Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Top Ten Reasons Why the Bulls Should Draft Derrick Rose

Rose or Beasley? Beasley or Rose? Come on, like you don't know where we're going with this one...



10. He has no intentions of purchasing a motorcycle

At least we hope not. That didn’t work out too good for Jay Williams.

9. Beasley may have some character issues

While Beasley was nothing but a good solider at K-State, as a high school star, there were a lot of concerns about his maturity.

8. Kirk Hinrich is terrible

So the Bulls can now…

7. He makes other players on the team expendable

Trade him. Later Kirk! What was your favorite moment of the Hinrich Era? The missed jump shots or the times he’d get schooled by scrubs like Cuttino Mobley? The Bulls can now fill other holes by trading Hinrich and Ben Gordon.

6. One scout called Rose a “6’3 version of LeBron”

He’s just that athletic. No one can match Rose’s combination of size and speed.

5. Rose will be a lockdown defender, too

Chris Paul is great and all, but he can’t really guard anyone. Rose is big and strong enough to handle any NBA point guard.

4. Point guards are ruling the NBA

Paul and Deron Williams have led teams that don’t look all that talented on paper to a ton of wins. And Rose, well….

3. He’s a mix of Chris Paul and Deron Williams

The best of both worlds!

2. The city will love him

Rose may be the best Chicago-born athlete ever. So many kids already look up to him. If the Bulls take Rose, he’ll be a hero here.

1. Great point guards are more difficult to acquire than great scorers

Look, players like Derrick Rose don’t come around any year. It’s a lot easier to find a guy to score 24 points per game than it is to get a stud floor general.

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More on Rose over at TUP.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cuttino Mobley.

Sean Chinski said...

Rose is the choice. He has that ability to control a game, whether it is a shot, pass, drawing a foul, or playing defense. Agreed about shipping Hinrich. Is there a chance anyone wants his contract?

Zach Martin said...

No, but he could fit into a deal with Deng or Gordon or both...Hinrich is not capable enough of a player for that contract or for anyone to pick it up and trade for him solely...

Ricky O'Donnell said...

*Fixed.

You know, I googled 'Catino' and choices came up so I went with it. Let's blame that one on the fact that it was 4am.

Tone said...

They better pick him and trade away some of the baggage we got. We need a guy to take control and lead this team more than we need a "tweener" in Beasley. Go Rose and bring him back home.

Anonymous said...

I saw an article that talked about the Bulls taking Rose then sign and trade Gordon Hinrich and another one of our 5 scrubs for Shawn Marion or Jermaine O'Neal which I would prefer over our middle of the road players.