Derrick Rose was actually the most effective level guards within the league and opponents feared him, particularly in his 2011 MVP season.
His former Bulls teammate John Lucas III said in January of 2021 that their rivals used to get ‘The Rose Flu’ by faking a illness or damage in order that they didn’t need to match up with him.
Now, one other previous teammate of Rose’s, CJ Watson has backed up Lucas’ claims.
“That was truly true. … Once I signed with Chicago, I’ve by no means seen gamers run from different gamers or guard sure gamers,” Watson said on Inside Buzz. “Like Lucas mentioned, having a flu and supposedly sick as a result of they don’t wanna guard D-Rose. It undoubtedly occurred, he was taking part in at an unbelievable clip that 12 months.”
Rose averaged 25 factors, 7.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds in 81 video games in 2010-11, which earned him MVP honors whereas main the Bulls to first seed within the East and a Convention Finals look.
He turned the youngest participant in NBA historical past to win the award at 22 years previous in simply his third NBA season and in addition occurred to conquer LeBron James.
Sadly, Rose suffered an ACL damage the following season that derailed his total profession and he has been hampered by accidents ever since.
In 2016, he was traded from Chicago to New York and has been a restricted position participant off the bench, however Bulls followers would love nothing greater than to see a homecoming in his twilight years.
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