SbB @ Final Four: D. Rose “Eats Like He’s Eight”
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... (Speaking of stomach turners) We like Memphis, if Derrick Rose’s upper duodenum cooperates. In case you’re unaware, the best player in the country is suffering from a Ruthian-esque tummy ache . While most have only speculated at the specific cause, Ryan Greene of the LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD has the most likely reason for Rose’s delicate condition. No, it wasn’t nerves keeping Derrick Rose from meeting the media Sunday afternoon. The star freshman, known as a shy guy, legitimately had stomach woes. Junior forward Robert Dozier said it should come as no surprise, though, in a ...
Final Four: NCAA title game links
John Clay's Sidelines —
Links from around the country concerning tonight's Kansas-Memphis title game:
Memphis shows it belongs with the big boys. [Los Angeles Times]
Former Georgia signee, Memphis on cusp of history. [Mark Bradley]
One coach will find the ring suits him. [Memphis Commercial-Appeal]
Tigers charming, disarming. [Memphis Commercial-Appeal]
As title game, Rose's nervous tummy the norm. [Geoff Calkins]
When unfair perceptions meet reality. [John Feinstein]
A gaze in ...
Derrick Rose's diet sounds delicious, inadvisable
The Dagger —
... Unfortunately, the NCAA tournament is a tough stretch, one that exposes
this sort of thing. I don't for a minute think this will affect Rose's
game tonight -- John Calipari has been personally grinding pasta down D-Rose's throat for a couple days now
-- but it should be a lesson learned. Next year isn't just 40 games. It's
82. As Tony Soprano once said, Derrick: I think it's time for you to
seriously consider salad. ...
