Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 215 [Competition needs fairness]

silence!Half a minute, 1 minute.Neither of them spoke.

David Stern lowered his head and did not speak for a long time.This made Hayes feel a little uneasy.When he said this, he didn't ask for other people's opinions, it was completely his own idea.

Bad, he was angry, and he was angry.I was too unconsidered. The unspoken rules of the NBA were probably manipulated by Stern himself. I made this kind of opinion, just like discussing planetary environmental protection with Mr. Frieza who destroyed the planet.Stern's heart will definitely not feel good.I'm like Vegeta now, and I still have value, otherwise he might kill me right away.

There is indeed a shady scene in the NBA.

In August 2007, gambling referee Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty, and he will face up to 8 years in prison.

In a public trial in U.S. federal court, Donaghy faces two felony charges. After several months of investigation, the FBI has obtained enough evidence. Some time ago, Donaghy made a decision to plead guilty after several discussions with his lawyer.According to judge Carol Amon, Donaghy's phone recording is one of the strong evidence. It is reported that he told his "partner" on the phone which team to buy to win. If the result is correct, Donaghy can get $5000 reward.

After the scandal, president David Stern said that the reason why the NBA did not take corresponding measures at that time was that it was worried that it would affect the investigation work of the FBI.In a public press conference last month, Stern said that the Donaghy incident was definitely a "special case" and that no other player or referee would make the same mistake.

Is there really only a "ghost whistle" like Donaghy in the NBA?Only a fool would believe it.

There is never absolute fairness in anything in this world, but sometimes the NBA does it too obviously and too much.

For example, in Game 2002 of Kings VS Lakers in [-].In addition to Bangzi's World Cup that year, this game was the darkest.

Recall Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals.That year the Kings had a strong lineup, starting with Divac, Webber, Stojakovic, Christie, and Bibby.There are also a group of bench gangsters such as Bobby Jackson and Turkoglu sitting on the court.

The Kings lead 3-2 at Staples Center.The Lakers fought to the death on the edge of the cliff, not retreating a step. 75 tied and entered the fourth quarter, the Lakers suddenly showed their power.Four and a half minutes before the end of the game, when the Kings led 4 to 90, they were still dreaming of going to the finals.But in the next 89 minutes, the Lakers had overtaken to 3 to 99.Since then, the king has not led until the end of the game.

The Lakers got as many as 27 free throw opportunities in the last quarter, while the Kings only had 9. In the whole game, the Lakers beat the Kings 40 to 25 times in the number of free throws. The Lakers didn't feel good in the fourth quarter. In 6 minutes, no one on the Lakers made a shot-but this did not prevent them from scoring.During this period, Kobe, Holly, and Fox took turns to make free throws.Sixteen of their final 18 points came from free throws.

Kings center Divac and Scott Pollard, who were in charge of defending O'Neal, were both sent off, and Webber had to play the top Shark at the center.After the game, although the Kings immediately complained to the league about the refereeing problem, the result could not be changed.In the end, the Lakers defeated the Kings 106 to 102 and won the seventh game to enter the finals.
Donaghy's statement brought the hearts of Kings fans back to 2002 once again, and Kings fans have begun to piece together all the details of the game that year.They're trying to make the case that the NBA ruined their beloved King's championship dreams.

Donaghy's testimony stated: "In May 2002, referees A, G, and F officiated a playoff series between Teams 5 and 5, which was Game 6, and if Team 5 won that night , would end the series. But referees A and F are 'corporate insiders', representing league interests, in order to increase the number of games, to drag the game into Game 6. On that night, team 5 personal fouls were ignored , and Team 6 was called for multiple fouls for no reason, gave Team 5 multiple free throw opportunities, and caused Team 6 to have two players ejected. Team [-] came from behind and won the series."

After the release of Donaghy's latest court documents, Stern accused Donaghy of mitigating his guilt, which he said was baseless.The Maloof brothers, the owner of the Kings, also expressed their support for the league. They said: "We think Stern and the league are straightforward and frank, so we don't believe Donaghy's words."

Divac, who was in Madrid, Spain, accepted a reporter's interview by phone. He was sent off in that game.Still, he hopes Donaghy isn't telling the truth, saying, "I knew something was wrong, and I think so to this day, but it never occurred to me that the league would be involved."

Retired referee Ted Bernhardt, who was in charge of that game, said: "I insisted that there was no problem with my penalty in that game. At that time, my penalty was correct."

He mentioned "I" twice, emphasizing that "I" has no problem with the penalty, but there are still two referees in this game, so when he said something like this, there may be something wrong.

Another example is the Mavericks VS Rockets in 2005.Also from Donaghy's testimony.

"In 2005, I was assigned to officiate Game 3 of the Mavericks vs. Rockets series. Before the game, I was called to a meeting by league officials. They told us (referees) that we should spare no effort to call Yao Ming's mobile screen foul and inside walk. The Rockets led 2-0 at the time of the mistake, but the Mavericks managed to comeback against the Rockets in seven playoff games.” Donaghy explained in detail the ins and outs of the third game in 7, “Black Yao”.

After the game, Jeff Van Gundy publicly defended his disciples, saying that Yao Ming had become a target of the referees. Later, the league fined Van Gundy $10 in order to cover up his embarrassment.Van Gundy set a new record for a fine in the NBA, just because he revealed that "referees pay more attention to Yao Ming."And that's very likely to be true.

The bad call ruined the Rockets, and the irony was that Stern was watching the game from the sidelines.

Donaghy took aim at the league, a culprit who claimed there was a so-called "superstar rule," in which the league told referees to be lenient when calling technical fouls on superstars, or it would hurt ticket sales and viewership. Rate.

After more than a minute of silence, Stern asked calmly, "Chuck, do you believe what Donaghy said?"

"I just believe what I see. I can't prevent...someone's four-step layup." Hayes said with a pause.Anyway, things have come to this point and there is no turning back, so let's just talk about it.When he got excited, he almost said, "I can't prevent your godson's four-step layup."

"You are the first person who dared to tell me about the star whistle player to my face. Other players kept their mouths tight even when they were interviewed by reporters. Have you ever thought about the consequences of saying these words?" Stern laughed.At this time, he thought of Van Gundy who was fined that year.No wonder Hayes and Van Gundy can become good friends, these two people have similar personalities!
"I think there may be two consequences. One is that Mr. President and I have the same idea and are preparing to strengthen the supervision of referees in order to restore the image of league referees and the hearts of fans. The second is that if I haven't said it, I will do whatever I want. I believe you have a lot of adults, and you won't be as knowledgeable as a nonsense kid like me." Hayes said.In the previous life, James' crab walk was recognized as legal, which shows that Stern is also a stubborn person.It would be miserable if Stern held a grudge against him.As long as Stern said to the referees: "Hayes is too arrogant, blow him against the Bobcats game." That would be bad.

"Interesting. You are such an interesting person. Haha." Stern laughed, and then said gently: "Chuck, for the viewing pleasure of the game, as long as the movements are coordinated and coherent, the steps will not be blown away. When a star player is attacking, the referee sometimes tends to call fouls on the defensive players, which is also for the enjoyment of the game. If the whistle scale is changed, the game will lose a lot of color. No fans want a lot of walking violations in a game, right? But you I also put forward a very good suggestion. That is the supervision of referees. I really intend to find someone who specializes in managing referees, so as to prevent referees from gambling and black whistle in the future, and ensure that the game is absolutely fair and just. I say that ,Are you satisfied?"

"Of course I'm satisfied. The status quo of the league is already very good. I'm just making a small suggestion on a very good premise, hoping that the league will become better." Hayes smiled and heaved a sigh of relief.

Stern now feels that it is too correct to choose Hayes as the spokesperson of the NBA image.Because Hayes is really decent, he is already a star, and he is not happy to hear that he can enjoy the privilege of star whistle, but also proposes to ban star whistle in order to seek justice, which is really rare.

Stern still remembers James' arrogant expression when he first talked to James, as if he had surpassed Jordan.At that time, James vowed, "I will rule the league in three years." Perhaps, what James was thinking about at the time was how to use the advantage of the star whistle to score... So James practiced the "crab step" and was questioned by other teams. He also confidently said that he played like this in high school, and it was not a foul to do so.No high school coach will teach players to play like this, and it is not a big problem to occasionally blow away steps for the sake of game fluency.But it's not good to take falsehood for truth.In Stern's mind, Hayes' mentality is much stronger than James'.

At this time, Stern no longer expects James to become the new "basketball god" of the league. Compared with Hayes, James is more like a spoiled kid.

Strength, tenacity, self-confidence, integrity.This is Stern's assessment of Hayes.He believed that as long as Hayes had a helper like Pippen by his side, he would be able to build a dynasty.

Stern smiled and said: "Chuck, your suggestion is very good. This is an act of speaking for the fans and for the sake of the league. As for your image problem, I don't need to say more. It is very good now, even if the opponent, There are very few bad things about you. What you need to do now is to lead the team to win the championship. Although your personal ability is very strong, it is not easy. This season, the Eagles and Magic have improved their strength. There are Timberwolves, Spurs, Mavericks, Lakers. No matter which of these teams, the Bobcats have no advantage in staffing. How many years do you think you can win the championship?"

"If it wasn't for Bargnani's injury, which weakened the team's offensive ability, I think there is a possibility of hitting the championship this year. If not this year, the Bobcats have at least 8% chance of winning the championship next year." Hayes laughed.

"I'm talking about the championship. Do you think the Bobcats are so strong? Don't talk big, young people."

"Of course it's not a lie. The young players of the Bobcats have been tempered this season and their confidence has increased. Our cooperation has also developed a tacit understanding. The Bobcats hold four first-round picks. They will definitely make a difference in the draft. It is suitable for the team's tactics The rookies will also be my help, and next year at the latest, the Bobcats will definitely win the championship.”

Stern had never seen anyone as confident as Hayes.Is it possible to join a team at the bottom of the league and say to win the championship within two years?

If he does, maybe he can really surpass Jordan in the future!

(End of this chapter)