Obvious Game Fixing on Philippines MPBL Basketball League

[DubemIfedigbo001]

I'm not defending the accused but banning them on mere suspicion seem to extreme to me. The right thing will be to set up pannel to investigate the games and until they reach a conclusion, they are not supposed to pronounce punishment so soon. What if the investigation proves them not while they are already servicing the punishment?

Although match fixing is common in those small leagues and happen at an alarming rate, maybe this harsh decision was taken to discourage others from thinking towards that direction.

From what I gathered, it is not the first time they've been in the match-fixing scandal, so the first might be a mere suspicion and it repeating again confirmed the allegation and the management had to take precise action towards some players and coaching staffs.

Something still seems off to me, the players and coaches who were banned from the league permanently have not been named, which shows there is still something fishy going on as their identities are hidden.

Local leagues are a piece of shit to gamble on, they are always prone to match fixing, most times it's their sponsors that fix the matches and the players must act accordingly. The accused teams took it too far, not scoring at all in a whole 7mins+ of the game is too obvious a fix and should definitely raise eyebrows.

[Dunamisx]

This issue of game fixing is going to be a serious challenge in sports as many may be losing interest on developing it trust unlike before, we gamble because everything is being done on a fair and transparent atmosphere, maybe this is why many will prefer sportsbet than any other form of game because of the openness and transparency in it, but the moment things like this begin to happen, it shows that regulators need to take proper option against all those elements found in such act.

[Cheema02]

I think that manipulation will still happen in sports, even in bigger leagues like the NBL that there are still players who try to get involved in match fixing, let alone in smaller leagues like the MPBL. It's just that what I can't understand is how so many players are involved in this match fixing.. don't they think that what they are doing can damage the reputation of the career they have built so far.. and I think that it should not be comparable to what they get from this match fixing. now they got such a severe penalty, and surely they will regret it.

Do you think they expect to get caught? Of course not, they do it because they believe no one is going to notice, and they are going to walk away with some extra funds. Whether it's a major league or a local one, those who accept money to cheat in the game are always expecting to get away with it without any problems, but those who get caught then regret doing it. It is not only done in a single sport, in almost every sport that is played, there are people who try to fix matches or do spot fixing so that they can make money from it, and they pay a share to those who accept their offers to cheat in the game.

It is definitely not worth it from a financial point of view and also from a career point of view, but as I said above, the ones who get involved in such things don't expect to get caught, they just get good offers and they decide to accept it and move on, and there are probably a lot of players who might have done it at one point in their careers but never got caught, but this doesn't happen to every player. Those who do it when they are playing international and representing their country are also bringing shame to their country and not only themselves.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Is relying solely on 7-minute scoring drought enough proof though? I've seen this weird scoreless period in basketball before, but it's rare i know.

Don't know what their investigation turns up, I don't follow it much. But I admit this is not a new problem in MPBL either. I have seen big action against match fixing in past too.

In these cases it’s not just a few corrupt player to blame. I think incentives is a big reason too. In the minor leagues it is not uncommon for corruption to occur if a fixing offer exceeds a player's season earning. So just banning some people will not remove the root cause of the problem.

I have watched games in this league occasionally and I can say that the defense they play is REALLY bad. So not scoring for 7 straight minutes (not even free throws) is very unlikely. Would be nice to see video material of the quarter in question though, maybe for some reason they played some exceptional defense, right?
Anyway, match fixing is nothing new in this area. Even in the PBA there are results that are absolutely unexplainable, honestly.
Something like winning the first 3 quarters by 10 points each and then losing the 4th by 31 doesn't even feel special anymore. 

[Fiatless]

In my country Philippines which is too many corrupt people, and some of the people suffer in the lower-class stage of living. Tons of them no doubt, would like to grab the chance to earn money and most of them are into the lower tier of the management of the sports. Actually not even in that games but also there is a politics, money and marketing even in the PBA makes the game longer and getting paid to throw up the game so of course no one will spill about this but this is how does the upper management of sports liches for money. Only those people who really true believe the capability of the players and the team to become top but still they are just a followers.

I checked the salary scale of the MPBL Basketball League, and the minimum wage is not that bad. The monthly allowance based on reports is between ₱15,000 and ₱50,000. But the problem is that well known play receive high amounts while others are paid peanuts. Some players might be paid lower than the minimum wage because of corruption. The financial gap between players could attract them to match-fixing offers. Match fixing would be reduced to a large extent if players are well paid. Such news destroys the reputation of sports and discourages interest from fans and investors.

[coin-investor]

Case like this become a virus in Sports industry not only giving a bad image on Philippines Sports but on the game itself. Allegedly some players or coach on the said team based on social media outbreak had some gambling bet with the stats thats why their trying to not score. Judging by the game outcome its seems its true.

They haven't learned; there were a lot of game fixing in the past, they were all caught and punished, not because it's a small league they can get away with it, even small leagues have their own board to check every team, and besides, what's obvious will always show up.
The board, the fans, and even a casual spectator will notice there is something wrong going on; basketball is the Philippines' national sport, and for both teams not to score in a 7 minutes span is questionable, this is not soccer where both teams can end up scoreless after the buzzer.

[Orpichukwu]

Although match fixing is common in those small leagues and happen at an alarming rate, maybe this harsh decision was taken to discourage others from thinking towards that direction.

Match-fixing is becoming very common these days in basketball, not just in small leagues alone. In this case we can’t conclude yet until every investigation confirms the suspicions are true, but then again I really don’t understand what these players are thinking that they can put their love for the sport aside to play a scripted game.

[Shinpako09]

The league is soft, the law is soft, that's why they have the courage to do this. This happened before, but look, this happened again. I'm not saying it's the right thing to do, of course it's not, but once at least one of those involved in this issue gets shot, others will feel fear. But considering Manny's attitude, he is not that kind of person that will resort to such. Maybe the higher ups notice or hear something of this few times already, but they are not just taking action because it is not very obvious and not yet trending. In PH, sometimes, if it doesn't get trending, they won't take any action.

[Oasisman]

Is relying solely on 7-minute scoring drought enough proof though? I've seen this weird scoreless period in basketball before, but it's rare i know.

No, BUT! This game is completely weird.
Have you seen a pro brick so hard, hitting the top most portion of the backboard on a wide open three point attempt? How about multiple missed free throws and deliberately consuming the whole 24-second shot clock (not taking wide open shots)?
Well, this is what transpired during that 7 mins drought.

For me, so that (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) remains branded by basketball fans, especially in the Philippines, They must take firm action against all those involved in the case, such as action against all players, coaches, in essence all those involved, so that they are deterred that sport is truly produced by professional training and play, not by cheating.

I guess it's high time they imposed very strict consequences for this kind of action. Not a temporary ban, but a lifetime ban on all local professional leagues. Otherwise, fraud like this will continue to exist until this league becomes irrelevant.
It's just funny to hear some local fans saying MPBL is way better than the PBA (the highest basketball league in the Ph), and then found out about this incident, lol. 

[Darker45]

Here comes another case of game fixing. I'm worried of the possible repercussions. As I'm afraid no investigation and subsequent decisions are perfect, there might be innocent players whose name will be dragged together with the dirty ones.

Also, I think there have been fixed games that are uncaught. The problem with this one is that they were too obvious. There could have been players who played it well they appeared natural.

Sports leagues should be very strict in prohibiting their players from making bets on their games.

[rbynxx]

The league is soft, the law is soft, that's why they have the courage to do this. This happened before, but look, this happened again. I'm not saying it's the right thing to do, of course it's not, but once at least one of those involved in this issue gets shot, others will feel fear. But considering Manny's attitude, he is not that kind of person that will resort to such. Maybe the higher ups notice or hear something of this few times already, but they are not just taking action because it is not very obvious and not yet trending. In PH, sometimes, if it doesn't get trending, they won't take any action.

Reality check, the last statement is so true, but not all, there's still some authorities or governing bodies that take action on what really matters and not just because it's viral. The thing is that at the very start they don't impose strict rule over this and they just let it happen but I think this time around it should be different and it could be a prime example onto the next that will do this thing again. Hope it will be an impartial investigation and let those who are involve get what they deserve.

[tech30338]

Here comes another case of game fixing. I'm worried of the possible repercussions. As I'm afraid no investigation and subsequent decisions are perfect, there might be innocent players whose name will be dragged together with the dirty ones.

Also, I think there have been fixed games that are uncaught. The problem with this one is that they were too obvious. There could have been players who played it well they appeared natural.

Sports leagues should be very strict in prohibiting their players from making bets on their games.

Sadly this this might be happening in the early years of the league, players and coaches who are involved should be ban not only in this league but to other leagues.
The league that game them a chance for the sport they have love, its saddens me that they have to throw away gamws because of money.

[cryptoaddictchie]

I checked the salary scale of the MPBL Basketball League, and the minimum wage is not that bad. The monthly allowance based on reports is between ₱15,000 and ₱50,000. But the problem is that well known play receive high amounts while others are paid peanuts. Some players might be paid lower than the minimum wage because of corruption. The financial gap between players could attract them to match-fixing offers. Match fixing would be reduced to a large extent if players are well paid. Such news destroys the reputation of sports and discourages interest from fans and investors.

Actually you might be right. At first, MPBL was made by Pacman to let aspiring players who wanted to play basketball be entertain and making this league is purely on his admiration amd enthusiast to sports because beside Boxing, he also like basketball. In fact, he did play on a PBA league too as a player and even a playing coach for a franchise team.

What I dont like on this league after few months some team dragged previous or old pba players into the league making it a tight competition and later on even new players from famous UAAP and NCAA college draft pool were also invited to play im this league with insane offer or salary leaving some key players with lower bench salary.

But still we all know game fixing due to lower compensation isnt justifiable to do nuts im the game.

[coinrifft]

But still we all know game fixing due to lower compensation isnt justifiable to do nuts im the game.

And probably it's all about the pay, we have a lot of good basketball players who turn pro but didn't play in the PBA or MPBL and chooses to go their talents in Japan and Korea. And they say that those players shouldn't let be back in any of the leagues with they decided to come back in the Philippines.

But still, if they don't get well compensated and commensurate with their talents then for sure they will shop somewhere in Asia wherein the pay is huge and they becoming superstars there in their own right.

[freedomgo]

But still we all know game fixing due to lower compensation isnt justifiable to do nuts im the game.

And probably it's all about the pay, we have a lot of good basketball players who turn pro but didn't play in the PBA or MPBL and chooses to go their talents in Japan and Korea. And they say that those players shouldn't let be back in any of the leagues with they decided to come back in the Philippines.

But still, if they don't get well compensated and commensurate with their talents then for sure they will shop somewhere in Asia wherein the pay is huge and they becoming superstars there in their own right.

I don’t think it’s only because of the salary.

Before players reach the MPBL, most of them already started in smaller leagues where the pay was probably much lower, or sometimes there was no salary at all. Even in the PBA before, players were not earning as much as they do now. So I think it still depends on the person. A low salary alone doesn’t automatically mean a player will do something wrong.

[POPOLUV]

This issue of game fixing is going to be a serious challenge in sports as many may be losing interest on developing it trust unlike before, we gamble because everything is being done on a fair and transparent atmosphere, maybe this is why many will prefer sportsbet than any other form of game because of the openness and transparency in it, but the moment things like this begin to happen, it shows that regulators need to take proper option against all those elements found in such act.

This issue of games fixing has been into extance long ago and which it is quickly believe and seen that this fixing of games can't be done in all leagues and better still, gambler should be very cautious on the league to place their predictions on because it is very obvious that most of the newly gamblers are not aware of this fixing of games, so i want to draw the attention of everyone that this fixing of games are more favourable to those gamblers that basically focus more on coupon(pool draws), i have witnessed so many things in the pool office with older men that only gamble on draws, they are people that benefit more on games fixing, so since games fixing has been there long ago, as a gambler we just need to be careful on the kind of league to be selected.