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Derrick Rose – In Case You Forgot
Now that the NBA has confirmed that they are coming back Christmas day, I think it is time to issue a reminder. A reminder to all those jock hugging Lebron backers, the “Kobe is the Greatest” history revisionists (como se dice Michael Jeffrey Jordan?), that, well, you need to wake up. Wake up, smell the coffee, fire up the toaster, get the jelly ready, because the MVP is coming.
Derrick Rose is back. Be afraid.
At 22 years, 7 months, Rose will become became the youngest MVP in NBA history, supplanting 1969 winner and Hall of Famer Wes Unseld by roughly five months. And he will do did so by taking a huge jump, becoming the first MVP winner since Dave Cowens in 1973 to win the award without receiving one vote the previous year. [Tribune.com]
And he’s only 23.
Get ready for the rim rattling, ankle breaking, death defying, take no prisoners, reign to begin. Just call him the “Ringling Brother” and the circus is about to get started.
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ESPN NBA Player Rankings Are Out…Are They Crazy??
What does an MVP have to do?
ESPN and TrueHoopNetwork have released their NBA player rankings and a quick glance at the top 10 has the Repoman somewhere between puzzled and incredulous. Here are the top 10 players according to the “experts”:
#10 – Blake Griffin
– How bad is the rest of the NBA if this guy is in your top 10? His entire offensive game consists of the dunk and…uh…well, that’s about it.
#9 – Deron Williams – Nice ball player. Top 10? Hardly…
#8 – Derrick Rose – What does an MVP have to do? This one man gang leads his team in scoring, assists, steals and ankle breaking. His victimization of the league last season resulted in a overwhelming vote as MVP. So, of course, ESPN ranks him #8…
#7 – Kobe Bryant – Hall of famer and all-time great. No argument here.
#6 – Kevin Durant – Definite top 10 talent. Unstoppable scorer and great ambassador for the game.
#5 – Dirk Nowitzki – NBA champ and match up nightmare. Don’t know that I can justify ranking him higher than Kobe or Durant, but a definite top 10 talent.
#4 – Dwayne Wade – Great player ranked one spot too high. The NBA MVP should occupy this position in these rankings. Wade has the all round game which makes him a top 5 player, without a doubt. However, the Heat without Wade are still a playoff team. The Bulls without Rose = lottery bound.
#2 - Dwight Howard – Man beast is unstoppable on offense and defense. Legitimate top 3 talent.
#1 – Lebron James – Did you really think ESPN would put someone else here? Ha! Luckily, James has the dynamic talent to warrant this selection. What is even scarier is that James still doesn’t know how good he can be…
Look, we know these rankings will mean nothing once (if?) the real games start, but ESPN needs to take a moment to get off the Miami Heat’s sack to give the MVP his due. Oh, and while they are at it, consider moving Blake Griffin back to the mid-20s where he belongs. One good, not great, season does not a top 10 player make.
Say Hello to the MVP!
No doubt!
Say hello to the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, a 6’3″ guard from Chicago, Derrick Rose! According to the Chicago SunTimes,”Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose is the NBA’s MVP, becoming the youngest player in league history to win the award. Rose is the second Bulls player to win the MVP but has a ways to go before he catches Michael Jordan, who won five — but he sure is off to a good start. In his third year, the dynamic point guard led the Bulls to their best season since the Jordan-Scottie Pippen championship era.”
Check out Rose in motion below:
