Conspiracy or Coincidence: Lakers / Blazers?

[Jace]

What you fail to realize is that Portland is a really bad team that has enough talent in enough of the right spots to squeak out victories on random nights. They're worse than their record. Have you ever heard of regression to the mean? It's happening in Manhattan right now, too. Perhaps that's a conspiracy to get the Pacers to the 2nd seed.

This is the NBA. Orlando and Phoenix aren't just going to lose every game because they're bad. Guys have good nights, guys have bad nights. Teams have to beat someone, and why not a bad team like Portland? Kevin Durant and LeBron James "allowed" their teams to lose to Washington. Pre-John Wall Washington. Since when is LMA a one-man, invincible machine?

Why are you rooting so hard against the Lakes? Isn't that tiring? It's definitely old.

Question: If it had been the Jazz who went on the losing streak instead of the Blazers, would there be no chance of a conspiracy because there's a state between UT and CA? I mean, no shared borders. How could they communicate?

[Adam]

This guy is the new Ballscientist and he can actually speak English. I just hope he can keep up this level of production without getting sick of it.

[jaw2929]

OP is full of nonsense. I still don't believe the Lakers will reach the Playoffs this year.

[e-monk]

Originally Posted by JBKB

Way to go Stern! The Blazers now currently hold the largest losing streak of 7, and the franchise-of-the-NBA Lakers can now focus on the 8th spot and Kobe's declaration that his Lakers will make the playoffs will WOW your NBA audience.

not that I take any of your posts seriously but CP3. - if Stern really did want to put the fix in for the Lakers....

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[Jamel Irief]

Originally Posted by Jace

What you fail to realize is that Portland is a really bad team that has enough talent in enough of the right spots to squeak out victories on random nights. They're worse than their record. Have you ever heard of regression to the mean? It's happening in Manhattan right now, too. Perhaps that's a conspiracy to get the Pacers to the 2nd seed.

This is the NBA. Orlando and Phoenix aren't just going to lose every game because they're bad. Guys have good nights, guys have bad nights. Teams have to beat someone, and why not a bad team like Portland? Kevin Durant and LeBron James "allowed" their teams to lose to Washington. Pre-John Wall Washington. Since when is LMA a one-man, invincible machine?

Why are you rooting so hard against the Lakes? Isn't that tiring? It's definitely old.

Question: If it had been the Jazz who went on the losing streak instead of the Blazers, would there be no chance of a conspiracy because there's a state between UT and CA? I mean, no shared borders. How could they communicate?

Why are you encouraging him?


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[Basel]

I can't believe this thread has over 30 replies.

[JBKB]

Well well... Guess what?

The 8th standing Houston Rockets have just lost to the Washington Wizards. Yeah yeah, I know John Wall is back, but I still smell fish! : ) lol

Seems like the fixers will have Golden State, Utah, or Houston lose a few games to allow the Lakers that 8th spot. They may even be cleverly subtle by fixing it so the Lakers reach the 7th standing so fans will say "Oh, it wasn't even close so how can it be rigged."

Here's the math:

Super duper hype for months about how the Lakers will not make the playoffs.

+

Simulation after simulation about how improbable it is for the Lakers to win enough games to make the playoffs.

+

Blazers allow the Lakers to take their 9th standing by going on a 7 game losing streak losing to the Suns and Orlando INSTEAD of fighting to reach the 8th standing.

+

The Lakers make the playoffs.

=

RIGGED

[hobojoe]

You're right, it screams conspiracy every time a team that loses around 50% of its games loses a game.

[e-monk]

wouldnt it have been easier for Stern just to let Dell Demps make the Paul trade in the first place?

[Knick Killer]

Instead of commenting how stupid you think this thread is, why don't one of you mods close it? Most sites wouldn't let shit like this go and we shouldn't either. It makes this place look bad.

[JBKB]

Originally Posted by hobojoe

You're right, it screams conspiracy every time a team that loses around 50% of its games loses a game.

No, it screams conspiracy that the Lakers now have a great shot at making the playoffs after the media had bombarded and insulted our intelligence with hours and hours of discussion about how the Lakers won't make the playoffs.

The fact that Portland all of a sudden goes on a 7 game losing spree and now Houston is losing to under 500 teams scream conspiracy.

Last season the NBA made millions from the shortened season by giving us all the Jeremy Lin hype. Creating Lin hype allowed the NBA to make up for the lost revenue due to the lockout.

This season their gimmick seems to be making so much hype about how a renown Lakers team with Kobe Bryant and two other future hall-of-famers won't make the playoffs, only so that the Lakers do finally make the playoffs and of course the NBA reaps the profits from the heightened viewership.

[JBKB]

Originally Posted by Knick Killer

Instead of commenting how stupid you think this thread is, why don't one of you mods close it? Most sites wouldn't let shit like this go and we shouldn't either. It makes this place look bad.

Why would mods not allow free speech if it harms no one? Also, the topic of discussion is relevant to basketball. My topic happens to be about the thought of NBA games being rigged. Not trying to sound like a smarty pants, but in case you are unaware, rigging games in sports is not unheard of.

I think the whole hype about the Lakers' not making the playoffs is just a gimmick to increase viewership and ultimately revenue. Just my two cents! No hard feelings.

[Knick Killer]

Cause you're a clown.


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[Jamel Irief]

Originally Posted by JBKB

Why would mods not allow free speech if it harms no one? Also, the topic of discussion is relevant to basketball. My topic happens to be about the thought of NBA games being rigged. Not trying to sound like a smarty pants, but in case you are unaware, rigging games in sports is not unheard of.

I think the whole hype about the Lakers' not making the playoffs is just a gimmick to increase viewership and ultimately revenue. Just my two cents! No hard feelings.

Because no one likes your posts. Ballscientist actually believes what he writes.

Oh wait.

Good discussion.

[hobojoe]

Originally Posted by JBKB

No, it screams conspiracy that the Lakers now have a great shot at making the playoffs after the media had bombarded and insulted our intelligence with hours and hours of discussion about how the Lakers won't make the playoffs.

The fact that Portland all of a sudden goes on a 7 game losing spree and now Houston is losing to under 500 teams scream conspiracy.

Last season the NBA made millions from the shortened season by giving us all the Jeremy Lin hype. Creating Lin hype allowed the NBA to make up for the lost revenue due to the lockout.

This season their gimmick seems to be making so much hype about how a renown Lakers team with Kobe Bryant and two other future hall-of-famers won't make the playoffs, only so that the Lakers do finally make the playoffs and of course the NBA reaps the profits from the heightened viewership.

Houston is 12-19 on the road and Washington is 3 games over .500 with John Wall. Yesterday's result should surprise nobody.