By that same token stupidity, Sacramento does not believe in Tyreke Evans because they have not traded Beno Udrih, and the Milwaukee Bucks believe Brandon Jennings is not the future because they still retain the services of Luke Ridnour.

I was very impressed with Ty Evans in the games between the Bulls and Kings and throughout this season. Evans is one of the main reasons that the Kings overcame 35 pts deficits beating the Bulls. Evans has already looked better than Rose on BOTH ends of the floor, whereas Rose can’t guard anyone; he let a late-1st-round-pick PG blow pass by him at will (or a 35 well-pass-his-prime PG like Fisher shot 5 for 5). Rose is #2 reason (VDN is #1 reason) that the Bulls gave up 35 pts in that game (in the 4th Q, Rose missed multiple shots/layups (he took most shots), 3 TOs, 0 reb, 0 ast, he’s confused about how to run the offense and didn’t do much on the defense end either).

Rose gets all the hype, but he hasn’t proven anything; he hasn’t even proven that he can lead the Bulls to the playoff without Hinrich. Don’t believe it; just check the Bulls winning% last year when Rose and Ben Gordon (another vastly overrated shoot-first, defense-never guard) started at the backcourt during the period of when Hinrich was injured. During that period, the Bulls winning% was about 40%, even though these two small guards had plenty of helps from Thabo, Noce, Gooden, Hughes and Tim-T (AND a healthy Tyrus; last year team had much more depth than this year team); all of them are much better players than Pargo, Hunter, Taj, JJ, Gray; all of these players are now playing a key role (as a starter or part-time starter) in helping their respective team win games. The Bulls would not make the playoff with a 40% winning record last year.

The fact that the FO hasn’t traded Hinrich also indicates that Gar/Pax don’t have enough confidence in Rose; so they don’t dare trading Hinrich. I don’t remember any team used such a high lottery pick drafting a PG and still holds their former starting caliber PG for such a long time like a captive to prevent him from starting for another team. If Rose is that good, why does he need a starting-caliber PG to be his backup??? Do you see CP3, D-Will, TP, etc. need a starting-caliber PG as their backup? Hinrich led the team to the playoff in 3 consecutive years. Until Rose can do that without Hinrich, he is just another shoot-first, defense-lacking small guard, posting good offensive stats because he dominates the ball and shoots a lot.

While I have forced myself to admit that Wall is a better prospect than Rose (and probably the best prospect since Wade), a few myths need to be cleared up. With Rose, Memphis utilized the DDM offense much more than UK this year (they run more pick and roll system), which encouraged more finishing at the rim than drive and kick. Also, UM suffered from a lack of good shooters. Both factored into Rose’s average assist #s, to go along with the fact that CDR, Kemp and Allen all dominated the ball while on the floor with Rose.
With that said, Wall has a much better natural feel for the game and the point guard position and I fully expect him to have a classic end to 2010 and rookie season