Is The NBA Fixed?

Los Angeles ought to be a massive industry. As I sit here watching Game 6 between the Jazz and the Lakers, it becomes far more and a lot more obvious that there are some NBA markets that are favored over others. [I just watched Kobe Bryant kick Matt Harpring in the side although shooting a fall away. Foul on Harpring. Wow!]

The NBA has performed an remarkable job of keeping secret the communication among the NBA's marketing and advertising executives and the fat, goofy bald guy (Joey Crawford ) and his buddies. [Kobe just ran over a firmly-planted Paul Milsap on his way to the basket. Block on Milsap. You're kidding me!] I can name at least ten obvious calls in this game alone that would be definite causes for firing any official in a league exactly where objectivity and fairness is the objective.

Game five was worse. Did any individual notice a travel by Ronnie Brewer on the quickly break that would have given the Jazz their very first lead in the third quarter? I didn't believe so. Apparently the zebra discovered it. He must have greater eyes than the rest of us. How about Pau Gasol charging over Matt Harpring although he was imitating a statue? Oh, all of you saw that? Not the sucker standing appropriate next to the play. Apparently he had some thing else on his thoughts.

[A valiant Jazz effort just fell brief. I guess a three-point loss isn't too poor contemplating that there were 10-15 points given to the Lakers.]

A Foul is a Foul

There's always talk about player's having to earn the respect of the officials. Marquee guys (Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and so on.) aren't allowed to foul out, nor are defenses allowed to guard them closely. We wouldn't want jerseys sales to drop off, suitable? That's a farce. A foul is a foul. A no-call must be a no-call, regardless of who the player is, who the team is, or exactly where the game is being played. After Game 5 of this series, Phil Jackson commented that the home team (he should have clarified a bit by referring to his residence team) generally can anticipate a five- to ten-point benefit. How is that an acceptable status quo in any expert league?

The NBA and the WWF

I recall watching skilled wrestling when I was young enough not to know any better. Even as a 5-year-old it was pretty clear that, all through the slamming, hair-pulling, screaming and every little thing else, the winner had been chosen beforehand. It's taking me a little longer now to realize the the NBA is that way too.

So is the NBA fixed? I wouldn't say that.

The NBA is absolutely broken!