[EmpireWF]

How in the world did the Knicks actually defeat the D!etroit Pistons?

[ThePundit]

Empire: Good question to which there is no good answer. This is why I don't gamble anymore.

[legend]

The answer is- because other people do gamble!

[Wizard of Os]

Empire, dude, it's all part of what must be a conspiracy involving Isiah, Commissioner Stern, Larry Bird and possibly Spike Lee. How else do you explain the continuing allowance of Isiah to dismantle a major-market franchise, other than to give Isiah's former Indiana and former Detroit squads a further boost? The Detroit win (like the dunk contest) was clearly a fix, a rare moment of excitement for Knickerboosters just to keep the minimum level of interest needed to keep paraphenalia and ticket sales just high enough.

I'm sure the exact parameters of the conspiracy, but it must have begun shortly before the ping pong ball in the Patrick Ewing lottery "fortunately" fell the Knicks' way.

It makes sense to me...

Cheers, all.

[cjg11582]

I am usually skeptical of the conspiracy theory, but this seems so likely it is hard to refute. Imagine putting money down on The Pistons moneyline (this means you are taking the Detroit to simply win, not cover) and watching that game in horror. If I endured that type of experience or something similar to it; it would probably totally diminish my interest in gambling.

[legend]

A wise man once told me this,"If it talks, it can be bought off." This limits one's gambling options to greyhounds!

[ThePundit]

Legend, good saying. But who in the NBA could be bought off? Pretty much every player who sees the court including the coaches are already millionaires. They'd have nothng to gain.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

Legend, good saying. But who in the NBA could be bought off? Pretty much every player who sees the court including the coaches are already millionaires. They'd have nothng to gain.

Come on now Pundit....In the words of Patrick Ewing, "15 million dollars a year, does not goas far as people think."

[Who Dey]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Come on now Pundit....In the words of Patrick Ewing, "15 million dollars a year, does not goas far as people think."

"The thing you have to understand is, yeah we make a lot of money, but we also spend a lot of money too."
Ewing should have been a banker.