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So what if Derrick Rose cheated? By John Nguyen
06.1.2009 - Updated on 06.1.2009
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Don’t expect to turn on G4 and expect the TV show “Cheaters” where unfaithful lovers are caught cheating on their spouses. It’s not that type of party. This particular type of cheating is more frowned upon because it involves giving someone an edge in life. If the allegations are true then Derrick Rose has to do a lot more than service public announcements and fundraisers.
Hopefully he can explain.
Supposedly Rose had a stand-in to take the SAT test for him, and during his senior year at Simeon, his grades were altered. That’s the gist of it.
Is Rose really that dumb or really that smart?
As a collective whole, we tend to punish this type of dishonesty more harshly than fighting, grand theft, or maybe even murder. This form of cheating screams, “He got away with bloody murder!” Did Rose really get away with it? Not really since all of this has recently come to light. The NCAA has threatened to erase Memphis’ magical season where Rose proved that he was the number one pick in the draft as well as being a classic choke artist. They cannot punish the 2008-2009 NBA Rookie of the Year because he is no longer in the collegiate ranks. They cannot punish John Calipari since he is no longer there as the head coach. That means Memphis has to handle the brunt. Too bad so sad. What if Derrick Rose nailed those free throws in the championship game against Kansas to win the title? Would the NCAA strip away Memphis of their title and pretend that the season never happened?
Rose cheated off the court, not on it. Let’s pretend if he took steroids. Would anyone care? Here is another scenario: Rose purposely playing poor to throw games or to cover spreads. That’s probably the worst scenario.
Rose’s image is tainted a bit after this scandal has been exposed. Rose himself isn’t in any type of trouble although he does have questions to answer. The real issue that is raised is the actual cheating.
Is this true? Do we really have to cheat sometimes to get somewhere? White or black, there are many underprivileged talented kids out there, but they are not equipped with the smarts or the resources to get there. They would have to sacrifice integrity to get where they want to be. This is what it has come to?
Whether it’s Derrick Rose or Joe Schmoe, no one is entitled to the good life living out a dream; absolutely no one. We have to work for it. We have to show the passion, the effort, and the perseverance to get to that goal. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that Rose did not show any of that, but he sacrificed his integrity. He lost some respect in that manner. Try to put the destiny in your own hands. Not let someone else do it for you.
Let me make this clear. I work for everything I got. Nothing was ever handed to me. Despite all of that, Rose wasn’t the first to take this shortcut. Many athletes before him did. It’s not rocket science, but it is awful that Derrick Rose is attached to this. This is a slap to the face to hard working young people who struggle for everything they get and some end up with a $50K per year career. They call that a blessing. We get angrier with athletes since they end up being multimillionaires over night. Common folk have this stereotype that athletes have things handed to them because they were physically gifted to potentially become a money making machine for other greedy conniving people trying to get their slice of the pie. Someone usually has something vested in them.
Would you cheat if you were Derrick Rose?
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on 10.23.2009 | Who cares? People who got into college without cheating. In other words, almost every college student and graduate. What does that tell young kids? Oh, if you’re really good at sports then it’s okay for you to cheat?And people saying it’s not Rose’s fault? He’s smart enough to know that cheating is wrong. If he had kept his integrity, he would not have cheated. If he was worried about getting into college, maybe he should have worked harder in school and studied more. THAT is what I would have done if I were Derrick Rose. There’s no excuse. . | Posted by
on 06.6.2009 | we all knew the kid is sneaky ;/ . | Posted by
BIAS Again
on 06.6.2009 | He’s a cheat but lets not let your bias get in the way. If this was ridnour who did this, would you have the same opinion????????????? . | Posted by
I do not need proof I am a report
on 06.5.2009 | It is nice that you libel a 19 year old kid. I’m sooo proud of you. I make things up on a national scale and state them as fact to hurt a person just case I can. Wrong.Have you ever though that someone claimed that Rose cheated on his ACT, too. YES. So what happened. hmmmm. The person was confronted and they said that they just made it up out of attention.But you decide to hurt someone on a very personal level.Are you aware that Memphis and the NCAA are in 100% agreement on the Rose SAT situation. The NCAA has stated that Memphis did not know anything about what was going on!!!Are you also aware that Memphis has asked time and time again for any proof from the clearing house. The NCAA will not give it (if it exists) to Memphis. And the only thing the NCAA has it a hand wirting expert that cannot say with any certainty that Rose cheated. Nothing!!Now Memphis is not willing to say that a 19 year old kid had done anything with some certainy. I do not know if this is a legal standard, but if it is and Rose did not do it can you say law suit. . | Posted by
THE TRUTH
on 06.3.2009 | Hey the bottom line, I like how you say what you would’ve done if you were derrick rose, and then I like the fact that derrick rose makes millions of dollars and no one in the world cares who you are nor do you make millions of dollars... Please get off derrick rose’s D everyone . | Posted by
on 06.3.2009 | THIS IS AN UNFORTUANTE SITUATION, BUT YOU CANT BLAME ROSE YOU CAN TELL FROM HIS INTERVIEWS THE KIDS NOT TO BRIGHT, BUT THAT BESIDES THE POINT... IM SAYING THE NCAA PUT UP ALL THESE RULES FOR THESE SUPER ATHELETES TO QUALIFY FOR D1 BALL; SOME ARE NATURALLY SMART, BUT OTHER ARENT (ROSE) DERRICK ROSE NOR HIS BROTHER WAS GOING TO LET SOME NCCA QUALIFICATION GET IN THE WAY OF HIM MAKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PUT YOURSELF IN HIS SITUATION. HE JUST SO HAPPEN TO GET CAUGHT IF THINK HE’S THE ONLY ONE TO TAKE THIS ROAD YOUR CRAZY, I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY OTHERS HAD THIS HAPPEN. . | Posted by
Christopher Sells
on 06.3.2009 | that anyone has to even think about doing such things is a problem. the nba and ncaa should stop trying to pad their wallets by forcing kids to go to college. it sucks that they have to go overseas, but if the best players start doing it and are successful then maybe it’ll make the domestic basketball institutions change their minds. . | Posted by
Sami A
on 06.3.2009 | Nice post John, I agree. Great point on how society seems to look down on this stuff compared to "harsh" crime. . | Posted by
Mack
on 06.2.2009 | The larger question would be why should he have to cheat for his high school grades and SAT score to enter college for 1 year to arrive at the NBA? He should be able to go from high school to the NBA and not have to be forced to cheat to reach his goal. . | Posted by
The Bottom Line
on 06.1.2009 | if I was Derrick Rose, I would’ve applied myself to actually do well in school. Or at the very least, competently.
He’ll never win a championship. Well he may have a stand in win it for him once they get that Michael Jordan from 1996 clone up and running. . | Posted by
dddddrrrrrrrr
on 06.1.2009 | yea i don’t think anyone cares what he did in the classroom he got to the nba and hes staying there reguardless don’t tell me you never cheated in school at all even on a test or anything bc im sure u did which is actually the same thing......who cares john u always have something stupid to say . | Posted by
on 06.1.2009 | Look, who cares? worst case, he wouldve gone to europe, pulled a brandon jennings, went to the nba, and been just as good. He cheated in school, not bball, and i think he plays bball for a living, hes not a teacher. . |
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