Notes from Hanging Around Draft Prospects

tziller posted 6/25/2008 from myespn.go.com [flag]

Henry Abbott at the Draft. [link]

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Derrick Rose Has Rather High Expectations
Published 6/26/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni In all likelihood, Derrick Rose will be picked first overall by his hometown Chicago Bulls in tonight’s draft. For a Chi-Town kid, you’d think that would be a pretty good accomplishment, one to be particularly proud of as he begins what is sure to be a thrilling career. Nope, Rose has much loftier goals. Forget about the Rookie of the Year award, try the MVP! Derrick Rose said one of his goals for his rookie season is to be MVP of the league. He knows that talk is a little crazy. But he’s also ...

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The Zoner posted 6/25/2008 from zonersports.com

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tziller posted 6/26/2008 from sports.aol.com

Be glad Joe Alexander is not a GM.

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