Derrick Rose Said Some Incredibly Dumb Things Today, Which Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone
I’ve been running around in meetings all day and Spags just blogged this but thought I needed to at least comment. I actually appreciated Spags blog because it came from an outsiders perspective who isn’t following the day to day news of D-Rose and the Bulls. For me these quotes said one thing, and it was something I already knew. Derrick Rose is not a very smart person sometimes. Not saying he’s a moron, just saying he’s not great with the media, he doesn’t understand how things come across and he has quite possibly the worst “team” surrounding him at this point in his career (Reggie! Reggie! Reggie!).
Obviously this was dumb for him to say given the contract he’s being paid and the time he’s missed. It comes across as tone deaf to both the fans that root for him and the players he plays with. But I just can’t say I’m surprised. This is part of D-Rose life, this is part of being a Bulls fan. There will be dumb comments, there will be drama between Reggie and the front office, there will be injuries and problems. We know all of this. But the good? Well the good is when he’s right he’s one of the most exciting players in the NBA. There will be coast to coast drives, there will be plays that make you say wow, there will be wins and success. It’s the deal that we’ve signed up for. Derrick Rose is ours, sometimes that’s bad but a lot of times that’s good. You just have to remember to think big picture, throw that life is good shirt back on and say to yourself, yeah, this was fucking stupid for him to say, but he also did this last night and as long as he’s healthy we can live with the occasional stupid comment.
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The only fallout I could see from this is with his teammates. I don’t care what fans think, I just want the Bulls to win. But if I were Jo, who has been playing with a bum knee for 2 years, or Jimmy Butler who just rushed back from a thumb injury, I’d be pissed. My hope and expectation is that D-Rose has enough of a relationship with those guys to make this a non-issue. I think that’s a reasonable expectation knowing we’re not in the locker room and they are.