Top 10 Signs An NBA Game Is Fixed
 

Here's a link to Letterman's Top 10 Signs An NBA Game Is Fixed. When the page loads, click on Late Night - The Late Show then the Top Ten icon on the right side for 6.11. This is a link to CBS through their Portland affiliate's website and is perfectly "legal". BTW - my favorite is number 6.

http://www.koin.com/content/cbsshows/default.aspx

1A Winning basket waved off because of a traveling violation.

Fixed it for ya.....

Not speaking for JAR, but I interpreted his comment to mean 1(A) Winning basket waved off because of a traveling violation.

Jurassic wasn't fixing the 1A part. He was editing the portion that included the word winning.

'Zactly.

I'm shocked whenever I see traveling called. Shocked, I tell ya.:)

Got it! I guess that's why I'll never be Mr. Grammar Guy! ;)

Ya' know - I don't see what the big deal is even if the games are officiated to "help" a certain team win resulting in more revenue for the organization. This is TELEVISION, people. The NBA is really the NBE and anyone who thinks otherwise is very naive. Of course, the officials and the league have a hard job because if they are too obvious, then a lot of people will stop watching, so they have to "balance" their activities to make it appear the games are determined "properly".

Maybe they should just show a disclaimer prior to games and then everyone will "get it".

While watching a highlight on SportsCenter a few days ago, a player took either 4 or 5 steps (without dribbling) on an open path to the basket. Even my roommates turned to me on that one and said "didn't he travel????"

No big deal. It was outside everyone's primary.

BTW - you might want to check out the monologue from 6.12 on the same website. Letterman's first two jokes are about the NBA.

Bavetta learned long ago about the popcorn guy and his primary. :D

How about....

It calls into question the integrity of the game and of the officials.

If you accept that it really is a game and they're officiating it. Could it all be just a intricately choreographed production that merely imitates a game?

You're assuming there is integrity in the NBA's game. It's ENTERTAINMENT!!! It's like watching a movie.

I can't buy that frankly. It would have to have the buy-in of too many people for even David Stern to pull it off in complete secrecy (well nearly complete, plsu/minus the current mess).

Lol....you are one persistent sumb!tch, aren't ya? You ain't ever gonna let Scrappy forget that one.:D

Who's Scrappy?

Yep, like athlete's foot.

Nope, more along the line of a yeast infection, maybe. That's a l'il bit more appropriate.

let me get back to you on whether that deserves a thank you or a ffff you.

Vaginal wart maybe?

Neither do I....hence the phrasing as a question. :p

Here's Scrappy ...
 

I thought this was him.

http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/scrappydoo.jpg

You don't think you are annoying?:D

I would hope not. But my wife might have a different opinion! :(

You would be simply electrocuted to hear then that the one NBA game I went to this year, there were three traveling calls made.

Three out of how many though?:)

Hey, it's like 100 lawyers chained together at the bottom of the sea...a good start.

You know...I really couldn't tell from the luxury box.