No shock here it was just a matter of time. Derrick Rose had a crazy year, ranking 7th in scoring and 10th in assists, making him the only player this season in the top 10 in both categories (25 ppg, 7.7 asts, 4.1 rebs). The Bulls have a good team around him, but not a great one. The reason this team ended up with the #1 seed in the East is because of this man. He is now the youngest NBA player to ever win the MVP award, and to be honest I don't think he is anywhere near his peak. His outside game is only going to get better, and as that develops he is going to be unstoppable.
Bulls had a hell of a year with Rose winning the MVP and Tom Thibodeau winning coach of the year honest, which were both well deserved.
Derrick Rose wore a walking boot on Sunday as a precaution to protect his sprained left ankle and he also had an MRI and it came back negative. Even though the ankle is sore, the Bulls expect him to play in Game 5 against the Pacers.
"He's fine," head coach Tom Thibodeau told ESPNChicago.com. "He's going to have his ankle checked. Hopefully, he'll be ready."
"We asked him, he says he fine," Thibodeau added. "[Athletic trainer] Fred [Tedeschi] says [Rose] has a little soreness, but he says he's fine (ESPN)."
Rose hasn't looked right since he hurt his ankle, and although it shouldn't be a problem to finish off the Pacers if it lingers further into the playoffs the Bulls could be out real quick. Seeing him a boot has to make you worried, but I also have no doubt he will play, and I see this series ending next game. It looks as if they could be playing the Hawks in the next round, and I find that a very interesting match up, because of Atlanta's incredible athleticism.
Yesterday was just great news all around for the Celtics. Rose is banged up, the Celtics get a week to rest their old guys and Shaq, and Kobe left the game on crutches.
DERRICK ROSE - Point Guard, Chicago Bulls Chicago fans, and in particular our friend K, can rest easy. We've finally gotten to D-Rose on our countdown. I'd have to imagine that any Chicagoan would be pretty pleased with his spot on our list. D-Rose is revolutionizing the point guard position. Whether it is for the betterment of the game is for others to debate. What isn't up for debate is that Rose is as explosive a point guard as the league has ever seen.
Coming out of Memphis there were many critics when he was selected #1 overall by Chicago in the 2008 NBA draft. I'll admit I was one of them. He didn't strike me as a very good shooter, and many wondered if he would be able to expand that part of his game. There were also some rumblings of a lack of leadership qualities as Memphis choked in the tourney. However, that might have been a bit unfair as he was a freshman. I think it is safe to say that he has answered many of those questions with his play on the court, and he is a leader now on the Bulls. Rose is for all intents and purposes a polar opposite of the other PG in our top 10, Rajon Rondo. A score-first point guard who is a versatile and electric scorer, has improved the other facets of his game in a big way. For all the attention that his scoring gets - and he deserves it - Rose has become a productive distributor of the basketball as well. As of publishing date, Rose was 10th in the league in APG with 8.1. And in Points/Assists/Rebounds he ranks 7th in the league averaging 37 total per game. That ranks ahead of Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook and Kobe Bryant to name a few.
Since the time he entered the league the knock on Rose has been that he was a volume shooter and couldn't hit consistently from the outside. He's since proven both of those things to be myths as he has inserted himself into the MVP conversation in 2010-2011. On the season he is shooting about 44%, which is down from his career average, though that is mostly due to a recent cold streak, and for the most part he's been right around 45-47% which is very serviceable. He has improved his three point shooting to 33%, which isn't elite by any means but is certainly better than 27% which is where he was the previous season. His numbers are up across the board in 2010-11 and he ranks among the league leaders in player efficiency, an important stat when considering a player's impact on his team.
To say that Derrick Rose is a one-trick pony, or is not a great point guard because he looks to score first would be remiss. Rather, his skill set demands that he play the game that way and makes him one of the elite talents in the league. He has the leaping ability and explosion of players that are usually much larger and play the 2 or 3 spot, yet still possesses the quickness of a diminutive point guard. To have him play a Rondo style and simply distribute the ball all game long would be to miss out on a lot of what he has to offer. In turn, he has developed a great play-making ability to go with the rest of his offensive game. This was evidenced in their most recent win over Miami where late in the game he penetrated the defense and made a beautiful dish to Deng in the corner for a 3.
The bottom line is that Derrick Rose does things from the point guard position that most of his counterparts can not. He'll never be John Stockton or even Jason Kidd. What he will be, though, is an incredibly athletic handful for opposing defenders to deal with. And he just may be the next leader of a Bulls championship. Chicago fans are certainly hoping so, and at just 22 years of age he has a good shot at being #1 on this list before all is said and done.
Here is a guy who could be at the top of our list buy the time he gets around 25. He is only 20 years old right now, and is quickly becoming one of the best PGs in the NBA. There was little doubt about this kids talent. He only played 1 year in college, and he was able to get a championship with Memphis. All he did is lead them to an NCAA record 38 wins that year, while averaging 15 points, 4.7 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game.
Rose was selected first overall in the draft by the Chicago Bulls. It was crazy that he ended up on the Bulls since they only had a 1.7% chance of getting the #1 pick (yes many conspiracy theories around that one). Rose did not disappoint averaging 16.8 ppg, and 6.3 assists, but the coming out party was in the playoffs against the Celtics. In his playoff debut against the defending champions Celtics, Rose recorded 36 points on 63% shooting, 11 assists and 4 rebounds. The Celtics ended up winning the series when Rose was one upped by a man who will be on our list at some point.
Still, if you watched that Celtics vs. Bulls series you would know that Rose is the real deal and is going to be one of the best players in the NBA for the next 10+ years.
Ok, so here is the deal. DP, Brian B., Beer, and I (BMack) came up with a list of the top 25 players of the 4 major sports (Hockey, Basketball, Baseball, Football. that are under the age of 25. Feel free to get pissed. We will be doing 1 a day (Monday-Friday) for the next 5 weeks.
So without anymore stalling the 25th player on our list is....
Derrick Rose
Born: October 4, 1988
College: Memphis
Rose averaged 14.9 points per game, 4.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds as he led Memphis to an impressive 26-0 start to the season. They eventually fell out of the #1 spot, but was able to blow out most of their competition their way into the Final Four. In thr Finals Memphis fell to Kansas as Rose missed a a critical free throw at the end of the 2nd half and fell in overtime 75–68. Still he made an impression on scouts, and Memphis had a hell of a season going 38–2 (38 is the most wins in NCAA hitsroy).
Pro: Chicago Bulls
Rose was taken #1 in the draft by the Bulls. Rose won Rookie of the year. He was 1 of 3 guys ever to win the award while playing for the Bulls joining Jordan and Brand as the only other players to do so. He averaged 16.8 points on 47.5% field goal shooting, 6.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game to finish his rookie year.
In his playoff debut against the defending champions Celtics, Rose recorded 36 points on 63% shooting, 11 assists and 4 rebounds as the Bulls prevailed in a 105–103 overtime win. The 36 points tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA record for points scored by a rookie in his playoff debut and also became just the second player in NBA history to record 35 points and 10 assists in his playoff debut. The rest of the series Rose continued his high level of play, but was overshadowed by the emergence of Celtics PG Rajon Rondo (Go ahead DP celebrate). The Celtics defeated the Bulls in 7 games.
It is obvious that Rose has a bright future and at just the age of 20 he has so many good year to come. Look for him to be higher up on this list over the next couple of years...
One month after Memphis lost to Kansas in overtime on April 7, 2008, in one of the most thrilling national championship games in recent memory, the Tigers were rocked by an e-mail from the NCAA.
It was then that Memphis was first notified that star freshman point guard Derrick Rose, who helped the Tigers to an NCAA-record 38 wins and was soon going to become the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NBA draft by his hometown Bulls, had an invalidated standardized test score the previous year at Chicago's Simeon High School, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the e-mail.
The University of Memphis' legal counsel, Sheri Lipman, would not identify the student-athlete as Rose, but said Monday, "for the student-athlete, whoever that was, the first indication that we got was in early May [2008] that his score was being invalidated."
So wait, Memphis knew that one of it's student athletes (Derrick Rose) had BS SATs and let him in anyways? I like it and I like there style. It is about time we have had a good SAT scandal, the last one that I remember is Lamar Odom and URI. If this is confirmed(which it practically is), that would mean that Memphis' 38 wins and National Championship loss will go away forever, and RIP with the fab 5's banners.
Even though I think Bill Walker should have won this award, I guess I will accept Derrick Rose taking it. Rose averaged 16.8 points per game, second to the Memphis Grizzlies' O.J. Mayo among rookies. Rose led all rookies in assists with 6.3 per game and in minutes played with 37 per game.
Rose joins Michael Jordan and Elton Brand among Bulls named rookie of the year.
It is about time the Bulls had a rookie of the year. It seems like they have had top 5 picks forever and none have worked out. Rose is a hell of a player and is going to be an elite player in the future. He proved he is a rookie from his discrepancy from how he played in game 1 and game 2. Rose will solidify the Bulls for years too come.
"If the Bulls thought Derrick Rose’s penchant for gummy bears was hazardous to his health, the story Monday at the Berto Center was about an apple a day bringing the doctor into play. A sheepish Rose explained why he needed 10 stitches to close a gash under the elbow on his left forearm, a self-inflicted injury sustained in bed from a knife he used to slice an apple." and ‘‘Silly accident this morning,’’ Rose said, standing before a a large throng of media. ‘‘I went to get a bottle of water, forgot the knife was there, and sat down and sliced my arm.’’
This is one of the weirdest accidents that I have heard of, but something tells me Rose is lying to cover something up. This is a classic outrageous excuse so know one questions it excuse. I for one think that you were beating your girlfriend and she stabbed you in self defense.
Memphis Freshman Guard Derrick Rose is one and done. On his frosh campaign he averaged 15 points and 5 assists and averaged 20 in the tournament. Experts say that he will be a point guard but I really he see him as a shooting guard in the NBA that can play point if he needs too. I really think this kid could compete with Michael Beasley with being the number 1 pick over-all and have an instant impact in the NBA no matter which team he goes too. I foresee him being a Jalen Rose type of player, but much better defense.
