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QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 5, 2015 -> 08:56 PM) Funny thing is, Rose had better numbers across the board except for agility (better sprint numbers though) in the combine. I think people forgot how insane of an athlete Rose was 3 knee surgeries ago. Most explosive PG I've ever seen come out. Would of said that regardless of where he was drafted. I think Rose has the slight edge but I wouldn't look too much into the DX combine numbers. Rose is a better two foot leaper, and you jumper higher leaping with 2 feet. Westbrook is a better 1 foot leaper, and you take less time to gather jumping with 1 foot, that's why we see a lot more of Westbrook's nasty stuff. In terms of speed, I think they are pretty close coast to coast with the ball.

BTW, 3-way tie for 2nd place right now in the East. Bulls wins tiebreaker over Raptors and Cavs and Raptors wins over Cavs. If only this is the final standing in the regular season, Cleveland facing Wiz in the first round and Hawks in the second round would give Bulls easiest path to ECF.

When you combine Rose's athleticism with Patrick Beverly's motor and Blake Griffin's explosiveness you get mutant Westbrook. That man is just ridiculous and so much fun to watch.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 01:40 PM) So who gets hurt next? Gar Foreman. Losing a fist fight to Thibodeau.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 01:15 PM) If it isn't Rose, it will be Butler, or Noah or someone else. It really may be the most fragile roster in professional sports. Dunleavy was out 20 games, Doug was on the shelf for a while. Taj sprains his ankles every week, Kirk is always dealing one thing or another. 34 year old Gasol might have been the healthiest player this year. Every time someone says the Bulls are a dangerous team when healthy, I shrug and laugh in their face.

I missed the part of yesterday's game where he got hurt. How did that happen?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 1, 2015 -> 01:37 PM) Butler was taken to the locker room after an arm injury. Rose, Taj and now Butler. It's a downhill battle.

Aaron Brooks has no business defending Chris Paul or even just defending the pick and roll.

Golden State is mad

I think he will comeback, right before the playoffs. Then he will play like s*** for 2 weeks or so because he always has a lot of "rust" in his game returning from injuries, and we will probably get knocked out in the second round.

Unsurprisingly, they now changed the article to removal of the damaged part, not "repaired" as the initial report suggested. Soxtalk 1, ESPN 0

QUOTE (shipps @ Feb 27, 2015 -> 11:49 AM) Is it ESPN's corporate goal to misreport and make it more confusing for the people interested in this story? They have been inaccurate throughout the whole process. I am still upset at them for misreporting the Samardzija trade. I am almost certain that they will change the report in the next hour. If it's actual "repairing", the recovery time would be a lot longer. He probably had parts of it removed, but not the whole thing.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 27, 2015 -> 10:41 AM) Got it taken out just like Westbrook did. He'll have arthritis in that knee when he gets older/when his career is done now, but if he's cool with that when he's taking his son to graduation, he should be more than fine for the short term. Did Westbrook have his taken out? I always thought he had his snipped. FWIW ESPN is reporting Rose had his meniscus "repaired".

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 01:37 PM) He definitely is a big part as to why they are developed. The fact that they were good picks and the players worked hard as well gets lost though. Really? I don't think Jimmy nor Snell were considered to be good value picks and were projected starters.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 01:39 PM) Westbrook had the same series of injuries (in fact, Westbrook had 4 injuries in theory...ACL and 3 different meniscus surgeries). Westbrook's injury (and the subsequent ones) are results of contact with Beverly, otherwise he has managed to stay healthy his entire career. Rose's injuries were all non contact, and he has dealt with a bunch of minor injuries. He can't stay healthy even if you literally wrap him in bubble wraps. If he can't stay healthy for an extended period of time, he will never play at MVP level.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 01:28 PM) What are you saying here? You're saying all Thibs did was give young players a chance to play when the other player goes out, as if he has done nothing else to develop those players.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 01:21 PM) He wouldn't be replaced because of performance. he would be replaced because of the relationship with Gar\Pax. He still has 2 years left on his contract IIRC. The Gar thing isn't anything new. To my understanding his relationship with Pax is fine.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 01:11 PM) i totally respect your knowledge of basketball but Jennings is a f***ing nutjob me-first chucker that i want no part of. People have said that about Westbrook, Aaron Brooks, to a lesser extent the 2015 Rose, and Rondo being a me first guy who doesn't pass unless there's an assist. Jennings has the skills and court vision to be a passing point guard and he's among league leaders in assists per 40 minutes this season. I think he has bought into to team basketball after he got to Detroit. Playing on a contending team would also help keep him in check.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 01:05 PM) People in this city act like Tom Thibodeau has won multiple championships. When is the last time that a young player emerged on this team that wasn't caused by an injury? Thibs is a great coach but there are plenty of reasons why he was an assistant for 20 years. This will be his last season with the Bulls. Right, because all Thibs did was give young players a chance to play.

Going into next season we can't bank on competing on the condition that Rose would stay healthy again, that would be throwing the season away. We ABSOLUTELY need another starter caliber point guard. I am looking at Brandon Jennings to be that guy, who's coming back from an Achilles injury himself. But he has developed into a solid starting point guard and is excellent at running the pick and roll. He will be a good fit next to Gasol and Jimmy. Since Detroit now has Reggie Jackson at the point, I think Jennings could be had for Taj, and he could easily play 25-30 minutes a game on this team, whether or not Rose is healthy. Rose/Jennings/Hinrich Butler/Rose/Hinrich Snell/Doug/FA signing Gasol/Niko/1st rounder Noah/FA signing/1st rounder I think this team is good enough to reach the ECF with or without Rose.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 11:35 AM) Thibs was rumored to be gone after this season, barring enough public pressure to bring him back. Meaning he had to get the Bulls to the Finals... or win them... No DROSE, No Finals... HE GONE I don't buy it. We have overachieved in EVERY season Thibs was here, given the deck of cards he had to work with. He is also excellent at developing young talents, oddly enough. He shouldn't be replaced because of our lack of success, he should be replaced if there is a better replacement out there.

Same s*** keep happening to this kid. He's one of the best individuals in basketball, always grounded and treats everyone with respect. Grew up in one of the worst neighborhoods in Chicago and struggled through so much to get to this point. I just don't understand why it has to be Derrick Rose. I feel for him.

This crowd blows.

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 04:38 PM) What's the point of doing that? Make sure the uni fits? Sam Hinkie probably forgot to pick up his suits as he was anxiously driving MCW to the airport in Philly.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 03:29 PM) I'm working under the assumption Bryan knew what he was doing there. Maybe he didnt. The problem with this is that is that the handshake was not well received. It brought the most heat Reigns had all night. Luckily for WWE so far since the Rumble, their live crowds have been in front of southern/non smarky crowds. He still wasn't over as a babyface regardless. I'm wondering what his reception will be next two weeks in Pittsburgh and New Jersey. I don't see that going well but we'll find out. Didn't watch the PPV yet, but from the sound of it, it was a good match. I'm a bit surprised he still got so much heat from it.