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Derrick Rose On Being the Face of the Franchise
by Bullsman on Aug 6, 2010 12:08 AM EDT
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"I want to be that guy," Rose said Tuesday in an interview with ESPN. "I want to be the reason why the Bulls are back to what they were during the Michael Jordan era."
"Why wouldn't I want to be the face of the franchise?" Rose asked. "That's the point of playing the game. That's the greatest thing right now.
"I came to a team where they didn't make the playoffs, not for a couple of years. No one was really interested in the Bulls like that in Chicago, not like it was during the Jordan era. And I'm making it back to being exciting. I'm from Chicago, and it would mean a lot if I would just bring back one championship there, or even get past the first round. The city would go crazy. So for me to even bring that team back to like the old days, it would mean so much to this city."
The Bulls are going to be good. A front line of Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer, Rose back healthy (remember he wasn't for much of last season), Luol Deng plus some shooters such as Kyle Korver who can space the floor. The Bulls didn't make the big, splashy move they tried to make, but they also made smart moves.
But just how far they go will depend on Rose. He's been working on his three-point shot (26 percent last season) and if it goes anything like his work on the midrange he could be even more dangerous. (From 10 to 15 feet, Rose improved from 38 percent his rookie year to 50 percent last year, according to Hoopdata).
New Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau wants to have the offense centered around Rose driving and kicking (or the ball going into Boozer, who has those same shoot or pass options). Rose knows he has to have the outside shot to open up space on the drives. If he can make that happen, the Bulls will be on the road to where Rose wants them to be.
12 commentsLong video, portraying MJ's career and Dominance EVEN in his last years in Washington. Starts with his first retirement speech, then his rookie season until his first retirement. Next, is his comeback, with number 45. And Finally, his comeback in washington. NOT highlights, just overall a career over-view. Great video depending how you view a great video as, one of the best i've seen, basically shows the man's dominance. Man was highly overlooked in washington, although the winning records were not as great, he was still equal to most of the so-called "stars" in the leauge as he averaged once again nearly 20-5-5. (20 points 5 rebounds 5 assists). Besides being 40, he shot around 43%, what most "stars" today shoot at the 1 2 and 3 position and are commonly compared to MJ. the guys 40 and he's shooting as good as them and you still compare them to him at his prime years. Remember, during his years in Chicago, money was shooting over 50%, what the so called "stars" nowadays are not even close or capable of doing. Add to that he led the bulls, with respect to their key role-players and pippen, to 6 championships, and an arguable possibility he could have won 8...in a row.
P.S. - Not my video
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