NBA conspiracy theorists

IDK but i know they didnt call shite for the Knicks in game 6, it looked fishy.

Memphis, SA, Indiana in the conference finals. Makes sense because these are big markets.

During the 35 year Stern Era, name the finals that didn't include:

a top-three market team
the Celtics
a team led by LeBron James

There are like 3 or 4 max. I can remember

Pistons/Blazers
Rockets/Magic

Any others?

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Posted by lsutigers1992 on 5/23 at 9:29 am to S During the 35 year Stern Era, name the finals that didn't include: a top-three market team the Celtics a team led by LeBron James There are like 3 or 4 max. I can remember Pistons/Blazers Rockets/Magic Any others? This post was edited on 5/23 at 9:30 am Reply • Options • Back to Top

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Good teams usually make the finals? Color me shocked

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Good teams usually make the finals? Color me shocked

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It's amazing how many times those good teams "miraculously" wind up in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston.

even the commish can't make melo/jr smith make shots, bro

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It's amazing how many times those good teams "miraculously" wind up in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston

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this is mainly LA and boston

boston had that crazy run when the NBA was young with russell and company...then they had an 80s run that wasn't that weird. the big weird thing was the mchale/parish trade, but that was just a bad trade as best i can tell. when they made their "big 3" a few years ago, they did the standard "trade young asset/cap room for aging star" routine. the sonics got jeff green and cap space. the wolves got cap space and al jefferson. nothing weird there

chicago had its run when it got jordan and company. it's not some storied franchise with this history back to the 60s. it just happened to build the best core after the lakers/celtics run in the 80s.their current group was built through the draft and a couple FA signings (namely boozer). their biggest coup was hiring thibodeau

new york hasn't won a title in forever. their last finals run was thta scrappy 7 or 8 seed in the lockout year. they made it one other time in the "modern" era, and lost to the rockets. they've been shitty more than great the past 10-15 years

now the lakers? yeah they use their natural advantages to get guys

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Good players like to play in big markets to maximize their income and fame? Color me shocked

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So it's rigged? Thank you.

I completely when the league made Memphis trade Pau Gasol for nothing to avoid a New Orleans/San Antonio nightmare. Yes, Marc miraculously got good, but that trade was truly ridiculous.

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Explain San Antonio's 4 championships. Stern rigged the lottery for them when Robinson and Duncan were coming out?

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I will explain when they explain how the Knicks got to that championship series against the Spurs as an 8-seed, effectively avoiding the same Spurs/Pacers final everybody is dreading now.

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I completely when the league made Memphis trade Pau Gasol for nothing to avoid a New Orleans/San Antonio nightmare. Yes, Marc miraculously got good, but that trade was truly ridiculous.

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that trade was standard "good expensive players for young player, cap space, and picks"

very few people thought pau gasol was elite when he was traded. he had made 1 all star game and was mocked (b/c he got his shot blocked by a smaller player). IN HINDSIGHT, people began to truly respect him as a player