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Bulls select Derrick Rose

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John Paxson, almost immediately, ruins awesome moment by saying Rose will have to 'earn' his way.

 

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Nah

even Pax-speak couldn’t ruin this one. This is just sweet.

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by MPG on Jun 26, 2008 7:50 PM CDT   0 recs

I was being a bit dramatic

of course he didn’t ruin it. It’s such a great day :-D

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 26, 2008 8:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Don't worry Matt

I thought something similar when I heard Pax’s comment!

But yeah…this is a “happy happy joy joy!” day, no question!

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by Jivas on Jun 26, 2008 8:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry

not too quick on the uptake today!

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by MPG on Jun 26, 2008 8:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Derrick Rose chat on espn.com now

Hernan (FL): Hi, Derrick. Which one of your new bulls teammate do you look more forward to practice with?

Derrick Rose: Tyrus Thomas. He’s used to playing the typ of game tha tI play – the uptempo game.

by DangerMouse on Jun 26, 2008 7:56 PM CDT   0 recs

All I can say is

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

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by Jivas on Jun 26, 2008 8:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Classic Pax. What do you expect, though? Ha!

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Jun 26, 2008 7:56 PM CDT   0 recs

Rose

BTizzle (AZ): Rose, do you think there will be some competitiion between you and Kirk?

Derrick Rose: I don’t think so.

hahaha

by DangerMouse on Jun 26, 2008 7:57 PM CDT   0 recs

LOL

He stumbled into that quote.

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by cranscape on Jun 26, 2008 7:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ha!

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 26, 2008 8:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Taken from espn.com's draft coverage

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/nbadraft/draftCast/index

Hernan (FL): Hi, Derrick. Which one of your new bulls teammate do you look more forward to practice with?

Derrick Rose: Tyrus Thomas. He’s used to playing the typ of game tha tI play – the uptempo game.

Gavin (San Diego): Derrick, huge fan…what strenghts for bulls and areas you can still improve?

Derrick Rose: Defensively, we can get better at. Of course, offensively.

gmoney (New Jersey): Rose how does it feel to be put into the role of revivng a storied franchise like Chicago?

Derrick Rose: I’m put in a perfect situation so that when it does happen, the biggest thing is just getting into the city.

christian (New York): hey derrick, who are you looking foward to guard in the NBA.

Derrick Rose: All of them, becuase I’m going to have to guard them.

Derrick Rose: I love all the fans. I hope you keep on supporting me.

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 26, 2008 8:01 PM CDT   0 recs

Sorry, not sure what happened w/ the blockquotes, everything's from the chat

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 26, 2008 8:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So, to recap

The Bulls can get better defensively. And offensively.

Alrighty then.

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by Jivas on Jun 26, 2008 8:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah LOL

whenever I hear Pax Speak i try to tune it out

"There is no 'i' in team, but there is in win."

--23

by Orlando Woolridge on Jun 26, 2008 8:02 PM CDT   0 recs

We can translate it into normal speech

“He’s obviously going to have to earn his playing time.”

Translation:
“I like him better than our current players, but don’t want to get too excited, and hitch my fate as GM to his fate as PG. “

"I tell you, Steve Blass, you pitch me inside, they never, never find that ball."
-Roberto Clemente

by cubbybear on Jun 26, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Derrick Rose is an interesting guy...

Is it me or does he not have much going on upstairs? I know Beasley has looney tunes, but Rose just has static.

by NPR1998 on Jun 26, 2008 8:06 PM CDT   0 recs

It's just you.

He’s obviously a quiet guy. and seems somewhat unsure in front of the camera. W/ time, he’ll be fine.

by tyger1147 on Jun 26, 2008 8:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I wonder what he says to his teammates

Is he any kind of leader, or is he like that with them?

by Sports2 on Jun 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Everyone said he was a leader.

He did say he’s worked on being more vocal. I don’t think he’ll be a vocal leader right off the bat. Hopefully, that’s the biggest thing VdN works w/ him.

by tyger1147 on Jun 26, 2008 8:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah and it's not like can be this swashbuckling leader right off the bat

The guy’s a rookie on a team of mostly hardworking guys. It shouldn’t take huge motivational speeches to get them going in the right direction again. As long as Del Negro reminds him that he was the 1st pick and should assert himself as one on the court, he’ll be fine.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 26, 2008 9:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

We hired a basketball player

not an inspirational speaker. He is 19. He will learn how to be more comfortable with the press and have some things ready to pull out and say. If that is all he ever does in that area I don’t care. His basketball is all I care about. It isn’t like any of the questions these players get inspire high IQ answers anyway.

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by cranscape on Jun 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

he's 19

and plays basketball.

by exult463 on Jun 26, 2008 8:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rose will have to 'earn' his way.

Moronick Statement, as usual.

Is it really hard to not say much?

by exult463 on Jun 26, 2008 8:13 PM CDT   0 recs

I really like Darrell Arthur

Maybe not for the Bulls, but I like him quite a bit as a player.

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by Jivas on Jun 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

IMO, you really can't go with *all* kids

While I may think that Arthur will be as good as Gooden in three years, there’s no way I’d want Arthur as a 3rd or 4th big behind Noah and Thomas. I’d prefer a Joe Smith-type to help develop the team by pushing them towards victories, and someone whose development won’t be stunted by playing limited and inconsistent minutes.

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by Jivas on Jun 26, 2008 8:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think what bugs me most about Pax's comments

Is that it gives him an excuse to not fix the roster by the start of this season. I mean – that’s ridiculous. If we start the season with this backcourt, I’m going to be pissed, even with this being happy happy joy joy time.

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by Jivas on Jun 26, 2008 8:30 PM CDT   0 recs

That's what worries me

We need to make a move even if it’s just shipping off Gooden/Hughes.

We need to do something

by Edicus2288i on Jun 26, 2008 8:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

sweet dreams are made of these

"There is no 'i' in team, but there is in win."

--23

by Orlando Woolridge on Jun 26, 2008 8:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

what is wrong with Arthur?

"There is no 'i' in team, but there is in win."

--23

by Orlando Woolridge on Jun 26, 2008 8:57 PM CDT   0 recs

Bucher just reported

he has a previously undisclosed kidney problem.

He refused to do blood work for teams tht had him in for a look.

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

by alec on Jun 26, 2008 9:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and there you have it

"There is no 'i' in team, but there is in win."

--23

by Orlando Woolridge on Jun 26, 2008 9:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's a huge pick-up for the 27th pick

If nothing else, taking Rose will at least piss off Pat Riley.

by wjb1492 on Jun 26, 2008 9:10 PM CDT   0 recs

As long as they don't have to

hook him up for dialysis at half-time.

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

by alec on Jun 26, 2008 9:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's mean. Let me take that back.

He seems like a great kid. And his mom was the best mom interview of the night.

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

by alec on Jun 26, 2008 9:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Reporting....

Batum for Arthur switching teams.

And picks or something.

by tyger1147 on Jun 26, 2008 9:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No. Someone on the ESPN chat. But Draft Express is hearing something is going on.

That Portland is getting Batum.

Admittedly, neither is very reliable, but it makes sense.

by tyger1147 on Jun 26, 2008 9:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope Paxson and Vinny Del Epithet don't make Rose's minutes a source of

consternation and frustration all year.

That is one of the two things that can turn a joyous season into a long, miserable one.

The other is that Beasley (or Mayo) thrives and Rose struggles. The second guessing would be intolerable.

I cannot WAIT to see Rose in the UC. I haven’t been this excited in a decade.

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

by 1958ChiTown on Jun 26, 2008 9:25 PM CDT   0 recs

agreed dude

on both points

haven’t been this excited in A DECADE

and if they fuck up his minutes it won’t be a good scene around here.

"There is no 'i' in team, but there is in win."

--23

by Orlando Woolridge on Jun 26, 2008 9:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

P.S. I don't care what Hinrich/Gordon have done or earned. Similarly, I don't care

whether the team plays better with them on the court during Rose’s first season. I don’t care.

You spent the NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE NBA DRAFT on this player. That makes him the future of the franchise. Start him. Play him. Play him more. Keep him in at the end of the game. Minutes mean development.

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

by 1958ChiTown on Jun 26, 2008 9:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

DJ White (Pistons)

strong guy, were are our beastly guys on the Bulls?

by exult463 on Jun 26, 2008 9:25 PM CDT   0 recs

DeAndre Jordan could slip

Nathan Jawai, Richard Hendrix

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 26, 2008 9:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i thought Jordan was going number 3?

"There is no 'i' in team, but there is in win."

--23

by Orlando Woolridge on Jun 26, 2008 9:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Slip

Cmon DeAndre slip…

by TRiCioNeRo on Jun 26, 2008 9:30 PM CDT   0 recs

Actually nvm they don't pick early enough

Seattle can draft him, Minnesota can draft DeAndre Jordan.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 26, 2008 9:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

They're saying Seattle gets DJ White and Detroit that 32 pick

If nothing else, taking Rose will at least piss off Pat Riley.

by wjb1492 on Jun 26, 2008 9:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's more than a little crazy

One part says no way they all slip to 39 and Pax really ought to look at moving up, because any of them are a steal in the 2nd. On the other hand, they just keep slipping, and I’ve been thinking that for about 7 picks now.

If nothing else, taking Rose will at least piss off Pat Riley.

by wjb1492 on Jun 26, 2008 9:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

WOW

Great names on the second round… Who will the bulls take?

Please Pax!!! Can you trade Hughes???

by bull83 on Jun 26, 2008 9:33 PM CDT   0 recs

What about Bill Walker?

I wouldn’t mind taking a chance on him in the 2nd round. He’d have been picked a lot higher if he could have gone pro out of high school two years ago. The injuries have killed his value, but the 2nd round is the time to take a gamble on someone.

by Big D on Jun 26, 2008 9:35 PM CDT   0 recs

I'd take Douglas-Roberts over him.

I don’t see any way CDR lasts.

by tyger1147 on Jun 26, 2008 9:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry

Just woke up and saw that he’s still there.

I am freaking out. Pick him up asap!

by Option27 on Jun 26, 2008 9:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I really see nothing wrong

In trading a couple pieces like our 2 future second rounders for Jordan

by Option27 on Jun 26, 2008 9:45 PM CDT   0 recs

I don't know which team could use him before the Bulls

But, if Jordan is there I say we pick him. Imagine Jordan and Tyrus with Rose.

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 26, 2008 9:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I just don't see Paxson taking that kind of guy.

So many work issues. So many questions. Not over someone like CDR.

by tyger1147 on Jun 26, 2008 9:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Guard rotation

Rose, Kirk, BG, Hughes, Thabo, CDR?

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 26, 2008 9:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If Kirk or Ben goes plus Noc

it’s fine. Thabo can play 3 and Hughes can sit.

formerly sbulls

by Scotter on Jun 26, 2008 9:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kirk and Hughes don't exist for the future of this team.

This team is building for three years and further out. You think a 30 year old Hinrich or 32 year old Hughes really factor into that? And if CD-R is better than Thabo (he’s younger, too) then that makes Thabo expendable.

A rotation of Rose, BG and CDR three years from now? Yeah, I dig that.

by tyger1147 on Jun 26, 2008 9:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I would love that rotation

Move Thabo full time to SF when Nocioni gets traded

by Ozzie Montana on Jun 26, 2008 9:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

deandre jordan...

"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious."

by bulls*hit on Jun 26, 2008 9:48 PM CDT   0 recs

LOL...nice!

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