Jim Rome Clone Report by Greg in Sun Valley

Notes from today's show

Tiger Woods

Jim began with Tiger being on Twitter and trying to rehabilitate his image with the one year anniversary of the vehicle meets tree incident.

Rome is of the opinion that Tiger 2.0 is actually Tiger 1.0 warmed over. Jim said Tiger still isn't being candid or answering real questions. "We're looking for a little accountability, humility, and answers to questions," said Jim.

Chris Bosh

A lot was made about his "We just want to chill" comment.

Toby in Houston (again)

Rome scolded E mailer Craig in Tampa(I believe) for using Twitter to try and get Maurice Jones-Drew to do a shout out to Toby in Houston (and/or ask for the Larry Brown call) before he came on the show today.

Greg Oden

The Portland Trailblazers center is out again for the rest of the season due to micro-fracture surgery on his knee. 

Jim said Oden is not a bust. He added that "bust" is reserved for guys that eat their way out of the league, can't play, or just don't care. 

E mail: (paraphrased) 

"It comes down to who is more hungry. Oden is Oden and Durant's Durant. 'Hungry like the wolf'."

Jim said this was lame to the extent it was somewhat amusing.

Pau Gasol

After this interview, Jim admitted that he is now wondering if athletes will bring up Toby in Houston or Larry Brown. But Pau...?..."No way a guy that dignified does that...," Rome said.

Trapper

The new DA of Del Norte County, California called to thank Rome for the karma before the election. Jim brought up the article in the Orange County Register that chronicled some of Trapper's journey. He asked John (Trapper) about that journey. Trapper told of his lowest point when he turned to using meth while trying to keep up his law practice and take care of his ailing mother. Things got  bad. On the night of March 19, 2003, he was in a bad part of town trying to score meth when someone hit him in back of the neck with a baseball bat. He woke up in the hospital with a broken neck. That was the last night he used meth. A friend helped him get into rehab. He rehabbed his life as well. He got a private practice again, moved to Del Norte County to help his mom, and then went for the DA's office.

He got a lot of "wars" and some people said they now view him differently.

Vic in NoCal wrote in: (paraphrased)

"...Big ups to Comrad Trapper......However, I must disagree on his rock bottom. Signed, 'bitch, bitch, bitch'." (This was John in C-Town's line to Trapper during their famous old-school "tandem call".) "War I-ray for Superintendent of schools in Long Beach and telling of coming back from 'chron' addiction."

Silk

 He called in to verify a lot of what Trapper said. He added that people were often worried about Trapper due to some of his actions at Tour Stops.

Jim said, "...He lived fast, hard, and on the edge."

Poindexter

   This old school caller said he had lost touch with Trapper but had kept him in his prayers.

                      

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