I don't know whether Stern will do something like this to get the Lakers into the playoffs but he has fixed games before so this is not the first time for Stern. David Stern is capable of it and the bad thing is, no one can do anything about it. There have been times where the league front office will send officials documentations on what to look for, not calling fouls on certain situation, etc... Though the league has denied this allegation, and so many other allegations against them. There's no doubt that David Stern is crooked. He's a great business man but when it comes to the integrity of the game, he completely ignores it. The Lakers have been playing inconsistently this entire year but they are talented enough to make a playoff run. The past few games for Houston, it seems like they are battling the officials as well as the other team. That's why Calvin Murphy said Houston had to play against 8 players. I was hoping that the officials were just making mistakes but when its consistently bad, that is something that makes you wonder about the league. But whether Stern does it or not, he is more than capable of fixing games and he has done it plenty of times before. I just want Stern to retire quietly but I know he will still have his ways even when retire because he will be in Silver's ears...
I usually do not blame officials, but there were some strange calls against OKC and the Nets. I think the Rockets and Utah are going to keep their current pace and beat the Lakers in the playoff race. My worry is Golden State, I hope they manage to stay as well. I really really want the Lakers to miss the playoffs.
At the time it seemed that he screwed us BUT now it seems like it worked out for the best. This off season we will truly see what this team (Morey) can put together.
