2008 NBA Mock Draft

2008 NBA Mock Draft:

1.) Chicago Bulls—Derrick Rose

I want to start out by saying I think this pick is a huge mistake.  The Bulls seem locked into Rose, and as a fan of the division rival Pacers, I could not be happier that he is the way they are leaning.

Derrick Rose will be a solid NBA point guard, probably easily an above average one, but they are passing on a player that will be a first ballot Hall of Famer and a multiple time NBA All-Star.  I will talk more about him when he gets picked though; I don’t want to get ahead of myself. 

I keep hearing people refer to Rose as a tall point guard who can dominate the NBA physically, but Rose is only 6’2” which makes him shorter than Jason Kidd, Kirk Hinrich, Jamaal Tinsley, and Devin Harris.  Rose will never pass as well as Kidd, shoot (or defend) as well as Hinrich, handle the ball as well as Tinsley or penetrate as well as Harris. 

What I see Derrick Rose becoming is a Deron Williams with less strength and less explosive scoring ability.  He is also not nearly as strong as Williams and will take a beating in the NBA when he gets in the paint. 

Of course there are positives to Derrick’s game—he is very quick, has a high basketball IQ, and will be very able when it comes to running a team’s offense.  He possesses a nice array of ways to score from 5-15 feet, and will probably develop a nice floater adding to that versatility, but he will never bring to the Bulls what Beasley could right away or in the long term. 

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