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my thoughts on waynes report about donaghy and the nba
i wanted too write this seperately because the list of people who commented on waynes story about donaghy and the nba was so long that i was afraid that no one would read what i have too say.
i've beeh watching the nba since 1961, (yes i know i'm an old fart) and some of the things i've seen since david stern has become the commish hasn't looked right. i understand that he's trying too sell a product and has too keep the ratings high. we all know that magic and bird saved the nba in 1980 when they entered the nba. then came the mj era. i think that era was the start of the problem. who else was there in the nba that stood out like mj? everyone hated the piston and their bad boy image. lakers and the celts were on a down hill slide. so what do i see? check out some of the things on my list and see if you remember and agree.
1. mj's return from his baseball career. hornets down with seconds to go winner advances. shot missed and the hornets get the offensive rebound. can't remember who had the ball, but as the player for the hornets goes up for an easy basket or slam dunk, mj jumps up grabs the guy by the shoulders and pulls him down to the floor. theres the ref standing right in front of the play. NO CALL.
2. bulls playing in the finals and cbs is covering the game. in the corner jordan takes a shot, misses the shot and gets a late foul call and 2 shots. on the replay you can clearly see that jordan was not fouled, it wasn't even close. the ref waited too see if the ball was going in before he made the call. if there was a foul it should have been called when the shot went up and a 3 point play possibility.
3. one of my all time favorites. jazz vs bulls nba finals. jordan pushes i believe it was russell away with his hand so he can get a clear shot. offensive foul right? no it's mj and he can do whatever he wants, another NO CALL.
so everybody is happy cuz mj wins and the people who really love and know basketball (like me) are shaking their heads wondering, what the hell is going on here. i haven't like or trusted david stern and would not be surprised if he was behind a lot of the crap we see in the nba today. i really believe he's told ref's in the past, make sure mj wins and don't call anything against him. he's our meal ticket and thats all that counts.
i'm just wondering, what kind of messege is that for our young kids. unless your gonna be an mj you got no shot for a title? sorry too say but i really wish something would come down on stern and the whole nba. i'd love too find this guys been scaming the public for years.
guess who my 2 least favorite athletes are? thats right mj and barry bonds. i believe mj had a lot of talent, but his stats were better than they shoyld have been cuz of all the free throws he shouldn't have gotten. bond cuz of the steroids and all the armor he was allowed too wear to protect his elbow when he batted. if everyone could wear that kind of protection and crowd the plate we'd see a lot of guys hitting 70+ home runs.
ok i said enough. if you have any comments i will read them with an open mind. thanks for the opportunity too say whats on my mind.
i've beeh watching the nba since 1961, (yes i know i'm an old fart) and some of the things i've seen since david stern has become the commish hasn't looked right. i understand that he's trying too sell a product and has too keep the ratings high. we all know that magic and bird saved the nba in 1980 when they entered the nba. then came the mj era. i think that era was the start of the problem. who else was there in the nba that stood out like mj? everyone hated the piston and their bad boy image. lakers and the celts were on a down hill slide. so what do i see? check out some of the things on my list and see if you remember and agree.
1. mj's return from his baseball career. hornets down with seconds to go winner advances. shot missed and the hornets get the offensive rebound. can't remember who had the ball, but as the player for the hornets goes up for an easy basket or slam dunk, mj jumps up grabs the guy by the shoulders and pulls him down to the floor. theres the ref standing right in front of the play. NO CALL.
2. bulls playing in the finals and cbs is covering the game. in the corner jordan takes a shot, misses the shot and gets a late foul call and 2 shots. on the replay you can clearly see that jordan was not fouled, it wasn't even close. the ref waited too see if the ball was going in before he made the call. if there was a foul it should have been called when the shot went up and a 3 point play possibility.
3. one of my all time favorites. jazz vs bulls nba finals. jordan pushes i believe it was russell away with his hand so he can get a clear shot. offensive foul right? no it's mj and he can do whatever he wants, another NO CALL.
so everybody is happy cuz mj wins and the people who really love and know basketball (like me) are shaking their heads wondering, what the hell is going on here. i haven't like or trusted david stern and would not be surprised if he was behind a lot of the crap we see in the nba today. i really believe he's told ref's in the past, make sure mj wins and don't call anything against him. he's our meal ticket and thats all that counts.
i'm just wondering, what kind of messege is that for our young kids. unless your gonna be an mj you got no shot for a title? sorry too say but i really wish something would come down on stern and the whole nba. i'd love too find this guys been scaming the public for years.
guess who my 2 least favorite athletes are? thats right mj and barry bonds. i believe mj had a lot of talent, but his stats were better than they shoyld have been cuz of all the free throws he shouldn't have gotten. bond cuz of the steroids and all the armor he was allowed too wear to protect his elbow when he batted. if everyone could wear that kind of protection and crowd the plate we'd see a lot of guys hitting 70+ home runs.
ok i said enough. if you have any comments i will read them with an open mind. thanks for the opportunity too say whats on my mind.
NBA is a joke
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