HOOPSAHOLIC

Soooo.... am I the only one that's sick and tired of hearing about how Derrick Rose gets injured every game he plays in? Maybe that's an exaggeration, but not by much. This is the third time in the last five games Rose has played in that he's had to exit early because of an injury. Last night against the Raptors, Rose "tweaked" his hamsting in the final two minutes of the Bulls seven point win.That was only one day after Rose made some remarks that really bothered every sports fan in the United States (specifically Chicago) when he said, "I sit out some games now because I don't want to be sore at my son's graduation, or in meetings when my playing days are over."

Yeah, I said it.. and I really do mean it. Let me go ahead and say that it's unfortunate that injuries happen, but the way Rose has handled his injuries has been a complete mess. He holds the record for longest recovery for an ACL injury, sitting out the entire 2012-13 NBA season and not playing for 16 months total. Are you serious bro? RG3 tore is ACL in a January NFL playoff game and was back for the first game the next season. SMH.... Then everyone hypes up his return (Adidas especially) and he only plays ten games the next season before getting hurt yet again. The Bulls went from contenders with Rose to pretenders without them. Joakim Noah could only do so much for this team in Rose's absence, and that doesn't seem to bother the former league MVP. He made that extremely clear when he says he sits out games now so he isn't sore in the future! 

Not only was I shocked to hear an athlete say that, but if I were the Bulls owner or Adidas I would be absolutely livid. They pay Rose the big bucks to go out there and PLAY, and Rose is kinda like, "Nah, I'm good." I bet you are good, Derrick. Sitting around and not playing is a lot more fun when you have 200 million dollars to mess around with. You're on your way to becoming the most disappointing MVP in the history of hoops. 

I'm starting to wonder when his teammates are going to start getting frustrated. I'm sure they already are, but haven't said anything yet. The Bulls have a roster constructed that's plenty good enough to go on a championship run, but that won't happen if Rose isn't the engine to the well oiled machine. Before his first injury during his MVP season, the Bulls had the best record in all of basketball. Bulls fans thought they'd finally found their first savior since MJ was rocking the red and black. Now the entire city is in state of confusion (the Bears and Jay Cutler probs aren't helping either). They're growing tired of Rose's constant misfortunes and the fact that he's never in a hurry to get back on the court. Like I said before, injuries are uncontrollable, but D-Rose needs to realize that he has a small window to capitalize on his talent. When he actually plays, Rose plays extremely well! The Bulls need him on the court, not in the cold tub. Only time will tell, but it appears Rose maybe riding on a downhill slope into irrelevancy if he keeps this up.