How The Kings Offense Worked in 2002

[@njb0076]

This team was fun to watch. To bad the NBA robbed them from getting a ring, by rigging the WCF against the Lakers in 2002.

[@shawnfynn7889]

Know what you mean, but you should rephrase it to, "against the Kings" iinstead. Capeche?

[@Roooa2312]

Same thing happen this year Warriors were robbed from a championship, think about it Lebron beating the Warriors would seal him as one of the greatest, if Lebron went 2-5 his legacy would be destroyed and the NBA didn't want that

[@Overphased]

+roooa2312 wow this guy,just wow,I'm enjoying replying to you for some weird reason. Tell Draymond to control his emotions next year

[@Roooa2312]

Irldickhead s tell the NBA to stop rigging games next year.

[@shawnfynn7889]

roooa2312 Draymond "rigged" the Warriors by himself.

[@joeldbaker]

"...Christie who was their worst starter" -but best defender.

[@bangbang7903]

So was Rodman All Defense no Offense.

[@djolf]

yeah, I cringed when he said that. He should have said: "Even Christie, who was known mainly for his defense, passed the ball well."

[@TheGoonsies]

Lol me and my brother would always do Kings vs Lakers and the first sub I'd always make was Bobby Jackson for Doug Christie

[@chenghay]

@@TheGoonsies he is very useful in locking down big size ball handler like Lebron, trust me.

[@donsimpson2271]

Sacramento Kings Actual 2002 NBA Champions

[@annsy8364]

@@doomnotron 27 free throws in the 4th quarter 🤷‍♂️

[@annsy8364]

@@doomnotron @DOOMNOTRON Game 7 would not have happened. The series should have ended at 6. The kings were really terrible at the line in that series. Especially in game 7 which I said, should not have happened. Game 4 was the kings fault blowing a huge lead I admit that. Game 5 Lakers got robbed? Smh. I don't think so. But you cannot compare that last play of game 5 to all the terrible calls in game 6.

[@annsy8364]

@@doomnotron @DOOMNOTRON I gotta agree with that adelman situation. The last time I saw him choking, he was coaching the rockets. Yes that's how kobe and shaq plays that is why they are one of the best 1-2 punch of all time. I can't deny facts about them. Webber was a choker his whole career and im not a big fan of him. If the you're talking about the screen of webber against fisher, that's not an offensive foul to me. But 27 free throws given to LA, offensive foul on webber in the last 3, minutes, the elbow of kobe to bibby for just that last play in game 5? Not a good trade for me. If lakers won game 5 and kings won game 6. Then game 7 should have been a different story, the lakers can win or the kings can win. Just what could have been. Maybe I'm not having this conversation right now.

[@annsy8364]

@@doomnotron also. Thank you for being professional in this topic with me unlike other people.

[@annsy8364]

@@doomnotron I think that concludes our conversation here, huh. I got nothing more to say. I said what I said. Plus since you're a big Lakers fan. Congrats on winning the chip few days ago.

[@geekUSA101]

I think people forget how good C-Webb was in his prime, one of the most skilled and fun big men to watch..

[@jtiss_1023]

Beautiful. Wish more players would let go of their ego and play more fluidly as a team

[@jaydentid7450]

True, Spurs came pretty close. But my celtics can move in that direction as well

[@jtiss_1023]

+Jayden Tid True fam. Stevens definitely can coach our team to play like this, considering our efficiency isn't that great despite our pace.

[@jaydentid7450]

+Jav Tiss Yep we just need more open looks and quicker plays.

[@sexypimpking]

That's why gsw are so good

[@felipearaos1286]

+sexypimpking and that's sadly why they lose this year

[@cpv1649]

I am a Bulls fan growing up in Sac but this was a very fun team to watch. The last two games of the 2002 Western Conference Finals are the biggest joke I have ever seen. Reason why I can't watch basketball as much anymore. It ruined my love for the sport.

[@joesakic91]

Game 4 of the 2002 WCF was more of a killer for the Sacramento Kings. BTW, the Splash Brother era Golden State Warriors arguably had a better brand of unselfish, team basketball that won titles.

[@mcfuckinanotheraccount808]

@@joesakic91 for sure, Warriors and Spurs dinasty both play with these concepts.

[@mikecolin3983]

That offense was a pleasure to watch. I can't recall a team since that has all 5 starters that skilled AND willing to pass.

[@joesakic91]

Just like the Splash Brother era Golden State Warriors. Difference is, the Dubs won titles to go along with their unselfish, team basketball ways.

[@tyruss23]

Greatest team to never win a ring.

[@501vagabond]

Yeah and the magic with penny and shaq

[@MrSiad123]

you mean the 2016 warriors

[@nickgreen9080]

+blackstarGOaT he said greatest team to not win a ring not greatest team to choke.

[@breezybreeze12]

nah that's definitely the 2012 thunder

[@kaz1073]

^^ nope, thats not a basketball team . too much isolation

[@tayottt]

Boy i wish coach Daniel could've chosen a game with Peja. He was my favorite on those teams. Also, I think he's under rating Doug Christie, who was basically a better version of Matt Barnes. Perfect glue guy.

[@ThatkidfromSeattle]

Bibby Christie Peja CWebb Vlade Hedo Bobby Jackson Pollard ... Growing up in Sac in the early 2000 late 90s it was so split between laker fans and King fans it was a great rivalry while it lasted !

[@rjmacready9828]

Shame this kings team never won a ring. They rank right up there with the 98 jazz, 96 magic, 07 suns and hell even the 2016 warriors as the best teams to never win a ring. Anyways great video! I would love if you do one on my favorite team of all time, the 04 pistons. It would be interesting to analyze how their offense ran even though defense was their specialty

[@seekeroftruth45]

2009 Celtics

[@austinfull8941]

+Patriots Legend 2010 Celtics

[@seekeroftruth45]

Austin Full both but 09 Cs were better

[@superfans2324]

prime billups do everything during the finals and rewarded with fmvp

[@Mbazzcommoner]

Don't know if I'd count those Warriors and Celtics teams seeing as the won titles in different years

[@imsmoove4life]

i miss old school NBA so much

[@EGarrett01]

Turkoglu was like the weirdest player. He was a bench guy I never heard of, then all of a sudden he was good in the playoffs for Sacramento, then he disappeared again and was on every team in the NBA, then he showed up in Orlando like 10 years later and was really good again and somehow hadn't gotten any older, and his name changed from Hidayet to Hedo, and he kept getting taller every year. from 6'8" to 6'10" to 6'11" at one point. I swear he also got a nose job. None of this is a joke.

[@bradyweishoff8949]

I don't know wtf your talking about lol

[@junglecity]

I know exactly what your talking about lol I agree

[@marknardone6017]

Don't forget his suspension for steroid usage, lol.

[@olivierkepo]

and the "Ball" answer interview was extremely weird, although it was also very funny

[@starkk19]

I know lol in 2009, I was like, "damn Turkoglu is still in the league and is still balling?"

[@blueflamexl9880]

I'm a Laker fan, but it's disappointing to me that they rigged the game for the Lakers to win that series. This Kings team was so much fun to watch

[@CowbellkingdomTV]

BlueFlAmeXL Thank you for admitting it

[@AngelGarcia-fb2mc]

you're not a laker fan

[@mathewdavis2427]

Would be very surprised if you actually were a laker fan

[@joesakic91]

I'm a Laker fan and the Kings choked. Unfortunately, Rick Adelman and the Greatest Show on Court era Sacramento Kings continue to suffer even more when Steve Kerr and the Splash Brother era Golden State Warriors made unselfish, team basketball even better and more recognizable when they win titles to go along with it.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

Nice vid. Chris Webber remains easily the most misunderstood, under appreciated superstar of all time, and Vlade's dexterity was a huge part of that team's success. A fun team to watch.

[@micklemore]

as a basketball player everyone should want to play on a team like this. everyone gets a touch and does their job. simply amazing

[@metallicsilver]

I absolutely loved the way the Kings used to play! The league did some shady officiating to get the Lakers by and into the Finals. The fluid team play of the Kings is very much overlooked and forgotten now. Thanks for highlighting some excellent spacing and passing.

[@joesakic91]

Until the Splash Brother era Golden State Warriors came along and made unselfish, team basketball even better with titles to boot.

[@mikesci91]

Coach Daniel is great! If you guys can combine channels more often that would be fantastic

[@Hidden-Secrets]

👍

[@kawhileonard4209]

avree

[@RyuuseiBlizzard]

here you go have this W

[@Shinobi6407]

Glad this team is in NBA 2K18. The 2002 Kings that is.

[@casualfandestroyer2503]

No turkoglu smfh,but hed available in myteam how the fuck is that

[@zenmar84]

Those guys play an unselfish brand of basketball. Between that kings team and the dallas maverick team that was led by dirk i always thought that sactown would be the most likely to win a championship.

[@razkable]

The mavs with Dirk Nash walker exel Howard and Finley...nor the team with Stackhouse and terry and Harris and van horn got it done..sadly..

[@joesakic91]

+zenmar84 That was until the 2014 San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors came along.

[@harry9828]

We should have. We got cheated

[@richardp.3421]

I loved the way this team played. they ran everything through c Webb. it was brillant. the ball movement was pretty AF

[@thenekomancer3867]

What about Peja Stojakovic?

[@mitsospon7720]

He was injured in 2002. In my opinion with him in the line up the Kings could have won the Lakers.

[@petarjovovic308]

+Mitsos Pon or if the game 6 wasnt rigged kings would have won

[@kenn2454]

+Mitsos Pon They could have won if it wasn't rigged.

[@sosa2980]

2012 and 2013 were rigged

[@joebob9134]

+2kSDR 24-29 2010 was rigged

[@hydra9267]

They were all skilled players but great teamwork was what separated them and made them so good.

[@chrisrodriguez1084]

they where very composed considering most of the time it was 8 vs 5

[@chrisrodriguez1084]

and what the hell was robert horry doing out there? watching? divac did the right thing. or mayb he should have let shaq get the rebound and wrapped him up. hes big ass would have still dunked it. and bibby broke up he was the only one who wanted the ball in the minutes of the game. peja missed the first few games but turkolu played well. but in the end of regulation game 7 no one wanted the rock

[@chrisrodriguez1084]

you must have missed game 6 when the lakers got 18 4th quarter free throws more than sac, at home when the home team is supposed to get the calls if anything. id be willing to admit no one other than bibby or bobby jackson wanted to take that lost shot in regulation. they were composed enough not to strangle one of those refs as im sure webb would have done if he was with golden state with spreewell as his teamate

[@chrisrodriguez1084]

+bankrupt1231 going to check out the game 5 screen on fish

[@chitownkidd33]

In the playoffs theres no way they woulda called on offensive foul on that screen.....

[@chrisrodriguez1084]

+bankrupt1231 i cant see them calling that honestly in a game winning situation

[@SpeSalviApostolate]

Great video...makes me think how the Kings offense paved the way for the current NBA offenses. It made me think of the 2014-2015 Warriors and Spurs teams. Bigs who can pass...playing high...motion offense...corner threes

[@Danxiong]

The amount of off-ball movement is a thing of beauty!!

[@joesakic91]

Just ask the San Antonio Spurs and the Splash Brother era Golden State Warriors who made it even better with titles to boot.

[@restplz11]

Do a video to explain game 6 and your thoughts on the free throw discrepancy

[@MrUrkel0730]

I think he did a long time ago

[@CowbellkingdomTV]

Nicholas Christian He should

[@mynigga1466]

they should of won a ring

[@Overphased]

should've*

[@razkable]

If c Webb and peja dont miss a combined 39 games the 02 kings may have gone 72-10...they won 61 and their main leading scorer webber missed 28 games and their 2nd leader in ppg peja misses 11...lol..they were clearly the team that year to beat...and they would have swept the nets

[@TheDrunkLawyer]

When i typed in 2002 Kings to find some highlights and game tapes a huge smile came upon my face to know this guy covered this. Cant wait for this....

[@Tutankamion196]

I am a Mavericks fan, and i believe that the Kings deserved a Finals spot. Maybe they would've won the championship, i don't know, but it would've been interesting to see what they can do. And who knows, maybe they would've reached the Finals 2 times. So many questions, but, we'll never know the answer. Thanks, NBA...

[@darealyungninja]

Could've reached the finals in 2002 and probably 2003 too if Webber didn't blew his knee out against the Mavs in the semifinals that year ):

[@mugabi9502]

The Kings would have crushed the Nets in the finals.

[@blowc1612]

That didn't even include their best shooter Peja!

[@Overphased]

he was injured

[@dwightlove3704]

Their offense was the Princeton Quick Cutting Offense Pete Carill was on the coaching staff

[@Jamojjamo]

*How The Kings Front office Worked in 2002*

[@bradyweishoff8949]

W

[@anthonysweha395]

We got robbed 😭😭

[@anthonysweha395]

+AfterEffectsGamer do you not know what happened in 2002...

[@anthonysweha395]

+Michael Carranza the ref who officiated even admitted it was rigged, don't you remember?!

[@ghk2001]

Felony Theft the refs should be in jail

[@jonortiz9002]

Fun to watch. GSW before GSW became GSW.

[@streetballprodigy6786]

Last time I was this early KD was one the thunder

[@jerm2867]

L

[@bballbreakdown]

haha. #imin

[@Crader7]

you tried to be funny but failed and even had a type smh L

[@money7475]

"one the thunder"

[@bballbreakdown]

+Mr. Snappers smh, you did a typo too. 😡

[@joesakic91]

The Splash Brother era Golden State Warriors made unselfish, team basketball even better with titles to boot.

[@starkk19]

This series was one of the best series in the history of the NBA from a pure basketball strategy standpoint. The calls were awful but the offense and everything, it's just beautiful. Rick Adelman and Phil Jackson are 2 of the best head coaches out there. It's a shame Rick never one a championship.

[@RisikoAO]

Doug Christie wasn't the "worse starter", he entered in the league being a slasher and then, when he started playing with bigger stars, he became a defensive specialist and a reliable 3 point shooter. He was smart enough to back off and let the more talented players lead the game, while keep contributing for the team. Who do you think had the task of guarding Kobe Bryant in that serie? Stojaković was effective only on the offensive side of the court, so I put him at the bottom of the King's starting five.

[@abender06]

One of the coolest teams ever!

[@tmserbia]

Whole Serbia followed that Kings team, youngsters would stay late to watch it and adults would rise early to watch it before going to work. Best show in basketball :D

[@bballbreakdown]

+tmserbia I was always amazed how many open shots they'd get.

[@everythingtoyota6763]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN they should of won the championship. theres so many videos on how this series was rigged. n i heard there was so many questionable calls by the refs

[@epicsauce2647]

The Kings still champs in my heart

[@xcvsumextra]

this team literally got their championship stolen from them by the nba head office

[@andreialexandruparfeni7129]

James Price You don't know if they would have beaten the Nets...

[@iVince905]

tteverywhere 97 if they can beat the lakers... they can beat the nets. THIS WAS A LEGENDARY TEAM with cohesiveness

[@harry9828]

tteverywhere 97 😂 the nets where actually cheeks. Jason Kidd is good, but it was no contest

[@scgamer]

At least an eastern championship

[@supune]

when they invert the big men with the double high post, is that still considered "horns"? Adelman was such a underrated coach. He'd have at least a couple championships if it wasn't for Phil Jackson. he never over-coached and had some awesome balanced teams with great passing and tenacious fast breaks. His main problems had to do with how his teams managed end of quarters-- like Nellie and George Karl. Those guys and their staffs always developed their players to pass, shoot and run the floor at an elite level

[@bballbreakdown]

+Supun Edirisinghe oh, definitely HORNS!!

[@the19trier]

C-Webb is way ahead of his time. He will play so well next to Jovic in modern NBA!

[@adamgottlieb5818]

Vlade Divac should be in the hall of fame and is easily one of the most underrated centers to play during his career

[@bballbreakdown]

+Adam Gottlieb I always loved Vlade!

[@kahlosimoni6744]

Love the retro breakdowns!

[@hankeng6375]

Beautiful offense

[@ryancrawford4660]

The Kings sure did miss a lot of wide open shots in this game. I need to go back and watch all of game 6 to see if that was the case their too.

[@unguidedreaper7763]

This is my all time favorite team. Thekr offense was a thing of beauty. Damn near flawless and effective like nothing before. Too bad Stern rigged the playoffs and screwed the Kings over.

[@banypaul2273]

Great video. But one thing: Doug Christie might have been the team's worst starter on paper but, as a fan who could never enjoy sports the same way after this series ended, I always felt he was the heart of that team. He would hit threes, make great passes, guard the other team's best perimeter player, and most importantly he brought the most energy and made timely and unexpected plays.

[@KosovoReport]

He was also the top stealer in the league

[@songohan9182]

Banypaul agreed. I also didnt feel much about sports after this series. Kings fell apart in the coming years

[@Bleop]

I love this guy. I’m glad he’s finally getting attention

[@Kodreanu23]

And no mention of Stojakovic, his shooting and moving without the ball? He was second scorer on the team...

[@dunmatta2670]

Great video Coach Daniel! Shout out to the Uncrowned Kings, they definitely deserved a championship.

[@des8893]

I guess Peja Stojacovic was injured? He really took that offense to another level

[@johnmichaelbarte8860]

I luv the high post backdoor cut.. im always doing this when i play 2knba.. hall of fame level.. 2k21..

[@lukavujadinovic1075]

Vlade Divac is one of the most skilled players of all time

[@TKUchiha1]

Great video, you should try doing the Boston Celtics with the big 3 if you can. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO!

[@bballbreakdown]

+Trey Kitt ooh. That's a great idea!

[@toadftw23]

"If you don't like that you don't like NBA Basketball!"

[@jasonpeng33]

Kings played better as a team but the Lakers knew how to take advantage of the given oppurtunities

[@Desh282]

I used to be obsessed with this team! I will always remember them loosing to Garnett, Casell and Minnesota Timberwolves

[@HulkGotNikes]

HEDO the GOAT

[@elvero666]

ball

[@razkable]

Hedo lost 3 nba playoff series to the lakers in a 7 year span with 3 good teams...in 3 different rounds all in different games 7 6 and 5..

[@GG-vr7qt]

Nice collab and you are helping daniel since he doesnt have the subs that he deserves.

[@bballbreakdown]

+Boris Gjotev 🏀👍👊

[@trevorpridie5781]

Loved watching this team! they were ahead of the game with the offense they ran, so many actions and principles they were running are used now. Adelman is one of the more underrated coaches

[@zeljkoneskovicnash9796]

One Word-CHAMPIONS!

[@joesakic91]

Another one-word: Chokers.

[@MRKimJ2]

Damnn Daniel back at it with the white van

[@HailToTheVictor503]

Coach I would love to see you breakdown how the "We Beleive" Warriors defeated the Mavs

[@NOTORIOUSJAP1]

thanks coach for doing a video on my favourite team

[@bballbreakdown]

+ice tea 👊👍🏀

[@richdeleon69]

I never expected this but seeing it was fantastic!

[@HVH777]

The play at 1:51 was pure gold

[@2xAcTiOnXJaCkS0nx]

That cutting action is next level

[@GTR24]

If Horry didn't sink that shot, how bad would games 5, 6, and 7 haven been rigged?

[@harlemkiid149]

They basically ran a slower tempo of what the Warriors currently run. Kings only weakness and it was a small one but they didn't have a SG who could get his own bucket when needed. That's what separated the the Spurs from the Kings during this period in the NBA. Spurs had a young Ginobli who could get his own shot or create and at the very least draw a foul. Kings had Christie( a defender) Stojakovic(sharp shooter) neither could get their own shot which put tremendous pressure on Bibby to carry the scoring load in last 2 minutes, same personnel bug derailed the Clippers the past few years.

[@casualfandestroyer2503]

Alot of teams dont have physical wings who can score at will,Chris Webber was great as a big but choked routinely in big games and left bibby forcing tons of shots

[@jandroaquino9013]

me too!! nice to be in front row of the viewers!!

[@dominiquejones3805]

Did they make a shot 😆 1 of my Favorite teams

[@XTownCuber]

6:21 "Look at the hang time; look at the flying motion"

[@mruberduck]

lmfaoo

[@everythingtoyota6763]

lmfao. his leg cramped up bri

[@everythingtoyota6763]

bro**

[@pavlezvekic]

Vlade could never jump... xD He was still a great player

[@metallicsilver]

LOL, Vlade with the 3 inch vertical!

[@matt-be8lc]

the amount of missed layups in this video is upsetting

[@poodlesftw123]

Always still hopeful to see breakdown how the Jazz Stockton-Malone offense worked so well. I never got to see them.

[@BuddhaKING86]

sounds like the perfect offense for the Sixers, with soo many bigs, and Ben Simmons being 6'10 this would be awesome to see, Barring that Jahlil Okafor stays and Embiid shows up

[@johnpaul8938]

The offense is great but the conversion is not. That’s the difference between the Lakers and the Kings in that series especially in game 7.

[@rmxcls]

you should also do a video like this for the 2001 Lakers

[@jtube411]

Very fun team to watch, wish they won at least 1 championship

[@tobiaschaparro2372]

This kings team deserves to be up there with the best

[@carlobarley1985]

we need more education like this coach

[@paparoosky28]

That series was rigged.

[@TheGeorgeD13]

Nope. They simply choked.

[@rererererereer]

+George Daugherty watch Tim donaghy he said they were told to take care of the Lakers even David stern said he's was a snitch

[@paparoosky28]

George Daugherty all you have to do is watch that game again closely and you will see the bullshit.

[@MrMvpron22]

+Mario Cox dique closely lmao its 2016 and im in new york and i could still SMELL the bullshit in that game

[@jerzylpiccio2642]

If a person thinks that series isn't rigged, then that person is retarded. Period.

[@deandrepage1048]

Triangle Offense saved the day. Hint- Hint, coach Walton. Go back to your Roots !!!

[@selfishstockton6123]

Peja was an underrated passer too

[@Suspect333]

Love Coach Daniel

[@FavreianVengeance]

The real 02 Champs.

[@ngyihong3171]

Lakers still the cham...Saltyyyy

[@dadonutparadise7626]

+Ben Blackburn thanks to the refs giving them 27 free throws in the 4th quarter alone to give them the win

[@MrThyplosion]

+Ben Blackburn A referee admitted he rigged Game 6

[@supersupersuperme]

Ah loved this make it regular please!

[@SkinsFan902]

Coach Daniel is awesome

[@Tutankamion196]

2002 Sacramento Kings > 2016 Golden State Warriors. Sacramento wins series 4-0.

[@Vibestr]

not if the refs could help it

[@Tutankamion196]

o shah Comment of the Year!

[@scalabrineplayoff3pt46curr7]

Blackwatch honestly kings would have beat Lakers had their shooters been more reliable. Every1 in kings can pass well but not everyone can shoot. Even their greatest shooter, arguably peja can disappear and is just a spot up shooter. Bibby maybe the second best shooter is a mid ranger . There were many well passed shot that were missed. Gsw plays similarly where they split the d and everyone plays hot potato and use the extra pass without playing iso Ball but gsw can hit buckets

[@irandomS4]

That was a great breakdown!

[@tylarjones9281]

Thanks for this wonderful video.

[@booce6969]

The biggest to learn from this team is that having the best process doesn't always give you the best results

[@josephsmith4147]

Was this the Princeton offense?

[@full6330name]

The most important things in basketall : conditioning,communation and effort on defense,passing on offense. If you have these 3 things covered then you are winning games.

[@projectworld4023]

Playing NBA 2K and Fantasy Drafting, Trying To Base my Team Identity inspiration from this Poetry Chemistry

[@chefcurry3044]

This WCF was the most rigged series in NBA history (especially game 6) David Stern was not about to let there be a Kings V Nets NBA Finals

[@olivierkepo]

my only problem with that argument is that either series was being won in 4 by both Kings and Lakers. The NBA don't make the money off of ratings. Its all about selling ads. If they wanted a longer NBA finals (therefore making more money off of tv deals) then surely they would have rigged this series for the Kings ? The Nets had no chance of getting a game off of Shaq and Kobe. They had a better chance of stealing a game off of the Kings (although I don't think they would have)

[@chefcurry3044]

Mark Keppel hell nah its not necessarily about length. they want VIEWERS. NO ONE would watch Kings v Nets finals, except local fan bases and obviously some basketball fans. Nets were based in New Jersey back then, a small market, and Kings in Sacramento was a tiny market. They NEEDED LA to make the finals, otherwise they would have no viewers. No one really know the people on Sacramento (Bibby, C Webber, Stojakovic, Hedo, Vlade etc…). Everyone knew about Shaq and Kobe who had already won two straight championships, and could three peat, they were tryna be like Jordans Bulls of the 2000s. NBA would do ANYTHING for Kobe and Shaq to get a chance to three peat. More intriguing, more money, more viewers. LA was basically the biggest basketball market back then, since the Knicks were trash.

[@olivierkepo]

again, my problem with this is that viewership doesn't affect the amount of money you make that year. It will affect next year's price no doubt when it comes to making the deals for the TV rights and ads, but for the 02 Finals more viewers doesn't mean more cash. All the ads are sold ahead of time so the NBA was gonna make the same amount of money either way. The only way they could have made more money is by having a game 5, 6 etc which aren't guaranteed beforehand. Those games are basically printing money for the NBA, so if they were gonna rig the series, the would have done so for the Kings seen as the Nets had a better chance of stealing a game from them. Finally, while I agree that game 6 was rigged, game 7 wasn't rigged at all. The refs lets the players decide the game and the Kings blew it at home.

[@chefcurry3044]

Mark Keppel game 7 was fair but thats not really the point game 6 was so rigged, that NBA had to make sure game 7 was fair because everyone saw how badly game 6 was officiated, and they didnt want to lose any credibility. conspiracy theorists everywhere claiming the NBA was rigged, Stern was prolly freaking out lmao and made sure the refs were fair. also, game 6 was a closeout game. The kings had that game, that was the game they needed to go the finals. but when you get your heart ripped from you by the refs like that, its hard to overcome that. they had to play more timid.

[@locky15luvsbball]

Such beautiful basketball. It's a shame really all we have left of this in today's game is SAS :(