The Derrick Rose injury conversation has become a constant trend in and around the NBA since his MVP season. The string of bad luck has now started to follow him from Chicago to New York.
It's the start of February and NBA All-Star weekend is quickly approaching as the leagues best are set to gather. Not too long ago the name Derrick Rose would be associated with that group of elite guards like Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Steph Curry. However due to a rash of random lower body knee issues over the past few years fans are just content with seeing him play a regular season game.
The New York Knicks made the big deal this past summer to acquire Rose in hopes of rekindling the MVP magic he had with the Chicago Bulls. So far this season there has been little magic but some hopeful glimpses …show more content…
Rose would go on to say
“I love how healthy I’ve been this year, I feel like a rookie.“
The career of Derrick Rose is teetering on the possibility of him never returning to All-Star form as he continues to have injuries that derail his progress. The affect each injury has on his game appears to be more mental rather than physical as he has said plenty of time including the year off after his torn ACL the importance of not having the fear of injury on his mind. The decline in Rose's production over the years will always be associated with the injuries but his 43 games played in New York show signs of improvement.
As a free agent after this season Rose is rumored to be seeking a max contract of 5 years 150 million dollars from any team interested. The only way that becomes a realistic possibility is for him to finally return to the floor confident and ready to push the floundering Knicks team to the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks could really use the services "rookie" Derrick Rose right now instead of suited unavailable
It's the start of February and NBA All-Star weekend is quickly approaching as the leagues best are set to gather. Not too long ago the name Derrick Rose would be associated with that group of elite guards like Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Steph Curry. However due to a rash of random lower body knee issues over the past few years fans are just content with seeing him play a regular season game.
The New York Knicks made the big deal this past summer to acquire Rose in hopes of rekindling the MVP magic he had with the Chicago Bulls. So far this season there has been little magic but some hopeful glimpses …show more content…
Rose would go on to say
“I love how healthy I’ve been this year, I feel like a rookie.“
The career of Derrick Rose is teetering on the possibility of him never returning to All-Star form as he continues to have injuries that derail his progress. The affect each injury has on his game appears to be more mental rather than physical as he has said plenty of time including the year off after his torn ACL the importance of not having the fear of injury on his mind. The decline in Rose's production over the years will always be associated with the injuries but his 43 games played in New York show signs of improvement.
As a free agent after this season Rose is rumored to be seeking a max contract of 5 years 150 million dollars from any team interested. The only way that becomes a realistic possibility is for him to finally return to the floor confident and ready to push the floundering Knicks team to the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks could really use the services "rookie" Derrick Rose right now instead of suited unavailable