[Ruff Draft]

He is the total package. Great IQ, vision, and athletic ability. The intangibles will come with time.

[croco]

He still played well in the championship game, he just wasn't great like in the games against Texas and UCLA. I think if Chalmers didn't hit that shot we wouldn't even talking about his performance, that is the way things go. Collins gave him some fits in that game though and Kansas had an outstanding team defense, they gave him bad angles and sent him to his weak side. He was probably not a hundred percent in that game, but came through in the second half when it mattered. Except for that missed free throw he was tremendous in the last ten minutes and showed that he can take over games.

Like Omega said his stats weren't overwhelming in the regular season, but neither were those of other great point guard prospects, especially not as freshmen. He improved so much during and elevated his game to another level in the tourney, at worst he will be a borderline All-Star.

[Cinco de Mayo]

Originally Posted by TM

So no cause for concern after that championship game performance?

Not when he's 19 years old. He had some first half jitters and looked like the best player on the court in the second.

Kansas hounded him all game with multiple people, inlcuding and especially Sherrod Collins.

[rocketeer]

Originally Posted by Rawse

Not when he's 19 years old. He had some first half jitters and looked like the best player on the court in the second.

Kansas hounded him all game with multiple people, inlcuding and especially Sherrod Collins.

i mean kansas did have two guards on the big 12 all defense team and then also had collins to throw at him. they were probably the best team in the country as far as having guys to throw at rose(and the best team in the country at playing basketball).

[KennethTo]

He should be one of the top 10 point guards within two seasons. It's a very low chance he won't be an all-star within three seasons.

[rocketeer]

Originally Posted by KennethTo

He should be one of the top 10 point guards within two seasons. It's a very low chance he won't be an all-star within three seasons.

that all depends on what conference he ends up in. there is very little chance that he makes the allstar game within three seasons in the west going up against paul, deron, nash, kobe, roy, tmac, etc.

he has a much easier path there in the east and i could see him easily being a borderline allstar there in his 3rd year.

[AlThornton]

DRose is not about stats. What makes him so special is his ability to do the things to win games. If his team needs a rebound, a steal, a assist, a bucket in crucial times of the game he will 90% of the time give it to them. He has elite athletic ability, and a high BBall IQ.
He needs to work on his shooting ability, and consistent Defense but with his work ethic it will come.

[luther]

Rose comes across to me as a sure winner, a leader. I wish he were a better shooter, but of course he's got a chance to improve on that (and one would think he understands the huge number of extra dollars he can earn if he does). I'm not ready to anoint him or anything, but he seems to me pretty unlikely to fail. If forced to guess, I'd say he's worth the top two pick he's sure to be and will be an annual all-star once he hits his stride. (That may not be for a couple of years--he's very young, and not everyone can come in and do it right away.)

[BobbyDigital32]

I know nbadraft.net has him going number 1, but does he really have that great of a chance of being picked ahead of Beasley? I guess it depends who wins the lottery. BTW when is the lottery? it should be comming up soon within the next couple weeks, if my memory serves me correctly.

[croco]

Originally Posted by BobbyDigital32

I know nbadraft.net has him going number 1, but does he really have that great of a chance of being picked ahead of Beasley? I guess it depends who wins the lottery. BTW when is the lottery? it should be comming up soon within the next couple weeks, if my memory serves me correctly.

Next Tuesday at 8 pm ET on ESPN.

[G-man-sc]

i think it's the fact that he is maybe the most athletic PG seen in a long time, he can jump out of the building, he's a bit of a streaky shooter, but he can almost do anything on the court, he hustles his butt of, and he is not afraid of matching up with the opponents best players on D, he is great in transition, and he is good at setting up his teammates for easy buckets, he is a do it all type of player!