Derrick Rose Vids
by Orlando Woolridge on May 22, 2008 8:22 PM CDT
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above is from January vs. Gonzaga. Skip to the :50 mark to see him with a monster flush in traffic. He also shows off an ankle-breaking cross-over-->kick out to the shooter.
this is vs. G-Town in December. He makes a nice floater in traffic and goes strong to the hole, drawing contact and making the and one.
vs. Cincinnati in December,above,demonstrating his outside J. It's not the prettiest but he heats up and strokes it. Gotta agree with Calipari on this one. His shot will only improve, especially with the amount of shoot a rounds you get in the NBA (Kirk Hinrich is obviously one exception to this rule).
Imagine if we could get D. Rose to lay off the candy! His first step might be even quicker!
One final thought: always remember, we could have the number 9 pick. We got the number one pick, and we get our choice of two awesome players. I've seen some good points made for picking Beasley here today. All I can say is that it's nice to have options!
Feel free to post more vids in here.
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whoops
this is the first vid from Gonzaga!
by Orlando Woolridge on May 22, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions
vs. Oak Hill Acadamy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_NkgDJvjz8&NR=1
he is so strong drawing contact and then muscling up the fadeaways in the paint.
by Orlando Woolridge on May 22, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions
Excellent!
I’ve wanted to see some of his high school highlights. Unbelievable! On one of his blocks, I swear it almost looks like Calipari’s telling the truth about the chin thing.
Thank you Orlando.
Dum spiro spero! (While there is life, there’s hope!)--Leon Trotsky
Holy shit!
What was that at the 9 second mark?
Dum spiro spero! (While there is life, there’s hope!)--Leon Trotsky
that was his head almost bouncing off the rim.
holy smokes. and it was on Defense!
by Orlando Woolridge on May 22, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
It's hard to believe the dude is a PG after watching that
His athleticism is out of this world. Please, please don’t mess this one up, Pax.
What I mean is
Those are probably the most ridiculous dunks I’ve ever seen from a PG, outside of B-Diddy.
when he dunks
the ball goes straight down….amazing!!!
I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith
sick indeed
watching this kid play and knowing he will most certainly be OURS in about a month is blowing my fucking mind.
by Orlando Woolridge on May 22, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
"Mama, there goes that man"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsaXkMs9XE
You all already seen this in the mix…just imagine seeing this almost at a daily basis when watching a bulls game…
that vid is even more mind-boggling
when you realize it is the second play in a row where he throws down a monster flush.
he dunked it the previous possession, then came back and made the steal, and threw down the dunk seen here.
by Orlando Woolridge on May 23, 2008 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
The Good, The Bad, The Rose
Now i want the Bulls to draft Rose but these videos, despite being highlights, show us a couple of things to think about.
The Good – I dont know his hand size, but his control of the ball and his touch are amazing. Tear drop combined with the jump step looks impressive. The cross over/dish in the first vid shows his awareness, not just that he made the play, but because he saw the collapsing defender, knew the offense, made the right pass.
The Bad – I feel like I’m gonna cringe on most of his jump shots. Feet too close together, bounces before he shoots/tips the defense, sometimes puts the ball to his chest before he raises up, The Lebron Fade, a lot of those shots were with a defender in his face. Good follow though. And from other videos, his fade away jump shot ( he will need this in the pros ) needs a lot of work.
The Rose – I think we all are pretty sure he is going to be a special player, some say Williams/Paul, some Tony Parker, but these comparisons are just gonna let you down because Rose is Rose. Lets not compare, Lets witness
Good call on the feet
too close – gonna lack balance. You’ll note they’re actually better spaced (by necessity) when he’s pivoting in the lane, pulling up, etc. It’s that “set shot” where they get narrow, and he wastes that split second with the bounce. What’s encouraging is that he hasn’t developed bad upper mechanics – good rotation, hand placement, and the arc isn’t had either. Gonna require a whole lotta work. But he seems liek the kind of dude willing to do it.
The poster formerly known as Freethefro.
Don't forget Deron, too
Deron shot just 53.5% from the free throw line his freshman year, and now he’s one of the better shooters in basketball. I like how compact Rose’s shot is; to me it looks better than the 71% FT suggests.
Just show Derrick Rose
Clips of Tony Parker. The guy went from scorned to loved because he learned how to shoot.
Rusty Longley v 2.0
he actually didn't even learn
just went inside more and more.
by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 23, 2008 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Of course, my quick and non-systematic review of hotspots on NBA.com
says they’re wrong. Or only very slightly right.
Mike Breen lied to me???
No, he has that jumper from the left side that he seems to always hit (hotspots say he shoots 55% from the left side in that 15-20 ft range). He’s not Steve Nash, but at least it’s to the point where defenders have to honor his shot instead of just waiting for him to drive into the lane. I just don’t want Derrick Rose to emulate Jason Kidd’s lack of jump shot.
Rusty Longley v 2.0
by Ozzie Montana on May 23, 2008 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1dGLwJaayL0
Rusty Longley v 2.0
by Ozzie Montana on May 23, 2008 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I get the feeling
he’s going to embarrass so many defenders this year. He is so quick to get past them.
Dum spiro spero! (While there is life, there’s hope!)--Leon Trotsky
like Kirk Hinrich in practice
Or Kirk Hinrich on some other team.
by your friendly BullsBlogger on May 23, 2008 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Probably every practice could be made into its own little
highlight reel. (Who could do that for us?)
Imagine Hinrich in Riley’s fave five, getting torched repeatedly as Rose runs by him time after time…and with no James Posey around to backstop him.
Dum spiro spero! (While there is life, there’s hope!)--Leon Trotsky
Small steps
Lets win some games first big guy we dont want Iverson.
Totally Selfish but Valid Reason
for wanting to draft Rose: he makes watching the Bulls exciting again.
The poster formerly known as Freethefro.
Highlights of every major draft prospect
http://www.nba.com/draft2008/prospect_highlights.html
Check the video of Rose….the block at 33 seconds=yowza.
Rusty Longley v 2.0
it will be great to have a point guard
that can also block shots against the backboard.
unreal.
by Orlando Woolridge on May 23, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
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