04-17-2024, 03:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-17-2024, 03:56 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
(04-17-2024, 02:52 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Zero evidence at all.
Despite that I want the league to go out of their way by metaphorically dropping a nuke on Porter and all of his connections to the league.
No shot MPJ is that dumb but if the league goes out of their way to show just how annoying and ruthless they will be if you dare to question the integrity of the game, it might scare enough guys to not risk their 7 figure deals.
As a Mavs fan, I don't get having this attitude after 2006 happened. The past issues were refs rigging and betting. I understand that that isn't happening anymore, and that it's at least as bad if it's a player doing it. However, I believe that the fix was in on LA due to their allegiance to the Lakers' legacy status among teams and the PR/fan interest/financial consequences for the sake of the league. Ask the Blazers with that series against the Lakers. Ask Dirk about the '06 Heat. Ask Donaghy about it.
I'm not asserting that the league is the WWE. I'm asserting that the game is profoundly compromised until there is a comprehensive outside audit and until ref accountability is ratcheted up about 100 times more pressingly than it is now. Put in a three strikes system - if you or your reffing team blow a call that determines the outcome of a game, first strike is a steep fine, second strike is a long suspension, and third strike you're out of a job.
Edit: After a bit I realized my stupidity in saying that the league needs to police the refs more when my hypothesis is that the refs are acting in accordance with league wishes. There needs to be some kind of governmental anti-trust intervention to fix it.