For many years, I have followed the NBA enjoyably. When I was little, I would go to countless Timberwolves games with my father. We've gone to some good ones. There was the game where Wally Sczerbiak was kicked in the face by Bruce Bowen and then exploded in the fourth quarter. Then there was the game where the Wolves ended a series of first round series upsets with a win over the Denver Nuggets. These games were a lot of fun and a great moment in my childhood.
However, today, I would like to renounce my faith when it comes to the National Basketball Association. I have long suspected that this league is rigged, and there were even a couple of reports of this in the early 2000's. Well, I didn't believe it at the time, but now I'm sure of it.
The biggest example of how David Stern has rigged and pulled things together the way he wants to is the NBA Lottery. The Lottery was made in 1985 to keep teams from tanking at the end of the regular season to get the top pick in the NBA Draft. So how does this mean it's rigged?
The top draft prospect in the NBA in 1985 was...Mr. Patrick Ewing. The team that wound up winning the lottery was the New York Knicks, who also happen to be David Sterns hometown team. This started a tradition of small market teams getting screwed.
No team has felt the wrath of David Stern more than the Minnesota Timberwolves. In their existence, which began in 1989, the Wolves have never picked higher than 3rd. The biggest screw job before tonight happened with the 1992 lottery in which the Wolves had the chance to get the #1 pick in the draft. The Wolves would wind up getting 3rd in that draft which would wind up being Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, and Christian Laettner.
Then came the big one. The Wolves decided to put up an under the table deal for Joe Smith. Yeah, it's our fault, but at the same time, David Stern took away SEVEN draft picks. SEVEN!!! Would Stern have taken SEVEN picks from, say...the Knicks if they offered LeBron James a side deal this summer? I think not. But they had to make an example of the Wolves!!!
Then, there's this year's draft lottery. The Wolves had the second best chance to get the #1 pick in the draft. Hell, if anything, they should probably get the 2nd pick in the draft, right?
Well, here's what you need to know. The NBA only draws for the top 3 picks in the draft, then the rest is inverse order. So, let's look at the top 3 picks in this upcoming draft...
The third team is the New Jersey Nets, who had the best chance to get the #1 pick. Yeah, they fell two and won't get either John Wall or Evan Turner, but they can get a solid front court player with their pick, most likely Derrick Favors. It's not a bad door prize.
The second pick belongs to the Philadelphia 76ers, a franchise that is still trying to replace Allen Iverson. Let's not mention that Philly might be the 3rd biggest media market in the Northeast, where the NBA is based.
And finally, the Washington Wizards have the #1 pick in the NBA Draft. Wizards owner Abe Pollin died during last season and it would have been a great story to see him there to accept the number one pick. But...
POLLIN JUST HAPPENS TO BE A CLOSE FRIEND OF DAVID STERN!!!! And here's the really big thing. Remember Gilbert "HOORAY FOR GUNS!!!" Arenas? Yeah, he signed a pretty big contract before the season. So the Wizards should be on the hook for Arenas' salary, right? WRONG! Stern is letting the Wizards out of the contract...without paying Arenas if they so choose. So they're saving a buttload of money, they have the #1 pick, and their late owner was Stern's good friend.
It's time to pull the Randy Moss card on the NBA and when the tough gets going, Randy Moss says @#$% this. The Wolves continue to get screwed raw and it keeps getting worse. But it's ok, David Kahn is going to sign a big time free agent, right???
Too bad nobody wants to sign here. There's nothing to do in Minnesota. It's too cold in the winter too. They want to go to Miami, where they can party with Dwayne Wade and pull their best Pac Man Jones impersonation. Hell, we are better people than most of the players in the NBA. Take a look at the entire Boston Celtics team...
WE LOVE COLD!!! WE PLAY BASEBALL OUTSIDE!!! WE PLAY HOCKEY OUTSIDE!!! WE LOVE OUTSIDE STUFF!!! LET'S JUST PLAY OUR GAMES AT TARGET FIELD AND SIGN THE ENTIRE CANADIAN BASKETBALL TEAM, BUT THEN STERN WILL JUST TAKE AWAY PICKS FOR HAVING TOO MANY CANADIANS!!!
Oh, and with that fourth pick, the Wolves are guessing they'll get DeMarcus Cousins, who has supposedly punched four of his coaches throughout his career. So I can't wait until he goes into a Wal-Mart and gets pissed he can't get his Lil' Wayne CD for free and goes apeshit. The Wolves should just sign Royce White while they're at it...
So, no more NBA for this guy. I'm done. When the Lakers and the Celtics get into the NBA finals, we'll know a lot more about this fraud of an organization, that financially is going down the toilet in small market. Lord knows why that would be happening...
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