Jalen Rose on The Michigan Fab 5: "We Were Just Different"

Jalen Rose had quite the career and transitioned well on every level.

It began on the basketball courts of Detroit and then Fab Five stardom at Michigan. Rose then went on to have a successful 13-year career in the NBA as a 6’8 small forward that could create any shot he wanted and push the rock on the fast break like a point guard and run the offense in the half court set too!

Think James Harden today!

Now an ESPN basketball analyst, Rose chatted with me about his evolution on yesterday’s episode of Scoop B Radio.

Heralding the University of Michigan’s this-close-to-heaven Fab Five in the 90s with teammates Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Ray Jackson and Jimmy King, they introduced the world to looking good on the court while also playing even better.

That self-expression transcended race, creed, gender and socio-economic status. Many basketball purists were critical, and even downright nasty toward their early following.“We looked different, we sounded different, we were a lot more brash,” told me.

“When we became mainstream, people didn’t know that we weren’t malicious, we weren’t mean, we were just different. We were just loud! We were giving you guys something that you hadn’t seen before. So I used to take it personal because I had to fight that off for years.”

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Brandon Robinson

Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson is a managing editor and columnist at RESPECT Magazine. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopB and Instagram: @Scoop_B. As a 12 year old, he was a Nets reporter from 1997-1999, co-hosting a show called Nets Slammin' Planet with former New Jersey Net Albert King and Nets play-by-play man Chris Carrino. He's also been a writer and radio host at CBS and a staff writer at The Source Magazine. He's a graduate of both Eastern University and Hofstra University. You can catch him daily on the Scoop B Radio Podcast. Visit ScoopBRadio.com to listen. For inquiries and to contact Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson visit ScoopB.com