Keep in mind that Derrick Rose is not the boastful type. Now fear for NBA defenses. "It's there; I have a consistent 3-point shot now," Rose said Wednesday night. "You'll see. I just have so much confidence in my jump shot now. It's coming along so good. It's past even my expectations at this point." Rose arrived here a week in advance of U.S. national team practices and to support the Bulls' summer-league team, which blew out the Clippers 79-50 at Cox Pavilion. He spent the first half sitting next to player development coach Randy Brown on the Bulls' bench and the second half sitting courtside next to new coach Tom Thibodeau. At one point, old coach — and new Clippers coach — Vinny Del Negro stopped by to say hello to both. To hear Rose tell it, that should be some rivalry next season. "I'm happy for him," Rose said of Del Negro. "And I'm excited about what coach Thibodeau can do. He and I have been talking a lot. A lot. "We've talked offense, defense, what we're going to do in certain situations. He's a cool guy. People say he's not a people person but you sit and talk to him and he'll talk for two hours. So that's not accurate. "He's a workaholic. I sometimes leave the gym at 3 and come back at 11 at night to shoot and he's still in the office, going over film. He will come down, watch me work out and tell me things to work on. He's helping me a lot." Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...-0715-bulls-chicago--20100714,0,5243853.story
Can't wait to see it. If he does have a 3pt shot and learns to get to the FT line, he's going to be as good as anyone.
His passing will surely be better. He'll have guys to pass to, aside from Deng, who can make baskets without having to be close enough to dunk. He also won't have a certain combo guard dribbling away the clock, keeping the ball out of Rose's hands.
The Bulls don't deserve Rose. If we can't build a contender with him, we won't be able to with any player who is not the greatest of all time.
I love Derrick, but I'll believe it when I see it. And I'll also hope he won't fall in love with it a la Baron Davis.
