Derrick Rose's latest return lasted just 1.5 games, just 33 minutes across a back-to-back in Utah and Denver. The Chicago Bulls star has become must-watch, but not for his athletic assaults on the rim or stunning ability to take over the game that made him an MVP three years ago. (Seriously, it's been that long; time flies except it also feels like Rose has been out a decade.) His every move, limp, wince, brick, make and comment is watched over closely, as the entire world holds its breath in fear that he'll fall, as he did in what was supposed to be a comeback season last year. And so it was Tuesday night in Denver, where after a rough first half, coach Tom Thibodeau spoke with his star at halftime, and recognizing that the Bulls were in a tough spot (they haven't won in Denver since 2006, and before that not since 1998), told Rose he wanted to sit him down for the second half. The Bulls quietly announced Rose would not return with "hamstring tightness" and despite Jimmy Butler's ascension as a legitimate star, the Bulls lost to the Nuggets again. After a tough game in which his short-handed squad, which was without Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson, fought to make it a game late, the line of questions for Thibs were all about Rose. Again. Not about adjustments or pace, or what lost them the game that night. There were a few questions about Butler ("He's a star," Thibodeau said) but in whole, roughly four out of five questions were about Rose. Read more http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...ely-on-oft-injured-derrick-rose-going-forward
