Posted by sebstar:

^^^ laugh ^^^

This flexible, common sense approach makes no sense given his dictator-like handling of the Spurs/Suns playoff debacle. His slippery ways seems to be catching up to him and he is making ish up as he goes along. I have no respect for this guy.

The worst of the big three commish, hands down.

I agree. The majority of the NBA is black (sorry to bring it up again) so no' Commish should be afriad to lay down any' law against anyone' in this league. Team sports is one thing I don't worry about when it comes to color. Rules where broken by some refs and they should be punished no matter what ****'n color the skin is.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AkjWt3Mp2YkAEmIXmPrMPpi8vLYF?slug=aw-stern102507&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

In so many ways, Tim Donaghy did the NBA a favor: He forced Stern to re-examine everything about how the league’s officials are taught, evaluated and monitored. Donaghy turned Stern’s gaze from conquering the world, to immersing himself in salvaging the credibility and core of his game.

Before a regular season game is played, it’s clear: The NBA will suffer little beyond embarrassment over Donaghy. The fear refs wouldn't be able to walk onto the floor without a besiegement of volatile references to Donaghy appears unfounded. It isn't so much the strength of the league that pushes the sport past this creep, but a public that has become numbed to cheating. From steroids to hidden cameras to fat-cat boosters, this is a society that has been conditioned to consider corruption business as usual.

Donaghy hasn't destroyed the NBA, but fortified it. Stern has stripped VP Stu Jackson of his duties overseeing referees and promises the league will be forthcoming in publicly acknowledging officiating mistakes. They'll conduct deeper and more detailed background checks with a beefed up security staff, and the league will hire experts to closely study how statistical patterns in NBA games mesh with betting lines. Referees are told to be more accommodating to talking with coaches and players on the floor, and the names of game officials will be released on the mornings prior to tip-off to eliminate the prospect of insider information for bettors.
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Stu Jackson is the fall guy what a shame.


Releasing the name of officials the morning of a game won't stop insider information betting on games.

Same snake , different method.

^ Playa, it's the repeated conspiracy theories. It's almost a daily thing now. You simply take it too far. If you're paranoid about everything, I think that would make it really difficult to be happy.

Try giving people the benefit of the doubt sometimes.