The held the event AND kept booking matches.
Yah, I guess you’re right Stu, we really don’t need proof of any type of allegation as long as it sounds good.
Exactly. The court of public opinion tends to decide most cases in the world in which we live. Public opinion is, of course, not infallible, but it tends to be right. Not every matter of opinion needs to be adjudicated in the American legal system.
Dogging it and dumping look the same.
No, they do not. If a pro misses several easy shots, it does not mean it is a dump, but if a legend of the game jumps up over on their shot, that's different. There are players that don't jump up more than a handful of times in a year, and if they have a breakdown in their fundamental several times in one rack, it is very suspicious.
Agree with you that it is not proof but, as I said, before, anyone watching this that did not at least suspect a dump wasn't watching very closely. If this was not a dump, let's at least credit the participants for doing everything possible to make it look like a dump. Of course, given the improbable and disproportionate amount of betting on the longshot Mike LeBron, it looked even worse.
Just as in a court of law, a motive is generally needed in the court of public opinion, and the motive was right there in front of everyone to see.
Yours is an opinion I greatly respect, Steve, but we'll have to agree to disagree on this occasion.
