Derrick Rose cant talk

[Magic Vinsanity]

He sounds retarded when he talks, I cant understand a word he says with all that saliva flying everywhere. Dude needs a speech coach or some sh*t!

[ShoeGuy]

I could care less. Charles Barkley and AI sound retarded as well, but it's their skill on the court that I care about more

[cotdt]

Rose is autistic. Please be respectful.

[YAH trick YAH]

Charles and AI can actually speak though...Rose is ummmmm.....yeah....uhh...he talk umm...kinda good...yeah

[Magic Vinsanity]

Rose is autistic. Please be respectful.

I may be setting myself up here but is he legit autistic? I dont know anything about him other than he is a great baller and a sh*t talker :roll:

[YAH trick YAH]

I may be setting myself up here but is he legit autistic? I dont know anything about him other than he is a great baller and a sh*t talker :roll:

Hes not lol, but that autistic white kid from a couple years ago might be a better shooter.

[browntown]

Um they be like rebounding alot. Um I can't speak English, um me name is Derrick Rose. Um Um Um play for the Bulls!

Great player, but he really needs to work on his English!

[kobesabi]

I could care less. Charles Barkley and AI sound retarded as well, but it's their skill on the court that I care about more
AI just really need more "Practice"

[tikay00]

Man i love rose like any other bull fan, but he needs to learn how to speak. He can turn a normal interview awkward as hell.

[BRabbiT]

[QUOTE=Magic Vinsanity]...I dont know anything about him other than he is a great baller...[/QUOTE


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090422/bkn-rookie-of-year/images/38b5d7b2-9f76-4a92-937b-16e952319aff.jpg


He spoke pretty clearly last season: 16.8/6.3


But seriously, what's with this near obsession the media has w/athletes being well spoken & smooth? That shyt is pretty stupid. Sure, companies need these guys to sell product, but that shyt is pretty meaningless to me. :confusedshrug:

[Magic Vinsanity]

He spoke pretty clearly last season: 16.8/6.3

But seriously, what's with this near obsession the media has w/athletes being well spoken & smooth? That shyt is pretty stupid. Sure, companies need these guys to sell product, but that shyt is pretty meaningless to me. :confusedshrug:

WTF do his stats have to do with the way he talks?! I didnt deny his stats, he is a great player, doesnt mean he doesnt sound like a spastic when he opens his mouth. And it is meaningless, doesnt mean he cant be talked about.

LeBron wearing #6 nnext season doesnt mean anything, whether we can dunk on a 10' rim is meaningless. Derrick Rose not being able to speak doesnt matter, its just an observation.

[Younggrease]

[QUOTE=Magic Vinsanity]...I dont know anything about him other than he is a great baller...[/QUOTE


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090422/bkn-rookie-of-year/images/38b5d7b2-9f76-4a92-937b-16e952319aff.jpg


He spoke pretty clearly last season: 16.8/6.3


But seriously, what's with this near obsession the media has w/athletes being well spoken & smooth? That shyt is pretty stupid. Sure, companies need these guys to sell product, but that shyt is pretty meaningless to me. :confusedshrug:
well society in general like people to be able to communicate at a reasonable level...Rose sounds retarded

[Mr.Explosive]

they say thats his swag :oldlol:

[ShaqAttack3234]

Yeah I really noticed this on that commercial when he says "You think you got what it takes?"

[KelticForce1349]

Yeah I really noticed this on that commercial when he says "You think you got what it takes?"


I luv Rose to death but I am certain they needed to do many takes while instructing him to speak clearly to get that clip. I don't believe that Rose is dumb, but he is a perfect example of an athlete that would have benefited from another year of college. A choice of a communication/broadcast major would have been very helpful to his future endorsements.

[phxsuns4life]

D-Rose is certainly not stupid or retarded by any length. It is just that he like many other ballers before him saw basketball as plan A and his education took a back seat to that. Can't hate on him for that but I can't help but think what a difference another year as a Tiger would have done for him holistically.

[BRabbiT]

WTF do his stats have to do with the way he talks?! I didnt deny his stats, he is a great player, doesnt mean he doesnt sound like a spastic when he opens his mouth. And it is meaningless, doesnt mean he cant be talked about...Rose not being able to speak doesnt matter, its just an observation.


the point, dude, is that ranting about "meaningless" shyt is dumb...unless done on purpose.

http://joanharvest.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/larry_david2.jpg

[SilkyJohnson]

Shock horror, a professional athlete who has dedicated his life to his sport over an academic career, is inarticulate.

:hammerhead:

[KubiliusF]

Yeah I really noticed this on that commercial when he says "You think you got what it takes?"

The problem is your focusing on the things in life that don't really matter. When I was a kid I had hopes and dreams. We all did. But over time, the daily grind gets in the way and you miss the things that really matter, even though they are right in front of you, staring you in the face. I think the next time you should ask yourself "Am I on the right track here?". I don't mean to be rude but people like you I really pity. So maybe you could use the few brain cells you have and take advantage of the knowledge I have given you now. Good luck.

[ShaqAttack3234]

The problem is your focusing on the things in life that don't really matter. When I was a kid I had hopes and dreams. We all did. But over time, the daily grind gets in the way and you miss the things that really matter, even though they are right in front of you, staring you in the face. I think the next time you should ask yourself "Am I on the right track here?". I don't mean to be rude but people like you I really pity. So maybe you could use the few brain cells you have and take advantage of the knowledge I have given you now. Good luck.

You're an even bigger tool than your avatar suggests....and that's saying something!

[2LeTTeRS]

I luv Rose to death but I am certain they needed to do many takes while instructing him to speak clearly to get that clip. I don't believe that Rose is dumb, but he is a perfect example of an athlete that would have benefited from another year of college. A choice of a communication/broadcast major would have been very helpful to his future endorsements.

I hate when people claim athletes lose out on so much education-wise by leaving school early. I seriously doubt these people have actually attended college. Most classes that I had that ever included a starter-level athlete who played either basketball, football, or baseball was barely ever attended by that player. Often times you only see them for exams (if then) and somehow they got the best paying work-study jobs that allow athletes from the poorest parts of the state to have some of the nicest cars on campus. This doesn't even mention the endless groupies that flock to these star players.

Derrick Rose may not be a good talker, but I have the outcome would be the same even had he stayed another year in college.

[nev3rh00d]

I hate when people claim athletes lose out on so much education-wise by leaving school early. I seriously doubt these people have actually attended college. Most classes that I had that ever included a starter-level athlete who played either basketball, football, or baseball was barely ever attended by that player. Often times you only see them for exams (if then) and somehow they got the best paying work-study jobs that allow athletes from the poorest parts of the state to have some of the nicest cars on campus. This doesn't even mention the endless groupies that flock to these star players.

Derrick Rose may not be a good talker, but I have the outcome would be the same even had he stayed another year in college.

this

[flipogb]

I luv Rose to death but I am certain they needed to do many takes while instructing him to speak clearly to get that clip. I don't believe that Rose is dumb, but he is a perfect example of an athlete that would have benefited from another year of college. A choice of a communication/broadcast major would have been very helpful to his future endorsements.
thats stupid, learning to speak correctly is not something you learn in college.
it has to be something you learn much earlier. and if you have to learn it late in your life,you dont need college for it

[Poodle]

At least he's not one of them illiterate hood talking idiots that speak ebonics on a level nobody knows wtf they're saying. I swear half the kids from Baltimore talk another language that you need a translator to understand. Watching Chris Johnson give an interview yesterday was painful.

[branslowski]

Actually, I think Rose is a good talker around his boys, peers...I think they understand him very well, he probably reverts to his natural swag...But with the Cameras, it seems like he's thinking before he talks and is trying to speak more proper...I mean, iv'e had to readjust my speech when i switched between talkin to the homies and talking to a Howdy Do stiff for a Job interview...

[branslowski]

At least he's not one of them illiterate hood talking idiots that speak ebonics on a level nobody knows wtf they're saying. I swear half the kids from Baltimore talk another language that you need a translator to understand. Watching Chris Johnson give an interview yesterday was painful.

Isn't he the guy with the Orgasm in his neck?....Give him a pass..

[kkling]

I luv Rose to death but I am certain they needed to do many takes while instructing him to speak clearly to get that clip. I don't believe that Rose is dumb, but he is a perfect example of an athlete that would have benefited from another year of college. A choice of a communication/broadcast major would have been very helpful to his future endorsements.

Who learns how to speak in College? lol

[Kellogs4toniee]

Haha i still remember his interview after that round 1 of boston vs. bulls last playoffs. After Sheryl asked him a question he would - "It dun matta"

Me and my freinds were ROFL like crazy haha.

Good times. I still love him to death tho. Go bulls!

[bdreason]

Rose can probably count the number of books he's read in his life on one hand.... if he could count.

[J-Futuristic]

He will get better due time. I remember Josh Smith was the same way, every other word he would say was "um".

[Big One]

not surprising

here is the formula

black guy + from the hood - education + athleticism = nba player

[BRabbiT]

...black guy + from the hood - education + athleticism = nba player

:wtf:

[lilmagicjohnson]

D-Rose is certainly not stupid or retarded by any length. It is just that he like many other ballers before him saw basketball as plan A and his education took a back seat to that. Can't hate on him for that but I can't help but think what a difference another year as a Tiger would have done for him holistically.
Actually he is a retard and he is stupid, he couldnt even pass the SATs-how sad is that you need like 900 to pass and get 600 points for signing your name-he had to have someone sit in on the test for him to get into Memphis. If any player in the league is actually retarded, my money would be on Derek Rose.

[A.M.G.]

Rose will learn to talk. I remember Brandon Roy was virtually unintelligible when he came into the league (more from speaking way too fast than from inarticulateness), and he seems to have corrected that.

Yes, right now with Rose in interviews it's a lot of "Ummm yeah we umm... did good and ...played you know um hard... team... we um are ummm..." but I don't actually think he's mentally challenged, as his inarticulate mumbling style of speech might suggest.

He's just a dude who never paid attention in school because he basically had a golden ticket to the NBA, so he didn't really learn to speak very clearly or develop a vocabulary. Also, he has that kind of "I don't give a ****, I'm ****ing amazing" attitude, where he just kind of has a blank look on his face almost all the time.

He might be the worst interview in the league right now (among major players), but I'm sure he'll develop a personality and learn how to talk.

[Roundball_Rock]

So what? He is a basketball player. He doesn't need to be the second coming of Daniel Webster.

[Cowboy Thunder]

he is shy

[dee-rose]

not surprising

here is the formula

black guy + from the hood - education + athleticism = nba player
:facepalm

here we go.

[The_Yearning]

No swag.

No wonder he doesn't talk much on the court. Nobody would understand his ass anyway.

[Pointguard]

I think he's shy and doesn't have confidence being in front a camera. As Branloski said you can see him thinking sentences over before he delivers them. When he did the interview with Ahmad he was ok and totally understandable. There is a regional accent but President Jimmy Carter had one of those.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHdciNDeisA&feature=related

You all catch a bad moment and go to town with it. He can express himself and elaborate at 22yo. Tim Duncan rarely elaborates but nobody says anything because he has 4 years of schooling. Larry Bird the same. For some people their comfort level is just not to talk alot or they prefer talking to only a couple of people at a time and not the cameras. He gets older he will probably get a speech coach. He can afford it. And trust me, yall got some bad moments coming and when it does think of how you judged others.

To the haters that are brining up the SAT scores and such... he's living his life doing the thing he loves most while being one of the best on the planet at it and getting paid like crazy, and you are stuck on a SAT score??? Some schools simply don't prepare you well for the SAT. But life and career is waaaaay more important. Don't get your priorities mixed up.

[taucesays]

I ripped on him a ton while he went to Memphis. Literally 30% of his vocabulary was "you know". He's gotten a lot better at it. Not great but you can tell he cares to improve. He's also smart enough to not use words beyond his understanding...

[Showtime]

Rose is retarded. The only way he got through school is because he's a top athlete who was allowed to cheat. In a society where you can make millions with a ball, who needs education?

Have you listened to these guys? Just go listen to an interview with Cousins or another top prospect. How many are well spoken guys like Battier or Fisher?

[Swaggin916]

his interview was completely normal and fine on Sunday.

[Laker19]

I was thinking about this a few days ago, he has come a long way with his interviewing skills, becoming more comfortable in front of the camera.

[Undisputed]

This thread is from 2009. Derrick Rose speaks perfectly fine now in interviews.

[DeronMillsap]

He's a shy person, that's all. Andre Miller is similar in his interviews too.

He could possibly have some sort of social anxiety or disorder too though like Ricky Williams.

[blacknapalm]

I was thinking about this a few days ago, he has come a long way with his interviewing skills, becoming more comfortable in front of the camera.

yep, he has. he's a lot more poised. listen, he's a ball player. he isn't paid to be articulate, shill products or make small talk. who cares? he's shy. i found his sunday interview to be particularly humble.

he seems like the kind of guy who'd rather hang out with a couple buddies and play video games than hit the clubs. what is wrong with that and who caressss?

[LA KB24]

Rose is retarded. The only way he got through school is because he's a top athlete who was allowed to cheat. In a society where you can make millions with a ball, who needs education?

Have you listened to these guys? Just go listen to an interview with Cousins or another top prospect. How many are well spoken guys like Battier or Fisher?
Who f*cking cares, really?

[BoxOutBOXOUT]

I ain' finna even read dat sh*t. Naw mean? Put dat on erriding, son - I ain't nerrr gon' read nuttin' bout no gramma bullsh*t. Furreelz, dawg. Yuh feelin' me?

[IN-PAX-WE-TRUST]

He's just a shy guy. I think he's a little uncomfortable.

[El Kabong]

He's just a shy guy. I think he's a little uncomfortable.
That's what I was thinking. I get uncomfortable and flustered when I have to do presentations at work and i'll stutter and stumble over my words. NBA players aren't immune to a fear of public speaking.

[Kellogs4toniee]

Lmao this thread is a joke. Somewhere Rose is literally laughing his ass off knowing people are knockin on his speech when the same people spend millions to watch him play. like he really gives a dam wit his millONS, potential mvp and contending team. Haters always find a way to hate

[bdreason]

He's much, much better now. He obviously hired a speech coach to help him out.

[tommy3]

Ye it's true he needs a coach, maybe one day someone makes a movie about him a la "King's Speech" that gets an academy award. "Rose's speech" :O

[BoxOutBOXOUT]

I get uncomfortable and flustered when I have to do presentations at work and i'll stutter and stumble over my words.
That must suck. I can only imagine how tough it must be, especially since you have to do it all day. "D-d-d-d-d-do you want f-f-f-fries with that?"

[Rnbizzle]

That must suck. I can only imagine how tough it must be, especially since you have to do it all day. "D-d-d-d-d-do you want f-f-f-fries with that?"

LOL

OT: Rose has gotten a whole lot better, and also I don't think he actually cares a bunch of idiots on these forums are talking shit when he's making millions and will be MVP in a couple of weeks..

[Nick Young]

I luv Rose to death but I am certain they needed to do many takes while instructing him to speak clearly to get that clip. I don't believe that Rose is dumb, but he is a perfect example of an athlete that would have benefited from another year of college. A choice of a communication/broadcast major would have been very helpful to his future endorsements.
he is dumb, he had to cheat to get 800 on the SATs the qualify to play for Memphis

[bokes15]

[QUOTE=Magic Vinsanity]
But seriously, what's with this near obsession the media has w/athletes being well spoken & smooth? That shyt is pretty stupid. Sure, companies need these guys to sell product, but that shyt is pretty meaningless to me. :confusedshrug:
:oldlol: I don't know, but the Shaq, Kobe, Pierce, KG, etc... era is gonna come to an end sooner or later and then i'm sure we'll miss those guys when guys like Durant and Rose are running the show. I like them and all but it would be nice if they didn't play the "i'm humble to a fault" approach.

[hawksdogsbraves]

It's been pretty common knowledge that Derrick Rose is dumb as a rock ever since he was at Memphis. I mean he would not have been able to get the minimum SAT score to play (800 lol) ANYWHERE without someone taking it for him. The fact that he can't talk seems pretty irrelevant but it will end up hurting his legacy down the road if he is basically incapable of giving interviews or doing anything other than playing ball. It doesn't seem like a big deal but a big part of basketball is the personalities of the players and Rose has none.

[kaiiu]

Derrick Rose is a hood ni99a. Who cares how he talk anyway:oldlol:

[The_Yearning]

^true.

Kobe is the only one that has it all. Articulate, well-spoken, well-traveled.

He can be philly 1 moment, be italian the next, or just be Kobe.

[kaiiu]

^true.

Kobe is the only one that has it all. Articulate, well-spoken, well-traveled.

He can be philly 1 moment, be italian the next, or just be Kobe.
Kobe was raised in a " good" family and got a good education. Not to mention he just seems like he was a smart kid growing up. Derrick Rose is a kid from the hood of Chicago who is a blood :lol

[Clocian-IGN]

winning games not worried about how he talks > crying like a baby and getting suspended giving his team Ls

srsly, who the **** cares, the dude is a good humble kid.

[O BaByShaQ]

Rose shits on everyone. You know if you talk shit about his game you will be torn to pieces. So you say he can't talk properly based on a postgame interview?

[Pointguard]

LOL, guys the post was old, like two years ago. Yall walk into a time machine and can't get out. He's ok now. Yall are free to hate on him and pay to watch him but he's progressed and maybe yall haven't. I know he speaks a lot better than Larry Bird did when Bird was like three years his senior, and Bird's a GM now.

[DStebb716]

Have you ever even read a single thing on ISH? 99.9% of people can't spell or create a real sentence on here. Derrick Rose would sound like a genious on here.

[GOBB]

Have you ever even read a single thing on ISH? 99.9% of people can't spell or create a real sentence on here. Derrick Rose would sound like a genious on here.

:facepalm

[Bigsmoke]

I dont know a lot of smart people from Simeon personally.:oldlol:

[tomtucker]

Have you ever even read a single thing on ISH? 99.9% of people can't spell or create a real sentence on here. Derrick Rose would sound like a genious on here.
:lol

[tomtucker]

all of those nba cares clips are hard to understand as well........they don

[rodman91]

At least he can't talk about himself like a 3rd person like some others..or can't talk in front of jury like some others needed :lol

At least he don't talk shit like Lebron and Kobe.

[Go Getter]

Kobe was raised in a " good" family and got a good education. Not to mention he just seems like he was a smart kid growing up. Derrick Rose is a kid from the hood of Chicago who is a blood :lol


There aren't any blood sets in Chicago dumbass.


I hate when chumps talk out the side of their necks.

[nightprowler10]

That must suck. I can only imagine how tough it must be, especially since you have to do it all day. "D-d-d-d-d-do you want f-f-f-fries with that?"
:oldlol:

[OriginalNameGuy]

I don't have a problem with the way he speaks. Never had any trouble understanding him

[Notorious D.M.C]

He sounds retarded when he talks, I cant understand a word he says with all that saliva flying everywhere. Dude needs a speech coach or some sh*t!

You can tell he's not comfortable in front of the camera but who the F cares. I don't watch the NBA to watch these guys talk.

[kaiiu]

There aren't any blood sets in Chicago dumbass.


I hate when chumps talk out the side of their necks.
damn you real tough on the net bruh. Fvck you and Rose ni99a

[hawksdogsbraves]

damn you real tough on the net bruh. Fvck you and Rose ni99a

Derrick is that you?