Jerry, Jerry, Jerry, Can't You See?

Coldest freestyles ever. 

Even though Rogers Park wasn’t shouted out at the end (I’m sure @kanyewest and co. are saving it for the remix), this ain’t too bad.   

DEON COLE IS FROM CHICAGO, YOU GUYS!

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Anish Kapoor’s famous Cloudgate, in Millennium Park, Chicago, now has an equally mesmerising choreographed light show, Luminous Field, by Luftwerk, enhancing the experience of the work furthermore.

THIS WILL BE SEEN BY JERRY. 

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The little kid who scores right after the dork tells the reporter that he loves her = COCK BLOCKER.

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Derrick Rose: Monster on Madison Street

Full disclosure: I am an unrelenting Bulls fanatic. I had already begun editing this video before I was asked by the rest of the NBAO crew to compile some sort of Derrick Rose tribute. And so, operating under the assumption that all of you have checked out GQ’s fancy NBA guide, seeing the headline “The Case Against Derrick Rose” nestled right next to “Thirty Minutes with Walt Frazier” was personally jarring — and the fact that it was penned (er, typed?) by none other than my favorite basketball scribe, Bethlehem Shoals, made it especially so. Quoi? There’s a case against the Great Poohdini? THIS CANNOT STAND:

Rose fills most people with awe, if not joy that once upon a time, James Naismith invented the sport of basketball so that one day he might play it. Me, I watch him and I’m consumed with little more than frustration and dread.

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Rose gets plenty of assists, but he always seems to look for his shot first; when he gives the ball up, especially if it’s as any part of set play, he comes off as rote, resigned. When he kicks the ball out to an open man, it’s in the moment, a safety valve rather than a systemic ploy.

Oh man. Of course, who could predict that the Twitter went aflame? After enduring what apparently was much abuse, Shoals ultimately tweeted this: “In final analysis, liking some good players more than others is kind of at the root of “sports criticism”.” Which, yes. It’s true. I myself hate Kevin Garnett. But D. Rose? How? The weight of the piece rests on Shoals’ belief that #1 is a touch overrated. That he COULD be the best, but is relying on brute athleticism and limited on-court smarts to make his statement. And for now, it’s working.

But — and it took me awhile to arrive at this line of thinking — I can see where Shoals is coming from. I’m just not mad about it anymore. All he means is that Derrick has room for improvement, not that all the attention surrounding him has been totally unwarranted.

And this is not an insurmountable task. Just ask the city of Chicago.

So, with that, enjoy this video homage to Chitown’s own NBA East All-Star starter.

-KC

Video courtesy of Comcast SportsNet, TNT, NBA TV, WGN Sports, Fox Sports and Adidas.

Audio courtesy of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver.

This is an awesome video. D. Rose is one nasty mofo. Bet he doesn’t use mouthwash OR courtesy flush.

Can’t wait to get to Chicago and see him play in person.