Re: Rome

[Shailendra Mishra <shailendra_mishra@yahoo.com>]

Completely agree, I want Rome to interview LT and see what happens when
he runs his mouth the way he does. LT
                         - Mishra

--- Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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