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Sure, neither the government nor the NBA has implicated him, but that doesn't stop some journalist form doing so. And this journalist did so in way short of stating it as fact but only to lead the reader to suspect possible guilt based on the circumstances.
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Maybe all they were sharing was recepies.
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That's stupid.
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Several major news outlets compared how many time Tim Donaghy called his gambling contact and other NBA officials. We know what the result of that was.
Answer me this (Tony and Jurassic). If someone, anyone, mentioned the fact that Foster talked to Donaghy almost as much as the gambling contact and the fact that the most he (Donaghy) talked to another official was 13 times, would it be so far fetched for Foster to respond by saying, "So what are you implying?" While that is not the only possible response, it wouldn't be out of place, especially since part of the definition of implicate is: to bring into connection with. I met Foster and I don't want him to be in trouble. I also didn't write the story for ESPN, CNNSI, etc. But if the two of you get in such a tizzy because I used the word "implicated"...sorry. Basically this seems to boil down to someone comparing oranges (150 calls) to oranges (134 calls) and apples (13 calls). You obviously think it wrong to imply those two groups of oranges are similar. You would like to think one of them is automatically more similar to the group of apples. At this point I'm not addressing what Foster did or didn't do because I don't know and I never said I did. I'm just addressing use of the word implicated. Touchy, touchy
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To not at least look at the person would be stupid.
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To post that Foster was still implicated after those facts have come out and he was cleared is what is really stupid imo. Just so I'm perfectly clear.....I've never had a problem with anybody questioning the ability of any official. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion in that regard. When you start to question the integrity of an official however, you'd better have some damn good proof. |
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As for the NBA saying there's no problem or connection, I hold that with almost the same regard as whatever Donaghy has to say. The NBA has a big stake in the outcome, so they are not going to be a totally objective voice in this matter. I'm waiting for someone not connected with either party to come out with specifics and facts, such as, perhaps, a spokesman for the FBI. But, until then, I hope Donaghy is not as guilty as pictured, and I sure hope there's no additional conspiracies, as that directly affects all of us.
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At this point, you've made your opinion clear and it would be hard to back away from it even if you thought you should. That is human nature and I can understand that. However, that alone doesn't make you right so tell me how I improperly used implicated other than to say I should have used it in past tense. We are in agreement with questioning an official's integrity. I hope you realize I was just commenting on the reports, not my own feelings.
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Don't worry none about me. I'm dumb enough to go with words that fit per definition. If someone can tell me that I'm using the word wrong, I will be big enough to admit it.
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A truer heading of this thread imo might have been "Another NBA official cleared of implications." That lets everybody know that the integrity of that official was brought into question but nothing incriminating was ever found. As I said though, that's just my personal opinion. My opinion doesn't make it right and it also sureashell doesn't mean that anybody else would be wrong if they disagreed with my opinion. And no matter what, it doesn't mean that I'm telling you or anybody else what to post. How you want to use the word "implicated" is completely up to you and no one else. That concept is completely different than someone disagreeing with what has been already posted. Hopefully I'll never make the mistake of telling you what to post. Whether I agree or disagree with what you post is a whole 'nother (and different) matter. |
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Why do you keep going off on a tangent? See the smiley face. Accept the smiley face. Let the smiley face cleanse you.
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