Everyone associated with Derrick Rose’s second straight serious knee rehabilitation has said the process has gone smoothly. Now, it’s finally time to publicly see the results. Rose on Monday will be one of 18 players at USA Basketball’s five-day minicamp in Las Vegas. The week begins the process that will include a three-day August stint in Chicago and culminate with a 12-man roster traveling to Spain for the FIBA Basketball World Cup from late August to mid-September.
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Chicago Bulls Rumors @chicagobullsbot Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose said he's been working on his catch-and-shoot as he plans to play off the ball more. (Source: Joe Cowley) K.C. Johnson @KCJHoop DRose: "I really think that I’m a special player in my mind. I still have youth. I’m only 25, man." Nick Friedell ✔ @NickFriedell Thibs kept talking about how happy he was with Rose's patience. Coach K said how much better he felt Rose was compared to 4 years ago.
Sam Smith @SamSmithHoops USA Chairman Colangelo effusive about Rose: "It's a glowing report...if today is any indication he'll be fine...I didn't see any loss of ... Sam Smith @SamSmithHoops ...explosiveness. Saw him go to the hoop with reckless abandon, hit shots from outside,excellent defense. And a smile on his face.
K.C. Johnson @KCJHoop DRose on knees: "They're good. There's no pain." Also lauded Bulls for hiring Jen Swanson, who oversaw his rehab in LA during ACL recovery.
Yeah, it's too bad Rose is stuck playing for such a lousy organization that refuses to spend the money necessary to put a championship team around him. Maybe he'll get lucky and the Bulls will decide to trade him to a free-spending organization like the Nets or Knicks... you know, teams that are serious contenders for an NBA title each and every year.
Just saw sportscenter on Derrick Rose. I am going to post what another poster said at another Bulls forum, but I can agree Windhorst said pretty much what the poster said. rose was impressive - ahead of teammates - he felt good - sometimes in front of teammates rose: my confidence is very high - through the roof rose is relieved to come back on the court - scouts said bouncy coach k said he looked good rose got winded a little bit earlier, asked to be taken out because he was giving the most energy on the court compared to others when he was on court, he looked terrific. no sign of even him missing last year he clearly trusted his knees - really great first day for rose. paxson & forman were here today
*Sigh* I guess, though I really had my sights set on Joe Johnson... JJ is guaranteed through 2015-16, that would prove that the front office is serious about winning...
Adam Jun @ajbulls Derrick Rose: “I’ve become a smarter player, but I’m mad it took me seven years to learn it.” -- NBC's Kurt Helin
The Bulls really thought they had him. Plan b and all of that. Hawks went wild and made him the highest paid player by a large margin over other players.
Thanks for the articles, transplant and truebluefan, excellent reads! Looking forward to watching Team USA practice tomorrow from 2:00 - 4:30 on NBA TV, and then Friday's scrimmage at 8:00 on ESPN.