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Bulls win lottery, receive #1 pick

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How's this for NBA-karma what-have-yous that I always thought were quite lame (but will share anyway):

I spaced and missed the live lottery drawing.

Luckily I realized it at 7:30. So I was able to flip to ESPNNews, who showed the full replay of the final 3 envelopes. I couldn't believe it was Steve Shanwald standing there, thinking of other possible exec-types who may look like him...not truly believing it until they showed the card with the Bulls logo.

How great is this? Usually the Bulls only win the lottery when there's no clear-cut choices. This time it's obviously between two players (I'd say one, Rose, but we have plenty of time to discuss that, now don't we?). Less thinking for Pax, and for us.

Celebrate and high-five. The only downer is that I doubt I'll be getting my partial-season ticket plan back...

And I'll say it again: Holy crap!

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  • Derrick Rose
  • Michael Beasley

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Isnt it a blessing

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 7:51 PM CDT   0 recs

would of prefered number 2

because now theyre left with a choice, they mess up n now paxon will be blamed.

hoping for rose though

by mrm3x1can on May 20, 2008 7:53 PM CDT   0 recs

Haha

i can’t lie – the same thought crossed my mind.

by swede2287 on May 20, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

hey swede 2287 why was are thread banned

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 7:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Even Pax couldn't screw this one up.

My prayers have been answered. I’m going to have to go back to Mass Sunday and light a candle.
The Bulls finally have a TRUE POINT GUARD. So who do they keep to go along with him?
Beasly is a beast, but potential character issues aren’t worth the risk.

I would not trade this pick. Great point guards don’t come along very often. Unless the Lakers are willing to part with Koby, forget about it. D’Antoni must be kicking himself right now. He should have waited until after the draft. There should be a glut of applicants for the Bull’s coaching job after this. Maybe even Callipari.

If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.
Elbert Hubbard

by Tyrusmancrush on May 20, 2008 8:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Would you reconsider if they threw in his dad too?

If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.
Elbert Hubbard

by Tyrusmancrush on May 20, 2008 8:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

imagine the trade possibilities

by mrm3x1can on May 20, 2008 7:53 PM CDT   0 recs

yyyyyyyyyyyy

yyyyyyyyyessssss!

by leeac on May 20, 2008 7:54 PM CDT   0 recs

what happen to the thread i put up, why was it 404 banned

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 7:54 PM CDT   0 recs

Hey Matt.

Was the deadline for your plan May 19?

If so, I bet you can still get on Clicktix and pay the invoice.

Cause, uh, err, it looks lke I can for my season tix. LOL.

LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on May 20, 2008 7:56 PM CDT   0 recs

i want rose but i hope we do not get him because i want to see rose shine, we all no nobody shines on the bulls, and i especially do not want him coming off the bench for a kirk hinrich,

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 7:57 PM CDT   0 recs

P.S. Ford thinks we take Beasley.

Screw that.

LSU 38 OHIO STATE 24 - LSU IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION AND I AM THE KING OF BOURBON STREET!!

by 1958ChiTown on May 20, 2008 7:57 PM CDT   0 recs

agreed!!

plus, wasnt denver looking to trade melo?

by mrm3x1can on May 20, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Why?

Why shouldnt we take Beasley over Rose???
Hinrich (hopefully) will be able to be a 16 and 7 guy again, plus hes a lot more stable (and better) than Tyrus or Gooden right now.

by jrapps1323 on May 20, 2008 8:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

finally somebody feel me

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 8:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

why not both?

Hinrich is all in.

by NBA Observer on May 20, 2008 8:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

F HINRICH

Super Bowl XLI MVP Rex Grossman
Chicago Bulls Captain and Starting Point Guard Kirk Hinrich...
Same Person

by 234L on May 20, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No vulgarity version:

Sam Smith used to go on and on about how Hinrich was the most sought-after Bull in trade proposals. Let’s package him and someone, anyone, and get a scoring big to pair with DERRICK ROSE, oh man, I can’t believe it…

"It’d be ridiculous to hate someone for simply what they say in a sports blog. But I greatly dislike every syllable of your angst-filled, smarmy, nondescript, half-assed, elitist-garbage responses." –Rogerspark Kris

by bullhockey on May 20, 2008 8:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Matt warned me for this comment

hahaha

Super Bowl XLI MVP Rex Grossman
Chicago Bulls Captain and Starting Point Guard Kirk Hinrich...
Same Person

by 234L on May 20, 2008 8:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hinrich is who we thought he was

The guy is going on 28 and has been in the league long enough. What you see is what you get, he’s hit his ceiling. Sure, he can become a more efficient player, but in terms of blossoming talent, well, the bloom is off the Rose for Krik Hinrich. Now, I’m sure some other team would love to have PG whose strength is the ability to defend their opponent’s 2 guards, so hopefully the Bulls can package Hinrich because there is no longer any need to have him on this team.

Rose has the ability to make others around him better. I don’t know if you can say that about Derrick Coleman…I mean Mike Beasley.

by messwiththebull on May 20, 2008 9:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Take Rose

And put a clause in his contract that he’ll be traded immediately if he buys a motorcycle. :)

by Rodmaniac on May 20, 2008 7:57 PM CDT   0 recs

Just thinking the

same thing.

we finally get a do over, but NOW we got a bunch of young top picks to go with it.

by gman2849 on May 20, 2008 8:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rose and motorcycles

LOL. With the Bulls history of bad luck picks recently, I say put in a clause saying he is not even allowed to buy a fast car.

If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost. You can still call him vile names.
Elbert Hubbard

by Tyrusmancrush on May 20, 2008 8:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

beasley will be affective right away, but it would be nice to have another chi-town native do well, unlick eddy curry who let us down

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 7:57 PM CDT   0 recs

You guys have no idea

TRIPPING OUT!!!! ROSE BABY!!!!!

by Option27 on May 20, 2008 7:58 PM CDT   0 recs

tru i want rose but will he start over kirk, he should, but will he

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 7:58 PM CDT   0 recs

Don't worry

Paxson will hire a hard-nosed, disciplinarian coach that will bench Rose until he “earns” his spot… which will take three years.

by Rodmaniac on May 20, 2008 8:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

exactly thats y i dont want rose because the bulls will hate on him and by the time he gets good or an all star he will be on another team, we have not had an all-star since MIKE

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you're sullying my Cheerios

but god damnit you’re right.

New coach please.

by NBA Observer on May 20, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

for 1 night can we all stifle the pessimism?

we just won the lottery. we’ll take derick rose. we’re gonna be awesome. today is a good day to be a bulls fan.

i wish someone had told me that sportsnation had replaced rationality with caps lock.

by MarketMaker on May 20, 2008 8:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm kidding

Rose won’t ride the pine for three years, but seriously, I DID hear on ESPN 1000 that Paxson was looking for a coach that was a hard-nosed disciplinarian… which made me vomit. If Pax hires a disciplinarian, his next move needs to be trading Tyrus Thomas before his value plummets. I don’t see Tyrus cooperating with another disciplinarian.

by Rodmaniac on May 20, 2008 8:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

This is a dream, right?

No way they pass up on Rose! Think about how amazing he’ll turn players like Tyrus and Thabo and Deng!

Chris Paul proves what an amazing PG could do for bigs with no offensive game. We dont need a PF cause he’ll turn Tyrus into a beast.

D’Antoni prolly hates himself now

by Option27 on May 20, 2008 8:00 PM CDT   0 recs

Rose is not Chris Paul.

He’s not even Deron Williams. Rose needs to work on his jump shot to be nearly as effective as those players. He had a lot of help at Memphis.

by kingj41 on May 20, 2008 8:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He was a freshman

and he was the leader of that team. He could very well develop into a cross between CP3 and Deron (Bigger, More Physical than CP3 and Quicker, Better defender than Deron)

by swede2287 on May 20, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rose is more developed

than CP3 and Deron were at his age.

by swede2287 on May 20, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Exactly

And you know the best part . . . Doesn’t Pax love proven winners?

Ummm, I think Rose just proved he can win in college. Pax’s ultimate judgement meter

by Option27 on May 20, 2008 8:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Fun Fact!

Rose has made the championship game every level he’s played at since elementary school.

by CrashDavis on May 20, 2008 11:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Remember

Deron and Paul have been in the league 3 years. No one pegged them to be as great as they are now and look how they turned out. I doubt anyone is saying that Rose IS Paul/Deron, they just see how much upside he has and even as a rookie, he’d be an upgrade over Kirk. (Sorry Sue)

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by Goostafer on May 20, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Deron, NO

Paul yes. The kid can score whenever he wants. I’m the biggest UNC fan and I absolutely hated Chris Paul. Scouts knew Paul would pan out. And obviously Utah felt the same about Deron. He did shine in his last year. I’m not saying Rose isn’t a great option, he just has to work hard.

by kingj41 on May 20, 2008 8:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

My point was

that they are more experienced now than they were when they came in the league. And I really doubt anyone said Paul and Deron would be the top 2 PGs in the entire NBA by their 3rd year. Obviously they were considered good PGs coming in, but not as great as they are now and if so, then not this soon.
Either way, Rose would be a great Pick.

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by Goostafer on May 20, 2008 8:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Not only is Rose the next great PG (maybe a Deron or Kidd style

more than Paul), but the Bulls should have a very Hornets-like team, which is not bad at all.

Noah is just like Tyson, and should get about 3 or 4 alley oops per game. Deng’s shot selection and percentages are just like David West’s (as someone pointed out on here). Of course, we’ll need Thabo to grow into being either a Mo Peterson or Bonzi Wells type…

"It’d be ridiculous to hate someone for simply what they say in a sports blog. But I greatly dislike every syllable of your angst-filled, smarmy, nondescript, half-assed, elitist-garbage responses." –Rogerspark Kris

by bullhockey on May 20, 2008 8:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

don't forget what conference the bulls are in. they could be really good, really quick.

i wish someone had told me that sportsnation had replaced rationality with caps lock.

by MarketMaker on May 20, 2008 9:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Agreed

The Bulls, should they select Rose, would become the poor man’s New Orleans Hornets, which is fine because the East is the poor man’s conference. Noah is Tyson (sigh), Gooden can be West, Rose obviously Paul, Tyrus can challenge Tyson for the league lead in alley oop dunks, Thabo can man the 2 with BG coming off the bench in his best suited Pargo role. He’s obviously much better than Pargo, but I don’t want Rose to have to guard 2 guards because we have a little boy playing the 2 with him.

by messwiththebull on May 20, 2008 9:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

well said

BG off the bench.

hinbrick and noc OUT

by Orlando Woolridge on May 20, 2008 9:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd keep Noce

He’s the perfect roll player, and we need a guy to take charges, and be the crazy man.

by iBurkey on May 20, 2008 9:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ditch all bagage

now that we have the #1 pick, his contract MUST be moved

by Orlando Woolridge on May 20, 2008 9:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh its just that we still need role player shooters.

It will help our kids development if they have a hustler to play minutes with. And who makes shots when given an opportunity

by iBurkey on May 20, 2008 9:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Name me one other lottery pick Rose played with on that team.

1st rounders, sure, but even D Will played with three other NBA players.

by messwiththebull on May 20, 2008 9:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He had a hell of a lot more than Beasley

My Bulls may suck, but my Jayhawks are National Champs!

by wjb1492 on May 20, 2008 9:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What does that have to do with anything

when we’re comparing PGs in Rose, D Will, and Paul? The answer is nothing.

by messwiththebull on May 20, 2008 9:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ROSE BABY!!!!!!!!

Then trade for a star big man – possibly let go of players like Hinrich, Gordon, Tyrus.

I LOVE THE NBA!!!

by swede2287 on May 20, 2008 8:00 PM CDT   0 recs

i doubt if kirk gets any better he started out getting better his first 4 seasons, but fell completely off this season, trade him then i would be more happy with rose

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 8:01 PM CDT   0 recs

i agree he is not a true pg, but he is and has been listed as a pg, whether true or not, and he is definitly not a sg, averaging 11 points

by Cherishfaith on May 20, 2008 8:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and kirk

just bought a new house

I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith

by tyrus4prez on May 20, 2008 8:02 PM CDT   0 recs

He hasn't been

traded yet. Untiil Pax says he is he’s still a Bull. There’s no guarantee Pax takes Rose.

by sue369 on May 20, 2008 8:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

say goodbye to kirk, sue. i hope you'd rather have a good bulls team than a hinrich-led bulls team.

i wish someone had told me that sportsnation had replaced rationality with caps lock.

by MarketMaker on May 20, 2008 8:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kirk not being a Bull

doesn’t mean Sue (Or Pic or myself for that matter) has to say goodbye, you realize.

My Bulls may suck, but my Jayhawks are National Champs!

by wjb1492 on May 20, 2008 8:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Clarification:

We don’t have to say goodbye to Kirk – and it will be nice to already have some friends at the new team, if it comes to that.

My Bulls may suck, but my Jayhawks are National Champs!

by wjb1492 on May 20, 2008 9:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's right "IF".

These guys may be sadly disappointed when he’s still in a Bulls uniform.

by sue369 on May 20, 2008 9:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I actually wouldn't care

As long as he doesn’t steal minutes from a #1 overall pick.

Rusty Longley v 2.0

by Ozzie Montana on May 20, 2008 9:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kirk will be gone

He’s too good to come off the bench, and he won’t play in front of Rose. Bulls should be able to get someone very good for him.

Dum spiro spero! (While there is life, there’s hope!)--Leon Trotsky

by alec on May 20, 2008 9:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He did just come off an abysmal season

It might be slim pickings considering teams desperate for a PG, might not have what we want in return.

Rusty Longley v 2.0

by Ozzie Montana on May 20, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Funny thing

is we don’t have a say in who plays and how long they play.

by sue369 on May 20, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs