The Rose Report - The Official Blog of Jalen Rose - ESPN Analyst, 13-Year NBA Veteran, and 2-Time NCAA Basketball Finalist

The Celtics are off to a 9-2 start and are sitting atop of their Conference. Do they have what it takes to repeat?

Avery Johnson and I discuss how an NBA team prepares for tough back-to-back games from a player’s and coach’s perspective…

With both of these teams off to fast starts, will we see a repeat of the same teams in the NBA Finals for the first time in 11 seasons?

Discussion of current NBA issues including the Steve Nash, Matt Barnes, and Rafer Alston suspensions; Analysis of the new look Pistons/Nuggets; Review of Celtics bench scoring; A look at the Lakers/Pistons matchup; Discussion of the Hornets and Blazers as the NBA’s best young teams.

Now that he has his first NBA bucket under his belt, how does Greg Oden stack up against the great centers in the NBA?

An established NBA player like Luke Walton is having difficulty cracking the deep Lakers’ lineup…are they the deepest team in the NBA…ever?

Colin Cowherd and I discuss this and more on his radio show on ESPNRadio.

Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama on his victory on November 4th…

Which of these NBA teams are a “trick” and which ones are a “treat”…

Avery Johnson and I discuss Greg Oden and Derrick Rose on Kia NBA Shootaround on ESPN…