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re: Sources: Auburn’s Varez Ward at center of federal point-shaving probe
Posted on 3/8/12 at 1:57 pm to heartbreakTiger
Posted on 3/8/12 at 1:57 pm to heartbreakTiger
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he needs to return.
I'd love for him to return. Just so I could rub his face in Milty being found not guilty.
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the aubbies owe him an apology
Oh bullshite. He owes us an apology. fricker wasted my 4:00 every afternoon for months!
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Posted on 3/8/12 at 1:58 pm to chilld28
He was fricking terrible against us. Just off the charts bad.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 1:58 pm to chilld28
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@JHokanson: After the Auburn coaching staff was alerted, the school contacted both the FBI and the NCAA.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 1:58 pm to AUnite
he was right about the plains burning
Posted on 3/8/12 at 1:58 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
I'm hearing Robinson wouldn't go public until after bingo-gate verdict... possible ties between McGregor, Victoryland Casino, and Ward... Could get ugly....
Am I doing it right?
Am I doing it right?
Posted on 3/8/12 at 1:59 pm to Crede15
quote:From the article.
He was fricking terrible against us. Just off the charts bad.
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• In the Feb. 7 loss to Alabama, Ward played 17 minutes, scoring three points (shooting 1-for-5 from the field and 1-for-2 from the free-throw line) and committing six turnovers with two assists. His first shot was a made layup, his second shot was blocked, his third was an air ball, his fourth was a long missed 3-pointer and his fifth was blocked on a layup attempt. Tailing 43-33 with 15:25 left, Ward turned the ball over twice in 21 seconds. He was then subbed out of the game. Ward entered again with 11:30 remaining and Alabama leading 50-35. Ward then turned the ball over twice in 2½ minutes as the Crimson Tide moved to a 58-38 lead. In the other 26 games Ward played this season, he averaged 2.7 turnovers in 29.1 minutes per game. According to sportsbook Vegas Insider, Alabama entered the game as a five-point favorite. The Crimson Tide easily covered with an 18-point win.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:00 pm to heartbreakTiger
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heartbreakTiger
Not really. According to him Auburn University should have already be Troy University at Auburn, no Athletic Dept and a bunch of other bullshite.
He had the wrong guy and sport to boot! Dude's a fricking hack, and you know I'm right.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:00 pm to Pigfeet
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They are fricked
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:00 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
At least two games have been reviewed for irregularities:
• In the Feb. 7 loss to Alabama, Ward played 17 minutes, scoring three points (shooting 1-for-5 from the field and 1-for-2 from the free-throw line) and committing six turnovers with two assists. His first shot was a made layup, his second shot was blocked, his third was an air ball, his fourth was a long missed 3-pointer and his fifth was blocked on a layup attempt. Tailing 43-33 with 15:25 left, Ward turned the ball over twice in 21 seconds. He was then subbed out of the game. Ward entered again with 11:30 remaining and Alabama leading 50-35. Ward then turned the ball over twice in 2½ minutes as the Crimson Tide moved to a 58-38 lead. In the other 26 games Ward played this season, he averaged 2.7 turnovers in 29.1 minutes per game. According to sportsbook Vegas Insider, Alabama entered the game as a five-point favorite. The Crimson Tide easily covered with an 18-point win.
• In the Jan. 25 game against Arkansas, Ward checked in with 14:25 to play. He turned the ball over in the backcourt on his first possession 19 seconds later, falling to the floor as Arkansas converted the turnover into a layup. After remaining on the floor for more than a minute, Ward left the game limping on his right leg. Coach Tony Barbee later described the injury as a knee to Ward’s quadriceps. Ward’s departure left Auburn with only one reserve point guard for the remainder of the game against the Razorbacks – little-used Tony Neysmith, who hadn’t played in the previous seven games. According to Vegas Insider, Arkansas went into the game as 9½-point favorites. Auburn ultimately covered that spread without Ward, losing 56-53.
Gotta go back and watch these 2.
• In the Feb. 7 loss to Alabama, Ward played 17 minutes, scoring three points (shooting 1-for-5 from the field and 1-for-2 from the free-throw line) and committing six turnovers with two assists. His first shot was a made layup, his second shot was blocked, his third was an air ball, his fourth was a long missed 3-pointer and his fifth was blocked on a layup attempt. Tailing 43-33 with 15:25 left, Ward turned the ball over twice in 21 seconds. He was then subbed out of the game. Ward entered again with 11:30 remaining and Alabama leading 50-35. Ward then turned the ball over twice in 2½ minutes as the Crimson Tide moved to a 58-38 lead. In the other 26 games Ward played this season, he averaged 2.7 turnovers in 29.1 minutes per game. According to sportsbook Vegas Insider, Alabama entered the game as a five-point favorite. The Crimson Tide easily covered with an 18-point win.
• In the Jan. 25 game against Arkansas, Ward checked in with 14:25 to play. He turned the ball over in the backcourt on his first possession 19 seconds later, falling to the floor as Arkansas converted the turnover into a layup. After remaining on the floor for more than a minute, Ward left the game limping on his right leg. Coach Tony Barbee later described the injury as a knee to Ward’s quadriceps. Ward’s departure left Auburn with only one reserve point guard for the remainder of the game against the Razorbacks – little-used Tony Neysmith, who hadn’t played in the previous seven games. According to Vegas Insider, Arkansas went into the game as 9½-point favorites. Auburn ultimately covered that spread without Ward, losing 56-53.
Gotta go back and watch these 2.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:00 pm to Pigfeet
Two sources told Yahoo! Sports the coaching staff became aware of possible point-shaving when a player raised concerns with an assistant coach in late February. After the coaching staff was alerted, the school contacted both the FBI and the NCAA.
The sources said that shortly after, Tigers head coach Tony Barbee suspended Ward and Denson indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Both players then sat out the Feb. 25 loss to Arkansas, with Barbee stating there would be no timetable for the players’ return, nor any comment going forward. Denson was reinstated one game later when Auburn faced Alabama on Feb. 29, with Barbee telling reporters Denson “deserved an opportunity” to play again. Ward did not make the trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., and has not been with the team since his suspension.
“Kids have to learn a lesson,” Barbee said of Denson last week. “It’s bigger than sports. It’s about life. Sports – including what we do, basketball – is a great opportunity and a great vehicle to teach these kids life lessons. … He had to suffer the consequences for some bad decisions.”
The sources said that shortly after, Tigers head coach Tony Barbee suspended Ward and Denson indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Both players then sat out the Feb. 25 loss to Arkansas, with Barbee stating there would be no timetable for the players’ return, nor any comment going forward. Denson was reinstated one game later when Auburn faced Alabama on Feb. 29, with Barbee telling reporters Denson “deserved an opportunity” to play again. Ward did not make the trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., and has not been with the team since his suspension.
“Kids have to learn a lesson,” Barbee said of Denson last week. “It’s bigger than sports. It’s about life. Sports – including what we do, basketball – is a great opportunity and a great vehicle to teach these kids life lessons. … He had to suffer the consequences for some bad decisions.”
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:01 pm to AUnite
More importantly (as most of y'all know, I don't follow basketball, at all)....what the frick is point-shaving?
TIA
TIA
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:01 pm to PuntBamaPunt
Well, that frees up a roster spot.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:02 pm to Pigfeet
If he did this, I hope they throw the fricking book at his stupid arse.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:02 pm to chilld28
Wonder if the fb team shaved points last year? Cause they were pretty fukn terrible.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:02 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
Probably a Gump at heart.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:03 pm to AUnite
quote:From Wiki.
what the frick is point-shaving?
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In organized sports, point shaving is a type of match fixing where the perpetrators try to prevent a team from covering a published point spread. Unlike other forms of match fixing, sports betting invariably motivates point shaving. A point shaving scheme generally involves a sports gambler and one or more players of the sports team favored to win the game. In exchange for a bribe, the player or players agree to ensure that their team will not "cover the point spread". The gambler then wagers against that team.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:03 pm to Pigfeet
Charles Robinson must be a former CIA spy or something. That guy is unbelievable.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:03 pm to AUnite
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More importantly (as most of y'all know, I don't follow basketball, at all)....what the frick is point-shaving?
TIA
Say the Bama/Auburn game had a 10 point spread. He would make sure that Auburn lost by more than 10 points, and then getting paid by a bookie or someone else for ensuring they won the bet.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:04 pm to chilld28
This is just sad.
I hate seeing this happen.
Especially at a SEC school.
I hate seeing this happen.
Especially at a SEC school.
Posted on 3/8/12 at 2:04 pm to chilld28
ruh roh.
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