I know that this is a really popular theory, and I've seen plenty of Bulls fans recently suggest that the NBA wanted Miami in the finals, so the Bulls never had a chance from the refs.
Let me tell you what the NBA would have really loved.
This series going 7 games.
The series was rating through the roof, and while I can't say I know specifically how much money was at stake, I'd bet that two more games would have made the league another 40-80 million dollars.
You see, when you fix things, you don't fix them to lose money. You fix them to make money. The Bulls going down in five, God awful officiating and all, was not due to a fix or NBA preference. If they were going to fix it, then the Bulls would have won the game.
This general theory also applies to 90% of the stupid crap people say is rigged.
LeBron going to Cleveland. Really? You think the NBA wanted a megastar like LeBron in Cleveland?
Tim Duncan went to San Antonio when Boston had better odds to get him. Really, where would the NBA want Duncan?
Ogden/Durant went to two small markets when Boston, again, had the best chance to win one of those picks.
Quite honestly, the fact that an independent third party runs the draft should be enough to end those discussions, even though it won't be.
NBA Playoffs? The Pistons and Spurs have been staples in the finals over much bigger market teams. The Magic beat the Cavs when the league spent the whole playoffs hyping a Kobe/LeBron finals.
The only compelling matchups we've had are Lakers/Celtics, and even then, the league wanted Lakers / Cavs for the Kobe/LeBron angle.
The officiating in this past series was terrible, but it wasn't a fix. It was the result of old refs with old eyes standing in places with bad angles.
28 May, 2011
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Source: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bulls-confidential/2011/05/just-so-you-know-the-nba-isnt-fixed.html
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Let me tell you what the NBA would have really loved.
This series going 7 games.
The series was rating through the roof, and while I can't say I know specifically how much money was at stake, I'd bet that two more games would have made the league another 40-80 million dollars.
You see, when you fix things, you don't fix them to lose money. You fix them to make money. The Bulls going down in five, God awful officiating and all, was not due to a fix or NBA preference. If they were going to fix it, then the Bulls would have won the game.
This general theory also applies to 90% of the stupid crap people say is rigged.
LeBron going to Cleveland. Really? You think the NBA wanted a megastar like LeBron in Cleveland?
Tim Duncan went to San Antonio when Boston had better odds to get him. Really, where would the NBA want Duncan?
Ogden/Durant went to two small markets when Boston, again, had the best chance to win one of those picks.
Quite honestly, the fact that an independent third party runs the draft should be enough to end those discussions, even though it won't be.
NBA Playoffs? The Pistons and Spurs have been staples in the finals over much bigger market teams. The Magic beat the Cavs when the league spent the whole playoffs hyping a Kobe/LeBron finals.
The only compelling matchups we've had are Lakers/Celtics, and even then, the league wanted Lakers / Cavs for the Kobe/LeBron angle.
The officiating in this past series was terrible, but it wasn't a fix. It was the result of old refs with old eyes standing in places with bad angles.
28 May, 2011
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Source: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bulls-confidential/2011/05/just-so-you-know-the-nba-isnt-fixed.html
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