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[Haberstroh] Chris Paul’s teams have been favored in 15 of 20 playoff games with Foster officiating. They went 3-17 and lost by an average of 11.2 points. (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Handcuffed@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Haberstroh wrote an article about CP3 and Foster on his substack but he tweeted out this stat and it's astounding.

https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/1727596935534559437

reddit wants me to add more thoughts so I'll just add that Scott Foster is closely tied with a corrupt gambling ref and shouldn't have been allowed to officiate for the last 20 years.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/scott-foster-recipient-of-134-tim-donaghy-phone-calls-refereeing-celtics-heat-game-3/

Foster is the official who received 134 phone calls from disgraced referee Tim Donaghy between October 2006 and April 2007, as originally reported by FOX News. That was the same period during which Donaghy admitted to betting on NBA games. The report said that Donaghy called Foster more than any other ref and that he didn't call any other official more than 13 times.

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[–] etfvidal@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Wasn't there an allegation that David Stern ruined the FBI's investigation into other refs?

[–] Karandor@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He did, he made things public and threw Donaghy under the bus before the FBI could finish the investigation.

[–] ShakesbeerMe@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Stern was an absolute criminal. Total shitbag.

[–] MostDopeOfJawns@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He knows where the bodies are buried

[–] Codc@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Next to him?

[–] nalge@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

the FBI had caught donaghy and were setting up a sting to catch other refs. stern allegedly found out and held the press conference revealing the donaghy situation (without consulting the authorities), presumably as a legal means to give other corrupt refs a "heads up" that the FBI was onto them.

[–] Daksimus@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Part of me always wonders what would have happened if the FBI sting was allowed to proceed. Sure the league would have taken a massive hit for a bit, but the entire process of selecting referees, training, ref review would have received a massive overhaul (in every sport) and I think long term the product would have been way better

[–] PunctualPolarBear@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Which likely would have included Scott Foster

I guarantee there's some level of fire with this scope and somebody (or somebodies) in the NBA offices are in on it