DanielBoone wrote:Cliff Levingston wrote:DanielBoone wrote:Rose will never approach double digit assists, dude can't read a book let alone a defense.
Why sugar coat it? Just call him (Please Use More Appropriate Word). We all know Derrick Rose is (Please Use More Appropriate Word).
I really shouldn't have brought it up because his academic record really speaks for itself. Some people don't seem to think innate intelligence is a factor in becoming a great point guard or don't think it should be brought up, I don't see what the big deal is. Hell my favorite player Gerald Wallace is dumb too and I have major fears about what we do when he is a free agent at 30 years old looking for a max deal.
So we agree: Derrick Rose is (Please Use More Appropriate Word).
Pretty impressive for a (Please Use More Appropriate Word) guy to make the all-star team though. Also, Rose is probably the first (Please Use More Appropriate Word) point guard on Team USA for the World Championships, though Cliff Levingston hasn't checked the records to see if any other retards have participated in the World Championships.
What's most surprising is that Cliff Levingston thought Coach K knew his stuff. The guy's won national championships and is one of the most respected basketball coaches in the world, and still, he's stupid enough to play Derrick Rose as point guard, even giving him praise for his performance?!
Although Kevin Durant led the White team to a 114-96 victory against the Blue Squad with 28 points, it was Rose who garnered the most ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from the 11,635 fans at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Rose, the Chicago Bulls point guard playing for the white squad, scored 15 points with eight assists, five steals and no turnovers.
“Derrick just played a beautiful game,” Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski said.
“It was easy playing with him tonight because he gave the ball in rhythm.”
Rose spent the evening weaving in and out of the lane using his trademark crossover and setting up teammates with open shots on the perimeter. The white team went 14-for-29 from three.
Near the end of the first half, Rose threw down the biggest dunk of the night when he found himself alone on a fast break. The momentum from the slam nearly carried him into the laps of fans with baseline seats.
Nothing changed in the second half. Rose fed Durant for a dunk when the two got out in front of the defense in transition. Rose then stole an inbounds pass to set up a Tyson Chandler three-point play.
“It wasn’t just about me,” Rose said. “You’ve got to have trust, especially on the defensive end. That’s what I was doing — clogging the passing lanes and trying to get to the ball knowing my teammates had my back.”
LINKIt's a bit dis-heartening to see Coach K wanting to play a (Please Use More Appropriate Word) shooting guard as his point guard at the World Championships. If we lose there, then Cliff Levingston will be upset especially when we could've had real point guards like Luke Ridnour or Jason Williams instead.
