So David Stern WENT IN on Jim Rome today? :heh:

[jwinfield]

no

He said no and people still think the lottery was rigged.

 

[ecnirp1]

Read the first few pages of the thread. It's established pretty quickly that it's something lawyers say all the time.

again, that has nothing to do with what i addressed.

 

[lachreyatarbabypits]

Stern is just mad because rome is ballin harder. fukk david stern. Carl in rosemead thinks david sern is an idiot.

War the XR4TI, Orin in Denver, and alvins mix.

Stern makes like 8 mil a year though........

 

[obarth]

The reason this is not a unfair question is a lot of people believe that the lottery is fixed.

So every irrational belief that people have is worthy of being asked? Should Obama field questions on extra terrestrials every press conference he does? A lot of people believe in them. The lottery has been shown to not be rigged plenty of times. If nikkas want to cover their ears and believe what they want then good for them but that doesn't mean Stern has to field dumbass questions about it.

Why?

That's the whole point. Rome shouldn't have to prove a made up trap question just like Stern shouldn't have to do the same thing just because people believe Rome's made up trap question.


And lol @ nikkas sad cause some of us don't automatically just say fukk Stern.

 

[phillycavsfan]

no

If Stern answers if the lottery is fixed or not, he legitimizes the issue of a fixed lottery. That's what YOU want, but that's isn't what he wants. He wants the idea of a fixed lottery to stay a conspiracy, and conspiracies only grow when you start talking about them, like Delonte banging Bron's mom.

If Rome answers whether or not he's still beating his wife, he legitimizes the issue of him beating his wife. It's the same thing.

 

[A.R.$]

Stern said no. And went over how regardless of the results people would claim the fix was in.
Yes some people would say it was fixed no matter what, but not the majority of people. Not as many people was saying it was fixed last year. Why? Because Cleveland had the best chance of winning the lotto last year. The reason why it is more of an issue this year is because the league owns the team. And not as many people would of said it was fixed if the Bobcats would of won it. Would some people have? Sure. But not like they are saying it now. The Hornets jumped over 3 other teams to win the lottery. When that happens and the league owns the team it is fair to ask questions.

And this isn't the first time he's been asked the question, and it's not the first time he's responded with the No. People have been calling the lotto fixed since the first one in 85 when they did the drawing live.
The league didn't own the Knicks.

And yes, Rome would've went into the NBA owning the team and other shyt regarding the lottery, he wasn't just gonna change topics after Stern said no. Regardless of Stern's answer, the story was gonna be Rome grills Stern about the lottery.

I doubt it. No one would of even been talking about this interview.

 

[ecnirp1]

and the whole "Stern's question is just as off-base as Rome's" theme is stupid too..

unless you can prove there have been outcries or rumors of Jim beating his wife in the past..

there have been allegations of fixed draft lotteries since at least '85.. Rome asked a question that was actually on the minds of fans, not just some bullshyt allegation out of thin air.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Stern makes like 8 mil a year though........

Rome makes 15.

 

[Dak Pickscott]

That's the whole point. Rome shouldn't have to prove a made up trap question just like Stern shouldn't have to do the same thing just because people believe Rome's made up trap question.

oh trust me, I don't fault Stern whatsoever. he used cac's #1 tool and rome went to the #2 tool by crying unfair when the tables turned. this was a great lesson in cacology 101. hopefully nikkas take notice so we learn to defeat these cacs.

 

[lachreyatarbabypits]

Rome makes 15.

Seriously? who knew?

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

If Stern answers if the lottery is fixed or not, he legitimizes the issue of a fixed lottery.

He answered questions about the CP3 debacle and even when there was evidence from other owners implicating they gave input on voiding the trade, he still was calm and collected when said evidence was thrown in his face

 

[lachreyatarbabypits]

Well I dont like Stern because he ruined the league and I think he basically let us know the NBA is fixed and the lottery is fixed. A simple hell no wouldve been enough.

 

[Dak Pickscott]

and the whole "Stern's question is just as off-base as Rome's" theme is stupid too..

unless you can prove there have been outcries or rumors of Jim beating his wife in the past..

there have been allegations of fixed draft lotteries since at least '85.. Rome asked a question that was actually on the minds of fans, not just some bullshyt allegation out of thin air.

yea this is true

 

[phillycavsfan]

and the whole "Stern's question is just as off-base as Rome's" theme is stupid too..

unless you can prove there have been outcries or rumors of Jim beating his wife in the past..

there have been allegations of fixed draft lotteries since at least '85.. Rome asked a question that was actually on the minds of fans, not just some bullshyt allegation out of thin air.

No one's made any formal allegations. There's only been talk from fans on sports talk radio. And Bill Simmons.

 

[A.R.$]

You don't ask a question about a serious issue like rigging a draft like that simply because "people are talking". Rigging a draft could force Stern out of his job and the NBA into a serious crisis. You need actual evidence to back up a big question like that. That's how journalists get their asses handed to them by athletes/coaches/GM's. Not only do you make a fool of yourself in the public eye, but it trivializes a potentially serious issue when Stern's able to swat it away with such ease.
Yes you do. If the majority of the people of watch the sport believe that the lottery maybe fixed it is a issue a journalist needs to bring up. Rome did not accuse him of fixing the lotta. Rome said many times after the lotto that he don't think Stern would do something like that. This wasn't a hard hitting question. It was a softball setup for Stern to address this issue.


Nobody's talking about the Hornets or the Lakers trade (Seriously, the only people who still care about the CP blocked trade are Laker fans). It was a dumb question; Stern was never going to answer it, and Rome got what was coming to him for framing it in such an unprofessional manner.

This is not true at all. It was talked about all day on ESPN the day after the lottery. To me Stern came off more unprofessional than Rome.
But on the real, fukk both of them