Pretty much everybody had Beasley going No. 1 before the NCAA tournament, and it wasn't even a debate. Now, not only is it a debate, but pretty much everybody has Rose going No. 1 ahead of Beasley, and that's based primarily on his performance in March (and April).
Would Rose have been a top three pick regardless?
Yes, I think so.
But the Rose hype machine really started in March, and what he did in the NCAA tournament (against Texas and UCLA, specifically) is was made him the consensus No. 1 pick for most teams. In other words, the March run helped him just like it helped Chalmers, Conley, O'Bryant, etc.
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