Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott is a man rich in NBA experience, both as a player and a mentor. And he very well knows if he has seen a great talent. Scott sees it in Chicago Bulls rising star Derrick Rose. Rose, who is having a career-season with averages of 25.1 ppg, 8.2 apg and 4.3 rpg in 19 games so far with the Bulls, was the top pick over-all in the 2008 rookie draft. He has won the rookie of the year in 2009 and played a vital role in Team USA’s regaining of the FIBA World Championship in Turkey last summer. Scott say what he likes most about Rose is that the latter keeps getting better every year, a trademark of a great player and future Hall-of-Famer, according to ESPN.
“I think he can be a Hall of Famer. I don't know if he'll be considered one of the greatest that ever played the game because you've got so many guys [like] Magic [Johnson] and John Stockton, Isiah [Thomas], Tiny Archibald and all these guys. But he's got a great chance to be a Hall of Famer if he stays healthy, number one, and if he continues to improve on his game. He's just a helluva basketball player ... I enjoyed watching when he was at Memphis, I enjoy watching him now as a pro. It seems each year that he has gotten better and that's the sign of a guy that's a professional and works at his craft.”
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