Scott Foster and the Jazz
What makes you hold your breath with today's FoxNews.com report about the possible connection between NBA referee Scott Foster and disgraced former referee Tim Donaghy is the fact that Foster worked not one but two games of the Lakers/Celtics NBA Finals.
According to the Fox report, Donaghy called Foster 134 times during the 2006-07 season (as often as five times a day), before and after 54 of the 57 games Donaghy worked, and on the primary cell phone he used for his gambling activities.
The NBA issued a statement Monday saying that the government had analyzed Donaghy's phone records and interviewed Foster. "Once again, the only criminal conduct is that of Mr. Donaghy," the statement concluded.
From a Jazz perspective, Foster worked four games in the 2006-07 season. The first was the Dec. 18 game at Madison Square Garden won by the Knicks 97-96 as Stephon Marbury ran back at the Jazz for a layup at the buzzer.
The Jazz were favored by 7.5 and won by a point (lost against the spread). The over/under was 197, so the game finished under.
The second game was April 6, a 107-103 Jazz loss to Sacramento at Arco Arena. The Jazz were favored by 3.5 points and lost by 4 (lost against the spread). The over/under was 201.5, so the game finished over.
The third game was April 13, a 104-89 Jazz victory at Dallas. The Mavericks were favored by 4.5 and the Jazz won by 15 (won against the spread). The over/under was 191, so the game finished over.
The final game was Game 4 of the Jazz's first-round playoff series against Houston. The Jazz were favored by 2.5 and won by 13 (won against the spread). The over/under was 184, so the game finished under.
I will be interested to see whether Foster is implicated further in the Donaghy scandal in the coming days. The Fox report said the most Donaghy called any other referee during the season was 13 times.
--Ross Siler
According to the Fox report, Donaghy called Foster 134 times during the 2006-07 season (as often as five times a day), before and after 54 of the 57 games Donaghy worked, and on the primary cell phone he used for his gambling activities.
The NBA issued a statement Monday saying that the government had analyzed Donaghy's phone records and interviewed Foster. "Once again, the only criminal conduct is that of Mr. Donaghy," the statement concluded.
From a Jazz perspective, Foster worked four games in the 2006-07 season. The first was the Dec. 18 game at Madison Square Garden won by the Knicks 97-96 as Stephon Marbury ran back at the Jazz for a layup at the buzzer.
The Jazz were favored by 7.5 and won by a point (lost against the spread). The over/under was 197, so the game finished under.
The second game was April 6, a 107-103 Jazz loss to Sacramento at Arco Arena. The Jazz were favored by 3.5 points and lost by 4 (lost against the spread). The over/under was 201.5, so the game finished over.
The third game was April 13, a 104-89 Jazz victory at Dallas. The Mavericks were favored by 4.5 and the Jazz won by 15 (won against the spread). The over/under was 191, so the game finished over.
The final game was Game 4 of the Jazz's first-round playoff series against Houston. The Jazz were favored by 2.5 and won by 13 (won against the spread). The over/under was 184, so the game finished under.
I will be interested to see whether Foster is implicated further in the Donaghy scandal in the coming days. The Fox report said the most Donaghy called any other referee during the season was 13 times.
--Ross Siler
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