DECISIONS, DECISIONS

What do Kenyon Martin, Pau Gasol, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Drew Gooden, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Marvin Williams, Adam Morrison, and Kevin Durant all have in common? They are all forwards who were highly thought of coming out of college who were drafted in the top five of the NBA draft between 2000 and 2007. All of these players (with the exception of Morrison) have been pretty good players since entering the league; Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh are bonafide superstars. The Chicago Bulls won the right to make the first pick in the draft in last week’s lottery and are currently trying to decide between Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley. The nine aforementioned players should give the Chicago Bulls some insight as to what they should do with the #1 pick. THEY SHOULD DRAFT DERRICK ROSE!!!!.

Michael Beasley is a phenomenal player in his own right. He can shoot from three point range, score at will in the low post, is a great rebounder, and is a willing defender. I truly believe that he will be a very good (not great) player in the NBA for many years to come. Although he is a good player he should not be the #1 pick for the following three reasons:

1. HIS NAME IS NOT DERRICK ROSE.

2. A VERY GOOD FORWARD IS AVAILABLE IN THE DRAFT EVERY YEAR (see opening paragraph).

3. A VERY GOOD POINT GUARD IS NOT AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR.

If you don’t believe reason number three, here’s proof. In the NBA drafts between 2000 and 2007 (same drafts cited above) only three TRUE point guards drafted in the top five have been very good. They are Chris Paul, Deron Williams, and Devin Harris.

If the Bulls are going to draft to fill their biggest need, they would obviously draft Michael Beasley. They already have a pretty good point guard in Kirk Hinrich and their best inside player is arguably Sideshow Bob. Sorry I meant to say Joakim Noah. Not to worry, Kirk Hinrich will be traded in the next couple of weeks or possibly on draft day for an inside player, which would leave the Bulls with a gaping hole to fill at point guard. And who better than the Hometown Phenom, Derrick Rose to fill that position. That is, as long as they don’t suddenly decide to hire Billy Knight as GM (he will definitely convince them that it is never a good idea to draft a point guard. Look at how good that logic worked in Atlanta.)

If the Bulls don't draft Derrick Rose with the first overall pick, it would be one of the stupidest decisions ever made. It would rank up there with such decisions as:

The Portland Trailblazers drafting Sam Bowie instead of Michael Jordan.

The San Francisco 49er's drafting Alex Smith #1 (a QB from Utah, that had BUST written all over it)

Any NBA team hiring Isiah Thomas for a coaching or front office position.

Flavor Flav choosing "Hoopz" (girls that look like that don’t even date guys that look like that on TV).

The Bulls have no desire to become a trivia question (Which franchise was stupid enough to pass on Derrick Rose?), so they will definitely make the right decision. Kirk Hinrich, it's now time for you to start packing your bags and putting your house on the market (hope you can sell it without taking a loss).