I never wondered why Derrick Rose didn't have a press conference to announce that he was heading to the NBA. In fact, I wonder why players do have press conferences to announce they're going to the NBA. They're all exactly the same: "Tough decision. Love school. But it's the right time. Me and my family. Thanks a lot. Next level. Thanks for coming."

But there were those who did wonder why spectacular Memphis point guard Derrick Rose didn't have such a press conference, and as it turns out, there is a reason: he recently had his ass whooped.

From Gary Parrish's blog at CBS Sports (via The Big Lead):

But multiple sources close to the Memphis basketball and football programs have told CBSSports.com that Rose was recently involved in an altercation over a girl with Tiger football player Steven Black, an altercation that -- how to phrase this? -- didn't go so well for Rose. Put another way, the possible No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft spent the early part of this week looking like a person who had just been in a scrap, making the way he announced his future plans -- through a release distributed by the Memphis Sports Information department -- convenient, if not necessary.

I've never really understood fighting over a girl. She either prefers him, or she prefers you, and if she prefers the other guy, punching him in the face probably isn't going to change her mind. I've never heard a woman say, "Oh, I like a guy with a sense of humor, a nice smile, and most importantly, he beats the hell out of people I like more than him."

The tale of the tape presents a pretty fair advantage to Mr. Black. He's 6'3", 213, a junior, and as a football player, probably spends more time hitting the weights. Rose is 6'3", 190, and a freshman. Apparently, he didn't win, though there's no word on who went home with the girl.

Either way, in a couple of months, Derrick Rose will have the means to have Stanley Black killed if he wants. And this is just a hunch, but being a millionaire and an NBA lottery pick probably also comes with its share of new dating opportunities.

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