Rose: "To me, I lost that series"

6 months ago Belize 14 comments 2 recs |

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Good stuff

Really liked his answers. My favorite one was:

In the series against Miami, there were a couple of times at the end of games when LeBron James guarded you. You had at least one potential game winner that you didn’t hit.

Rose: I had two opportunities to shoot the same shot, and I missed them both.

You just know that he’s had nightmares of those two shots and thinks about them when he’s training. 5 years from now he’ll still remember those shots even if he’s won a title since then.

by runningman on Nov 30, 2011 12:39 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

5 years from now he’ll still remember those shots even if he’s won a several titles since then.

thar i fixed dat 4 u

by Doshi on Nov 30, 2011 1:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Rose preseason interviews act like Zoloft to counter all the talk about roster problems.

by Jscho316 on Nov 30, 2011 12:55 PM CST reply actions 2 recs

lmao

post-lockout blues...dada dada da

by Belize on Nov 30, 2011 1:15 PM CST up reply actions

to me, bad boozer + bad noah + bad jumpshooting + chris bosh sharpshooter + refs lost that series.

by kpd on Nov 30, 2011 2:55 PM CST reply actions

Yeah, I was watching some commentary

where they were talking about how “brave” it was that D-Rose claimed full responsibility for losses.

What the hell is so brave about that? If he didn’t do so, he would be universally reviled! The really brave thing to do would be to say that the team lost because his teammates can’t shoot straight or dribble. It would be a hell of a lot closer to the truth too!

by THEKILLERWHALE on Nov 30, 2011 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

It would have been nice if Korver could hit an open shot, too

by kozzer on Dec 1, 2011 7:51 AM CST up reply actions

Good to see someone agree with me

Recovering...

by Juiceboxjerry on Nov 30, 2011 2:58 PM CST reply actions 2 recs

Almost back into form, I see.

;-)

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Nov 30, 2011 5:38 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Hey, I was just gonna ask what happened to you

I haven’t been called an idiot or retard yet, so I wouldn’t say I’m quite back in form

Recovering...

by Juiceboxjerry on Dec 1, 2011 3:20 AM CST up reply actions

Living in China

so I get American news at odd times. Life is very different. Glad Bulls basketball is coming back though!

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Dec 1, 2011 8:42 AM CST up reply actions

This wasn't the best part of the interview for me

To be honest, I would expect him to react that way for two reasons. First, he puts so much pressure on himself that I’d expect that reaction. Second, he was one of the main reasons the Bulls lost that series (I would not put the entire series on him by any stretch of the imagination, but a good chunk was his decision making).

The best part of the interview was when he was talking about what he needs to improve on. He had a poor series. So what? Look at what Kobe did in the playoffs in ’98. In the regular season, 15ppg, 18.5PER, 54.8 TS%. In the playoffs, 8.7ppg, 12.5PER, 50.8 TS%. Granted, that was Kobe’s second year in the league and that was Shaq’s team. However, look at the great player he turned out to be.

Continuing, Rose speaks about improving post game, decision making, and knowing how to get fouled. These are two big things that could make Roise/the Bulls a ton better. I am glad Rose recognizes what needs to be fixed and seems ready to plan to fix those issues. The series with Miami is over. All he/the Bulls can do is look to improve and move forward.

"Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one." - Bob Knight

by DRose01 on Nov 30, 2011 4:55 PM CST reply actions 3 recs