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Originally posted by schmons:
i dont know about you guys but jim rome asked the questions i wanted to hear. stern was very defensive from the start and i think it was a legitimate question to ask because a lot of people have been talking about it. they both are douche bags though
Originally posted by Joecool:
Originally posted by schmons:
i dont know about you guys but jim rome asked the questions i wanted to hear. stern was very defensive from the start and i think it was a legitimate question to ask because a lot of people have been talking about it. they both are douche bags though
May as well ask Obama if the U.S. is hiding aliens or if Osama and Bush were in cahoots.
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Stupid question by Rome. How did he think Stern would react anyway? .... Sure Jimmy.. we rigged the thing. It made sense for the NBA to do that. I'm sure our fans wont care.
Rome can be a complete idiot at times - and this was one of those times. Stern had every right to fire back.
Originally posted by 49erstrandedinclev:
Originally posted by Joecool:
Originally posted by schmons:
i dont know about you guys but jim rome asked the questions i wanted to hear. stern was very defensive from the start and i think it was a legitimate question to ask because a lot of people have been talking about it. they both are douche bags though
May as well ask Obama if the U.S. is hiding aliens or if Osama and Bush were in cahoots.
Totally agree with Joe here.
Originally posted by SF69ers:Stern was right about one thing no matter who the 1 pick went to there would of been questions. Bobcats being the Jordan factor, Brooklyn the new market factor. I am actually glad a person of this stature stood up to a reporter who was looking to antagonize.
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Stupid question by Rome. How did he think Stern would react anyway? .... Sure Jimmy.. we rigged the thing. It made sense for the NBA to do that. I'm sure our fans wont care.
Rome can be a complete idiot at times - and this was one of those times. Stern had every right to fire back.
Stupid question or not, but someone like Stern, in his position, should not have responded that way, especially if Rome has never had a history of spousal abuse. For years, there's been talks about the lottery being rigged, and for good reason too (Lebron to Cleveland, D-Rose to CHI, etc), so he needs to expect questions like that.
Originally posted by schmons:
Originally posted by 49erstrandedinclev:
Originally posted by Joecool:
Originally posted by schmons:
i dont know about you guys but jim rome asked the questions i wanted to hear. stern was very defensive from the start and i think it was a legitimate question to ask because a lot of people have been talking about it. they both are douche bags though
May as well ask Obama if the U.S. is hiding aliens or if Osama and Bush were in cahoots.
Totally agree with Joe here.
well obviously i would not expect stern to come out and say "yes it is rigged" but it is better to ask then not ask at all. get it in the spotlight and bring attention to the issue. get rid of the damn lottery system
Originally posted by schmons:
how could anyone possibly question the results if the bobcats had gotten the #1 pick? they were freaking awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwful.
Originally posted by TheSixthRing:
That was great. I loved the whole thing. Rome always knows where to push Stern, and Stern reacted in typical Stern fashion, like the pompous ass he is.
And before the draft conspiracy exchange happened, Stern saying "OKC fans have been so nice to me, I don't know what to do" and Rome firing back with "I know what you can do, go catch a plane to Seattle"
Originally posted by TheSixthRing:
That was great. I loved the whole thing. Rome always knows where to push Stern, and Stern reacted in typical Stern fashion, like the pompous ass he is.
And before the draft conspiracy exchange happened, Stern saying "OKC fans have been so nice to me, I don't know what to do" and Rome firing back with "I know what you can do, go catch a plane to Seattle"
Originally posted by LA9erFan:Originally posted by YungAce:Lol'd
Jim Rome is a douche
Maybe so, but Stern was ridiculous in his response. The "do you still beat your wife" question is an example of a loaded question, meaning that regardless of whether you say yes or no, you're admitting guilt. Stern used it as a rhetorical response to a legitimate question, and Rome actually stayed professional throughout the interview.
Stern's gone completely off of the deep end the last couple of years.
Originally posted by Joecool:
Originally posted by 49erstrandedinclev:
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Originally posted by YungAce:
Lol'd
Jim Rome is a douche
Maybe so, but Stern was ridiculous in his response. The "do you still beat your wife" question is an example of a loaded question, meaning that regardless of whether you say yes or no, you're admitting guilt. Stern used it as a rhetorical response to a legitimate question, and Rome actually stayed professional throughout the interview.
Stern's gone completely off of the deep end the last couple of years.
Stayed professional. How about the initial question was "I know you appreciate a good conspiracy theory like the next guy but was the fix in for the lottery" really good way to word a question but I suppose when Rome is the sports version of a shock jock you have to expect trashy worded questions like that. Rome in the words of Stern totally pouted up at the end of the interview because Stern turned it around on him and made him look stupid. I have listened to Rome a lot over the years and when "that was a really good interview" he always finds more time to continue it as soon as Stern turned the table in wanted to go to a commercial break.
Maybe Rome had the wrong celebrity in the smack off in Sonnen because Stern sure laid the smack down on him.
Rome wanted to get out of that interview quick so the loaded question asked to him wouldn't cause rumors...isn't much fun when the table is turned.
That's why the "have you stopped beating your wife" retort was moronic, because that IS a loaded question.