With a handful of NBA personnel in attendance, including Sonics' GM Sam Presti, Derrick Rose didn't show his amazing athleticism that's on display in a YouTube highlight clip which is drawing raves from streetballers and NBA players.

He didn't dominate, instead taking a backseat to sophomore guard Willie Kemp who led the Tigers with 22 points, and junior wing Chris Douglas-Roberts who added 16.

If there's a negative to Rose's game, it's his mechanical jump shot and a quiet, low-key demeanor which can be construed as nonchalance when he's on the floor.

"Sometimes he's too unselfish," said Rod Strickland, a 17-year NBA veteran who is in his second season as Memphis' director of student-athlete development. "I try to tell him to stay in attack mode. Once he's in attack mode, he'll make the pass or he'll make the play."

"A night like tonight is a great example. I think he gave them [Arkansas State] a break. I don't think he really went like he could have went tonight. But that's a freshman, and he's not like an O.J. Mayo who's coming out to score all the time. If we're winning, he'll probably be satisfied with just running the offense."