Scrolling through my phone this morning, I came across a picture I took of an ESPN article from earlier in the NBA season. At the time, I had planned on writing an article on it, but decided to wait until the offseason. I forgot about it until now.
The Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose is a great player, one of the best in the NBA and the hero of our great city. At only 22 years old, he has a long and fruitful career ahead of him that will feature several championships and maybe a couple more MVPs.
But are the Bulls sometimes pushing him too hard?
Okay, yes. He is only 22 years old. Derrick only plays 37 minutes a game, compared to Luol Deng's 39 minutes a game. No other NBA star was given the of privilege of sitting out one practice a week at such a young age, why should Derrick?
Luol does play more minutes than Derrick, but he does not take the pounding Derrick does. At 6'3", Rose seems like a monster to all of us average-sized people. In the NBA, Derrick is always one of the smallest players on the court.
Normally, that wouldn't be an issue. But Derrick's style of play is the worrisome part. Derrick slashes to the hoop, cons ...
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Article written by Sean O'Dowd
Chicago Bulls Pushing Derrick Rose Hard; Should They Give Him Time Off?
August 20th, 2011 by Sean O'Dowd Leave a reply »
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