Scouts Cool on Rose Over Dietary Concerns
by TB on Jun 25, 2008 11:21 PM CDT
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New York City
June 25, 2008
For Immediate Release:
NBA scouts now have concerns about another potential No. 1 draft pick.
Hot on the heels of the well-documented "character issues" associated with Kansas State's Michael Beasley, scouts are now worried that Derrick Rose's dietary choices may render him a risky choice for teams at the top of the NBA Draft.
Rose has been known to miss press conferences because of a medical condition known as a "tummyache."
Apparently, the medical condition is usually self-inflicted. In this case, it appears that Rose ingests excessive quantities of foods such as "Gummy bears" and "sour candy" while foregoing such "foods" as "pasta."
"We all know how important health is to a professional athlete," said one NBA scout who requested anonymity.
Scouts say that despite Rose's incredible skill set, which includes rockets in his shoes and an uncanny ability to finish around the rim, future "tummyaches" could hurt his draft stock.
"If Rose can't demonstrate enough of a commitment to eat properly, I'm not sure I'd spend a high draft pick on him," said the same scout. Though other issues have swirled around Rose, scouts say they pale in comparison to the dietary concerns.
"We're not worried about the fight," said another NBA scout who, surprisingly, also request anonymity. "Fighting is a part of life. We like that he has a little fire in his belly. We're much more concerned about what he's putting into that belly, and if it's mostly Shock Tarts, then we have a problem."
"We just can't have professional athletes eating candy and signing their names on inanimate objects. Give me a player like O.J. Mayo, who comes to the NBA without any of the problems that plague Beasley and Rose."
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we have way too much media coverage these days
According to an extremely reliable source who requested anonymity because he could fired if this were to spread, the Chicago Bulls are no longer interested in Michael Beasley because his left index finger nail is usually cut 2mm shorter than his other nails. The same source also stated that this newest discovery couldn’t have come at a better time since the draft is tonight. “How can we draft a guy with this finger flaw when in 15 years, this condition will have minimally effected his shot?”
That’s nothing compared to what I heard about Rose from an NBA exec. who requested anonymity because his wife is a D-Rose fan:
Derrick Rose was spotted in a local New York gas station with a few of his “homies” yesterday. One of his so-called “homies” picked up a Maxim magazine and then continued to show the rest of his “homies” a layout of current NFL cheerleaders. Rose quickly joined in on all the “oogleing” until the magazine was gently placed back onto the shelf. The “homies” paid for their gas and left. The NBA exec. had this to say, “We are glad one of our spies, err I mean scouts, picked up on this. How can you draft a franchise player who giggles with his “homies” at the site of women in short skirts?”
Well I’m not sure who is going to be drafted anymore with all of these “character” issues. I thnk Louis Colon should have entered his name in the draft because besides his occasionally scuffle on the basketball court, his “character” is sqeaky clean.
Man do I hate Longhorn fans, well except for the ones that actually went there.
by mystman995 on Jun 26, 2008 8:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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