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Rose wooing 2010 free agents at the All Star Game! (Picture Proof included!)

First off, thanks to everyone for loving my "request" to Gar yesterday. Like I said I've been on cloud 9 since, but man today's all star game was just off the chains. LOVED it. And of course, the D-Rose factor. SO glad he actually ended up playing. But hey...did you guys know, that D-Rose followed in Gar's footsteps yesterday and was workin' the 2010 class on his own today???? Yeah, true story here. And I have pictures to prove it.

Now some of you may have already known about this so that was one strike, but today Rose was on a roll. Here's kind of how it went down from my vantage point in the 400 level.

Star-divide

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"Umm....wow...108,000 people watchin' me on that big screen....wow...."

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"Oh man...forgot, coach and Gar, like, told me to talk to some of these players...man! what am i gonna say."

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*Shooting around* "Um, cool, there's that Chris Bosh guy right next to me. Maybe I should go talk to him, he might be a good pick up this summer"

10 minutes later.....

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"Ummmmmm...hey Chris....do you....um.....wanna come play with us this summer?"

Bosh: "Yeah, we'll see kiddo. I mean my team is doing pretty good right now so I don't know, but we'll see. You never know." *Turns back to game*

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"Maaannn...that didn't go too well....Gar and Pax are gonna kill me. Ummmm...man, think of something Pooh! Come on! Oh wait...who's that...."

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"Hey, um, Joe...you think you got what it takes?"

Joe starts cracking up. "Wassup Derrick! Yeah man I know what you're talking about, the agent told me all about it, I'm totally ready to go if your front office is. He knows your owner really well or something and told me he'd take care of all of this. Awesome man! Can't wait for next year!"

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"Hehehe...cool man! Yeah! Now I can sit back and have fun, mission accomplished"

Horford sits alone at the end of the bench, seething in anger and disbelief as he watches Rose blatantly tampering with his current teammate. "I will get you for this, Derrick Rose, if it's the last thing I do," he thinks villainously.

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"Aw wait...ummmmm...man, I forgot, I actually gotta play in this thing. Damn, I was hoping my injury could have just gotten me a nice front row seat to this...hey coach, ummmm...can I like, come in or....aw man, he's not even listening to me." Just then...

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"Hey Derrick!"

Rose turns around off in the distance and sees Gar Foreman yelling at him.
"Aw, hey Gar, how you doin'."
"Forget that Derrick, we have a new strategy now. Some crazy fan yelled something at me yesterday, and then it actually set off a lightbulb in my head. I now know what we have to do. We have to go all out for LeBron now. Stop wasting your time with Joe Johnson!"
"But...um....Gar....he was like, um, really excited to maybe play with me and--"
"Derrick! Forget it! Look, there's LeBron coming your way! Now go make me proud, son!"

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"Aw man...wow...it's LeBron...umm...he'd be a really cool teammate. Man, this is gonna be hard."

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"Umm....hey, LeBron...ummmmmmm.....I, uh.......yeah.....ummmm....."
"Oh hey, what's up D-Rose! How you been kid."
"Ummmmm....I uh, wanted to see if you like, uh.....wanted to come play with me next year........"
"Oh yeah, sure! I'd love to, at next year's all star game, and you know we got the Olympics coming up too, and..."
"No, um, actually I was talking about the Bulls."
"OH.....well....hmmm....." *LeBron mentally sighs, wondering when the circus will end.

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"Kid, listen...2010 free agency is six months away...all I'll say is, I'm open to anything this summer. Sure."
"Aw thanks LeBron, that's like, really cool."
"And because I like you so much kid, I want you to come to the Sunday night party I'm throwing with Jay-Z!"
"Oh wowwwwww...umm....well, I turned 21 so I think I'm Ok..."
* LeBron laughs* "I love this kid."

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"Alright my fellow noobs....let's go get 'em--oh wait, ummmm....I forgot Dwayne Wade! He's tying his shoes...so ummmmm....maybe I can impress him with my play on the court........."

And so on. The purely hypothetical scouting adventures of Derrick Rose, ladies and gentlemen. All pictures taken by yours truly. My twitter feed (where I have also posted these pictures) is at illegaloffense.

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Nice!

Beasley spent the first two quarters like he was wandering through a forest.-Neil Funk

by SoulEater7 on Feb 15, 2010 2:50 AM CST reply actions  

I started my day with a goog laugh

Very nice work, thank you.

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by Dominicanbull on Feb 15, 2010 7:20 AM CST reply actions  

Better than yfBB!!!

;-)

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Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Feb 15, 2010 8:44 AM CST reply actions  

Rose-wise, that may be true

Nice work anexorcist.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Feb 15, 2010 2:33 PM CST up reply actions  

Tremendous....very nicely done

This Dallas ASG experience is going down in the history books. The venue….the starpower…..the remarkable creativity during the game……Wade/LeBron/Carmelo/Bosh/Howard at the peak of their incredible athletic powers……the introduction of Rose/Durant/Deron/Rondo onto the All-Star stage…..just a great night. Some of the buzz out there is already saying that it could have been the night to save the NBA from 2011 hell. How lucky you were to say you were there.

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by nateroth on Feb 15, 2010 9:51 AM CST reply actions  

Good pictures

You should have taken one with Rose on the court with Lebron, Wade, Bosh, and DLee confused on who he should impress. That was the lineup I wanted to see together and I was happy to see them actually let the 5 of them play.

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by Jesse07 on Feb 15, 2010 10:12 AM CST reply actions  

yeah

i might have a few pictures of that group but i couldn’t think of anything witty to say for them. this is only about 1/4 or 1/5 of my pictures. plus i have tons of video of Rose playing and chilling pre-game too (once Rose checked out with about 9:00 in the 4th, I actually decided it was time to leave…yeah, go ahead shoot me but it was an absolute circus and I wanted to get home (i’m staying w/family while down here) in a timely fashion).

"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush

by anorexorcist on Feb 15, 2010 11:01 AM CST up reply actions  

well

i dont mind if you post the pictures, but really, i took them with the intent to create this story. it’s gonna lose the charm if the pictures are posted just by itself…maybe post a link to this page instead?

"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush

by anorexorcist on Feb 15, 2010 10:58 AM CST up reply actions  

Awesome

Thrusting toward the playoffs, one game at a time.

by Illini15 on Feb 15, 2010 11:02 AM CST reply actions  

Good job,man.

YOu should find a sponsor for the next year.
Try AT&T or Verizon :-)

General manager needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow,next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
Sir Paxdorf.

by Azabullsfan on Feb 15, 2010 11:17 AM CST via mobile reply actions  

actually

my dad just started working for verizon and after the success and fun I had this weekend in many facets, a lot of people i know are totally game to go out to LA next year…hmmm…this might just happen! stay tuned. lol

"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush

by anorexorcist on Feb 15, 2010 11:31 AM CST up reply actions  

From your pics

I can say that you got even better seats than YFBB -closer to the East bench.

General manager needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow,next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
Sir Paxdorf.

by Azabullsfan on Feb 15, 2010 4:35 PM CST up reply actions  

That's what it looks like right?

But the truth is I was ALLLL the way up in the 400 section, not even close to the court. The camera I used yesterday was just that damn good that it was able to zoom down to the floor, to where it looked like I was behind the bench. Hell, at one point I pretty much let it serve as my binoculars since I could get some pretty decent detail from the zoom.

"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush

by anorexorcist on Feb 15, 2010 6:32 PM CST up reply actions  

BaB

is the shit. truly the only place real fans should come for bulls coverage.. this along with the tyrusmancrush post are pretty awesome reads

by PTBALLER1523 on Feb 15, 2010 11:24 AM CST reply actions  

HI-larious! Nice job!

I think this is the same process that Sam Smith uses to come up with trade rumors

Neil takes the fun out of funk

by Juiceboxjerry on Feb 15, 2010 2:09 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

AAHAHAHA

this is serious halarious

by rick_ross on Feb 15, 2010 3:52 PM CST reply actions  

I nominate you as the leading candidate to recieve the MOST OUTSTANDINGLY ENTERTAINING POST OF THE YEAR award.

Awesome pics, super dialogue. Maybe it’s time for you to give up your day job and become a Hollywood script writer for the bound to be upcoming “DERRICK ROSE STORY.”

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by Tyrusmancrush on Feb 15, 2010 4:49 PM CST reply actions  

I laughed out loud at

“I will get you for this, Derrick Rose, if it’s the last thing I do,” he thinks villainously.

I could totally see Al Horford being a villain.

The only thing that was missing was Derrick getting scared by Kevin Garnett eating a preschooler or something.

Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2007. NCAA Tournament South Region MVP 2008. First Overall Pick in 2008 Draft. 2009 Rookie of the Year, 1st Team All-Rookie. Tied for Most Points by a Rookie in First Playoff Game (36), Second Player Ever With 35 points and 10 assists in playoff debut (Chris Paul).

2010 All-Star.

And more to come. Derrick Rose.

by Cosmis on Feb 15, 2010 10:26 PM CST reply actions  

i have a video

of KG Dwight and Gerald Wallace ganging up on D-Rose in a circle and playing some little joke with him. Funny. My videos are huge though so I haven’t gotten to posting them up yet.

Lots of D-Rose/D-Lee interaction in those too, I didn’t get too many pictures of them but if you see the second picture they are standing next to each other. In all seriousness I think they kind of gravitated towards one another, both being first time all stars (and in Rose’s case being the first Bulls all star in 12 years and for Lee, the first Knicks all-star in 9 years). I know he’s not the sexy choice that Bosh or Amare would be, but I’ve said elsewhere that I would be content with us coming away with Joe Johnson and David Lee this summer at two identical, reasonable deals below the max.

"4 inches, baby!" --ripped off from Kush

by anorexorcist on Feb 16, 2010 7:14 AM CST up reply actions  

Damn son

I would be content with us coming away with Joe Johnson and David Lee this summer at two identical, reasonable deals below the max.

I’d be more than content with that! You honestly see Joe Johnson going somewhere for less than the max? I mean, if it’s possible then that’s what I think we should aim for actually… it’s not like Johnson’s really older than Wade or anything, and he could be a better fit next to Rose. I think Lee would actually be a great fit next to Noah..

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by Rose Colored Goggles on Feb 17, 2010 9:49 AM CST up reply actions  

lol i just read it again

and i think it’s even funnier the second time. love it!

"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"

by Jaina on Feb 15, 2010 11:16 PM CST reply actions  

what are you talking about?

it’s Derrick.

If anything there aren’t enough.

Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2007. NCAA Tournament South Region MVP 2008. First Overall Pick in 2008 Draft. 2009 Rookie of the Year, 1st Team All-Rookie. Tied for Most Points by a Rookie in First Playoff Game (36), Second Player Ever With 35 points and 10 assists in playoff debut (Chris Paul).

2010 All-Star.

And more to come. Derrick Rose.

by Cosmis on Feb 16, 2010 3:20 PM CST up reply actions  

One thing I'll say

Is Rose and Bosh looked absolutely great together on Sunday.

I mean I still like Rose and Wade more, but Bosh is our guy…..and it seemed Bosh wanted to run with Rose.

Sadly....through thick and thin....

by majoyenrac on Feb 16, 2010 11:33 AM CST reply actions  

Hey, T-Mobile

We’ll need 2 guys sponsored next year!!
Good work, anorexorcist!

by JustAnotherFan on Feb 17, 2010 9:08 AM CST reply actions  

I really felt like it was Derrick talking to us.

"I'm going to enjoy an apple in bed." - Derrick Rose

by E-Grizzle on Feb 17, 2010 11:41 AM CST reply actions  

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