Rose explains why he isn't coming back

[JDM]

If you want to dispute the phrase "quit on his team", I'll respect that. But tell me this:

If you are on a team and have some injuries/are banged up, which leader are you more likely to fight through it and push yourself to the edge for? The guy who had to be held back from coming back for an injury because he desperately wanted to do everything he could to help his team, or the guy who continued to sit out months after he was cleared because he wasn't "mentally ready"?

 

[trojanfan12]

If you want to dispute the phrase "quit on his team", I'll respect that. But tell me this:

If you are on a team and have some injuries/are banged up, which leader are you more likely to fight through it and push yourself to the edge for? The guy who had to be held back from coming back for an injury because he desperately wanted to do everything he could to help his team, or the guy who continued to sit out months after he was cleared because he wasn't "mentally ready"?

Exactly!! Great point!!

 

[trojanfan12]

Well, the Bulls won, so let the "Is D. Rose going to play in the 2nd round?" speculation begin!!

 

[bksballer89]

It already started

 

[piss-tons]

Especially with them going against the Heat, I don't know how Rose doesn't get crucified if he doesn't come back to play against the Heat. He has been out for more than a year. Stop being a bitch. Your team needs you.

 

[trojanfan12]

It already started

Damn!! That was fast!!

 

[True Lakers Fan]

I would say that the first game in the second round would be the best place for Rose to start because the have an entire series to make adjustments and they have to know that without Rose they have no chance whatsoever, but honestly I would not have started Rose in the middle of the series against Brooklyn when they were holding their own without him. Getting the players in sync with Rose in that game would have cost the bulls the series

 

[LeBron MVP]

As Barkley/Shaq said in the pre game show, the guy been practicing for 2 MONTHS. Don't you think if he looked shaky or like he was struggling with the ACL that the Bulls wouldn't have him practicing either.

The guy is a bitch.

Hello bks.

 

[bksballer89]

Who are you?

You smell like thehoorse

 

[LeBron MVP]

Who are you?

You smell like thehoorse

who is that??

woohoohooohoooo

 

[bksballer89]

Yep you gave it away....You won't last long here

 

[True Lakers Fan]

What happened - thehorse - you get banned already once in here - lol

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Yep you gave it away....You won't last long here

You shouldn't have told him man - let him find out the hard way -

 

[LeBron MVP]

You shouldn't have told him man - let him find out the hard way -

The next time it won't be so obvious.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

The next time it won't be so obvious.

They will find you out - they compare ip addresses used on your computer and then they will ban your new handle permanently. The only way you survive is if you change computers and they will still figure it out by reading the posts - this isn't cbs where the mods don't care. They know what they're doing

 

[True Lakers Fan]

What did you get banned for anyway?

 

[JDM]

I think as a player I lose a little respect for Tom Thibodeau as well. Unless he had some serious discussion with Rose and Rose is essentially fighting him to not play (which for all I know could be the case; this is clearly an outsider's perspective), he should also be showing the leadership to set the expectations that Rose plays or he is letting down his team.

In the past I have showed a slightly different opinion in a different context (I wasn't strongly against letting RG3 play against the Seahawks, but I would have fired Shanahan over running that much read option after watching that knee buckle again and how much more torn up it was getting every carry), but this is well past playing it safe and if I were involved in any aspect this would not be acceptable. As an owner/GM I would be strongly tempted to move rose if I could get realistic compensation.

 

[JDM]

They will find you out - they compare ip addresses used on your computer and then they will ban your new handle permanently. The only way you survive is if you change computers and they will still figure it out by reading the posts - this isn't cbs where the mods don't care. They know what they're doing

Proxies are extremely easy to use...

 

[LeBron MVP]

What did you get banned for anyway?

When he bitched about how us CBS guys were embarassing I posted this as my reply:

 

[JDM]

Lol