[TrueHoop] Professional Gambler's View on the Scandal

Acedude · Jun 11, 2008

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop...ambler-s-Take-on-the-Tim-Donaghy-Scandal.html

This guy rivals Daryl Morey in the amount of stats and number crunching he does.

It's a very long interview, but very worth the read. A few memorable quotes...

I can say with a large degree of certainty that this game was one of the more blatant fixes. That Phoenix vs. New York game was a game that I was told was bet by the crew associated with [alleged Donaghy co-conspirator James "Baa Baa"] Batista, it was also a game where Phoenix shot 14 free throws in regulation and New York shot 36.
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This year I had a rather large bet against Phoenix winning the Western Conference, it was my largest bet of the year and I had to lay roughly 3-1 but it felt like stealing. At the time they were in first place in the conference and had just made the Shaq trade. I felt like the trade was a disaster and took a large position against them not only in that bet but as well as throughout the season. I also bet against the Suns in the first round vs. the Spurs not only for the series but also in each of the four games.
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The best coach in the league (and its not even close) is Gregg Popovich. He is without peer in terms of how well he manages a game, as well as prepares his team. It's really not even close, he is just that much better than every other coach in the league. If you are ever unsure of what the correct strategy is in a certain situation, look to the Spurs. If they are doing it, it's probably the right strategy.

There are a lot of coaches who do a poor job with what I call the mathematics of the game, but to be fair, maybe they are better at other aspects of their job like motivation or player development.

However, I have a hard time believing that Doc Rivers could ever make up for his in-game strategy with his ability to motivate or develop players. I would like to have seen how the Celtics would have fared this year if they didn't hire Tom Thibodeau to install a great defensive system. If Popovich is the guy you lean to if you are unsure of what to do, Rivers is certainly the guy you look to if you want to know what NOT to do.
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Bigmarky · Jun 11, 2008

full agree, i always said Pop is soooo underated at his coaching skills

when u call a timeout just to yell at a player for playing sloppy Defense

u are a winner in my book

doc rivers and all these new player coaches are not coaches
they are just dudes who have played ball since they were small (like some of us posters ) and think they know it all

azoghbi · Jun 11, 2008

awesome read. it would be amazing if his past didn't come back to bite him in the rear if he tried to get an official NBA job.

robbie380 · Jun 11, 2008

azoghbi said:

awesome read. it would be amazing if his past didn't come back to bite him in the rear if he tried to get an official NBA job.
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yeah it would be too bad. he sounds like he could be an amazing asset to a front office.

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