Derrick Rose: 'I'm going to be better than I was before I got hurt.'

[ChicagoGr]

Calipari coached Rose in college at Memphis in 2007-08 and has remained a confidant. He found Rose's response to the injury encouraging.

"I spoke to him, it was about a month ago -- may have been a little longer than that," Calipari said. "We spoke for about 30 minutes, this was after the injury and I just wanted to make sure that he was, mentally, in a great frame of mind. As we spoke, I really didn't have to do anything to get him in the right frame of mind. He was in the right frame of mind.

"He looked at the whole thing in a bigger picture and basically said, 'You know this may have been a message to me to slow down and to really look at what's going on around me and to step back.' He said 'I think God was telling me things are coming at you too fast.' And he said 'coach I'm gonna come back (and) wait until you see my body when I come back.' And he said 'I'm going to be better than I was before I got hurt.' And if you know him, you understand when he gets on a mission that way, he's going."

"If I'm in Chicago, I'm excited about seeing when he comes back," Calipari said. "It's going to be a process because this is one of those eight-month injuries. I think what'll happen is guys around him will make the team better, and when he comes back, the first couple weeks, they'll try to figure out each other. And as soon as they do figure out each other, now you've got one of the best players (in the NBA) surrounded by players who have all improved."

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/8158073/chicago-bulls-guard-derrick-rose-come-back-stronger-ever


Glad to see him being optimistic about it.

 

[Crystallas]

I love the optimism. But the pessimist inside of me is going to HATE dealing with;
A) The small group of Special person fans that take his word for gold, and expect him to be back by January.
B) The facts of life, when it comes to an ACL tear and recovery. He's a PG and the odds are STACKED against him.

 

[scottiepippen1994]

I love the optimism. But the pessimist inside of me is going to HATE dealing with;
A) The small group of Special person fans that take his word for gold, and expect him to be back by January.
B) The facts of life, when it comes to an ACL tear and recovery. He's a PG and the odds are STACKED against him.

I understand where you are coming from about Rose never being 100% (at least his leaping ability) again.
But, it is not impossible.
I turned on ESPN radio yesturday afternoon while I was in the car, and John Calipari was on the phone on air.
He mentioned that he talked to Rose about a month ago for 30 minutes on the phone.
John said that Rose truely believes and is motivated to not only come all the way back from his injury, but that he would be better than before.

I won't bet a million dollars on it, but I really love Derrick Rose's spirit, heart, will, and confidence in himself that he can accompolish his goal.

At the very least, its the most positive news I've heard so far in regards to the Bulls since he went down at the end of game 1 in the 1st round against the Sixers.

Also, on another note, John Calipari also stated that we will be suprised with Teague, and that we will love him.

Just a little light in this dark tunnel in the Bulls orginization since May, 2012.

:shrug:

 

[ChicagoGr]

Yeah, I want him to come back stronger than ever but I don't want him to rush his comeback.
What I fear the most is that he is going to, though. And these Special person fans are to blame for that, partly.

From the same article

He almost has a fear, an anxiety about not being good enough. He's tougher on himself than anyone around him. I used to tell him 'you're too hard on yourself, man. You're going to get to the NBA, there's too many games. You can't on yourself like this. You gotta let it go. You gotta go on to the next game.'"

Rose has to stop being so tough on himselm. Nobody is going to get mad at him for coming back in March or later.

 

[scottiepippen1994]

REMEMBER WHEN ROSE SAID, "WHY CAN'T I BE MVP"?
WELL HE BECAME M.V.P DIDN'T HE ?

SO NOW DERRICK IS BASICALLY SAYING, "WHY CAN'T I COME BACK FROM THIS INJURY" ?
WELL WHAT IF HE'S GOT PYCHIC POWERS ?

HE'S NOT YOUR AVERAGE GUY YOU KNOW.......:shrug:
HE'S THE GREAT POOHDINI.......................

 

[scottiepippen1994]

Yeah, I want him to come back stronger than ever but I don't want him to rush his comeback.
What I fear the most is that he is going to, though. And these Special person fans are to blame for that, partly.

From the same article


Rose has to stop being so tough on himselm. Nobody is going to get mad at him for coming back in March or later.

One important thing that John Calipari said in yesturdays phone interview on ESPN, was a very important thing Rose told him when he talked to him.
Derrick told him he learned a valuable lesson that will make him stronger.
Rose told him that he learned that he was trying to overexert himself and do too much, and made some bad decisions
Or somthing like that.
Basicall Rose is a smarter man.
Rose also said that because of that, this injury could be the best thing that ever happened to him.
If he does in fact have a successful comeback, then it certainly can be a blessing in disguise.

Those words from Rose means he has gained a lot of wisdom, and will have a new appreciation of his abilities and never take them for granted again.

And another thing, at least he didn't break his neck or somthing, because at the rate he was going, I cringed every time he forced the ball to the basket with the fear of what actually DID in fact happen to him.

Been saying it for 2 years before he went down.

Bottom line, Rose don't lie.......................................................he means what he says and says what he means.
Rose doesn't mince words.

He believes he will be his old self again with more wisdom and better than before.
I believe him........or at least I believe he believes himself. :shrug:

 

[JosMin]

The silver lining to this injury is that it's also going to give Rose a chance to recover from the toe and groin injuries, as well. He never got a chance to play 100% healthy at any point last year, which very well could've contributed to him favoring that knee more as the year progressed. I just hope he gives the injury enough time to fully heal. Generally, ACL injuries take a full 18 months to fully heal, so we can only hope he just gives himself enough time to get back into basketball shape. There's no point in him rushing back early and try to play himself back into shape all while rehabbing an injury.

 

[Axl Rose]

i hope so

 

[ChitwnRyan60452]

I too love to hear Derrick's optimism. He still can't do it by himself. Derrick + Depth = 0 NBA titles

 

[scottiepippen1994]

The silver lining to this injury is that it's also going to give Rose a chance to recover from the toe and groin injuries, as well. He never got a chance to play 100% healthy at any point last year, which very well could've contributed to him favoring that knee more as the year progressed. I just hope he gives the injury enough time to fully heal. Generally, ACL injuries take a full 18 months to fully heal, so we can only hope he just gives himself enough time to get back into basketball shape. There's no point in him rushing back early and try to play himself back into shape all while rehabbing an injury.

Since ACL injuries take a full 18 months to fully heal, I don't want to see him on the floor for 16 more months.....

SP94's orders

 

[scottiepippen1994]

I too love to hear Derrick's optimism. He still can't do it by himself. Derrick + Depth = NBA titles

Derrick Rose + Dwight Howard = NBA Championships.
:derbulls:

 

[Diddy1122]

The silver lining to this injury is that it's also going to give Rose a chance to recover from the toe and groin injuries, as well. He never got a chance to play 100% healthy at any point last year, which very well could've contributed to him favoring that knee more as the year progressed. I just hope he gives the injury enough time to fully heal. Generally, ACL injuries take a full 18 months to fully heal, so we can only hope he just gives himself enough time to get back into basketball shape. There's no point in him rushing back early and try to play himself back into shape all while rehabbing an injury.

Exactly. Look at what happened to Arenas when he was rushed back. He tore his ACL again within the first few games & his career was over after that. PLEASE DO NOT RUSH BACK ROSE! ray:

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

gotta love the attitude and optimism..but that's all it is

 

[ChitwnRyan60452]

Derrick Rose + Dwight Howard = NBA Championships.
:derbulls:

At this point I think I would make the trade for Dwight even without the promise of signing.

 

[Axl Rose]

At this point I think I would make the trade for Dwight even without the promise of signing.

we wont tho

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

Rose will be fine and a superstar again barring further injury.

He didn't have micro-fracture surgery. The injuries that require that kind of surgery are what eats alive NBA guards.

 

[Diddy1122]

Rose will be fine and a superstar again barring further injury.

He didn't have micro-fracture surgery. The injuries that require that kind of surgery are what eats alive NBA guards.

Yep. Also, this can only help to improve his game as he will be doing alot of stationary shooting drills until his knee strengthens up. I hope this brings his midrange game back, because he seemed to have forget that he has a really good one.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Pretty much what everyone else said. This season is a wash anyway...no point in rushing back when it won't amount to anything.

 

[Venom]

I can only hope he does.

 

[houheffna]

Jordan and Krause had issues over that...coming back during a season or sitting out the season so Bulls could get a higher pick. Jordan forced his way back...and never liked Krause after that. Rose should come back the day he is ready to come back. If he is ready in Jan/Feb...why would he sit out the season?

Maybe he should sit out the following season too...since they won't be much then either? Totally disagree.