David Stern Asked Jim Rome “Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife Yet?”

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Jim Rome: Was the Lottery Fixed? David Stern: You still beat your wife Jim? #WWE Stern feeling the pressure now huh #IBN we got em nervous

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

It's insulting the integrity of the game absent of fact.

A game that has demonstrated some problems with integrity already, right?

See: ref scandal.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Exactly the point.

And if Rome asked before this was known fact?

he shouldn't ask BEFORE the fact

he goes and finds the fact so he can ask

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

It's insulting the integrity of the game absent of fact.

Then why ever ask a question? If it's already been proven, there's no point in asking. If you can't ask a question about it until it's proven, then see my previous sentence.

The NBA has not earned the right to be above this sort of question.

[Discuss Thrower]

A little food for thought when it comes to Stern and fixing the draft.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Then why ever ask a question? If it's already been proven, there's no point in asking. If you can't ask a question about it until it's proven, then see my previous sentence.

The NBA has not earned the right to be above this sort of question.

Exactly. If facts were uncovered that proved the lottery was fixed, I don't think ANYONE would be shocked.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by jd1020

Wonder why Stern got so defensive about a simple question that required a simple answer.... "Yes."

fyp

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Then why ever ask a question? If it's already been proven, there's no point in asking. If you can't ask a question about it until it's proven, then see my previous sentence.

The NBA has not earned the right to be above this sort of question.

I disagree. further....let's say you did that to your boss over a promotion or raise you didn't get. What would be a bad result of that? It's just not professional on Rome's part, who has a history of getting beat-up by a guest on his show.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

A game that has demonstrated some problems with integrity already, right?

See: ref scandal.

that's every sport in America. Every major sport has had some kind of integrity problem in the past.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Laz

he shouldn't ask BEFORE the fact

he goes and finds the fact so he can ask

Holy smokes...you just described actual journalism.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

I disagree. further....let's say you did that to your boss over a promotion or raise you didn't get. What would be a bad result of that? It's just not professional on Rome's part, who has a history of getting beat-up by a guest on his show.

Terribly stupid comparison...

This wasn't a performance review with my employer. This was an interviewer asking the commissioner of the NBA a pointed but valid question that was on the minds of millions of people.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Terribly stupid comparison...

This wasn't a performance review with my employer. This was an interviewer asking the commissioner of the NBA a pointed but valid question that was on the minds of millions of people.

It does compare under the topic of professionalism. Which was the part I was comparing. You are correct that they are not mutually inclusive.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

that's every sport in America. Every major sport has had some kind of integrity problem in the past.

That was a huge scandal under Stern's watch.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Bump

fyp

I have no doubts that shit in the NBA is fixed. But I was speaking from Sterns POV.

Ewing.
Lebron.
Rose.
Cavs following Lebrons departure.
Refs.
Stern vetoing trades.

Defeating the odd happens too often in the NBA under Stern.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

That was a huge scandal under Stern's watch.

It was...however I believe he took the steps to make sure it didn't happen again. It's ashame that some cannot be trusted when they give their word.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

It does compare under the topic of professionalism. Which was the part I was comparing. You are correct that they are not mutually inclusive.

It isn't my place to question how my employer metes out raises. It is an interviewer's place to ask the guest questions that are on the public's minds.