| My Tip-Of-The-Iceberg Fear |
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| by Mike Fisher | Mon, Jul 23, 2007, 11:18 AM |
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Yes, yes, this week we must get to important issues in sports, like Barry Bonds' record (his head has swelled to a size-9, shattering Aaron and Ruth's head size) and Tim Cowlishaw's penchant for pissin' in the Cowboys' Cheerios before camp's even started. But first. ...
How prescient was Mark Cuban? These refs really couldn’t run a Dairy Queen. Unless the Dairy Queen had a bookmaking operation in back. The latest on The Wagering Whistle: * A couple of years ago, Tim Donaghy was accused of harassing a neighbor by chasing him in a golf cart and setting his tractor on fire. Um, Chancellor Stern, did you know about this? It was in the papers. Or were you too busy making sure Allen Iverson’s tattoos were being airbrushed from photos? * So you were anticipating an “I-told-you-so’’ response from Tony Cubes regarding the ref scandal? Sorry to disappoint you, but Cuban is muscling up support for the NBA and its Commish with a “Calamity As Catalyst’’ take. Measured and rational, this Cuban fellow. * Was Tim Donaghy, in addition to being a tractor-burning madman, also a foul-calling madman? Check out his technical-foul numbers. * Here’s an aspect of this that we were afraid of. … and it doesn’t smell right: The NBA knew Donaghy had a gambling problem going into this season. … and the league let him work his games anyway. * There are other reports, by the way, saying the NBA did NOT know Donaghy had a gambling problem. Either way, though, Stern and Stu Jackson and the fellas have a problem. If they suspected Tim was seedy, why let him work? And if they didn’t know one of their traffic cops was on the take. … well, why the hell didn’t they know? Neighbors knew he gambled. Friends knew he gambled. The guy with the burned tractor knew he was nuts. You’re telling me this guy spent a bunch of time in Atlantic City (reportedly) and no NBA official ever noticed it? * Gut reaction to what might be an NBA overreaction: There goes La Vegas’ chance of having an NBA team anytime soon. * And yet another aspect of this that we hinted at last week, the Tip-of-The-Iceberg Fear. In Florida, local cops are called to Donaghy’s home because of the death threats he’s been getting. But buried in this story is the real bombshell: The idea that the FBI is going after Donaghy in order to get him to reveal other names involved. Other names, like mob guys and stuff, right? No, silly. Other names, like “players and officials.’’ Oh-oh. Tip of the iceberg?
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