I can’t find the link, but there were reports one team in the top 5 has promised to pick him if he pledges to not work out for any other team.

Judging by the way Fred Hoiberg nearly threw dropped his lucky teddy bear upon hearing how he got the #3 pick, you can tell he really wanted either Rose or Beasley.

1. When he had the Bulls picking Beasley, he said that for the entire year, GMs “scoffed” at anyone but Beasley being # 1, but now he says,”For several years NBA teams have ranked Mayo as the top prospect in his draft class.” Huh?

2. If Beasley is so great, why aren’t the Heat interested in him? The Heat traded Shaq, and lost their post presence, and Ford says Beasley “would be a good fit in Miami,” but it sounds like they’re passing on Beasley too.

is pretty good when taking talent over position. By that I’m referring of course to Dwyane Wade. The Heat already had an All-Star SG in Eddie Jones, so the assumption was that Wade would fall to the Bulls, but not so.

It’s an interesting contrast to the Bulls, who seem to always be on the wrong side of this kind of decision. They drafted Fizer when they had Brand, and then drafted Noah when they had Thomas.

Anyway, the Bulls will draft according to need and according to talent if they pick Rose.

since Wayne Larrivee is not doing Bulls games anymore.

Anyway, first off, I think Rose is the guy, and for the Bulls, I think there are many street posts full of signs that point to taking Rose.

Here’s one: like Devin47 wrote, there are many more questions about Beasley’s size and position than there are about Rose’s. A 6’4 pure point guard vs. a PF with questions about his size, position, and interior defense? Hmmm…

Take a look at this and then tell me how in hell we are not going to draft Beasley…

and Pax sounds like a Rose man, but why does he keep mentioning “false” reports. Give it up John it’s part of the job!! I’m excited for the possibility of Rose running the team for a long long time

But I really am a fan of Pax’s deliberate and patient approach when it comes to the coaching search. I know it would have been nice to have a coach by now, but I get what he is saying when he talks about sitting down with a candidate, and knowing without a doubt that this is the dude for the job. I appreciate that he is taking this seriously, and isn’t rushing into a decision just for the sake of it. I understand why people on here get frustrated with him and his slow-poke approach, but at least he isn’t reckless, which would be equally as annoying. I would rather have a more deliberate, patient GM, as opposed to some gunslinger. Thats just my opinion.
Now on to the pick
the question i keep asking myself is who is going to make the better pro? Beasley is a monster, but will he stand out big time when it comes to other PF in the league? I am not sure. Can he even play the 4, or is he going to be a little too small. i dont want to hate on Beasley, but I have a feeling he will not turn into the super-duper star the bulls covet. But with rose, the guy is a monster when it comes to PG’s. And the bulls need a leader, someone who is in control and make good decisions on the court. plus, when rose runs the open court, it is scary. he is so fast! rose will be just as effective in the paint as beasley, think tony parker. but rose can play shutdown defense, too, and is only going to improve. plus, the will to win is what impresses me more than anything else. match that quiet passion with noah’s flair, but same desire to win, and we could be watching something very special take place. rose is going to make all of our guys better, like a lot better. deng can get open looks when the d collapses on rose, same with bg. and noah and tyrus will be dunking and lay up machines with rose running around out there. there is no doubt that beasley is tempting, but when a complete talent like rose comes around, you dont pass it up.

Personally, I think we should draft Rose just to piss off the Knicks and D’Antoni.

But seriously, either Rose or Beasley could work with the right retooling of the Bulls roster. We just have to cross our fingers and hope that whomever we choose turns into the legitimate star that the Bulls need as a focal point.

Rose seems better fitted by position and personality to help some of our other projects reach their promising potential (Deng, TT, Noah). Management hopefully knows whether or not these projects are worth waiting for.

Unless we pull an all or nothing Boston move, we are still looking at least a few years down the road and we need at least one of our projects to become a star for us to compete. You could just chuck some of these projects to make room for Beasley, but will then be left with a bounty of serviceable but generally overpaid one-dimentional guards (outside of Thabo, also a project). We need more complete players.

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_nba/2008/05/too-early-for-b.html

Not that it applies to us, I just find the whole concept of promising a draft pick to someone that isn’t a consensus top 3 choice perplexing.

if the Bulls draft Rose and hired a good coach.

He remembers that days of MJ dominance, sees glimpes of similiar dominance with Chris Paul and now emerges a larger version of Paul and seemly more dominant in Derrick Rose that can go toe-2-toe with D. Wade.

I haven’t forgot (Lebron), but cleveland has yet to match him with his Pippen, or (Kobe Shaq) or (Duncan-Parker-Manu).

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/mariotti/967998,mariotti052408.article

“In recent hours, word has seeped out of Paxson’s compound that Rose, indeed, is the favored choice at No. 1.”

eariler I made reference to these former players(guards). They all were leaders and seem to have high Basketball IQ. In reference to some on their peers (Skiles, Bryon Scott, Isiah,Maurice Cheeks,Dunleavy,Theus,Nate McMillian, Jerry Sloan,etc.) who are now coaching, these 4 guys were also exceptional basketball players.

Where are these guys now and are they involved in coaching or working as player advisors?

Note: Skiles and Avery Johnson were not in the same class as some of these guys, althougth Skiles still has the single game assist record and Avery was part of a Spurs Championship team. I’m just trying to rule Avery out as the Bulls coach in my own mind…

what better guy to tutor our new PG?

i would hire him over the Little General in a second. I would be tired of Avery’s bark by the end of pre-season.

We could also get some sweet revenge on the Knicks by going with Jackson.

Old knothead has life in him yet. He’s probably still quicker than Hinrich. Heh! He could player coach, and run plays for himself, and finally get the glory!

Who’s with me?

Word out of Miami is that the Bulls are going to pick Beasley.

Dorsey