Tim Donaghy on a 15-2 run picking playoff games

[LVJimmy]

Did he have picks for either of the 1st 2 games?

[GOLDENGREEK]

Did he have picks for either of the 1st 2 games?

He had Lakers game 1...passed on game 2

Based on him stressing Stern wants this series extended I can only assume he thought Boston would win Game 2 although he did not predict that or give a pick out

[KazDog]

If Stern gives the directives out to extend the series, then why have there been 5 series sweeps in the past 20 years, 6 series have gone to just 5 games and only 4 series have gone the full 7 games?

The series extension nonsense and fixing to make sure of that is seriously flawed....

I have no doubt that there have been fixed games, but I seriously doubt it in the finals. The fact is, there have been more sweeps than 7 game series results.

KAZ

[GOLDENGREEK]

If Stern gives the directives out to extend the series, then why have there been 5 series sweeps in the past 20 years, 6 series have gone to just 5 games and only 4 series have gone the full 7 games?

The series extension nonsense and fixing to make sure of that is seriously flawed....

I have no doubt that there have been fixed games, but I seriously doubt it in the finals. The fact is, there have been more sweeps than 7 game series results.

KAZ

In the last 30 yrs ..how many series have gone a minimum of 6 games Kaz ( I honestly dont know.. im curious and lazy )

[GOLDENGREEK]

If Stern gives the directives out to extend the series, then why have there been 5 series sweeps in the past 20 years, 6 series have gone to just 5 games and only 4 series have gone the full 7 games?

The series extension nonsense and fixing to make sure of that is seriously flawed....

I have no doubt that there have been fixed games, but I seriously doubt it in the finals. The fact is, there have been more sweeps than 7 game series results.

KAZ

What I DEFINITELY have noticed is that Stern assigns certain types of officials to influence games. He had refs tonight that favored the road teams ( season ATS records ) and has done this throught the playoffs

[GOLDENGREEK]

He doesn't claim to have inside info. He says that he has a 'blueprint' for what the NBA is going to do based on his experience and hopes by opening his mouth they'll stop with the crap. Love him or hate him, you can't deny that he's pretty spot on

[GOLDENGREEK]

What I DEFINITELY have noticed is that Stern assigns certain types of officials to influence games. He had refs tonight that favored the road teams ( season ATS records ) and has done this throught the playoffs

I should clear that up....he assigns refs that favor HOME or ROAD teams depending on the situation

Above it sound like I said he only assigns road team biased refs

[GOLDENGREEK]

Dvid Stern..


Only 7 Different Teams have won the Larry O'Brien Trophy during his 26 year tenure; whereas MLB has had 18 different teams win the World Series in that same 26 year span, and the NFL has had 15 different teams win the Super Bowl during that span


Lets see..

Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston
Detroit
Houston
San Antonio
Miami


All big cities with big populations and ratings for TV


LA , CHICAGO , HOUST ...3 OF THE 4 LARGETS CITIES IN THE US AND San Antonio is 6TH


GEEZ...HE MUST REALLY HATE THE KNICKS ...LOL...THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES MISSING

Phoenix is the 6th largest city and the have been in the Final and in the playoffs almost every yr

[KazDog]

In the last 30 yrs ..how many series have gone a minimum of 6 games Kaz ( I honestly dont know.. im curious and lazy )

In the last 30 years....6 series have gone to the full 7 games. 7 series have been a sweep. 9 series have gone to 5 games.

I honestly used to make bets when I was young thinking that the league wanted the series to go to 7 games because of revenue, so there couldn't possibly be a sweep or a 5 game series. But as you can see, 16 series have gone no more than 5 games out of 30.

NBA.com: NBA Finals: All-Time Champions

KAZ

[GOLDENGREEK]

By TV market and population

Chicago... # 3
Los Angeles... # 2
Boston ... #23....but if you count the entire area of New England plus add Bostons NBA tradition and fan base
Detroit...# 9
Houston...# 4
San Antonio # 6
Miami # 43... but had dallas ( # 8 ) + the Wade / Shaq team

[GOLDENGREEK]

In the last 30 years....6 series have gone to the full 7 games. 7 series have been a sweep. 9 series have gone to 5 games.

I honestly used to make bets when I was young thinking that the league wanted the series to go to 7 games because of revenue, so there couldn't possibly be a sweep or a 5 game series. But as you can see, 16 series have gone no more than 5 games out of 30.

NBA.com: NBA Finals: All-Time Champions

KAZ

Stern became commish in 1983

since then 16 of 25 series have gone 6 games or more

Thats 65 %

I actually thought it was a bit higher

[GOLDENGREEK]

The above is why LeBron will end up in Chicago , NY , or LA

Stern wants his Huge stars in big cities

[KazDog]

The above is why LeBron will end up in Chicago , NY , or LA

Stern wants his Huge stars in big cities

That, I agree with. He's definitely shady...But then, so is Selig.

KAZ

[LVJimmy]

The above is why LeBron will end up in Chicago , NY , or LA

Stern wants his Huge stars in big cities

Stern is such a f'ing doucehbag. He fines all these owners for mentioning the word "Lebron," but then he states that he'd like Lebron to stay in Cleveland. This shit with Donaghy is too much of a coincidence for at least some of it not to be true.

[molta02]

By TV market and population

Chicago... # 3
Los Angeles... # 2
Boston ... #23....but if you count the entire area of New England plus add Bostons NBA tradition and fan base
Detroit...# 9
Houston...# 4
San Antonio # 6
Miami # 43... but had dallas ( # 8 ) + the Wade / Shaq team

these seem way off..... boston 23? miami 43? san antonio 6?