So the big draft lottery is tonight.

Here are our uninspiring odds:

No. 1: 1.70%
No. 2: 2.00%
No. 3: 2.40%
No. 9: 81.34%
No. 10: 12.18%
No. 11: 0.38%
No. 12: 0.0024%

after the bulls get derrick rose and go on to the finals next year you're gonna look back on the very first post of this thread and wonder why you were such a stick in the mud

We can dream, can't we?

Stupid class, I have to miss the draft lottery for it. Not like I believe there's gonna be a huge jump by the Bulls, but you never know..and it's fun to watch.

Jay-Z is rumored to be representing the Nets.

Not rumored... confirmed today on ESPN radio.

#1

DERRICK ROSE

I'll be disappointed if dice didn't put money on this happening... Already made me forget about what a shitty season this was.

Holy shit! Awesome luck! When was the last time the Bulls had the #1 pick?

AND WITH THE #1 PICK THE BULL SELECT....



It's actually funny, I just told a co-worker: "So did the bulls win the lottery" and I go over to ESPN and low and behold. WOW>

THIS IS THE HAPPIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE*




*post-Jordan

fuck the bulls, fuck the timberwolve's shitty luck and fuck the lottery. very bitter over here.

Yeah, that's a brutal franchise to root for. At least you've got The Mayor--that'll be good for karma in the long run.

The Mayor brought a godamn teddy bear. He looked fucking retarded compared to, oh I don't know, Jay Z. This is just like godamn 1992 when Shaq and 'Zo came out and we got third and were stuck with Laettner. My psyche hadn't recovered from that debacle yet, and now it happened again. Fuckingchrist.

I know you're upset, but ixnay on the etardray.

And Jay-Z looked a little camerastruck, too, which suprised.

1999. Elton Brand.

Someone should start a poll thread: Rose or Beasley?

holy shit

who's gonna run with us? the youngest and most dynamic team in the east. i could see all these guys chillin in joakim's crib after a W.

pg: derrick rose
sg: ben gordon
sf: luol deng
pf: tyrus thomas
c: joakim noah

and hinrich could be rose's waterboy.

Someone who hates the Bulls should pretend this is a real question and start the poll.

I will never watch another Bulls draft lottery again- it was obviously good luck cause I was in class when this shit went down. I didn't believe the first text..

Holy fucking Derrick Motherfucking Rose..FUCK!!!! It's gotta be Rose, this team with Rose is too fucking nasty.

Plus they get to trade Hinrich for another good player( and hopefully package the garbage aka Larry Hughes with him). I can't wait to see how all of this plays out..can't wait.

If they take Beasley, I hope he owns a motorcycle.

Beasley's a great player.. he'll look really nice next to Wade and Marion. I think it would be a mistake for the Bulls to pick him though, create more of a log-jam than there already is at the 3/4. It'd be more of a good problem than a bad one when you have Beasley out there wrecking shit, but this Bulls team is really lacking a top flight PG- and that's exactly what Rose is going to be.

I still can't believe this. What a good problem to have- the 20 pt 10 reb guy, or the PG that people are comparing to Kidd and Paul?

Hah, spelling it out like that, it becomes even more obvious.

Just glorious, this news is.


The pick's gotta be Derrick Rose. He's the most dynamic player in the draft by a wide margin, which is saying a lot because Beasley is terrifying.
The guy wins games, handles the ball like a dream, and actually already knows how to find his own teammates when they're open, something the Bulls had a hard time doing about 70% of the time last year.

Plus, he's FROM CHICAGO. Fans will eat that shit up and the season at the United center would sell out before the first game.

how do you think Rose would handle the pressure of playing in his hometown.

Either way, Miami is going to be tough next year.

Funniest thing is D'Antoni calling Rose "the next Steve Nash" or "Jason Kidd with a jump shot" in the NY press on Monday.

Happy Birthday, bro!

Ho. Lee. Shit.

What great news.

I'm not even that big of a Bulls/NBA fan and I'm happy about this!

I also really enjoy the post lottery interview with MSG TV.

"Coach, you didn't get as high of a pick as you would have liked, do you think this draft is 6 players deep?"

"Well.. I mean, I sure hope so."

i wonder what's hinrich thinking right now

edit: d'antoni too.

Beasley has monster numbers and is 6' 10" on a worse team than Rose. But, Rose's numbers, if I remember right, were deceiving because they escalated big time in the tourney.

With Tyrus and Noah, I think it's a slam dunk to go with Rose and he looks to be that transcendent great player to me.

Biggie: are both Rose and Beasley freshman?

Such great news this AM turning on the AM...

They're both 19 and freshmen.

Rose is huge for a PG. 6'3", 190 lbs. Elite size, elite speed.. he has all the tools to be one of the best PGs in the game. Beasley is a huge talent, but it seems like a Beasley comes along once every couple of years, where as Roses are few and far between.

This is what I think, as well. Noah/Gooden/Thomas is servicable. Gooden showed some signs last year of being better than we thought he was at the time of the trade. I'm not saying that having Gooden on the roster is a reason to pass up on Beasely, but it's not as glaring a hole as it has been in the past.

The league is far more guard oriented now, anyway. Rose is the poetential star the Bulls need. Drafting him also fascilitates trading Hinrich.

So many possibilities. I am still kind of shocked.

Yeah, way more guard oriented these days. Look at what New Orleans and Utah have done since picking up their franchise PGs. Just the thought of watching the Bulls within a round or two of the finals and having a chance to further compete is pretty great.

Another knock on Beasley for what it's worth- attended six different high schools in five different states(from Rich Morressey's article today ). I had heard about all the transfers, but I really had no idea it was that many. Paxson doesn't seem to usually go for red flags of that nature unless he is pretty much forced to(i.e. Hughes).

agree with bleep & biggie. i want rose.

Holy shit, I forgot about Gooden. That trade looks awesome now.

Imagine if Pax could somehow unload Hughes instead of Hinrich.

I think it's time to make that package trade... I can't wait to see how this unfolds... The Bulls finally have a stud PG...

You guys I feel like I'm six years old and it's Christmas morning.

It's a sad commentary on my life when I'm more excited for a Bulls draft pick in the next month than my graduation in the next month.

A similar thought occurred to me as I was jumping up and down in our living room last night shouting at the television.

Yuck..

In your face!

it's seattle that got the shit end of the deal

this rose/beasley decision would be so much more interesting if jerry krause was making it

knowing that the knicks did not move up and PRESUMABLY realizing the bulls had moved into the top 3, the look on d'antoni's face was priceless. wish they would've showed him when that miami at #2 envelope was opened

He would just go with Beasley. Jelly belly is the guy that drafted Jason Caffey over Michael Finley because Finley was from here.

More glad than ever Dantoni's asshatness will not be here.

I am thinking about getting season tickets.

So within the next week or so, the Bulls are trying to interview the following people for coach:

Dwane Casey(yesss), Jeff Hornacek, Eric Snow, Tyrone Corbin and Chuck Person.

I hope they add Michael Curry, Tom Thibodeau, Terry Porter, and Brian Shaw to that list- even though I've cooled on Shaw and the triangle with the thought of Rose running things.

How has Lebron handled playing in Cleveland?

Edit: I like Casey quite a bit, as well.

Oooooh. I am interested big time in this guy. He was a gamer.