When the dust settles from Team USA's FIBA World Cup venture, Derrick Rose will set his sights on the return that really matters.
His Chicago Bulls have missed him desperately, falling in the first round in two of the last three postseasons—and losing to the Miami Heat by a 4-1 margin in the 2013 conference semifinals. Put simply, Rose has been the difference between a team defined by overachievement and a legitimate contender.
The last time the 25-year-old played a full season and stuck around for the playoffs, he was named MVP, and his Bulls made it all the way to the conference finals.
That 2010-11 team wasn't good enough to knock off the Heat, but it was good enough to be in the same conversation.
Rose averaged 25 points and 7.7 assists per game that year. He established himself as an electric two-way player, an elite point guard and a superstar who could will his team to victory. He did all the things one expects of a Most Valuable Player.
Now the question turns to whether he can do those things again.
The early signs are encouraging.
"I think he's exc ...
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