantee influence on the game may stem potential corruption. This would be beneficial for boxing (see Hearns/Leonard II) since it is corrupt to the core. As an aside, does boxing even exist or has it been replaced by ultimate fighting competitions? J - Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be - Mark Twain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:322079 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
