Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN posted this little gem...
Three referees on the floor ruled that not a basket. That would've been a TYING THREE-POINTER in the last 15 seconds, and Atlanta stole one in Houston 113-108.Wait this did NOT go in?#whileyouweresleeping pic.twitter.com/lPymskz830— Mike & Mike (@MikeAndMike) February 3, 2017
In the David $tern NBA, there'd be no doubt that I would call the game rigged. I want to give Adam Silver SOME benefit of the doubt for the good he's done the league since becoming Commissioner, but this appeared an egregious one.
So it gave me the chance to go over something I philosophically believe about rigged games, sports conspiracy theories, etc.
If I've seen one site use numerology and what I consider hocus-pocus relating to rigged games and what they believe is going on, I've seen many.
I don't believe in such things. I believe numbers can be used to show trends and the like which can indicate rigged games (especially by slanted refereeing, etc.), but I think a lot of the "3+4 = 777" numerology discredits the whole situation -- and I think that's the idea.
All you have to do is watch a lot of this and respond to what obviously is going on and called contrary to what actually goes on.
This is the kind of stuff people need to be looking for to see about rigged games, not hocus-pocus. Look for the sleight of hand, not the magic trick itself.
I had said this was a prime example.
It's *NOT*!!! My friend/external bullshit detector/historian/source/etc. and so forth took many long looks at this one before coming to the conclusion...
THE CALL WAS CORRECT!!! I have to retract the rigging claim.
Why? SB Nation has the better angle on this one...
The ball bounces off the backboard on the side AWAY FROM THE CAMERA, swishes the outside of the net, no basket...
Still, an opportunity to make an important point before Super Farce LI(E), even with egg on my face.
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