Derrick Rose has made it perfectly clear he won't return until he is fully ready to do so and that couldn't be a smarter idea for the Chicago Bulls star.
According to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today Sports, Rose is not ready to return from the ACL injury he suffered last season and he isn't planning on rushing it, either.
'I don't have a set date,' Rose told USA TODAY Sports on Monday in his first extensive interview since the 2012-13 NBA season began. 'I'm not coming back until I'm 110%. Who knows when that can be? It can be within a couple of weeks. It could be next year. It could be any day. It could be any time. It's just that I'm not coming back until I'm ready.'
How close is Rose to 110%?
'Right now, probably in the high 80s,' he said. 'Far away. Far away.'
As a team, the Bulls have done an incredible job without Rose, posting a 30-21 record as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. While they have struggled on the offensive end without their best scorer, the Bulls No. 3-ranked defense has more than helped make up for that.
Even without Rose on the roster this season, Chicago is a playoff-boun ...
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Derrick Rose: Chicago Bulls Star Wise Not to Rush Return
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