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				Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: NBA?????
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			
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				Originally posted by Woodee  
The only thing about the NBA I see thats staged is the officiating.  
			
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 Woodee -- I don't think entertainment has to be staged.  I don't think the game is played for a certain team to win, it is true competition.  But it's still designed especially to be entertaining.  A good solid defense can be kind of boring for most fans, so the emphasis is on razzle-dazzle offense.  That's not to say it's fake, it's just aimed at a certain fan base.  I don't happen to enjoy it very much, and I don't think it's as interesting as college ball, or the WNBA for that matter.  But I don't think it's staged.   
			
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 rainmaker makes an important point that I didn't address.  just because we consider it to be entertainment, doesn't mean that it's rigged or staged.  To the contrary, I don't think that's true at all.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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