Bear Pride
Bears Gonna Shock the World!
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This is exactly the stuff I want to hear from Rose. Rose's game needs to take the next step. He's taken a lot of abuse up to now....and seems to never get any calls while he getting clobbered. He's just too small to bang with the redwoods, imo.
I've wanted him to adjust his game, be more of a PG as far as running the offense. His quickness alone, can take the opposing PG out of their game. I don't think he has to take over the game anymore. The Bulls have some weapons that can help.
One thing for sure, imo.... a healthy Rose will make us all happy. A smarter Rose will make the Bulls a lot better. And, imo, a smarter Rose with a chip on his shoulder ......... gonna make the rest of the NBA not so happy!
I think, sometimes, we forget how good this kid is. If he not only comes back healthy, but comes back smarter, and with a chip on his shoulder, I think we may be in for a ride. I say good for you Derrick.... give 'em hell!
I've wanted him to adjust his game, be more of a PG as far as running the offense. His quickness alone, can take the opposing PG out of their game. I don't think he has to take over the game anymore. The Bulls have some weapons that can help.
One thing for sure, imo.... a healthy Rose will make us all happy. A smarter Rose will make the Bulls a lot better. And, imo, a smarter Rose with a chip on his shoulder ......... gonna make the rest of the NBA not so happy!
So what are some of the biggest differences between today's Rose and the one from a few years ago?
"Body control," he said. "I'm able to control my body a little bit more, using my speed. Being smart with my speed, instead of just running wild out there. Just being smart. I'm a smarter player, but I'm mad it took me seven years to learn that."
"I think you will see that next year," he said. "Just trying to [keep] people off my body. I'm using a lot of floaters, using a lot of pull-ups, stuff like that so that I won't get touched as much."
The biggest key in the minds of Rose and Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is that Rose is playing with more patience.
"I think when I came back last time I wanted it too bad," Rose said. "I was trying to force the game. And this time around I'm just trying to let the game come to me. Of course, be aggressive, but at the same time have control of the game and be smarter. And being able to run the team at the point guard position."
"I was ecstatic about watching him today," Krzyzewski said. "He's better than four years ago. Four years ago, he was 21, and he was just on the verge of becoming who he was going to be. But he had a great practice today. You don't practice like this [every day]. He hasn't been in practices like this. Now [we'll] watch what he does for the next few days."
"Derrick's very bright," Thibodeau said. "I think he's learned from each situation that he's been in. So that was his first comeback really [last year], and I think he had the opportunity to look back and say, 'OK, this is how I want to approach it this time.' So I think he's grown from it. I think the adversity has made him a lot stronger mentally and he's playing patiently. I think he understands exactly where he is."
"Catch and shoot," Rose said. "Hell yeah. I've been doing a lot of catch and shooting, running off floppy [sets]. Just trying to make the game simple. Find ways to score, or find ways to affect the game by not scoring. And me playing the 2 sometimes, coming off a floppy, catching the ball getting to the hole, throwing [alley-]oops. Get other people open with just a live dribble. I think this year will be the first time I have played the most in my career with catching the ball and having a live dribble."
"I'm a totally different player, but it comes with experience," he said, "Just playing, playing through your mistakes. Just playing in an NBA game, you're going to learn. So I'm happy I have people around me to give me advice, learn from people, and I'm happy I have the IQ to actually learn."
I think, sometimes, we forget how good this kid is. If he not only comes back healthy, but comes back smarter, and with a chip on his shoulder, I think we may be in for a ride. I say good for you Derrick.... give 'em hell!