It’s that time of year again. The time where Steven A. Smith yells for no apparent reason, the time where teams gamble on some goofy looking European, the time where big name players are swapped for picks, and the time where we get to debate who should go #1 in the 2008 NBA Draft.
The Bulls are officially on the clock with a little less than 3 weeks to go. What are their options? Trade the pick all together? Select the Chicago native Rose? Take Beasley? While the first option could be intriguing, it seems as silly as giving Billy Joel the keys to your new Porsche. The Bulls are young and talented and with a new coach and season approaching, they are only one key player away from being a legit playoff team in the East again.
Derrick Rose is a gifted talent who can run the point position for many franchises. The Memphis point guard may even be the better NBA professional; nonetheless, he is not the better fit for this currently constructed team. The Bulls already have three guards who log in plenty of minutes. Ben Gordon won the NBA Six Man Award and is a lethal shooter, while Larry Hughes was brought in by the Bulls front office in a mid-season trade this past season. Though Kirk Hinrich had his struggles last year, he still is a capable young guard that has averaged 6 assists throughout his entire career. These three guards are important to the Bulls long term success as Derrick Rose would only crowd the backcourt. [similar to the way Mexicans crowd a minivan]
The future of the Bulls is looking bright with a young core of talent, but has a whole the size of Rosie O’ Donnel’s ass at power forward. This is why on draft day a different Michael should be selected in the hopes of returning to the Jordan glory days. Beasley was a stud at college in the Big 12 averaging 26 and12 per game. He brings exactly what the Bulls need, a guy who can demand a double team and score “down low”. [Did R. Kelly record this song before or after he raped a little girl?] A versatile player who can score with his back to the basket would be a nice compliment to the offensively challenged Jokaim Noah and Tyrus Thomas. The Chicago Bulls were in heavy discussions to try and land Kevin Garnet or Paul Gasol, but were unable to complete a trade thus allowing them to slip away. Last time I checked the Celtics and Lakers with the addition of these scoring big men were playing in the NBA Finals. With the help of a dominant power forward in Beasley, the Bulls can also be in the mix next year.
Truth be told, both prospects leading the top of the draft board will be superstars at the next level. Beasley vs. Rose is like choosing between which Jessica [Simpson vs. Alba] you would rather for a night. Do you go with Jessica Simpson; freak in bed but not the smartest tool in the shed with some character concerns similar to Beasley, or do you go with the safe pick in Jessica Alba like the way scouts are drooling all over Derrick Rose after his performance during the March Madness Tournament? Either one of them would be fine choices, but I am taking Daisy Duke on my evening out or in this case giving the edge to Michael Beasley.
4 comments:
no way they take beasley. first of all you said they need low post scoring, but beasley is a tweener. he is not a true 4. way underweight. he doesnt post or play w his back to the rim, but is more of a tall 3. they already got deng there, who is actually a better low post scorer than beasley (im pretty sure he's heavier). and you also said they have too many guards, but they have a bunch of 2 guys much like the knicks (even though a lot of them play the 1, also like the knicks). gordon is clearly not a true point. hes just a short 2. does he even average 3 assists per game? hughes is a shooter also. hinrich is their only true point, but even he is probaly better suited as a shooter than a passer (6 assists per is nothing sepcial and hes got a above average shot for a 1). rose is the best player available, and gives them a true point to run that team w so much young talent. all beasley would do would be crowd the frontcourt and keep noah from ever seeing the court in only his second year. lots of teams also would be interested in trading for a slasher/scorer like gordon (whose contract is more movable than hughes im pretty certain) and they can use him to get someone up front to be a true low post scorer, something beasley will never be unless he gains a shit load of weight. rose is also a chicago native.. that always counts for something.
anyway though.. nice blog. and i second jessica alba. later dude
Michael Beasley is 235lbs:
Chris Bosh 230 lbs
Rasheed Wallace 230 lbs
David West 240 lbs
All three were NBA all stars this season and also considered underweight when going through pre draft workouts. I think they made it out ok. Beasley's game in many ways is similar to these three who can go downlow as well as hit an outside jump shot.
beasley officially measured in at 6'7'' in pre draft workouts today (those 3 are 6'10, 6'11, and 6'9 which is considered short). just sayin...
^^ he was expected to be and is listed as 6'9''
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