Bernstein rips Rose | Article

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http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/12/18/bernstein-rose-no-longer-humble-hometown-kid/

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By Dan Bernstein-
CBSChicago.com Senior Columnist
(CBS) Complaining while not playing is a bad look for someone who has sold a phony reputation as a humble, team-oriented kid.
According to a story in the New York Daily News, Rose is now unhappy that the Bulls will have to reconstruct their roster in an effort to win a championship, apparently thinking that such a move would be a waste of his precious time and efforts.
“Rose has told several confidantes that he is worried that the Bulls will start to let the team hit the skids by allowing key players to leave via free agency, forcing him to go through a rebuilding program he wants no part of.
‘Derrick is worried that the Bulls are going to lose what they have,’ said a league source. ‘He doesn’t want to go through rebuilding.’”
Well, too bad.
What does he think they have, and where does he think it’s going? Most importantly, what does he not understand about the primary reason for the Bulls’ current plight? It takes some nerve to call out his employers after they have paid him 30% of their salary cap to miss consecutive seasons.
This is typical behavior from a player who has always done only what is in his personal best interest, everybody else be damned. He’ll take every last dollar, and enjoy all the team-supplied resources for medical consultations, surgeries, rehabilitation programs and various therapists, only to ignore their professional opinions just because he feels like it. And don’t bother asking him for even token assistance in welcoming potential free agents either, because he doesn’t want to.
At this moment, John Paxson and Gar Forman are trying to win an NBA championship more in spite of Derrick Rose than because of him.
It doesn’t help anything that Rose is not among the brightest bulbs, and that he still lives in an insular camp of cronies that is too often at odds with his team. It was understandable for him to be shielded from Englewood gangs and other unsavory influences enough to get him a fair shot at a pro career, but enough already. He’s 25 years old, in his fifth NBA season, is worth a quarter-billion dollars and has a family of his own, yet his uneducated oaf of an older brother remains the empowered svengali.
Reggie Rose is a clown, using the guise of brotherly love to aggrandize himself after a failed career as both player and coach that was marked by bizarre, immature behavior. Bulls officials have become increasingly frustrated by continued communication problems with Rose due to Reggie’s invasive influence, with one source telling WSCR “It’s like talking to a wall.”
Perhaps the best advice came from Charles Barkley last February, when he opined on TNT that instead of complaining about Bulls business, Reggie should “shut the hell up.”
Another problem is the presence of BJ Armstrong as part of Rose’s group as one of his agents. Armstrong’s personal bitterness toward Paxson and the Bulls runs long and deep: he’s still angry that he didn’t get the chance to replace Jerry Krause as GM and Paxson did, and the two former teammates are not on speaking terms. As long as he is allied with Rose there will be an undercurrent of conflict, with any comment or action subject to interpretation regarding ulterior motive.
Derrick Rose needs to grow up, wise up, and seize control of his image and career before he and the bozos around him fritter away a mountain of good will, scattering his civic capital to the winds.
He’s got the money, and that’s it.
He says he’s all about winning a championship, but then he carps about rebuilding when it appears his team is trying to do what it must to give him that very opportunity. That’s just dumb.
And it’s certainly not humble, so we can stop with that. The quiet superstar is quiet not because he is naturally self-effacing, but because he is bad at talking. The local-kid-made-good storyline is over. He likes to let his game speak for him, but then refuses to play even when instructed to by doctors. He opts for cartilage repair that requires a longer-term recovery, and then lacks the basic understanding of how that changes the team’s title trajectory.
As always, the Bulls are trying to take care of themselves while Derrick Rose tries to take care of Derrick Rose on the Bulls’ dime.
Sadly, the two endeavors don’t always seem to be working toward the same ends.

Thoughts?

 

[scottiepippen1994]

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/12/18/bernstein-rose-no-longer-humble-hometown-kid/


Thoughts?

Berstein aint saying nothing i havnt already said here before.

 

[Scoot26]

PROPE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS.

 

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PROPE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS.

ahh. Missed it.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Rose is just everyone's new favorite scapegoat. Whatever

 

[Flacco4Prez]

It's a bad situation for everyone. But comments like these only make it worse and it's not like Rose went out and got himself arrested or suspended for drug use, or PEDs. Injuries aren't his fault, and to blame a kid who grew up poor and won MVP getting a maximum contract that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

 

[scottiepippen1994]

But comments like these only make it worse and it's not like Rose went out and got himself arrested or suspended for drug use, or PEDs.

Id rather he was, because at least his he wouldnt be injured. :shrug:

 

[scottiepippen1994]

Injuries aren't his fault, and to blame a kid who grew up poor and won MVP getting a maximum.

Not blaming him for getting injured or growing up poor...I grew up poor in Chicago too just like anyone else in that kind of situation where just walking down the block can be a hazard to your health or life...
I DONT THINK ANYONE HERE IS MAD AT HIM FOR THAT.....ITS A SILLY ASSUMPTION....

Whos mad at him for winning MVP.......Ive never heard a Bulls fan complain about Rose winning MVP, LoL.....neva have.......

Not hating because Rose accepted a large contract, who wouldnt accept money like that? I certainly wouldnt refuse 100 million dollars.....


But people are mad at him for not coming back when doctors cleared him to play....Plus sitting out for too long when he didnt have to... That very reallistically may have possibly played a roll in him getting injured again......Its called developing tooooooo much rust.....

Plus the fact that hes lousy at recruiting when him doing so may have helped lure stars here ..... His stuck up attitude is a turn off to other stars looking for a new team.........

Why was his 1 and only recruit Hinrich?........If he had the power to demand Hinrich which may have had an influence on management to make it happen, then why couldnt he have used his devine influence with management to more aggresively pursue star quality players?
When your a franchise player, you automatically have a little bit of influence on what the front office's roster moves may or may not be.....

Real Talk.....

 

[Axl Rose]

racist article

 

[houheffna]

racist article

are you being fastidious? Otherwise...lame response.

 

[Saluki]

When he comes back if he drops 25 a game and we win 55-60 games none of this will matter.

On the other hand if he comes back and stinks it up all of this will suddenly be a very big deal.

That's just how sports works.

 

[PlatinumPlus502]

When he comes back if he drops 25 a game and we win 55-60 games none of this will matter.

On the other hand if he comes back and stinks it up all of this will suddenly be a very big deal.

That's just how sports works.

Those are big IF's. Especially considering how pedestrian he was playing this year before he got hurt.

 

[Scoot26]

Those are big IF's. Especially considering how pedestrian he was playing this year before he got hurt.

Even if he does come back and do that, it still doesn't win us a championship. I don't think this team can win a championship with Rose as the prime player. They need to get a Superstar at the wing, or find the non-existant traditional center in the league. PG's are rarely the leaders of a championship team. Isaiah Thomas was the last one. And he had Joe Dumars supporting him on the wing and Bill Lambeer, who would probably be the 2nd best center in today's NBA.

 

[2323]

This article is spot on. Rose needs to humble himself . He's out of line if this is true. The front office has sat on its hands more than one could reasonably expect with Rose's return in mind. That was last year. Things are different now.

 

[zack54attack]

Have to agree with Bernstein a little bit on this. Does Rose really believe THIS team can win anything? Because they can't. It's tough to rebuild, but the Bulls really have no other option.

 

[Jerry Cortez211]

All that I want out of this is for Rose to address this, I don't care if he confirms or denies it. Think about it, the ONLY issue involving Rose that I remember him coming out and addressed was the issue back in '09 when the pictures of him throwing the rakes surfaced.

 

[scottiepippen1994]

All that I want out of this is for Rose to address this, I don't care if he confirms or denies it. Think about it, the ONLY issue involving Rose that I remember him coming out and addressed was the issue back in '09 when the pictures of him throwing the rakes surfaced.

 

[JosMin]

Have to agree with Bernstein a little bit on this. Does Rose really believe THIS team can win anything? Because they can't. It's tough to rebuild, but the Bulls really have no other option.

At this juncture, Rose's opinion is moot. We can't build a team around a guy who hasn't played basketball in an eternity.

 

[waldo7239117]

The Bulls don't really have to rebuild and can be top team next year. Trade Deng, amnesty Boozer and if you can get other good offers, then do it.

The Cubs will have a young team, but that doesn't mean they can't compete next year.

 

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The Bulls don't really have to rebuild and can be top team next year. Trade Deng, amnesty Boozer and if you can get other good offers, then do it.

The Cubs will have a young team, but that doesn't mean they can't compete next year.

The cubs aren't competing next year. The Bulls can, but probably not for a championship...Gonna have too many new pieces, hopefully