Looks like Rasheed Wallace and Doc Rivers may have had a point. Maybe he was out to get them!

This is a serious black eye for the NBA. They make all the noise about how they're improving their image and their security, and now the integrity of the game is in question.

A sad day for all basketball fans.

Say it ain't so, Tim.

Hey, thats a great picture of my cousins from Youngstown, Ohio. They are great guys and lots of fun to be with. :D

MTD, Sr.

From the covers link posted before, his games did hit the "over" on the over-under bets more often than you would expect. Maybe he was betting the over and then calling a tight game to get more shooters on the foul line and the clock stopped...?

Note to that certain someone, this is what happens when officials have a "vested interest" in the outcome of a game; and why I strongly avoid using the term.

Fun, you calling them a bunch of clowns? You saying they are all haha, they amuse you?

M&M, I am surpised at you. I am surprised you did not double post your guess.

I forgot to add, that not only are they fun guys to be with, when they are one of the best three man officiating crews in NE Ohio and when they take a contract you know that a coach is going to get whacked. :D

MTD, Sr.

That is not a very good attitude to have. If you don't watch it, they might make you an offer you can't refuse. :D

MTD, Sr.

Here's what I don't get: being under the influence of the mob (for gambling debts, etc.) and betting on games are 2 different things. If the former, why bet on games, and how could he if he's in debt? If only the latter, what does the mob have to do with it and why would he do something that could be found out so easily?

My guess is that he was betting, but instead of being in debt, he was being blackmailed by hte mob.

Either way, he's been doing this for over 2 years and the NBA just found out about it? He worked a few first round playoff games for heaven's sakes!! What the hell are they paying their security people to do?

Hey, I just had to stand up for my man Steve Javie J-A-V-I-E, not Javey. Oh, and he got a new hairstyle, he only seems to slick it back when it gets a little long. I tried this look once, it took me two weeks to get teh Pennzoil outta my hair. But, it did look pretty sweet!!!:D

CLH

Most likely, he made some bets and his bookie allowed him to leverage some of his gambling activity. Knowing he is an official, they probably let him rack up a pretty substantial debt level. Now, they have him over a barrel. His best shot now is state evidence.

Sing like a canary, Tim; sing like a canary.

The evidence had better be pretty clear, or Stern has an apology to make at some point in the future.

You make an interesting point. NBA officials are scrutinized on every single call and every single possible call. If a person screws up constantly, they will get rid of them. They certainly will not work playoff games for making several mistakes. Something about this just does not sound right and this was said by a very well respected official when he commented on the situation today. I guess anything is possible, but 2 years seems like a long time and a lot of calls for the NBA to call bogus.

Peace

Interesting but read this...

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...whistle-3.html

Yabut......foul calls are subjective as hell in the NBA, given the amount of constant contact. Anyone evaluating those calls, or non-calls, has to be completely subjective also when deciding whether a good call was made or not. Geeze, I can't figure out what criteria is currently being used to call fouls consistently anyway in the NBA. I can see how an official could sneak in enough calls or non-calls to keep a game either inside or outside the line. Iow, they don't have to make a game-deciding call which would probably be scrutinized heavier, just enough calls to keep the game where they want it in relation to the line.

I agree that something doesn't sound right, but that something might just be the NBA evaluation system.

Thoughts?