Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose suffered an apparent left knee injury while trying to leap off his left foot in the lane with 1:10 left in Saturday's playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
I think he's done. Looked like an ACL/MCL injury.
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That would suck. I won't speculate because I didn't see it. The Bulls had it wrapped up so I flipped over to the Knicks/Heat. Maybe you'll luck out and it will only be a sprain. But if it looked bad enough to believe it's ACL/MCL it's probably a severe sprain at the very least. Maybe they could shoot him up and he'd be alright? Sprains can be pretty bad though. Barbosa on the Pacers hasn't played the last game or two because of a sprain and he might not play today. And I think that's a minor sprain in his case. Could look worse than it is.
No problem huffhines says the Bulls are still very much one of the best teams in the NBA without Rose so they shouldn't miss a beat in the playoffs.
Yes and no imo.
I think Watson picks his shots better and jacks up fewer bad shots but Rose forces 2-3 defenders to focus on him. He can kick it out for open shots because he has 3 guys on him. He also has the speed and ability to finish without kicking out. He's more wreckless be he's in the upper echelon of special breed. Big, strong, fast with the ability to do everything. Also, Watson backing up a few games or sharing duty is different. Watson is good but Rose is better. Sharing playing time with John Lucas in the playoffs definitely takes away the Bulls advantage.
I love CJ, but he is not a starting PG unless the pieces around him are very good. Boozer has a history of being soft/awful in the playoffs, Korver is a spot up shooter, Rip is old. It's one thing to do it in the regular season, it's a whole new ball game in the playoffs.
I love CJ, but he is not a starting PG unless the pieces around him are very good. Boozer has a history of being soft/awful in the playoffs, Korver is a spot up shooter, Rip is old. It's one thing to do it in the regular season, it's a whole new ball game in the playoffs.