Further evidence that Jalen Rose should not have a job at ESPN

by Tom Martin on Oct 22, 2009 2:40 AM CDT in Random Commentary Comment 25 comments

Lazy, ignorant comments such as these make me tremble. Am I really going to be competing in a job market with fools like Jalen Rose? Really?

Here is Rose's prediction for the 2009-2010 Rockets:

No Yao for possibly the entire season. T-Mac is recovering from surgery. And both players could be free agents after the season. Ariza was a good signing, but wins will be hard to come by this season. Brooks will have a breakout year.

Southwest: 5 -- West: 14

You heard it, folks. The Grizzlies, who lack more chemistry than Michael Cera and any love interest that he has ever had, are going to win more games than the Rockets this year. Surely Jalen wasn't alone on his prediction.

Actually, he was. Not a single ESPN columnist, or sane sportswriter elsewhere, picked the Rockets to finish below the dreaded Grizzlies in 2010. Brilliant call, Jalen. Simply brilliant.

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Only one of the ESPN writers had us makinng the playoffs though. :(

by VBG on Oct 22, 2009 6:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Won't they be surprised?

If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.

by Xiane on Oct 22, 2009 8:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I would say the Rockets simply have to prove Jalen Rose wrong. Go Rockets!

by spitzserfun on Oct 22, 2009 9:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What is he, high?

I honestly believe the team could run the bottom 8 guys of the 15 man roster in the rotation and still have more wins than the Grizz will.

Play all season with the bottom 8 guys getting most of the minutes and I’d bet the Rockets still would have more wins.

I think Rose is nuts…

I had to stop arguing with drunks, Steeler fans, and all other fools.
It was making my brick wall jealous...

by steeler-hater on Oct 22, 2009 9:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

to be fair

I think you’re all a little nuts for expecting the Rockets to win more than 35 games without a real center…

but there’s no way we are worse than the Iverson/Randolph-led Grizz.

by grungedave on Oct 22, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know.

Lots of teams don’t really have a center and do ok. Are you telling us we’d be a playoff team if only we could get the likes of Eric Dampier?

If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.

by Xiane on Oct 22, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

a "competent" center is implied, naturally

by grungedave on Oct 22, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Understood

But of the teams that made the playoffs in the West last year, how many have a competent center? I’d say 4, maybe 5, and that includes Houston. Can we advance without Yao or TMac? Probably not, but I think we can get to the playoffs with the team we have. Of course this might just be an awesome year to hit the lottery…

We’ve been going back and forth on this, and I get your point, there are going to be some teams that are just too big in the frontcourt for Houston to handle. I think, though, that there aren’t that many. If we concede losses to those teams, but don’t have our share of simply stupid losses to bad teams, I think that will even out.

If the Red Nation apparatchiks start talking about a Five Year Plan, I'm out of here.

by Xiane on Oct 23, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

dude

Nick and Norah were an excellent on-screen couple. Good chemistry. Lofty chemistry.

by grungedave on Oct 22, 2009 10:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you're confusing

cloying hipster bullshit for “chemistry”

Your friendly neighborhood Dream Shake mod.

by Only_A_Lad on Oct 22, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you are putting too much thought into it

It’s quite simple actually:

she has nice tits, and he got to touch them. Chemistry problem: solved.

by grungedave on Oct 22, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate Michael Cera

but I love Arrested Development. Are you telling me George Michael and Maeby had no chemistry? We need to have a talk if that’s the case.

Then we can kill Jalen.

How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!

by ak2themax on Oct 22, 2009 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but the reason they had chemistry was because, like, 1/4 of their DNA was the same.

by Moondebah on Oct 22, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rose was no more than...

an under talented thug when he played in the NBA. Ask Mario Elie, who had his legs taken out from underneath by Rose on purpose. 1 broken arm for Elis and Rose never even apologised. what class!!

by shoedziner2000 on Oct 22, 2009 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

as we always say here

“Classy is overrated”

by grungedave on Oct 22, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why's everybody picking on the Grizzlies

Of course we will win more games than them, but it’s like the universe will collapse on itself if we can’t count on the Grizzlies to be a shit team. It’s not like the talent isn’t there. Sure Randolph and Iverson are both team wreckers, but Mayo, Gay, Marc Gasol, and Hasheem Thabeet could make them competitive

Check out nickandroll.blogspot.com

by n1ck34 on Oct 22, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thabeet

Has potential to be a bigger bust than Kwame Brown

The Dream Shake ...on Twitter.
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Oct 22, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

With all Due Respect

I think Jalen knows his basketball pretty dang well. He did a really good job on the air with Jim Rome today. As for the Rockets being regarded lightly by Jalen and the rest, perhaps they should take a page out of my Denver Broncos’ playbook and play good ball instead of whining. In the NBA, GO MAVS!!!

Brad James

by the Bradfather on Oct 22, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Check out this prop bet...

What team will have the biggest drop off in regular season wins from their total from the 2008-2009 season

Houston Rockets -140
Field (Any Other Team) +110

by fiddycent on Oct 22, 2009 11:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey!

Hey man fuck you the grizzlies are awsome and are gonna win the championship! so shut the hell up!…………………………Sergio Aceardio

by Grizbiggestfan on Oct 23, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

wow. how eloquent.

by grungedave on Oct 23, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

FWIW

while Bill Simmons isn’t considered an “ESPN expert” (though I consider him to be extremely knowledgeable about the game, and he’s well acquainted with Morey), he believes the Rockets can win 44 games and get the 8 seed.

by goingforthecorner on Oct 23, 2009 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

not that far out of the question

The difference between 44 wins and 35 wins isn’t that big of a difference given that both still fall under the category of “mediocre”. But yeah, I trust Simmons’ judgment here to some extent. I just see the Rockets wearing out in January/February when our “little” bigs start getting beat up and can’t maintain the same level of hustle they will display in November.

by grungedave on Oct 23, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs