nykballa2k4 wrote:darth_federer wrote:That lottery isnt rigged. Do you realize how much the NBA would lose if this came out? You are talking about jail time and hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuits. Besides, almost every team has representatives in that room and they invite media all the time too. Why hasnt a single credible figure come out and admitted it? Some of these guys are assistant GMs who have been fired/let go. These guys arent paying hundreds of millions of dollars to play in a rigged league. Plus the amount of people you would need to pull off a conspiracy like this (NBA + Ernst and Young) pretty much guarantees a leak.
I know its easy for fans of terrible teams (me being one) to blame things on outside forces but the truth is that we suck because of our management and not anything else.
And Barkley really is an entertainer.
Here is the thing: Yes if many people knew about the rigging, then it would be HIGHLY likely for a leak to occur. HOWEVER, should the number of people involved in the rigging of the NBA be Stern and 2 of his top execs, then it is conceivable that it can happen.
Think about how many people are involved in a political campaign. Think of how many people are involved in the voting process for president. Then recall Florida in 2000. We have a president who may have won a "rigged" election. There has been no 100% damning evidence despite ALL the hands that would have had to be involved. All you need is literally one chance for a corruption to occur.
It is not like the ping pong balls drawings are televised. Even if they were, it is possible that some numbers may be repeated more times, thus not a perfect rig, but lets say the drawing for the first pick, the bobcats are supposed to have the "best" odds, but 1/2 their balls are not in the system. With the high quantity of ping pong balls involved it is not far fetched at all to see possible ways this can happen.
If each NBA team had its own ping pong ball colors, had the balls weighed before being poured into the device, and only used the quantity for their probability, then had the ball-popping viewed by a televised audience, THEN i would be on the "no-rig" side.
Didn't stop them from saying the first lottery was rigged. That year it was done live. They took the 7 teams that didn't make the playoffs and put there logos inside envelopes. Everyone could see there teams logo come out of the envelopes. They could see the 7 envelopes come in and then come out. Yet as soon as it was over well it was rigged. There is nothing the NBA could do that would make everyone think it is legit.
