Biased reporters like Swirsky are part of the problem. I listen to the
guy and understand what you say. Swirsky, and his stupid ilk are part
a huge part of the problem too. They are all part of the problem.

Swirsky has seen more games than any fan. It is part of the journalist
credo to be neutral. I clearly remember this guy taking off after fans
who said that NBA games were fixed. He ranted and raved against his
own listeners saying that the referees were the most honest people on
earth. He not performing as a journalist he is a shell to protect
them. Well as it turns out the listeners were right.

Like you I am a used to be. I used to be a journalist before the
business world intruded into the sport. Swirsky claims the mantle of
being a journalist, he is supposed to be neutral and look at a game
neutrally. Its the old saying if it walks like a duck, talks like a
duck... Hey Quack, Quack.

The whole thing is his attitude. Even after the news came out he still
refused to believe that NBA games that could be fixed and are fixed.
He stated how Donaghy was a really great guy. Yes except this "great
guy" fixed the game and the playoff series for the Raptors. I mean
I've had to write adverse stories on people I happened to personally
liked. Its part of the job description. He's outta there!

There are other forms of corruption in sport. You cite the referee
problem. I cite the lack of journalistic ethics. It is incumbent on
the journalist to look at the game, his audience, his or her readers
depend on them to have a neutral stance. It is a responsibility.

And if one BBall game is crooked, it makes all games crooked. This is
how. By him calling that very important and critical playoff game, it
means the entire Raptors season was a waste of time of fan money. They
lost it by one point. And that was a game with a lot of questionable
calls. It means the whole league is a joke.

And you have to ask. Was this guy assigned to that particular game on
purpose? One has to ask whether or not someone in supervisory position
put this particular referee into that particular game. It is a
question that must be asked. And any decent reporter would now ask
that question. To date, none on 590theFAN have and Swirsky is its lead
expert.


--- In rappak@yahoogroups.com, David Jordan <davidjayjordan@...> wrote:
>
> Swirsky is not part of the problem, but part of the
> solution. better not to use his name in something like
> this.
>
> As a former referree, who got kicked out of the ranks,
> for filing a GAME MISCONDUCT REPORT against a fellow
> referree, who absolutely degraded the game on court,
> can I say that referrees are not gods, and they hold
> grudges and can be bias....and even brag about it with
> other referees.
>
> They may not gamble on lower level games, but they do
> have a tremendous amount of influence on the game, on
> close calls, and there are numerous times they can put
> in their bias FOR or AGAINST teams or players.
>
> Refs need to clean up their act !!!!
>
> In my case, The Game Misconduct Report was overlooked
> even though by rule it was suppose to be decided
> within days and although it was verified by game
> particpants and a score keeper.
>
> Absolute power corrupts absolutely and they have had
> absolute power in almos all sports. And without
> fairness and just calls, it disillusions players and
> fans and ALL.
>
> As for Swirsky, he's an example of someone with
> enthusiasm, and as an announcer, we shouldn;t have to
> hear too many complaints about the refs, as it
> detracts from watching what we had hoped was a fair
> contest
>
> david
>
>
> --- Gord C <gordc238@...> wrote:
>
> > A referee has just been busted for fixing games. Its
> > like a few people
> > suspected. These few were always shouted down by the
> > rah rah types
> > like Swirsky.
> >
> > If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, Swirsky
> > thinks its a swan.
> > Game six of the playoffs, the one that knocked the
> > Raptors was the
> > deciding game of the series.
> >
> > According to Yahoo sports there may be other arrests
> > not just mob
> > members. So this may spread.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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