he’s making prospects fetch him water!

Looks like Derrick found a shoe partner.

Steve Francis was and still is one of the most cocky players in the league. Can I still say he’s in the league? He has a contract.

Rose is completely the opposite. He’s much more reserved. Watching Memphis games I was looking for signs that he was a vocal presence for his team.

We really need guys like Joakim that use all the tools available to them to make the team better. Talking is a huge one, but the right words at the right time is more important.

is leverage maybe for a trade which i dont believe is going to happen

She might bail at the alter.

Paxson the player did know when to pass and when to shoot it.

That it’s possible that Rose is really a complete jagoff, but that he understands how to play the game and that he understands what needs to be said; note that I don’t think that this as the case, as he came across as especially sincere in his desire to become a Bull. But getting back to the point – even if this is the case, that he’s not the person he projects in his interviews – it’s still a great sign for his maturity and overall professionalism, and the difference between him and Beasley in this regard is stark.

but I still don’t see where people get the impression that Rose has a greater desire or better attitude about the game of basketball. They’re both driven and both want to excel.

And ditch this stupid headband nonsense?

That was supposed to be a reply to wjb’s post above. Fuck.

But I think you’re making a pretty big assumption based on a single Q&A. When has Beasley ever said he doesn’t want to play defense or want to win? People keep asking Rose about his defense because his coach said it’s not the first thing on his mind in a radio interview. And do you think Rose doesn’t want to be the best player he can be?

You find Beasley immature – I find him funny. You find Rose all things wonderful – I thought his interview was incredibly boring. To each his own, I guess.

my bad

....because at least you acknowledge that such a bad team has at least two big needs!

If we need better PG play and better interior scoring – Beasley can only really help with one of these, but Rose can help with both. Rose will be a better PG than the Bulls have currently, and his penetration, athleticism, court vision, and basketball IQ will allow him to enable all of his teammates to be better as well.

When we consider the Bulls as having only ONE need – maybe Beasley is the best pick. But when we start considering multiple different needs, Rose seems to fill more of those big needs than Beasley.

would not surprise me once bit.

what up Grizzzzzz

That made him select Darko instead?

I first heard about Beasley three years ago. When I looked at his production it was awesome. He could do so many things. The consensus was this guy is going to be an awesome player.

The questions that always came up were about character and maturity. Why was he jumping from school to school? Is that just the new way of basketball talent development after Lebron? It’s not unusual to attend multiple high schools before hitting the NCAA and then to the NBA. Lots of guys play 3 years at a home high school, get noticed, and then play their final year at Oak Hill or Notre Dame prep. However, Beasley was attending ALL of these schools. That was strange.

Maybe he was just too good. Maybe he couldn’t fit into a team. Whatever doubts were there his one year at KSU sure as heck showed HE can produce. What about his team? He had some big games. Not just big games, the best freshman production ever. WOW. How the heck are there still character questions about him?

It’s his attitude. Fun fun here. Fun fun there. Fun fu fun fun everywhere. When does a prospect take a step back, look at the trees, and start seeing he’s about to enter a forest and not a patch of saplings.

You could have said some of these same things about Noah last year. But last year the team needed a center. We needed a big. We needed a guy that showed he works. Noah works.

This year the demands are different. We need a big time talent. We need a blooming young man with incredible talent and demonstrative path towards maturity and leadership. Rose is that man. Beasley is not.