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How much does Mike D'Antoni wish he had given the Chicago Bulls a chance to make an official offer? While he's beating his head against the wall with Eddie Curry, Zach Randolph and Stephon Marbury, he could have been in Chicago with Derrick Rose as the PG of his present and future and Tyrus Thomas, Joakim Noah and Drew Gooden as his posts that can run and run the pick-and-roll. If D'Antoni
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Brian McCormick: "For the record, if I am Chicago, I am drafting Rose and hiring a coach committed to an uptempo style who will let Rose develop into a play maker, much like Byron Scott has allowed Chris Paul to develop in New Orleans. Could that guy be Mark Jackson?" ...

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