NBA #1 draft pick

[MacabreMob]

It appears Derrick Rose doesn't want to play for the Bulls and would rather go to Miami.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-rose0808a,0,5532903.story

Whoa....

Everything is in the air.... but wow.

-- Beasley to the Bulls?
-- "Southern Cal guard O.J. Mayo said he could see himself landing with the Heat."
-- "Stanford center Brook Lopez said he has workouts scheduled with the Timberwolves, who pick at No. 3, and the Sonics, who pick at No. 4, but nothing yet with the Heat."

So Rose could be No. 3 or 4?

 

[ER3]

It appears Derrick Rose doesn't want to play for the Bulls and would rather go to Miami.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-rose0808a,0,5532903.story

Your statement that attempts to summarize this article isnt close to being accurate. Nowhere in this article does it even come anywhere near saying something about Rose "not wanting to play for the Bulls"..."and preferring to play for the Heat".
I really am confused how you arrived at those conclusions after reading the article.

 

[tornado]

If Rose wants to play for the team that has the 1st pick, he'd have to get picked first.
Why would he say publicly that he thinks Beasley is better unless he wanted to encourage the Bulls to pass on him?
I would dare say he DOES have a preference, since he knows a lot about both teams and their players, just maybe he'd rather play somewhere other than Chicago?

 

[Lakeview Brave]

If Rose wants to play for the team that has the 1st pick, he'd have to get picked first.
Why would he say publicly that he thinks Beasley is better unless he wanted to encourage the Bulls to pass on him?
I would dare say he DOES have a preference, since he knows a lot about both teams and their players, just maybe he'd rather play somewhere other than Chicago?

Or maybe he really thinkgs Beasley is better and knows that John Paxon and Pat Riley dont care what he thinks thier going to take who they think is best.

Just your typical misleading post to fool those who dont read the link.

 

[Braves4Life]

If Rose wants to play for the team that has the 1st pick, he'd have to get picked first.
Why would he say publicly that he thinks Beasley is better unless he wanted to encourage the Bulls to pass on him?
I would dare say he DOES have a preference, since he knows a lot about both teams and their players, just maybe he'd rather play somewhere other than Chicago?

Hmmmmm. Let's see. If I was 20 years old with millions of dollars would I rather play/live in Chicago (where my friends, family, and "hangers-on" will be up my @$$, and the winters are butt-cold), or would I rather be in warm, sunny Miami with South Beach and beautiful girls?

You decide

 

[Bpositive]

I don't know how anybody could pass on Beasley. BUT I'm not convinced that he's not just going to continue being a guy that puts up ridiculous stats on an average team. I can't shake the thought that he'll spend his career being a regular season superstar, but a guy that struggles against the better NBA 4's with length in the playoffs (like Barkley).

It seems like Rose could end up being a cross between Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade....and I think Rose creates more of a matchup problem for opposing NBA PG's than Beasley creates for opposing NBA PF's.

That said, Beasley is the better player and the safer pick. I don't see Paxson passing on him.

 

[tornado]

Did anyone find this odd??

In that same article above where Derrick Rose said Beasley is better,
further down, OJ Mayo is quoted...
"Southern Cal guard O.J. Mayo said he could see himself landing with the Heat."

Now, mind you,, the Heat have the #2 NBA Draft pick overall!

"Southern Cal guard O.J. Mayo said he could see himself landing with the Heat. He has been working out in Chicago alongside Heat guard Dwyane Wade, with the two eating lunch together Wednesday in Chicago.
"It's great for me to be able to pick his mind a little bit, ask him questions about his early years in the NBA," Mayo said. "He's a great person. He's totally a great guy and I'd love to play with him."

So I wonder how many people really think OJ Mayo could be picked with the #2 pick. I think Mayo will fall quite a bit further, as teams might actually begin to wonder just what they might be getting themselves into if they draft this guy.
Troublesome headlines have folllewed OJ Mayo at every school he's been at since elementary school.
There have been reports of fights, expulsions, altercations with refs, ejections, suspensions, and even the possibility that his later actions such as the revelations that he's maybe been taking good for years could result in his prior schools even losing some of their titles. Now all this with the spectre that OJ may be spending some time in court in the near future.
So Miami is going to draft this guy and take a pass on either Beasley or Rose?
Just what are these people smoking who believe this?

just a few past headlines on OJ...and this is just within the past yearm or so, it doesn't include all the altercations back in Cincy.

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=6864#post6864
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3512
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/2007-03-10-oj-mayo_N.htm
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2899
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6635
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5185
http://www.810whb.com/scripts/archives/getstory.asp?article=12204&string=noSearch
http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=882&CID=640383
http://media.www.bgnews.com/media/s...3/24/Sports/Mayo-M.i.a.At.State-1716324.shtml
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2381855

and a couple good ones
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/2006-08-30-mayo-nch_x.htm
http://www.wlwt.com/news/5082701/detail.html

 

[MacabreMob]

Did anyone find this odd??

In that same article above where Derrick Rose said Beasley is better,
further down, OJ Mayo is quoted...
"Southern Cal guard O.J. Mayo said he could see himself landing with the Heat."

Now, mind you,, the Heat have the #2 NBA Draft pick overall!

Re-read post #21 in this thread.