Referees look to even the Suns vs Spurs Series
15 05 2007Once again it appears to me that the NBA has manipulated a game at the end to make it close.
Now we have to wait and see if suspensions follow the game 4 scuffle at the end of the fourth quarter. The replay clearly shows Amare and Diaw leave the bench when Robert Horry hip checked Nash into the scores tables. Was it a hard foul? Yes! Was it any harder that the fouls that the Suns had been dishing out all game to Tony Parker? NO! What I really enjoyed was watch the horrible acting job by Nash as he flails his arms over his head to make sure he got he appropriate amount of drama from the referees!
I’m willing to bet that the NBA will not suspend any Suns players because it will ensure a Spurs victory in Phoenix even if Horry is also suspended. The NBA wants and needs the drama this series offers. The Eastern Conference already has the Pistons story line. And don’t forget the King James will make it to the Conference finals for the first time.
All great stories that the NBA can use to promote itself.
Not the same old boring league anymore is it (with a little help for our NBA Refs!
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The fallout now is that the Spurs won’t get any calls in Phoenix now that Diaw and Stoudemire have been suspended. Then the NBA’s manufactured story is, “Look at how great it is to watch those undermanned Phoenix Suns - the good guys vs. the evil bad, boring, and dirty Spurs!”
The NBA will never get it. Propping up certain flashy players or teams is why the ratings get worse and worse for them. Then they wonder why everybody stops watching the games after they either 1) Don’t see their flashy team/player anymore so stop watching, or 2) Know it’s fixed… or… at least manipulated.
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