Hooped Up

Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city’s South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley.  Below are the rest of the NBA draft results.

Round 1 NBA Draft Results

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I never thought Eric Snow was that much of a difference maker since Michigan State, but I can see how he would be an effective coach.

Bobcats coach Larry Brown wants Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Eric Snow on his staff, once Snow’s injury retirement becomes official. But there’s a complication that would be very nice for Snow; an informed source says the Chicago Bulls want to interview him to be their head coach. Bulls general manager John Paxson said he planned to spread a wide net in filling this job, and hiring Snow with no previous coaching experience would be just that. However, it demonstrates what a natural Snow would be as a coach.

Charlotte Observer

If he gets the chance hopefully he takes the Bulls job.  Would you want to work for a ball buster like Larry Brown?

Today, some future Charlotte Bobcat rookie, shed a tear and didn’t know why.  The reason for the tear is Larry Brown has just been named the head coach, of the Charlotte Bobcats and drinks the blood of rookies with his Metamucil.

Larry Brown has reached an agreement to return to the NBA as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, the Observer confirmed early today. The source, a longtime NBA executive, said Brown came to a final decision Monday to succeed Sam Vincent as coach of the Bobcats.

Charlotte Observer 

For a young team with a few vets Larry Brown just seems like a bad idea.  I’m just sayin.

Gerald Wallace made it clear to the coaches, and repeated this to the media, that he doesn’t think it’s safe to keep guarding typically bigger, bulkier power forwards. Banging with the bruisers adds to the risk of suffering a fifth concussion as a Bobcat. The problem: How do you keep Wallace in the starting lineup and give him the 30-plus minutes per game he warrants, without playing him at least part-time at power forward?

Charlotte Observer

Jason Richardson’s hops are just fine, ask Manu.

Staring at an Eastern Conference where there’s no such thing as eight teams with winning records, the Bobcats made a little move in pursuit of the playoffs. Thursday they signed 5-foot-5-inch point guard Earl Boykins — the second-shortest player in NBA history — for the rest of the season. Boykins is diminutive (5-foot-3 Bobcats radio analyst Muggsy Bogues was the only NBA player shorter), but he can light up the scoreboard with his quickness and shooting ability.

Charlotte Observer

Managing Member of Basketball Operations Michael Jordan took the court with the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday for a brief workout with the team. While Jordan demonstratively laughed off the possibility of a comeback, he did take time after practice to talk with the media about a host of different things pertaining to the Bobcats.

NBA

After months of being unable to get a deal done with the Cavaliers, Anderson Varejao accepted a three-year, $17.4 million offer sheet from the Charlotte Bobcats late Monday, Varejao’s agent, Dan Fegan, said. The deal has an opt-out clause after two seasons, which is the key part of the deal. But team sources said the Cavs will match the offer and Varejao will likely be with the team within the next week. However, there’s a chance the team will wait a few days to do so as it evaluates options with the roster.

Akron Beacon Journal

Bobcats’ forward Gerald Wallace left Wednesday’s game against the Wizards with 38 seconds left in the second quarter after hitting his head on the backboard and landing awkwardly.

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