Rose is 6th best defensive point guard in the East

Interesting read.

For those who believe Rose is a bad defensive player - though with his athleticism he could be at the top of this list soon.

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He's a rookie

And will look lost of defense for the rest of the year, he has the athleticism we know that. He just make the commitment to be a better on the ball defender, he’ll get there.

by Bullsfanla on Jan 2, 2009 10:05 AM CST reply actions

This just proves that stats are misleading or the east pg’s are awful on d… I think a combo of both, but weigh more heavily on misleading stats.,. D is Rose’s only real weakness. Everything else he’s either good but young or awesome at. Watch the games the only way 2 stop rose is to attack him when he’s on defense and that has slowed his O. He’s so strong and athletic that he should be a top tier defender, but aside from steals he gets fr speed and an occasional play or less frequent game, his d is the rose weakness.

by majoyenrac on Jan 2, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

The refs can stop Rose

by calling cheap fouls on him.

by Granny Waiters on Jan 2, 2009 9:19 PM CST up reply actions

I think thats one reason he gets kind of lax with contact because they call fouls so easy

by Camry on Jan 2, 2009 9:24 PM CST up reply actions

His on-ball defense has improved tremendously,

to the point where, when he’s tuned in, I think he’s actually very good. Where he really needs work is on off-ball defense, particularly with regard to the screen and roll. Additionally, he’s got very good anticipation in terms of getting into the passing lane, but he’s not looking for steals all that often. With Derrick it’s a matter of maintaining the proper level of intensity, which is difficult because he plays so many minutes, in addition to bearing the brunt of the offensive load in terms of facilitation, initiation, finishing, etc.

I think he’ll be a terrific defender, in time; maybe a second all-NBA type.

The poster formerly known as Freethefro.

by MPG on Jan 2, 2009 10:40 AM CST reply actions

i disagree completely

his on-ball D, though improving, is still pretty bad. He still gets blown-by way too often and is often times caught with his head turned or just plain not ready. He peeks on the interior too much which contributes to the issue.

I have no doubt that he’ll get better (can he get worse?) but it’s going to take time.

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by NormVanBeer on Jan 2, 2009 5:13 PM CST up reply actions