Isaac, is this the blowout/foul/'NBL is shit' troll who made the allegations in the Croc v Taipans thread?

Sounds like you'll have a few questions to answer in a slightly more serious forum.

NBL refs are far too incompetent to organise a systematic betting/match-fixing rort.

Which game was there a 20-2 start?

Which game?

Do you want me to provide conclusive proof that NBL refs aren't cheating?

I don't see anything wrong with putting the question out there.

I think the question's been put out there by someone who has made allegations in a different thread and is trying to cover their tracks.

How do we know anyone in any position in society isn't corrupt? We don't. But you'd be surprised the access police have to people's betting accounts to track this sort of activity.

Those links aren't really relevant once someone sues you.

I know of a case of a person in a lower-profile league than the NBL, who wasn't a player, coach or official, getting a phone call from police discussing their betting habits.

The gambling industry has enormous sway, and if there's a chance they're being swindled you can bet the cops are alerted to it.

Ok so based on the initial post, I have a lot of trust that the refs and players aren't betting on or tanking specific games. Thats my opinion.

I'm sure you can do some research on what happens in the USA, perhaps while you're researching your defence after being sued.

It's definitely possible some officials or players could be gambling, but given the example I gave earlier in Australia I think they'd be walking a very fine line.

have we reached 'peak anon'?

Anon, no one could be sure. Same could be said of almost every situation.

Is it likely that there is a gambling problem involving NBL refs and players? I seriously doubt it. Is it more likely that there are upsets? That teams get on a run? Yes.

The NBA issue was in very small changes and in a huge market. To do the same in the NBL, you'd have to bet huge amounts of money and it would be noticed. I follow one person on Twitter who bets around $1m per day on the NBA. In this thread or the other, you can see someone who's observed that $500 is enough to move the odds in Australia.

Trolling away looking for responses. To start a game 25-2 you would have to have every player involved and coach. Crocs came out swinging that is all give them their cudos

What's the point of this thread? To make it known that the world is not perfect?

Sure there is potential for match-fixing, but you can only go so far to limit the risk and just accept a risk exists.

If you can't accept risk, you can't accept life in general. I don't think corruption, cheating, match-fixing etc. is anywhere near the level it would need to be to ruin basketball anyway - look at cycling, it's still going despite almost being practically consumed in scandals for decades, and these scandals went to the very essence of the sport itself, performance.

Also, I don't genuinely believe the referees are determining the outcome of NBL games and I don't believe there's match-fixing going on.

I don't think refs would get away with placing bets of any reasonable amount worth fixing a game in such a small betting market.

How can we be sure?

That the OP isn't a deranged cross-dressing paedophile, a compulsive liar, kleptomaniac, and drug-dealer?

Well, we can't be sure, so I guess that means he must be?

Great thread.

The real question is whether OP ever gets laid.

i AM NOT SAYING OP IS A VIRGIN

However i have no confidence nor trust he is not.