I'll tell ya who the real winners are...the people who bet the over.
"FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
there's just no depth on this team ... no one who can score outside of the usual suspects ... and really - you're not gonna get a shooting night like this from Rondo every night ...
Heat were extremely lucky to come out of that one with a win. And what a performance by Rondo, wow! Game 3 on Friday night will be huge.
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"FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
i for one, don't understand why they don't do the drawing in the open.
Isn't everything in the nba rigged?
it's one thing for us to say it, it's anouther for execs to wonder about it.
on twitter rip said rigged, and the bulls beat reporter for the tribune tweeted he watched some drawings back in the day and it was on the up and up. i asked how much he was paid to say that....no reply...but in fairness to kc, he hardly replies to twitterland
i for one, don't understand why they don't do the drawing in the open.
Isn't everything in the nba rigged?
it's one thing for us to say it, it's anouther for execs to wonder about it.
on twitter rip said rigged, and the bulls beat reporter for the tribune tweeted he watched some drawings back in the day and it was on the up and up. i asked how much he was paid to say that....no reply...but in fairness to kc, he hardly replies to twitterland
the patrick ewing draft was known to be rigged as well.
They should just get rid of the lottery and go by record like the NFL. I know they want to avoid tanking but I think it's time to get rid of it.
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They should just get rid of the lottery and go by record like the NFL. I know they want to avoid tanking but I think it's time to get rid of it.
i'm ok with the lotto...
but if they want to make it more transparent, publish all the team combo's before the drawing online, and then slowly draw the balls so fans can follow along.
maybe they can get kids to come pull the balls so that there isn't the opportunity to mess with the balls either. sort of like a bingo drawing
They should just get rid of the lottery and go by record like the NFL. I know they want to avoid tanking but I think it's time to get rid of it.
i'm ok with the lotto...
but if they want to make it more transparent, publish all the team combo's before the drawing online, and then slowly draw the balls so fans can follow along.
maybe they can get kids to come pull the balls so that there isn't the opportunity to mess with the balls either. sort of like a bingo drawing
Right, why don't they televise the lotto drawing? If they are going to have it on tv it needs some more excitement.
1998 - Noblesville 2000 - Noblesville 2010 - Noblesville 2011 - EV solo St Louis, PJ20 Alpine Valley 2012 - San Fran (Oracle) 2013 - Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo 2014 - Cincy, St Louis, Detroit 2016 - Lexington, Wrigley 2018 - Wrigley 2022 - Nashville, St Louis 2024 - Noblesville, Wrigley
They should just get rid of the lottery and go by record like the NFL. I know they want to avoid tanking but I think it's time to get rid of it.
i'm ok with the lotto...
but if they want to make it more transparent, publish all the team combo's before the drawing online, and then slowly draw the balls so fans can follow along.
maybe they can get kids to come pull the balls so that there isn't the opportunity to mess with the balls either. sort of like a bingo drawing
Right, why don't they televise the lotto drawing? If they are going to have it on tv it needs some more excitement.
maybe they could tie it into the mega millions or powerball drawing and use the numbers from one of those drawings.
The lottery really is a joke. They really should adapt the NFL's system like somebody mentioned.
It just makes sense in my mind to have the worst finishing team have the first pick in hopes of changing some things.
But, what difference does it make when a team like Miami is so blatantly favored.
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and why was tom benson there? he's technically not the owner yet and his nfl team isn't the most above board team going right now
This is the problem for Stern, and will always be: Within his own league, they're dubious about him, his underlings, about the centralized power structure in New York. Stern created the mayhem of the Hornets season – the vetoed Paul trade that disrupted the operations and balance of several teams – and the fallout never relented. Here comes Tom Benson now, whose NFL organization is mired in one of the great institutional scandals in pro sports history, walking into New York for the draft lottery with a bad team, in a bad arena, and leaving with a franchise star.
Yes, the Hornets are staying in New Orleans, and that's wonderful news for the people there, for the NBA. All around the league, though, everyone will forever wonder: At what cost? http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nba-s ... 20531.html
The refs missed the call. But if you look at it again Lebron was fouled when he was backing Rondo down and Rondo reached in. The refs called a jump ball.
These fucking refs have the quickest goddamn whistle ive ever seen every time that bitch wade has the ball. Biggest load of shit ive ever seen.
It's awful. Rondo gets slapped in the head and no call, but that bitch Wade kicks KG and KG gets fouled. Another reason why the NBA has the worst officiating.
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wow, wasn't really expecting that much of a dominant game from OKC.
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RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
I use to think boxing was only fixed, it's all fixed to some degree
Baseball/Selig knew who was taking roids..... Homers up, ratings up = look the other way
Soccer is fixed, hello Italian soccer federation :wave:
NCAA on a million levels
Lotta $$ to be made.
re: italia serie a read the miracle of castel de sangro. for all these "fixings" has anyone actually won because of a 'fix" in the draft? it usually just happens because some guy gets all the calls like Wade against the Mavs, or the Lakes against the Kings.
very rarely does a sweep happen in a confrence finals
lot of poeple have the spurs in the finals, and while they are a very good team, i still wouldn't count out OKC.
heck, take a look at least years playoffs to see what can happen to the spurs. they are very beatable.
true, but they had all the non-bron things going for them...they always found a way to win. what i'm wondering is how team USA fans will justify themselves rooting for the Spurs against the Heat (IF and only IF that happens).
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there's just no depth on this team ... no one who can score outside of the usual suspects ... and really - you're not gonna get a shooting night like this from Rondo every night ...
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2010 - Noblesville
2011 - EV solo St Louis, PJ20 Alpine Valley
2012 - San Fran (Oracle)
2013 - Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincy, St Louis, Detroit
2016 - Lexington, Wrigley
2018 - Wrigley
2022 - Nashville, St Louis
2024 - Noblesville, Wrigley
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i for one, don't understand why they don't do the drawing in the open.
Isn't everything in the nba rigged?
it's one thing for us to say it, it's anouther for execs to wonder about it.
on twitter rip said rigged, and the bulls beat reporter for the tribune tweeted he watched some drawings back in the day and it was on the up and up. i asked how much he was paid to say that....no reply...but in fairness to kc, he hardly replies to twitterland
the patrick ewing draft was known to be rigged as well.
nba has and always will be a joke
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great question about why they have to do the lotto behind closed doors.
stern is a shady elf-eared bastard
and of course, the cavs get the top pick when their home town star comes into the league. hmm....
stern needs to go....but the owners are making money
A win on the road would be great.
I use to think boxing was only fixed, it's all fixed to some degree
Baseball/Selig knew who was taking roids..... Homers up, ratings up = look the other way
Soccer is fixed, hello Italian soccer federation :wave:
NCAA on a million levels
Lotta $$ to be made.
2000 - Noblesville
2010 - Noblesville
2011 - EV solo St Louis, PJ20 Alpine Valley
2012 - San Fran (Oracle)
2013 - Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincy, St Louis, Detroit
2016 - Lexington, Wrigley
2018 - Wrigley
2022 - Nashville, St Louis
2024 - Noblesville, Wrigley
i'm ok with the lotto...
but if they want to make it more transparent, publish all the team combo's before the drawing online, and then slowly draw the balls so fans can follow along.
maybe they can get kids to come pull the balls so that there isn't the opportunity to mess with the balls either. sort of like a bingo drawing
Right, why don't they televise the lotto drawing? If they are going to have it on tv it needs some more excitement.
2000 - Noblesville
2010 - Noblesville
2011 - EV solo St Louis, PJ20 Alpine Valley
2012 - San Fran (Oracle)
2013 - Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincy, St Louis, Detroit
2016 - Lexington, Wrigley
2018 - Wrigley
2022 - Nashville, St Louis
2024 - Noblesville, Wrigley
maybe they could tie it into the mega millions or powerball drawing and use the numbers from one of those drawings.
The lottery really is a joke. They really should adapt the NFL's system like somebody mentioned.
It just makes sense in my mind to have the worst finishing team have the first pick in hopes of changing some things.
But, what difference does it make when a team like Miami is so blatantly favored.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
now, the hornets get the #1 pick
and why was tom benson there? he's technically not the owner yet and his nfl team isn't the most above board team going right now
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they have a solid squad....people thinking it would be a sweep were silly
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10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
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5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
lot of poeple have the spurs in the finals, and while they are a very good team, i still wouldn't count out OKC.
heck, take a look at least years playoffs to see what can happen to the spurs. they are very beatable.