Posted on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 11:02:18 AM EST in NBA
More on: Heat, NBA, rumors, Draft, Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Bulls (all tags)

You might think the NBA season is over now that the Boston Celtics have earned the franchise's 17th championship, but there is no time to rest. In case you've forgotten, the Draft is right around the corner, Thursday to be exact, meaning there's a whole lotta wheelin' and dealin' going on. Actually, there has been no real wheelin' or dealin' just yet, but the rumors are defiantly flying around. The most interesting bit of speculation we've come across originates out of Miami where the Heat are desperate to turn around a horrible 2007-08 campaign.

Rumors have begun swirling that the Heat would consider trading Chicago native Dwyane Wade to the Bulls for the first pick in the draft, plus Tyrus Thomas and Larry Hughes. Miami has the second selection, so such a trade could land the Heat the two top prospects in Memphis guard Derrick Rose and Kansas State forward Michael Beasley. Look for the Timberwolves to select UCLA forward Kevin Love with the third pick.

They'd be an infant team in a grown man's league if the trade went down, but nothing could possibly frustrate Pat Riley more than what he went through last season. We say, "Git-R-Done!"

Links:
[Draft Nation]: Sunday's NBA Draft Rumors
[Boston.com]: A Kidd shall lead them

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Posted on Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 09:37:45 AM EST in College
More on: Derrick Rose, Memphis, Final Four, college basketball, stomach ache (all tags)

If you think your diet goes straight to hell during March Madness then at least you're not alone. There's no telling how many nachos, hotdogs, soda and microwave pizzas we've pounded since opening day. But we're used to it; we find some sporting event every weekend in order to indulge. Heck, we tuned into the Winter X-Games just so we could kill an entire gallon of cookies-n-cream ice cream. Our excuse is that we're on the Derrick Rose diet. What's yours?

Right before sitting down to answer questions Sunday, Memphis' freshman point guard asked coach John Calipari to be excused from media sessions because his stomach was bothering him. Rose went to see trainers and never returned.

Teammate Chris Douglas-Roberts offered a possible reason why his running mate had a stomach ache.

''[Derrick] eats Gummy Bears and Starburst for breakfast and Twizzlers and Honey Buns for dinner -- that's why his stomach hurts,'' Douglas-Roberts said.

'We tell Derrick the whole year, `Stop eating so many Gummy Bears and Sour Straws.' But he can't.'

Links:
[MiamiHerald.com]: Memphis' Rose has upset stomach

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