http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=412387&src=150 "We're trying to be this grimy team that when people face us, they know it's going to be a hard game every single game," Rose said. "When they come down on offense, they know it's going to be a hard possession every single time." Rose also used the word "grimy" to describe potential backcourt partner C.J. Watson. When listing the Bulls' big men, Rose said Carlos Boozer is "two people himself." Rose clearly was on a roll, and here are few more camp insights from the Bulls point guard. • On the renowned defensive lessons of Thibodeau: "We're going to be good defensively. Any mistake on defense, no matter how many times you do it, he's going to stop you. If one guy messes up, he stops out and corrects it." • On improving his outside shot: "This whole training camp, I haven't shot a layup, just nothing but jump shots. They've been falling. I'm shooting a high percentage, so I'm happy about that." • On what's different about the Bulls' offense this season: "We're moving the ball a lot better. We're not holding the ball. If we don't have a shot inside, we're moving it, swinging it a lot of cuts, a lot of picks. It's a great offense; it's like a motion." • On the inside combo of Boozer and Joakim Noah: "Playing in the scrimmage today, Boozer would shoot a jump shot and Jo was on the inside just battling. He tipped the ball out at least four times, so we had extra possessions to run our offense. That's a dangerous combo Joakim and Booz, Taj (Gibson) and Booz, whatever. We've got a lot of strengths. Rebounding the ball should definitely be a strength of our offense." • On the Bulls' 3-point shooters: "If you leave (Kyle Korver) open, he's going to hit all the shots. That's what we need on this team. And he's a good guy; he doesn't care how many times he shoots. Luol (Deng) has even pushed his game out where he's coming down and shooting transition threes. That's a great look for him." • On whether he wants to be a team captain: "I would love to. That's what I'm working on. Everybody's listening to me, everybody's talking to each other. It's a good vibe going around the team." --------------- That's a lot of good stuff in one interview from the King of Ums.
Maybe that's the first thing he's been learning from Thibodeau...How to talk about "the game of basketball." And how to talk during it. Kind of important quality for the leader of the team. There's a nice interview up on bulls.com with ronnie brewer, where he's asked to compare DRose to Dwill. Rose >> Williams in terms of athleticism, but Williams >> Rose in terms of understanding of the game. But he qualifies it by saying, people forget how young Rose still is.
