Rome

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Rome is irritating.  ESPN's finest moment when he had
then-Rams QB Jim Everett on, and at the beginning of
the interview, Everett said he was on because he knew
Rome had been calling him Chris Everett, and wanted to
know if he would say it to his face.  Rome did, and
Everett charged him, overturning the table and having
to be pulled off like a Jerry Springer guest.  A great
moment for all TV viewers.  Now if only Antoine would
be interviewed by Peter May....

--- j.hironaka@unesco.org wrote:
> Alex Wang wrote:
> 
> > I could see acquiring another shooting guard to
> complement Finley
> > fitting into Don Nelson's new vision for the
> Mavericks, with Nowitzki
> > as his point forward. So you have Bradley, Trent,
> Nowitzki, Finley
> > and Mercer as his new weird lineup. And Nelson
> always seems
> > delusionally optimistic so he probably thinks a
> Mavericks first
> > rounder is expendable.
> 
> Although Finley averaged a surprising number of
> assists for a 6-7 player,
> do you really envision him at point guard alongside
> Mercer?  I guess Don
> Nelson is hoping to mimic the success of the
> Spree/Allan Houston lineup.
> I still totally fail to see how Mercer makes the
> slightest sense for the
> Mavs, even if they are dumping two
> non-contributers/bench warmers to get
> him. It's not as if the Mavs can trade Mercer right
> away either, as
> illustrated by the original Battie-Rogers mid-season
> trade that got
> nixed.
> 
> From reading this list, I've learned more than I
> care to about
>
Samaki-me-upside-the-head-for-turning-down-20-million-dollars
> Walker.
> I've even learned that his first name means "Dead
> Fish" in Yoruba or
> whatever. Mercer's involvement in this
> sign-and-trade sounds so
> completely concocted and bogus. After pledging a
> playoff appearance this
> year, Pitino is NOT going to turn around and jump at
> the chance to get a
> future first-round pick and another Chiquita Banana
> at forward.  I
> believe Pitino will settle for Samaki at 2 million
> once the bidding for
> Rodney Rogers goes too high, or he'll ship Popeye
> home to Dallas in a
> one-for-one sign and trade. No offense intended at
> all, but the only two
> confirmed sources on this Mercer deal seem to be
> Warwick and Bskball.com.
> 
> I suggest we follow up on Jim Mennino's hunch and
> actually try planting
> breaking "trade news" on this list. For instance,
> how about: "Mercer and
> Anderson for Michael Finley and Smack-me."
> 
> I wouldn't be surprised if this rumor appears the
> same day on one or more
> of the more rinky-dink Web sites, prefaced by:
> "Several of my sources in
> Boston who are  familiar with but not directly
> linked with the Celtics
> organization are now reporting the following trade
> developments...."
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> N.B. I'm personally relieved that Pitino told Jim
> Rome that the Vinnie
> Baker deal is off.  As for Pitino saying that Pierce
> "proved" he can play
> the two, I regard this with suspicion. IMO, it's
> either spin to make the
> eventual Mercer trade sound more palatable, or it's
> a clear-cut case of
> wishful thinking based on limited evidence. If
> Pierce was actually
> playing fulltime at guard as now reported, that
> means Clack, Griffin and
> Bowen were playing almost exclusively at forward. If
> you look at the FILA
> roster, it was 2 regular big men and about 8 guards.
> McCarty really only
> started playing at the end, after Pierce had already
> left.
> 
> BTW, does anyone actually find Jim Rome cool? I find
> him hands down the
> most irritating personality covering sports. He must
> have been even more
> insufferable as a college fratboy.
> 
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> 
> 

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