Maybe Tim Duncan Was Part of the Sting Operation? July 20, 2007
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Oooooooooooooh goodness. NBA refs?The mafia? The Feds? We need a movie, like… now.
July 20, 2007 — THE FBI is investigating an NBA referee who allegedly was betting on basketball games - including ones he was officiating during the past two seasons - as part of an organized-crime probe in the Big Apple, The Post has learned.
Federal agents are set to arrest the referee and a cadre of mobsters and their associates who lined their pockets, sources said.
“These are dangerous people [the referee] was involved with,” a source said.
The sources indicated the referee apparently had a gambling problem, slipped into debt and fell prey to mob thugs.
“That’s how he got himself into this predicament” by wagering with mob-connected bookies, one source said.
Yo, this can be tainted—and all those non-NBA folks out there are now armed with even more ammo to hate on the league… but dude, c’est cool! Okay, well, affecting the integrity of the game isn’t as cool, but I don’t care, something like this makes me believe that dark conspiracies around smoky bar tables full of mobsters and guns can still happen!
So WHO IS IT?? We all know Joey Crawford is a loose nut, with that Timmy D thing a while back that got him suspended, but I’m not sure UPDATE: it’s Donaghy (Do-nugh-gee? ack, he even has horrible name to pronounce to go along shotty job-integrity)
Here are your handicaps (irony isn’t lost that we’re fake-gambling on a gambling issue! hee!):
NBA in a ‘fix’ [NY Post]
crazy related: Bob Delaney Is Gangsta (ref Delaney used to be undercover fed!) [The Hype Guy]
Referees profile pics [ProBasketballRefs]
(Don’t) Throw Ya Hands In The Air, Like You Just Don’t Care April 26, 2007
Posted by TheHype in 2007 All Star Game, 2007 Playoffs, Golden State Warriors, Outrageousness, Photoshopery, Referees , add a comment |
Ah the majestic BEARD has been robbed a quarter of game action last night. Though, the way I saw things, if the Warriors hadn’t been complaining so much in almost all the action, perhaps the refs wouldn’t have pulled that quick of a trigger? We shall never know.
Then again, some of the calls seemed iffy, but that can’t be changed — with two teams hungry: Mavericks because they just got bitch slapped in Game 1 and need to smack back their pimp hand and Golden State because they are greedy bastards in trying to steal another game.
TONIGHT’S ACTION:
De-3 VS. Orlando Bloom: Dwight will posterize someone tonight — it might even be Flip Saunders.
Rox VS. Mormons: 3-0 man, it’s so happening. Why? Because the tears of Andrei will make the Jazz players slip all over the place. YEAH I SAID IT
Suns VS. ChokeShow: Well, can’t really call them Chokers… since they’ve got no talent to begin with, I guess I’m just referring to the fact that they couldn’t even attempt to make it close — ahhhh who am I kidding, the Lakers plain suck. The Association really wants to punch somebody.
Dwyane “Whistle” Wade Revisited January 29, 2007
Posted by TheHype in 2006 Finals, 2007 All Star Game, Hype Podcasts, Miami Heat, Referees , 2 comments |
Ref Derek Richardson: Nonono, that wasn’t a foul Dwyane.
Dwyane Wade: (silent)
Richardson: Look, I mean, maybe there was contact, but I didn’t see it
Wade: (silent)
Richardson: ….well I guess I sort of did see it.. but I can’t give you all the calls
Wade: (still no speaky)
Richardson: ….alright alright! I’ll give you all the next calls man! Just stop whatever you’re doing now!!
Wade: (now muttering in satanic tongue)
Richardson: good god! I think I just committed a foul on you…What the hell are you doing to me?!
Yes, this topic is as old as Kevin Willis, but there are some fun quotes from SunSentinel’s latest remix of Wade’s theatrics, asking players if there are “favor calls”:
“It’s 100 percent real,” Nets forward Richard Jefferson said. “It’s an unspoken thing.”
“As far as close calls, if you have more star power, you probably get that call,” said Golden State guard Jason Richardson, who has gained that stature in the past year.
While their point from a player’s perspective is taken, I just had to snicker at the fact that those are currently injured.
Separating fact, myth
Such opinions rankle Ronnie Nunn, the NBA’s director of officials. Nunn, a former player at George Washington University, said he’s the first person with a basketball background in the past 25 years to hold the job and that he’s trying to use that experience to improve the officiating.
He puts respect calls alongside other “myths” that are accepted as fact in the league’s culture, like “home cooking” and the league favoring teams in large markets. Nunn said these observations are passed down as fact to each generation of players, coaches and fans.
Ahh, good ‘ol NBA myths. You notice that Nunn doesn’t dispel the myth of snorting powdered Cocoa Puffs for extra energy huh? What about that myth RonRon??
Anyhow, it’s unsure whether officiating will evolve dramatically to where one day fans can log on to NBA.com and vote for their favourite refs (Bob Delaney holla! ps if nba.com does this, I want my cut) And since refereeing in the NBA is never perfect—everyone will just have to play the game within the game (the tricks mentioned the article) and win those unseen battles along the way.
But Nunn probably will say that’s a myth too—hell, I bet he thinks I’m a myth for typing all this up!
In other (self)news THEHYPEGUY.COM:
Time for class… wee!/ugh. I’ll post up the RadioCast bit later when I get back!
Yup, one more thing, the new domain [THEHYPEGUY.COM], unlike the Deathstar, is now fully operational! If ever you feel the need to refresh your links (who wouldn’t!) be sure to update yours truly!
For what NOT to sound like when doing a radio show, see under the fold 
Chris Bosh Is A Walking Flagrant Foul January 14, 2007
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Y’know, reff’in with the NWA NBA is hard… hardcore. I mean, how else are you supposed to call ambiguous action like this?
Another example of this arose as I was tv surfin’, half watching some of the Raps/Celtics game last Friday that was at the TD Banknorth arena. (Side note: what up with TD center being super electronic gadget heavy—LCD screens on the scorer’s table.. and two shot clocks on each basket?? I’m sure soon the floor will be made of some sort of LCD-Wood hybrid…) ANYWAY, the thug Chris Bosh got served up a tech from referee Pat Fraher after he.. well, see for yourself:
That clip (which I edited!! go me!) shows you right up to the tech, but didn’t you see how uncontrolled Bosh was?? Unnecessary taunting for 0.005 seconds after he eviscerated poor Olowokandi’s dignity (or what’s left of it)! Didn’t you see how much that warranted a tech? Distasteful! He.. he should be sent to sensitivity camp, erroneous! Exclamation points!
In other Non-Sarcasm Land: The “hoo-hoo!” sound in the clip came from
NBATV’s Gail Goodrich, this is he on the right. Now, as someone that still has several more years left of subscription with “being hip wit da lingo”, I just can’t believe Gail yelped “hoo-hoo!” like he were with his homeboys. Damnit Gail, don’t steal from the youth!
Extra: So you know I sorta empathize with reffin’: Rec-League Refereeing
Melo Looks To Strike Back November 3, 2006
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Carmelo Anthony, seen here in a screencap of his new sci-fi movie debut: Destroyer of Officials: The Rogue Jedi
In the 96-95 loss to the Clips, Mr. Carmelo Anthony got ejected because the refs are scared of a headbands… and talking, they are no fan of either.
This truly sucks y’all. I mean, Sheed is Sheed, he does what the eff he wants, so sometimes his Ts are legit. But now that you’re handing it out to players whenever they go, “umm… ref?” is quite harsh.
Does “no more whining” = “no more emotions” as well? I say BOO to this.
Totally Unrelated but Funny: Seth over at Your New York Knicks dug up a Zeke gem that’s well… you really have to watch it yourselves.. 5 times.
The Rec League Ref Odyssey Continues October 25, 2006
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Woah, Wednesdays are crazy with updates in the hoops blog world eh? It’s probably a good thing I’ve got classes all day to stay relatively oblivious of the orgy of posts til I get home.
Alright, time to get to the dirty dirty: The continuation of my anthropological social experiment of what the ancients once called “Refereeing”. In case you missed the previous incarnations, here’s Part One | La Deuxième Partie | and ???
Current Ref Ego level: Dan Crawford (I’m not saying Dan’s got the ego, but I’m saying I have the ego for comparing myself to him)
The Rec League Ref Saga: Episode III September 28, 2006
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Current Ref Level: Eddie Rush (dunno why either, I like his name though)
In other news, I’m in love with arrows
And now, onward for another edition into this great abyss we call refereeing
Rec League Referee Diary: Verse 2 September 21, 2006
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Current Ref Level: Bennett Salvatore
Now some (re: MANY) ball fans feel know that B-Salz is pretty much the bottom of the barrel in terms of quality in reffin’. I feel compelled to compare myself to him because the other night was my first start at refereeing a rec league game. Thank the gods that it was an exhibition game…I’ll explain why after the jump.
Part 2 of the thrilling Rec League Reffin Adventures
Link and a Special Diary September 13, 2006
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You got questions (5 to be specific), Chris Clarke’s got video evidence to answer said questions….bitches! My favourite is listening to the TNT crew just losing it over the horrendous attempts from the Birdman, classic.
I just came back from a referee clinic for the rec league of my university. I think we’re all backseat referees while watching games at home, but we have the luxury of replays and multiple angles. That’s why I wanted to do this, seeing how things are like on that side of the fence….. and money, we get paid, or else, screeeew that! The following is my journey towards mastering the art (term used loosely) of reffin throughout this semester.
So here lies, for your entertainment and maybe a bit of sympathy: Amateur Referee Diaries with TheHype—Chapter 1
As I walk towards the coordinator of this intramural basketball event I take a look at my fellow student-referees. There are a couple players from our university team that reffed before, a Pakistani dude no taller than 5 feet, and then there’s me, an ex-high school bench warmer 6th man turned basketball blogger/photoshoper of silly images. I am possibly quite unqualified as the only experience I have with any officiating is swearing made-up languages at Dick Bavetta or Bennett Salvatore in front of my tv.
I try my turn at doing the quick whistle—unsuccessful, as the coordinator tells me that I shouldn’t me “blowing” it, but “spitting” it. Whatever dude. He mentioned something about being an organizer at the Salt Lake City games, to which I kindly roll my eyes with the youthful attitude thought of: geez, showing off much?
We just quickly go through the easy stuff ie. where we should be in relation of the other ref; the correct volume the calls; when to give the Dwyane Wade treatment (nah, that wasn’t part of the itinerary) and wrap up things with a group referee hug (no, that didn’t really happen either, though I kinda wish it did…) Next week will be the official start of the league and my debut as an amateur referee, it shall be quite an experience, I tell myself. Will I gain a new found respect of this strange species we call “refs”? Will I be more lenient whenever I see a miss call during the NBA games? Will Casino Royale kick ass like the trailer shows it should? I’m hoping the answers are: maybe; let me think about it; and HELL YEAH! Until next time…
Current Referee Level: Violet Palmer
Don’t worry readers, this is just my version of filler until good NBA stuff comes rolling in sometime soon… this period kinda sucks for NBA action huh?
JERRY STACKHOUSE’S DAY OFF June 18, 2006
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(8:41am)
I'm just about 2 days late with the "big news" and I guess all the rhetoric about the sketchy situation has pretty much been covered by "real news people". And it from the gut-standpoint (thank you Mr. Stephen Colbert) it wasn't malicious, though excessive (thus flagrant 1). But especially how Shaq and Stack made up afterwards it doesn't seem like it warrants a FULL GAME suspension for GAME 5 of the NBA Finals!
But Washington Post writer Mike Wise says the Mavs' coach whines too much:
For Johnson to go off on the league's alleged inconsistency smacks of hypocrisy. This new, no-contact NBA, in which every hand check is whistled, is the reason why a lithe, quick and skilled team such as Dallas got to the Finals. Players such as San Antonio's Bruce Bowen cannot play as aggressively on the perimeter as they once did, which enables offensive-minded guards and forwards to get the space they need to release jump shots they never could get off before — players such as the Mavericks' Jason Terry, Josh Howard and Dirk Nowitzki. You can't have it both ways.
I agree the fluidity of the game today is in large part due to the rule changes thus allowing fun teams like Dallas and Pheonix being able to trive in the playoffs. But that doesn't mean when the NBA Offices does something head-scratching that you don't/shouldn't argue about it. Coach Johnson isn't just going to fold like a beeeyotch, recognize. So YOU shut up Mike Wise.
Meanwhile, Riles is playing the "well it happened to us too before, so boo whoo" card:
"It was academic, based on precedent," Heat coach Pat Riley said of Stackhouse's suspension. "All you have to do is look at the James Posey hit in Chicago. … That's precedent. If, in fact, you know the league sort of deems that as excessive, then (you know) they're going to suspend you."
I thought the Mavs were going to win the series even though it's tied 2-2, but losing Stack makes the whole thing uneven you know? I want the Finals to be competitive, and it already is, no need to add fake drama when the real thing is just as good.
QUOTE OF yesterDAY
Believe it or not, [my children] don't really care too much about me, the basketball player. They refer to me as, "Dog Man" in the house.
[–Shaq, when asked what his kids think of him playing in the Finals.. and he's apparently a canine now.. SLAMonline.com]
Unrelatedness of the Day
Jessica Alba? Jessica Simpson? or Jessica Biel? Personally, if there ever was a Bhudda, I would enjoy the company of all three. But currently Alba seems like the cutest, funniest personality of those three without being torn to shreds by the tabloids. Abla wins.
Try to explain the West...
