http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/213276/Noah_Rose_League’s_Best_Closer I know some people dont like this site but this is where i first heard it I partially agree with what they are saying.. Rose CAN take over games. But from player polls that keep coming out, its always having players picking Kobe. So i think Noah is wrong with "everybody knows it" What do u guys think? Side Rant: I dont like when players talk trash or things like this unless they themselves are involved or can back it up. Noah calling garnett ugly (lol) and things like this make me not like him even more. If Rose said this i wouldnt mind but Noah has no credentials except being a good defender and hustle player
He is doing all of this in the 1st round against the under .500 Pacers. If he continues doing this when thy face some of the teams that are expected to challenge the Bulls then I think he might be. It's great to see him take over against Indy but you can also argue as the best team in the NBA they shouldn't even be struggling with a team that was under .500 for the whole season.
I'm not saying that hes not a good closer... hes great. But i feel that Kobe still has that respect in the league and rose has not snatched it sway as noah states
I'm not saying he hasn't. But I think the legacy of best closer or best anything is going to be determined on how you perform late in the playoffs against those other elite teams.
Do we really need another thread on Rose as a closer when we already have this thread: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?p=6086246#post6086246
okay.. yeah if it's best closer of the whole year (season + playoffs) its too early to tell.. I was thinking just like how the mvp award was for the season and not the playoffs..
I'm not big on rose or the bulls way of playing basketball. All it is is hero worshiping/building. There is absolutely zero chance that the bulls will beat the celtics in a series because rose doesn't know anything but his own shot and number. The idea that a guy can be extra human is bs, when you get 40 shots a game you tend to score a little.
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you act like you never seen 3 defenders surround rose in the final minute of a close game and rose passes to an open luol deng or kyle korver for the 3
It's noah, he's always going to exaggerate some when talking about his team or teammates... That being said, Rose is really good closing because he's basically unstoppable off the dribble, unless you throw 3 guys at him, sometimes 4. However, he's going to need more than a season and half a first round series to surpass Kobe in that category.
yeah, he's going to need to miss a lot more game-winning/crunch time shots before i start putting him on kobe's level.
rose has been extremely impressive in the clutch this year all year. westbrook and melo are up there too i believe this season and in the playoffs so far.
