![]() Had anyone known then about the breakdowns and setbacks he’d face, though, the mere idea of Rose still plugging along 15 years after being drafted would have seemed doubly unbelievable. Had anyone suggested in 2011 that Rose would spend the prime of his career bouncing from team to team, mostly backing up a series of non-All-Star teammates in a search for minutes, victories and fulfillment, it would have been hard to believe. ![]() You’ve got to adjust, and he’s adjusted incredibly well.” It’s the hardest part of the game, honestly. “Man, that’s so hard to go through as an athlete,” Thompson said. He’s back now but different, in ways that only athletes who have gone through this particular ringer can know. Like Rose, Thompson was forced to stare into basketball’s abyss by devastating injuries: first a torn anterior cruciate ligament, then a ruptured Achilles tendon. “Derrick at 34, it’s incredible,” Golden State’s Klay Thompson said Tuesday night in Milwaukee, icing his knees and feeling more connected to Rose these days than he did a few years ago. But it’s still going, which might be the most remarkable thing of all. Rose’s career hasn’t gone the way he, Chicago fans or anyone else imagined based on his precocious, explosive start. Now he’s 34, five stops removed, a backup guard with the New York Knicks and a living, breathing reflection on the passage of time. He was 27 when he last suited up for the Bulls. 1 in 2008, the hometown hope, the youngest Most Valuable Player in NBA history and the face and future of their franchise was 22 when he won that award. The guy who had been the team’s pick at No. Regular season stats: 18.5 PPG, 8.7 APG, 4.3 RPG, 43% FG, 34% 3pt FG.CHICAGO - The NBA’s 2022-23 schedule has Derrick Rose playing consecutive games at United Center in Chicago for the first time since, well, since he was with the Bulls so many years ago. Given the open room to operate, his field goal percentage should improve dramatically. Rose’s scoring might not go up but his assist numbers will. Rose won’t be taking those shots, instead he’ll be distributing to the shooters. With the uptempo style, the Bulls will be taking at least twice as many shots as they did last season. Given his highly talented scoring ability, you can still count him to at least bring 18 points per game to the table. His style will change completely, he won’t be look to score most of the time. This season, with the high powered offense and the offensive talent Rose is surrounded with, his statistics should shoot right up.ĭerrick Rose’s scoring won’t skyrocket back up to 25 points per game like his MVP season. However, Rose scoring 17.7 points per game with 4.9 assists per game was considered to be a down year from a statistical standpoint. Considering he got through the season, it was considered a successful year. With Rose’s high speed with the uptempo offense, he’ll have a lot of chances to either score the high percentage shot or find the open player on the break.ĭerrick Rose finished the season last year for the first time in three years. Being a point guard in his system is an advantage, but being Derrick Rose is even a bigger bonus. With all of that said, what will Rose look like next season in a new system? Generally, Hoiberg’s guards take the best out of the system without a doubt. Trainer Rob McClanaghan said Rose and RW are "neck and neck again" Russell Westbrook said Derrick Rose looks like "the old Derrick Rose". Consistency with their work ethic is incredible. The energy is insane when they work out together. ![]() Both had great things to say about Rose including that he’s playing like his old-self, and the trainer added he’s “neck and neck again” with Westbrook. ![]() This is the first season Rose isn’t rehabbing his knee, instead he’s working on his craft with his trainer and Russell Westbrook. ![]() There’s no doubt Derrick Rose will take another giant step closer to his old MVP days. If you’re not excited to watch Derrick Rose this upcoming season, you should be. ![]()
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