Rose's dominant showing in the Bulls' 105-102 win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden is bound to bring up hyperbolic references to Michael Jordan. He scored 15 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, shooting 5-for-9 from the field, 3-for-4 at the line, and grabbing three boards. Take away the Christmas Day universal disaster from last season and Rose is a pretty automatic show under (literally) the brightest lights:
That's 26.0 PPG, shooting 48.1% (.500 eFG%), .742 FT% on 5.2 FTAs per game, 7.0 APG, 4.2 RPG, 1.7 SPG, 3.2 TOPG (2.4, excluding the X-mas game) in 38.3 MPG at the Madison Square Garden.
It's Jimmy Butler's world; he just lets 'Melo live in it. Butler my dude. Ronnie Brewer was slowing down with the long shifts and the fresh legs were certainly a more than adequate substitution. He was only 1-for-4 from the field, but the Knicks left him and he was aggressive to the basket; just unable to finish. He slowed down a fastbreak, but otherwise made correct decisions when Rose gave him the ball in space. Can't ask more from him, as he did more than one could ask against the NBA superstar scorer with maybe the least variance in "clutch time".
"We know he’s going to get better and better," Tom Thibodeau said after the game. "The hard thing is we’re not practicing. So he’s doing a lot of individual work with assistant coaches with film and workouts. We have confidence in his ability. He already has a defensive mindset. As he gets to learn the league and the tendencies of the players and teams, he’s only going to get better and better. He’s got a very serious approach to the game. He made big plays down the stretch."
Rebounding matters. Another aspect of the Bulls interior D is more striking -- the Knicks' 14 second-chance points on 13 offensive boards (31.7%). Good thing the Bulls neutralized this with 13 second-chance points on nine offensive boards (27.1%). The second chance points weren't Bulls-gaudy, but there weren't many bricks to re-grab and they still corralled a high percentage against a Knicks zone for which Chandler is more than capable of compensating. But this was the fourth game in a row where opponents had higher offensive rebounding rate after only five times in the first 20 games. When in the red on that end, the Bulls are 6-3, but two of the three losses were blowouts and the wins were too close, as their average margin of victory in the nine games is exactly one point for a team outscoring opponents 9.3 points per 100 possessions, overall.
It was good to see Carlos Boozer playing more inside. He was only 2-for-4 at the rim, but positioned himself to grab three offensive boards and only took two long-2s and made them in a game where he showed up for an efficient 16 points on 7-for-12 and nine rebounds. Despite Stoudemire making him look very silly at times, he used the space Stoudemire gave him very well when Amar'e over-committed to help. This is exactly how Boozer and Rose make each other better.
And, in case you forgot...
I love when Kevin loses his shit.
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correction: its derrick rose's POOHDINI layup
and i swear to god, rose was bitten by a radioactive spider when he was a kid…..
also, does it bug anyone else when they refer to how rough it was, always citing mchale vs rambus? seems like we see stuff close to that nearly every night now (though those guys were waay sloower, so it was more dramatic/traumatic).
fast. from that point, he never was able to play 80 games in a season again, however. not seen much tape… alvan adams must have averaged one lob assist their 28 games together.
a 28yr old kj [in the 4th quarter of a pivotal conference final game 4 (suns lost). next yr, kj had a playoff PER of 27.4 (suns lost).]
KJ was the truth. Some of his game was Rose before Rose. A PG dunking on big men. Rose is obviously bigger, stronger and faster but their games are similar to me.
i saw a lot of KJ games too. He simply didn’t have the variety of moves or body control as Rose. Its not really about dunking on people for me. I think KJ games looked more like a rich man’s devin harris. He’d kill you off the dribble and attack the paint, but he wasn’t giving you spin moves, floaters and crazy layups like Rose.
Iverson and Wade, when they ran circles around Ds...
Did it in a much different way. There was something about Rose in his first couple of years that led people to believe that he could become that type of guy, but mixing the power bullrushes with stopping on the dime and using the floater in better spots makes his drives unchallengable. AI and Wade were stoppable, so challenging them basically meant throwing them to the floor as much as possible, but Rose diversifies his moves so much, it’s that much harder to do that.
and thank the basketball gods that he got the chance to show us Chicago Fans what he developed within our or should i say his Town haha awesome makes me cringe to think he could’ve been with Miami Divas or we could have had Beasley….
No one has the body control that D Rose has. Best athlete in the league right now. Being an elite athlete is more than just being fast or jumping high…it’s the body control.
His body control is insane, as is his ability to play with the ball while in the air yet finish with such touch. Usually guys that try to get son fancy with the ball end up shooting it too hard, but he has that (Jordanesque) ball control even in tight quarters while in the air.
One day we're going to look back at Rose's career and realize
how great he really was. I hope he doesn’t get typecast like Iverson did because that’s another guy that was truly a great but gets called all kind of other things because of off the court stuff and ridiculed because of the elevation of statistical analysis. That guy in his prime was pound for pound one of the best players ever.
Rose plays in and era with maybe the greatest specimen since Wilt in Lebron, but I truly believe that Rose is the best player in the league. Some of it based on skill, some based on intangibles. To me he’s the most beautiful player to watch since Scottie Pippen.
Yeah but his legacy should be better than it is now
Look at the Philly team he took to the Finals. Yes the East was weak that year bu my God, that little dude put that whole team on his back. That’s why I’m hard on and Lebron. The guy is Karl Malone with Dominique athleticism, with PG vision. Him taking that Cleveland team there was a feat but for the little dudes like Iverson and Rose to to it is special to me.
Durant is another guy that’s going to run out of excuses this year. His squad is stacked and there’s no reason for OKC to come out the East. Rose is carrying his team without two starters and to me is having a better year than last.
And I am glad they suck. I love seeing teams who just try to fudgepack their roster with supposed ‘stars,’ only to fall short. I’d rather have team unity and cohesion rather than having one or two guys take 70 shots every game while everyone else watches them. Serves Dolan (the owner), and D. Stern (admitted he was/is a huge Knicks fan) right.
correction: its derrick rose's POOHDINI layup
and i swear to god, rose was bitten by a radioactive spider when he was a kid…..
piccolomair - February 3, 2012
now we just need the dude krypton accidentally sent to orlando...
sin - February 3, 2012
Things that Dwight and Supes have in common
Both corny as hell…
T.Moore - February 3, 2012
ive always been more of a batman guy
sin - February 3, 2012
Oh fuck
I have something in common with sin…Head explodes
T.Moore - February 3, 2012
WHERE IS SHE!!!
Geo4MVP - February 3, 2012
what
i cant understand you with that mumbling
piccolomair - February 3, 2012
Correction:
IT’S SCALABRINE’S WORLD; HE JUST LET’S EVERYONE PLAY OVER HIM
chapuforyou - February 3, 2012
Correction:
IT’S
SCALABRINE’SCHAPU’S WORLD; HE JUST LET’S EVERYONE PLAY OVER HIMwrigleyrocker12 - February 3, 2012
THIS IS NOT A JOKE: I am offended.
chapuforyou - February 4, 2012
Maybe I just have horrible memory but I can't think of a single small dude in league history who makes those kinda shots regularly
Must have something to do with his hops
Option27 - February 3, 2012 via mobile
Kevin Johnson?
Or Isiah Thomas?
tuluse - February 3, 2012
The moves with the ball to establish positioning were nowhere in their arsenal.
The handles are such a huge part in creating the shot and Rose does mix strength and finesse with his speed in a way we may not have ever seen.
Alex Sonty - February 3, 2012
kevin johnson
KEVIN JOHNSON!
marionette - February 3, 2012
no way is kj anything like Rose
Kj was pure straight line, he didn’t have the body control or strength
Basketball Smurf - February 3, 2012
kj
i saw every game
tortured opponents in the paint, not in the nash/paul “pure pg” way, but the today’s derrick rose way
with his assists vs ny, drose was starting to look like kj
@ 6’0", kj dunked more and drew more ftas. displayed “strength”
you are talking aesthetics. no one has drose’s.
marionette - February 3, 2012
i think they called games differently then.
maybe i’m totally wrong, but it seems like guys get away with a lot more contact these days.
obnoxious american - February 3, 2012
agreed
also, does it bug anyone else when they refer to how rough it was, always citing mchale vs rambus? seems like we see stuff close to that nearly every night now (though those guys were waay sloower, so it was more dramatic/traumatic).
marionette - February 3, 2012
mchale vs rambis, lol
marionette - February 3, 2012
KJ wasn't as fast. More deceptive speed
I’ve heard Kyrie Irving compared to KJ. That sound about right.
Dils - February 3, 2012
23yr old kj was
fast. from that point, he never was able to play 80 games in a season again, however. not seen much tape… alvan adams must have averaged one lob assist their 28 games together.
a 28yr old kj [in the 4th quarter of a pivotal conference final game 4 (suns lost). next yr, kj had a playoff PER of 27.4 (suns lost).]
pay attention to the tomahawks @ 1:20 and 1:29. look familiar?
marionette - February 3, 2012
KJ was the truth. Some of his game was Rose before Rose. A PG dunking on big men. Rose is obviously bigger, stronger and faster but their games are similar to me.
C Smoove - February 3, 2012
i'm talking body control
i saw a lot of KJ games too. He simply didn’t have the variety of moves or body control as Rose. Its not really about dunking on people for me. I think KJ games looked more like a rich man’s devin harris. He’d kill you off the dribble and attack the paint, but he wasn’t giving you spin moves, floaters and crazy layups like Rose.
Basketball Smurf - February 3, 2012
devin harris?
man, that’s insulting
marionette - February 3, 2012
i said rich man's
but you’re right, KJ was a much better passer than Harris.
Basketball Smurf - February 4, 2012
Yeah, he makes moves in the paint that are just breathtaking
Juiceboxjerry - February 3, 2012
Iverson and Wade, when they ran circles around Ds...
Did it in a much different way. There was something about Rose in his first couple of years that led people to believe that he could become that type of guy, but mixing the power bullrushes with stopping on the dime and using the floater in better spots makes his drives unchallengable. AI and Wade were stoppable, so challenging them basically meant throwing them to the floor as much as possible, but Rose diversifies his moves so much, it’s that much harder to do that.
Alex Sonty - February 3, 2012
And the tuck
The way he tucks the ball away like a running back when going full speed
Classic …
Option27 - February 3, 2012
Always loved this pic…it be great if was a gif with players colliding from missing rose
Belize - February 3, 2012 via mobile
His face makes it look like he's going light speed.
wrigleyrocker12 - February 3, 2012
Rose reminds me of Tiny Archibald and Earl Monroe
rick o'shay - February 3, 2012
There is no question....
… we are witnessing greatness whenever he steps on the floor.
3ptace - February 3, 2012 via mobile
Very true
and thank the basketball gods that he got the chance to show us Chicago Fans what he developed within our or should i say his Town haha awesome makes me cringe to think he could’ve been with Miami Divas or we could have had Beasley….
ChicagoStyle - February 3, 2012
No one has the body control that D Rose has. Best athlete in the league right now. Being an elite athlete is more than just being fast or jumping high…it’s the body control.
C Smoove - February 3, 2012
Great point.
His body control is insane, as is his ability to play with the ball while in the air yet finish with such touch. Usually guys that try to get son fancy with the ball end up shooting it too hard, but he has that (Jordanesque) ball control even in tight quarters while in the air.
dakoose - February 3, 2012
Westbrick off the backboard, lololo
Trey23 - February 3, 2012
"derrick rose's garden" just sounds wrong
sin - February 3, 2012
One day we're going to look back at Rose's career and realize
how great he really was. I hope he doesn’t get typecast like Iverson did because that’s another guy that was truly a great but gets called all kind of other things because of off the court stuff and ridiculed because of the elevation of statistical analysis. That guy in his prime was pound for pound one of the best players ever.
Rose plays in and era with maybe the greatest specimen since Wilt in Lebron, but I truly believe that Rose is the best player in the league. Some of it based on skill, some based on intangibles. To me he’s the most beautiful player to watch since Scottie Pippen.
Dils - February 3, 2012
titles will make his legacy
dont you think if iverson had been able to down the lakers in the finals that one year his legacy would be totally different?
sin - February 3, 2012
Yeah but his legacy should be better than it is now
Look at the Philly team he took to the Finals. Yes the East was weak that year bu my God, that little dude put that whole team on his back. That’s why I’m hard on and Lebron. The guy is Karl Malone with Dominique athleticism, with PG vision. Him taking that Cleveland team there was a feat but for the little dudes like Iverson and Rose to to it is special to me.
Durant is another guy that’s going to run out of excuses this year. His squad is stacked and there’s no reason for OKC to come out the East. Rose is carrying his team without two starters and to me is having a better year than last.
Dils - February 3, 2012
Sigh...The West
Dils - February 3, 2012
um the thunder just signed durant's excuse to a 5 year contract didnt you hear?
sin - February 3, 2012
BUT HE WON'T GET ANY TITLES CUZ MELO AND KNICKS BE GOOD!
wrigleyrocker12 - February 3, 2012
for someone who likes to make fun of me being a melo fan
can you explain why you defend a guy who is making like 80mil to take jumpers all day and sit on our bench in the fourth quarters?
and why you dont want the 2nd best player in the league if we could get him?
sin - February 3, 2012
Are you saying Melo is the 2nd bet in the league?
What league?
Alex Sonty - February 3, 2012
no. talking about dwight
look at his sig
sin - February 3, 2012
Ah, OK.
Alex Sonty - February 3, 2012
obviously melo is number one
sin - February 3, 2012
Well, he is the 2nd-best SF starting for the East All-Stars
Alex Sonty - February 3, 2012
"I am putting a moratorium on the Melo"
jpx7 - February 3, 2012
Eh, it's post Knicks game writeup
Joninja - February 3, 2012
You=obsessed with Melo, believe he is God and can do no wrong.
Me=defend Boozer because he is subject to irrational hate.
wrigleyrocker12 - February 3, 2012
He can do plenty wrong
Like allow his wife to have such a garbage tv show.
as for the boozer hate it’s not irrational. They are legitimate complaints
sin - February 3, 2012
Yep…that shot over tyronne lue in game1 of that series is still one of my fav finals moments..up there with mj as far as unbelievable moments
Belize - February 3, 2012 via mobile
OT: oh man! this is hilarious
lol @ 1:13
Geo4MVP - February 3, 2012
The Jimmy is going back to work.
cayal - February 3, 2012
Oh God could you imagine if Jimmy Butler used Jimmy quotes every time something happens?
Baseline: “Jimmy’s under the boards. Jimmy’s in the open. Jimmy makes the shot!”
In Miami: “Hey look. Chris Bosh has a new boyfriend. Jimmy’s not threatened by Chris’s sexuality … Jimmy’s happy for Chris.”
After every foul (much like Boozer’s GIMME DAT and GRAB IT): “HANDS OFF JIMMY!!. DON’T TOUCH JIMMY!! LET GO OF JIMMY!!!”"
MichaelClutchtree - February 3, 2012
Knicks suck.
And I am glad they suck. I love seeing teams who just try to fudgepack their roster with supposed ‘stars,’ only to fall short. I’d rather have team unity and cohesion rather than having one or two guys take 70 shots every game while everyone else watches them. Serves Dolan (the owner), and D. Stern (admitted he was/is a huge Knicks fan) right.
BullsFan22 - February 3, 2012
Nice post
Belize - February 3, 2012 via mobile
maybe they suck
but they played a much more competitive game than their > .500 record suggests, & there were good all around performances from a lot of people
the only downside, is that it went down to the wire against a team that’s not very good
either that, or they are nowhere near as bad as everyone’s making them out to be, roster flaws and all
East is gonna be crazy this year
whatlittledotheyknow - February 3, 2012
my bad
< . 500
whatlittledotheyknow - February 3, 2012
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