The MRI results for Rose were negative. The city of Chicago breathes a sigh of relief. http://twitter.com/#!/ESPNChiBulls/status/62342534411730944
Chicago breaths a sigh of relief . . . but ankle sprains can be nasty. The injury could still hobble Derrick for the next month.
Yes. The MRI might have come back negative, but all that means is we can rule out the worst-case scenario. There is plenty of space in-between where we might still be screwed. I believe Derrick shot 3/16 after returning to the game. I doubt that will get us past the second round. I'll be holding my breath throughout tomorrow's game. I won't breath a sigh of relief until the eyeball test assures me that we've got the good ol' Derrick that we've grown accustomed to.
It would be a total and complete win if Atlanta beats Orlando. That's a team the Bulls can beat without having Rose at full strength.
I'm inclined to agree. No big SG to throw at Rose (though Kirk will play him tough), Bogans will have an actual SG to defend, justifying his presence on the court. I haven't seen Josh Smith play too much, but I think he's a good matchup for Boozer on offense. Boozer can overpower jumping jack PF's. He'd probably get stuffed a little more often than usual, but have a better series overall.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-pacers-bulls Rose says he’ll play in Game 5 Rose plans to suit up for Game 5 on Tuesday when the Bulls try again to close out their first-round series with the Indiana Pacers. “It’s getting better every day,” he said Monday. “I’ve been getting treatment on it the last couple of days, coming in in the morning, coming in at night, getting treatment. Hopefully, it’ll be ready tomorrow. It’s not broken so I’m definitely playing.” The swelling has gone down, and although he plans to get a painkilling shot before the game, he was in flip flops one day after wearing a walking boot. He did sit out Monday’s practice, but the Bulls can breathe a little easier knowing that an MRI confirmed there was no major structural damage.
Obviously the "no structural damage" was the key thing, but it was also encouraging that on Sunday they said that there wasn't much swelling. For simple sprains, it's been my experience that there's a direct relationship between swelling and recovery time.
Glad to see the swelling has gone down. We will see tonight how much the ankle sprain will effect his speed. Will he settle for mostly jumpers?
