Chauncey Billiups and Rozier got arrested by the FBI on gambling charges.

They said the blazers tanked a game in 2023. They tanked the whole season. Hopefully it is enough for the nba to address it. It sucks!

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15038998]They said the blazers tanked a game in 2023. They tanked the whole season. Hopefully it is enough for the nba to address it. It sucks![/QUOTE]
Its one thing for a fan or fans to think a team is tanking. You and I can make such assumptions and it's no big deal. To involve the federal government and penal system is too much. If the Celtics start 1-5 and decide to trade Tatum and Brown should Brad Stevens be sent to prison? Several teams in every sport every year come to the decision that they can't win the championship and decide to make trade(s) that make their team worse in the short term. The FBI should be involved?

The nba is set up to force teams to tank. Needs to change.if it takes the fbi bringing it up for it to change than im all for it.

Apparently Billups was being paid to play in games where the mob was using technology to scam marks. All of the players but 1 were in on it, and they would work together (using tech) to coordinate to scam the mark. Allegedly they had hidden cameras, a card shuffler that counted cards, and x-rays in the table to read face-down cards. They bring in a celebrity to distract the mark.

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15039003]The nba is set up to force teams to tank. Needs to change.if it takes the fbi bringing it up for it to change than im all for it.[/QUOTE]
So if the Bucks are offered 10 first round picks and cap space for Giannis they can't do the deal? Are we going to say that any trade that does not immediately improve a team is proof of tanking? Or just losing? That would be an extremely stupid application of law.

[QUOTE=ralph_i_el;15039006]Apparently Billups was being paid to play in games where the mob was using technology to scam marks. All of the players but 1 were in on it, and they would work together (using tech) to coordinate to scam the mark. Allegedly they had hidden cameras, a card shuffler that counted cards, and x-rays in the table to read face-down cards. They bring in a celebrity to distract the mark.[/QUOTE]
Alright, that's pretty scummy. A shame.

[QUOTE=ralph_i_el;15039006]Apparently Billups was being paid to play in games where the mob was using technology to scam marks. All of the players but 1 were in on it, and they would work together (using tech) to coordinate to scam the mark. Allegedly they had hidden cameras, a card shuffler that counted cards, and x-rays in the table to read face-down cards. They bring in a celebrity to distract the mark.[/QUOTE]

Do you have a link to this?

[QUOTE=Real Men Wear Green;15039007]So if the Bucks are offered 10 first round picks and cap space for Giannis they can't do the deal? Are we going to say that any trade that does not immediately improve a team is proof of tanking? Or just losing? That would be an extremely stupid application of law.[/QUOTE]

To me tanking is playing guys that shouldnt be playing because you dont want to win. Jazz were playing williams last year when he should have been in gleague. Got fined for benching healthy lauri. Nba should be for proven nba players. Should be in gleague or elsewhere until they prove it

Austin ainge says they arent tanking this year. To me that just means they wont be sitting healthy vets. Instead they traded 2 of their best players and will have even more unproven pkayers on the floor or play 4 bigs. Tanking comes in many forms. Trading giannis isnt tanking if you still try to compete

Nba just put them all on leave. Not called a suspension probably for CBA reasons but they’re all out.

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15039011]To me tanking is playing guys that shouldnt be playing because you dont want to win. Jazz were playing williams last year when he should have been in gleague. Got fined for benching healthy lauri. Nba should be for proven nba players. Should be in gleague or elsewhere until they prove it[/QUOTE]
Som a coach should now be concerned with whether or not the FBI agrees with his substitutions?

Far as why gambling isn’t treated like being a crackhead or hair when addict? The lack of victims I suppose. At least when you’re rich. Rich drug addicts don’t get treated like crackheads either. They’re in movies and people pay to hear them sing about being addicted to drugs. They are elected to office.

A poor crackhead destroys his family. Charles Barkley can gamble as much as he wants. His family doesn’t suffer.

[QUOTE=Real Men Wear Green;15039018]Som a coach should now be concerned with whether or not the FBI agrees with his substitutions?[/QUOTE]

No the nba should be. Silver has said he isnt. Its a joke.they could have an actual minor league. They dont.

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I'm trying to keep my opinion of the current FBI head separate.