Joel's Rants and Raves: Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

After watching the Spurs lose a very important game versus the Lakers last night, I have to say, "CONSPIRACY!" I know what you may be saying... Joel, you're a Spurs fan, take the loss like a man. To that I reply, true. Maybe I should just shut up about it BUT I wont cause there is just to much B.S. going around for me not to say something. So, now, I will give you a few facts, truths and evidence and let you figure out for yourself, if this is a conspiracy or not.

1. Derek Fisher Fouled Brent Barry.
Last night Fisher fouled Barry on a 3-point try. I saw it, you saw it and even Charles Barkley's dumbass saw it. That wouldve gave Barry 3 free throw shots with no time on the clock, in a game that was decided by 2 points. The reason it was not called: Joey Crawford. Referee Joey Crawford shouldn't have been ref'ing that game. He had a previous run in with Coach Poppovich in these playoffs. If you didn't know, he has it out for the Spurs and more specifically Tim Duncan. I'll let the evidence speak for itself.

Guess who the referee that was closest to the Fisher (non call) foul on Brent Barry. You guessed it....Joey Crawford who might I add was suspended for the rest of the season last year. Regardless, Crawford shouldnt have been ref'ing that game because he had previous run-ins with people in the game and that couldve altered his bias.
Also, with Referee Tim Donaghey being caught for getting paid to fix games and getting caught gambling and then saying that 60% of NBA refs were game fixing and gambling that makes me put Referees judgements into suspicion. The fact that the NBA is simply just trying to sweep this under the rug is disgusting. (almost disgusting as the NFL sweeping SPYGATE under the rug, but thats a whole other RANT and RAVE that i'll save for later)

2. The NBA doesn't want a small market team to win the championship again.
The NBA is all about money. Plain and simple. Why do you think everything that happens with the Knicks is BIG sports news? ... It's cause New York is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, markets in the United States. Even though the New York Knicks havent done anything worth a damn in the last 5-7 years, they're still big news all the time. The big market teams are teams like New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Chicago while the small market teams are teams like Minnesota, Seattle, Denver, and to a lesser extent San Antonio, detroit, New Orleans. In the last 10 years the champions are Spurs, Heat, Spurs, Pistons, Spurs, Lakers, Lakers, Lakers, Spurs. With small market teams taking the championship the last couple of years, ratings havent been so good for the NBA. The reason the NBA wants big market teams is cause there is BIG MONEY. With teams like the Celtics and the Lakers making extended runs in this playoffs its bringing bigger ratings. Bigger markets = bigger ratings = BIG MONEY for the NBA.

3. The NBA wants the "Superstars" in the finals.
This is obvious. That's why there is an All-Star game. So that all the "Superstars" can be put on showcase for the NBA to make money off of. Here's the thing...Tim Duncan is a ALL-Star but... hes not s SUPERSTAR.... there are few guys in that category, these are the guys who sell all the jerseys and have the huge shoe deals...guys like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade and to a lesser extent guys like Chris Paul, Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Shaq. I don't blame the NBA for this cause as a basketball fan I like to see the SUPERSTARS play but not at the expense of great fundamental, defensive, teamwork and hardnosed teams. The NBA is no longer a team game. When a guy like Tim Duncan, who in my opinion is the best player in the game right now, isn't even considered in the conversation as a SUPERSTAR its ridiculous. Because he's not a show man who dribbles fancy, double pump reverse 360 slams the ball, or jukes guys out of theyre shoes, doesnt mean that hes not a SUPERSTAR. Tim Duncan plays the most fundamentally sound game nowadays. Who else goes off the backboard? or simply out powers and/or out finesses a defender down in the paint like Duncan? and still at the same time plays hard-nosed defense. Teams like the Spurs, Pistons, Suns, Hornets play with some of the best team work in the NBA. Yet, they are overshadowed by bigger market teams with bigger market players.

4. The NBA WANTS Los Angeles VS Boston
Do you remember Magic VS Bird? Of course you do it was the biggest matchup in the late 80's and early 90's. What teams did they play for? Of course you know that its the Lakers and Celtics, respectively. The NBA is trying to replicate that kind of rivalry again. NBA rivalries are huge. It just makes for interesting matchups and more fan intrigue. Why did everyone watch Kobe Vs Shaq's Heat those past years on Christmas? Cause it was a good rivalry... and intrigue and rivalries = good ratings for the NBA which you know by my last paragraph means more money for the NBA.

If that's not enough for you then here you go..... The Celtics werent even close to being a contender last year. Even though the Lakers made the playoffs last year their hopes for a title just werent realistic last year either. BUT after 2 hugely lopsided trades, these teams were turned into instant contenders. Let's analyze these two HUGE trades. The Lakers traded the biggest bust ever, Kwame Brown, marc gasol, Critten and 2 1st rounders for Pau Gasol and a 2nd rounder. Thats a small price to pay for an ALL-star in the prime of his career. Plus, with an all star added to thier roster they are almost assured to be in the playoffs for 2008 and 2010 when the Grizzlies will get those picks making them low end 1st round picks. So in my opinion they got him for chump change. The interesting part is that Jerry West is the GM for the Grizzlies. Yes, the same Jerry west on the NBA logo BUT the same jerry West who played his career and was former GM for the Lakers..... hmmmmmmmm.
On the other end the Celtics got Garnett a former MVP and a future Hall Of Famer from Minnesota for a handful of young nobodys.... the GM of the Timberwolves??? hmmmmm, Kevin McHale, a man who played his whole career for the Celtics... hmmmmmm... conspiracy to make 2 of the marquee big market teams better?!?! i dont know. you be the judge.

I kinda got bored and extremly sidetracked writing this and realized that I have been out thinking myself. hahahaha kind of funny... but i still call shenanigans on the Spurs/Lakers series. Hope you had fun wasting your time reading this. LMFAO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA