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Originally Posted by 2forme
Look at last year's ECF. That's all you need. lol. The NBA sells an image, not a game. They NEED superstars or no one would tune in. The sad reality is that a majority of superstars today are manufactured... your LeBron James is a perfect example. Imagine his stats if he was treated like a regular bench player by officiating. The day of people using raw talent to obtain stardom is over. The Tim Duncans and Kevin Garnetts of the world are getting too old.
I would read the book published by that referee who came out with all the dirty laundry of the NBA. While I don't believe it's 100% true, it does bring a lot to light as to how professional sports can be influenced for profit.
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Yeah, LeBron has no talent. It's all because the refs give him everything. The argument is so stupid when the guy is hitting 60-70-80-90% of his field goals. What happens then? The league gives him a special rim seeking ball?
Game 6 ECF really ???? The refs gave him the game? He didn't score something like over 60% Fg? How were the refs pushing the ball through the basket? You honestly think that? Give me a break.....
Oh and by those same Wade standards, it has happened the other way around too. You just look at one side of it.
I don't want to say they are never favored in any call. Of course they are given calls but it's so over used the whole "stars get every call". You can watch a game between the bobcats and the cavaliers impartially and you will notice refs are humans and they miss calls.
With Jordan it was that the league kept wanting him to him because he made them money. Then how do you explain the Spurs winning 4 titles? The league does not benefit at all from that. Small market boring team.
What about the Pistons Spurs finals? Another instance where the league had no benefit in it happening... But it happened.
Everytime a superstar wins it's because the league wants him???? How stupid is that???
Let me tell you a little story. I loved KG before in Minnesota, loved him first year with the Celtics and was happy for him he got his championship. After that, he's become a bullying punk. There is a lot of bad blood between Celtics and Heat, and in a huge part it's because of punk plays by Garnett.
Wade is no saint, he has done some stupid shit too. But he's not exempt or alone in it. Last year he got smacked by Hansbrough and the league did not do a thing. But you don't ser that because the Heat in your view are favored in every way.
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