I'll need to mull this over. It might have upside. My colleagues and I are writing an article about how the Zetas fixed a horse race in the US by having the gatekeeper slightly delay the openings of the other horses gates. The Zeta horse, Mr. Piloto, won by a nose. I'll have to double check, but I believe that gatekeeper confessed. As a social scientist, I'm kind of interested in exploring how the world is, not how we want it to be.
I think it really shows how Rudy's never been afraid to speak his mind even though he knows it has real downside (he has after all been the target of the most blatant retaliation call in the history of sports). I really respect him for that.
I agree, Unfortunatly i'm not sure Silver like it and can expect Rudy to get suspended few games.
A huge factor when it comes to gambling in the NBA is that single games matter so little in the regular season. When every game has higher potential of being important, throwing a game is a much higher risk.
He's making $41,000,000 this year. Averaging 33.9 min/gm, assuming 82 games/season, that means he's making more than that every 7 minutes he plays. I think he'll be fine.
It's crazy when you put it in that kind of perspective.
If he hit the nerve properly he'd be suspended, not just fined.
It's not so much the amount as compared to his salary, but as compared to the amount players are generally fined for remarks about officiating. Usually it's around $25K or in extreme cases $50K. So $100K is a huge fine by comparison.
