No surprise here.
NEW YORK - The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley.I have no idea about how good Rose will be or won't be.Rose, a Chicago native, led the Tigers to the national championship game in his lone college season. The Bulls opted for the point guard's playmaking ability over the scoring and rebounding of Beasley, who ranked in the top three in the nation in both categories as a freshman.
Rose is the Bulls' first No. 1 overall selection since they grabbed Elton Brand in 1999. He's the second straight freshman taken with the top pick, following Portland's Greg Oden last year.
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Rose should be an upgrade over Kirk Hinrich, who now could be traded, and gives the Bulls another option if they don't re-sign guard Ben Gordon.
The Miami Heat(I'm from South Florida) made the next selection.
Miami settled for Beasley at No. 2, a pick the Heat considered trading. Beasley averaged 26.2 points, third in the nation, and topped Division I with 12.4 rebounds per game. But with questions about his size -- he may be 2 inches shorter than the 6-foot-10 he's listed at -- the Bulls may not have believed he could play the 4 spot in the NBA.Who misled(or lied to) people about Beasley's height? Memphis or Beasley himself? I once remember a ML baseball team getting ready to give a former football player a tryout, thinking he was 25 years old. The tryout was cancelled after it was learned he was in his thirties.
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It's going to take a lot mo... (Below threshold)1. Posted by LSU Football | June 29, 2008 6:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's going to take a lot more than Rose to return them to greatness. Miami's season was horrible, Beasley (even at 6'8") probably won't make much of a difference. Memphis had no reason to b.s. anyone, Beasley was probably trying to sell himself.
1. Posted by LSU Football | June 29, 2008 6:01 AM |
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2. Posted by Brent Blaze | July 7, 2008 9:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
KSU listed Beasley at 6'10. Everyone knew he was 6'8 in shoes. No surprises.
2. Posted by Brent Blaze | July 7, 2008 9:51 AM |
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Posted on July 7, 2008 09:51