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Rose not planning to visit Miami?

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[From the FanPosts. The whole series of quotes is quite weird, but Rose may have accidentally just shown Pax's hand. -ed.]

But as Rose concluded his two-day visit with the Bulls Thursday at the Berto Center, the point guard sounded unsure if he even had a workout scheduled with the Miami Heat, owners of the second pick in the June 26 NBA draft.

"I don't think so," Rose said. "I think I have to ask [agent] B.J. [Armstrong] or someone about it. But all I know now is that I'm here."

Rose's older brother and confidante, Reggie, went even stronger, saying Rose won't visit Miami because "this is our last stop."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/cs-080619-derrick-rose-chicago-bulls,0,6343427.story

Well, I guess all the Bulls had to do was look into B-Easy's eyes and see Looney Tunes and t-t-t-t-t-that's all folks!

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Nice.

Good news, good times. :)

by smash! on Jun 19, 2008 1:02 PM CDT   0 recs

and KC finally got his scoop!

unless you count the Paul Westphal news as his scoop.

by messwiththebull on Jun 19, 2008 1:03 PM CDT   0 recs

I thought I read he worked out for Miami already

Maybe he just meant not going to Miami to work out? As in the went to him.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:05 PM CDT   0 recs

Did Riley work out DWade?

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

by alec on Jun 19, 2008 1:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, Ira says they met with him....
Following the Mayo workout, the Heat’s scouting staff leaves for the west coast, where it will meet with possible No. 1 overall pick Derrick Rose, the freshman guard from Memphis, and then scout a large open workout of players expected to go in the middle to the end of the first round, with that session hosted by the Warriors.

From the Sun-Sentinel earlier this month

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

hmm, but I believe this is a different class of workouts, right?

since they’re after the pre-draft camp in Orlando.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 19, 2008 1:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That was after pre-draft as well,

However, Ira also has picked up on the quotes from the press conference today, and he doesn’t mention there having been a prior workout, so it sounds like it either never happened or wasn’t a full workout.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oops

link

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

oh man, that is so nice to hear

this is going to be a very long week, but as long as it ends with d rose walking across that podium to shake stern’s hand first, it will all be worth it. quoting rose,”i hope the bulls pick me.” i hope so too

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE

by CONOR6 on Jun 19, 2008 1:06 PM CDT   0 recs

I love his game, and I love this quote:

“I thought LeBron James was the luckiest guy in the world playing for his home state. Now I get that chance. I hope the Bulls pick me.”
- Derrick Rose

by smash! on Jun 19, 2008 1:10 PM CDT   0 recs

i liked that too....

opposed to Steven “no hair line” A. Smiths report sayin that Rose didnt want to play for his home team…thats good to hear

CHICAGO MANE!!!!

by YEP on Jun 19, 2008 1:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Steven A. Smith knows jack

I’d even take Scoop Jackson’s opinion over SAS.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 1:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Steven A. is just like Skip Bayless...

All talk, no substance… Hey, they should start a blog!

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 1:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Have fun

http://stephenablog.typepad.com/

We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan

by snley on Jun 19, 2008 1:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I was hoping they would have one together.

Like a super team up blog.

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 1:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

They need a TV or radio show together

As much as they come off as clowns in print, they come off as even bigger clowns when they talk. I think I’d actually rather listen to the 2 of them blather and shout instead of Mike & Mike.

We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan

by snley on Jun 19, 2008 1:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You should watch them on 1st and 10

They actually try to outwit one another.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 1:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

When they're on together, it's like a trainwreck I can't look away from.

I hear Stephen A is the guest, I think “turn it off now, you know it’s just going to make you irritated,” and yet I somehow end up listening to it far too often.

Snley, I prefer Mike and Mike to them because at least they have guests on to interview.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I tend to hate all ESPN personalities

Because of course they suck. The only guy I like is Tony Reali because he is able to make fun of the worst sports columnists in the country at the same time (Plaschke, Paige, Mariotti).

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 1:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ESPN morning crap is my only sports option in the morning while

I get ready, unless I missed Sportscenter the night before (which is more or less the same crap anyway). They annoy me regularly, just not quite enough to do something other than sports with that time.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ESPN morning is the worst.

“Cold Pizza”... I mean, really?

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 1:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I hate Jalen Rose

And I’m being Nice, I HATE HIM! More than all the rest combined.
I don’t mind Mike and Mike though.

"I'm a Bulls fan," -Barack Obama

by Goostafer on Jun 19, 2008 1:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

name change

it’s called “First Take” now. Not that it makes it any better.

by NormVanBeer on Jun 24, 2008 11:06 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I like PTI

Mike Wilbon is from Chicago and Tony Kornheiser is funny as hell

CHICAGO MANE!!!!

by YEP on Jun 19, 2008 1:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep...

that’s the only show I enjoy… they’re so far and away better than all the other espn shows.

by smash! on Jun 19, 2008 4:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Marc Jackson

One more “there is no doubt in my mind that is the best of all time” and I’m going to just mute the whole broadcast.

by NBA Observer on Jun 19, 2008 2:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How protective is his brother, Reggie?

I’m a recent Illinois grad, and I remember Reggie almost being his spokesperson when Weber was recruiting him. Does anyone know if Reggie is going to follow everywhere he goes? It almost seems like he’s there anytime Rose speaks, and makes you want to think he might actually sit on the bench during games. Even if he’s just driving Rose to and from practice and games, that’s creepy.

Just after turning on the TV, I saw Wade, Hoiberg, and some other guy....

by MouseIsInTheHouse on Jun 19, 2008 1:34 PM CDT   0 recs

how relevant

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/1014082,CST-SPT-rose19.article

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 19, 2008 1:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sold

Such a nice family! I’m kvelling!

John Paxson has been like family to me. I can no more disown him than I can disown my white grandmother, who also was unable to pull off any deals for superstar free agents or hire a top-notch coach.

by preverbal on Jun 19, 2008 2:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

also, not really a big deal to have his brother helping him

especially in the excessively ‘creepy’ teenage meat market of the NCAA

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 19, 2008 1:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Doesn't bother me.

If his brother is a “good” person, sounds like an ideal entourage.

by tyger1147 on Jun 19, 2008 1:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Speaking of which...

Did you happen to watch the Beasley ESPN “Rookie” webisode? He watched the draft at his old AAU coache’s house, er, condo-mini-mansion. Not that I would claim there was any impropriety with regards to Beasley attending K-State, but well…

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 1:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

* draft = lottery

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 1:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Having a strong family is creepy?

Rose isn’t from Wilmette, he praises his family for keeping his mind on basketball.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 1:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Really

Rose grew up in the Englewood neighborhood. This place consumes too many humans every year. It’s tragic.

You really can’t get a better advocate than you’re own blood.

by NBA Observer on Jun 19, 2008 2:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nah

A lot players have their posse of guys that travel with them, warm their cars up, etc. I’d rather he have his brother as his main guy than some drag along from high school in it for the perks.

Everything I post is speculation. I have no insider information nor ideas deemed concrete enough by those who are self-elected to regulate post content.

by cranscape on Jun 19, 2008 1:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Definitely.

Lest we not forget he’s still too young to even drink.

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 1:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, I guess all of you are right about Reggie...

It is his brother that’s looking out for him.

Just after turning on the TV, I saw Wade, Hoiberg, and some other guy....

by MouseIsInTheHouse on Jun 19, 2008 3:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Reggie is

a nut when it comes to his little bro. I’m a former Illini and DI Sports Editor and he wouldn’t even allow Derrick to talk to us, he’d provide quotes via email or text message and it was all a big, big pain in the ass. I doubt he’ll be as bad now that we’re talking about the NBA but who knows.

by Noce1184 on Jun 19, 2008 4:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The reason Reggie hates Illinois

is because he was snubbed and didn’t get an offer as a recruit himself. So when his brother, and his All-American skills came around, Reggie did everything he could to make sure he DIDN’T go to Illinois.

by Noce1184 on Jun 19, 2008 4:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it's a Chicago thing, like Old Style!

spurning Bruce Weber :-(

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 19, 2008 4:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

IMO, if the Rose camp has decided not to work out elsewhere,

it seems more likely that it’s their decision, given the increasingly numerous predictions that he goes first, than that no-news-Pax even privately announced a decision. From all reports, he has nothing to lose by not working out down there.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:38 PM CDT   0 recs

heh, even so.

Pax is probably furious :)

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 19, 2008 1:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It would be kind of sad for all the Rose-or-nothing fans

if this turned out to be a Doug Collins excessive anticipation moment that proves false down the road.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

is anyone really a rose-or-nothing fan?

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 19, 2008 1:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, that's probably too strong a phrase,

but there are posts around here that are highly pro-Rose and anti-Beasley. It seems like there are a lot of people expressing that sentiment elsewhere, too, but we’ll never know if they really mean it unless Beasley turns out to be the pick.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 1:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think the anti-Beasley camp

Is composed of those who are thinking too much about his antics, and those who are concerned about his size. I just tend to think Rose has more potential as a superstar than Beasley does.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 1:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I do to

but it’s partly because of the antics and size :-p

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 19, 2008 2:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm sure this is considered close to blasphemy around here,

but I have questions about Rose’s potential as a leader.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 2:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think like the rest of his game....

his leadership has potential as well…even though he is quiet he gets respect from his teammates

CHICAGO MANE!!!!

by YEP on Jun 19, 2008 2:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't think it's blasphemy at all...

I have questions about it as well, I just feel like I have a good idea what kind of leader option B (Beasley) would be, and I’m not that thrilled about the alternative.

Some teams don’t need a leader and can draft a player like Beasley and plug in his 20-10 output nightly, but the Bulls definitely need a leader. Rose could be that guy, but it’s only natural to question how any rookie can accomplish this.

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 2:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

There's always some need for vocal leadership

The Clippers plugged Brand in because they had Cassell, who basically is more of a coach than a player these days. I think he’s a horrible player now because all he does is shoot, but signing him to a 1 year deal just to have someone not named Joakim call out players would be nice.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 2:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I guess I'm thinking more about Miami...

If they draft Beasley, I highly doubt Wade will concede his leadership role on that team.

Beasley will still of course lead by example on the court, but even by his own admission he doesn’t take much seriously. Obviously he takes basketball seriously, but off the court do you envision him calling out players in the locker room? And if so, how do you think they’ll respond?

This isn’t a loaded question, I’m really asking here.

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 2:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I do agree that that is a tough line to walk,

but there are people who manage it really successfully. IMO, it’s as likely Beasley finds the balance between play time and work time to become a successful leader as it is Rose develops into a vocal leader.

Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!

by wjb1492 on Jun 19, 2008 2:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I agree...

I also like the idea of our PG being the vocal leader on the floor.

I think part of the reason Steve Kerr and John Paxson were so successful in hitting clutch 3’s were because they had the fear of Michael holding them accountable for open misses. While MJ wasn’t our PG, the offense always went through him, and he let it be known that he would do anything to win. That fire is contagious. We need that. Every team needs that.

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 3:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

LA didnt have Cassel until the yr b4 last i think...

Brand has been wit da Clips since 01

CHICAGO MANE!!!!

by YEP on Jun 19, 2008 2:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah and the year he came they went to the playoffs

Elton Brand is a great PF, but he’s not a real team leader.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 2:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think Brand had a career yr that yr didnt he?

i dont really care about the clips and Cassel is top 5 ugliest humans of all time…the Bulls should try and get Brand back

CHICAGO MANE!!!!

by YEP on Jun 19, 2008 2:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Depends what it costs.

That achilles injury can be brutal in the long run.

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 2:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Agreed...

He’s more of a lunch pail PF. Clocks in, 20 points, 10 rebounds, clocks out.

And Casell is definitely more of floor coach for sure.

That team is so screwy, but I do think they could use a player like Kirk IMO.

Don't call me doughboy!

by Khalid El-Amin on Jun 19, 2008 2:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Beasley was the leader of K-State

... but Rose was definitely not the leader at Memphis. Beasley seems to be more adept to being a leader.

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by Vangelis on Jun 20, 2008 9:31 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I am still sitting

happy as hell that we got the number one pick. Seriously this is awesome we get to bicker over choose Beasley or Rose. Maybe I am the only one.

"If you're not going to compete, then I'll dominate you." MJ

by Rankdog on Jun 21, 2008 1:50 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hehe, It's a good reminder to get :)

I guess the rest of us have moved on to the bitching… ;)

by BAB-Bass on Jun 21, 2008 4:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It would be if Beasley wasn't so damn good in his own right

Besides, we Bulls fans are quite adept at creating enough speculation and unfounded talk that anything can look good.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 1:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pax should like this

It’ll give him a reason to give Rose the talk about accountability after the draft.

We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan

by snley on Jun 19, 2008 1:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just to spite the media, Paxson will now select

Kevin Love with the number one overall pick.

“It’s the media’s business to speculate. But it’s not our business. They thought that we were going to take Rose, sure. It’s their job to sell papers in Chicago. Rose is a Chicago guy. I understand that. But what you need to understand is that we had a process. We followed it thorugh to the end. When we analyzed all of the data, including the results of our thorough battery of psychological tests, it became pretty clear that Kevin Love perfectly matches the system we’re trying to build here. Jerry and I talked it over with Vinny. He’s a competitor. Our fans will identify with him. We’re proud of our pick”

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by 1958ChiTown on Jun 19, 2008 2:07 PM CDT   0 recs

Just stop that

That could be true, you know Paxson just needs to see this and the Youtube clip of Love’s cross court passes to draft him.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 19, 2008 2:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

HURLL!!!

I think I really did throw up in my mouth!! Tastes kindy sweet, But seriously, if Pax drafts Love i am done with the NBA!!! Hello NHL!!!!!

by JohnnyKilroy on Jun 19, 2008 2:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs