Who is the most screwed team of all time?
I want to give a big shoutout to the 2002 Kings. I do think they got fuckity fucked. People want to complain about the Pacers last year, sure. But I don’t think anybody has been fucked as hard as the 2007 Suns.
Let’s just forget that they suspended Amare and Boris for the hate crime of standing up and walking a few feet. Sure, the Malice at the Palace was a recent thing. Stern was like, I’m gonna be mad if you black guys keep showing up in baggy suits and fist fighting and shit. But can you imagine a series where the opposing player does some dirty shit and then suspends the opposing players for having the audacity to react peacibly?
Okay, sure, but imagine that except for them ignoring Tim Duncan doing literally the exact same thing during the exact same series. If Stern had suspended Duncan for standing up and walking off the bench during an altercation, there would be less argument for doing the same to Boris and Amare.
But yeah let’s also keep in mind that Tim Donaghy reffed that 2007 Spurs-Suns series. To any of you who are too young to know who that is, this is the ref who went to jail for fixing games. This is the ref who had hundreds of communications with Scott Foster, who is frequently “joked” about as being the league fixer. The same Scott Foster who avoided all persecution.
But let’s all keep in mind that Tim Donaghy said that the refs genuinely hated the Suns, particular because of their bastard owner, Robert Sarver. Keep in mind that the dude who had no reason to defend the Suns said that the refs fucked the Suns.
I know, Kobe and Shaq were iconic. Tim Duncan was iconic. They deserved their titles.
At least most of their titles. Right?