Comments on: Scouting Report: Derrick Rose

By: Where did Derrick Rose’s passes go? » By The Horns

Where did Derrick Rose’s passes go? » By The Horns — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:17:34 +0000

[...] In my scouting report on Derrick Rose, I noted that the Bulls’ rookie point guard ranked 12th in the NBA in total assists (512) last season. Just for fun, here’s a list (in descending order) of the players who dropped more dimes than D-Rose: Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Rajon Rondo, Jose Calderon, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Duhon, Raymond Felton and Andre Miller. Immediately trailing Derrick were guys like Baron Davis, Tony Parker, Chauncey Billups, Devin Harris and Joe Johnson. All in all, Rose is keeping some pretty good company. [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:03:15 +0000

Derrick rose is a very good player. Definately the rookie of the year. Of course he has thing he needs to work on, but so does every player in the league, except for Kobe Bryant. I hope to see derrick with the bulls for a long time. I beleive he has a good chance to lead this team to another championship.

By: felipe garcia

felipe garcia — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:12:58 +0000

Steven, I am sorry but you a dumb ass lol. Why in the world would Reinsdorf regret of letting go of BG??? Without BG, the Bulls have a bigger lineup & they are a stronger defensive team this year. If anything, they should have a better record this season, getting the 4-6 spot in the playoffs.

By: Derrick Rose: Defensive sieve? » By The Horns

Derrick Rose: Defensive sieve? » By The Horns — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:08:28 +0000

[...] my scouting report on Derrick Rose, I criticized the kid’s defense. Well, By The Horns reader Tony C. felt that I didn’t [...]

By: steven

steven — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:17:46 +0000

Derrick will definitly be an allstar, letting go of Ben was a mistake, Reinsdorf is gona regret it.

By: boppinbob

boppinbob — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:28:09 +0000

D. Rose had a great rookie season. His outside shooting and defense were woeful. There should be no reason we will not see an improvement in both areas if he is going to lead by example. Tony C. really nailed it. As far as Rose assuming the leadership mantle, that will come when it happens, probably sooner than later. In the meantime Captain Kirk will provide the verbal leadership until and if D. Rose wants to assume that role. I am getting used to you Brad S.

Matt, I really enjoy the job you do on this blog.

By: Brad S.

Brad S. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:57:30 +0000

Granville:

Yeah. I just thought I would lay down a little joke for the regulars. Anyone who has been paying attention knows that I love DRose and that Ben Gordon gives me head-aches.

By: Brad S.

Brad S. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:55:24 +0000

Wow, Tony C!

Allow me to be the first to congratulate you on your thoughful, well-written, & basketball savy comment. I think you are dead-on about him using two speeds and that being a detriment to his defense, but an asset to his offense. I do, however, feel that he possesses the type of personality that will not allow him to rest on his laurels. It sounds like this year he is working on his outside shooting. Perhaps defense is only another offseason away?

In any case, I truly appreciated your oppinion and look forward to reading your posts in the future.

-Brad S.

By: granville waiters

granville waiters — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:46:27 +0000

obviously he can improve on D. and will. i think he was conserving energy on D, regularly. that’s why he didn’t have a rookie slump at the end of the year. 82 games is a lot for every rookie, but he’ll get stronger. and after a couple years he’ll be more driven to play D 24/7. as for his offense, it looks like he’s holding back, which is something i’ve never seen in any other player. i wish he would have taken over at the end of games more often. i think the sky is the limit offensively. i fully expect him to improve significantly in every stat. it appears that he can score at will, so i’m curious to see how high his ppg will be this year and at the height of his career.

oh yeah- Brad, you kidding?

By: Tony C.

Tony C. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:48:38 +0000

I’d say that your analysis is fairly accurate, with one glaring exception – defense. First, it is obvious that he is a tremendous athlete, but so are the vast majority of the players in the NBA. If you view a highlight reel of Tyrus Thomas blocking shots, it would be easy to assume that he is the greatest shot-blocker in history.

While you did qualify the exceptional plays as being atypical, you severely understated just how bad Rose was on defense. He was, frankly, like a friggin’ sieve. When facing other quick guards, he was frequently made to look slow. Devin Harris, in particular, blew by him at will in virtually every Nets game.

In fact, given his tremendous natural abilities, Rose was very disappointing on the defensive end. Can he improve? Absolutely. Will he? Yes. But he has a long, long way to go before becoming an asset on the defensive end of the floor.

Finally, I’ll add an unusual insight into how Rose can be so explosive on offense, and so vulnerable to quick guards on defense. He is used to operating at 3/4 speed on offense, then kicking in the supercharger. That’s part of why he is such a tough cover. On defense he had a tendency to rely on the same two speed approach, and was frequently caught flat-footed. Someone in the organization needs to teach him to move his feet more frequently and rapidly on defense.

Interestingly, Jordan showed a similar characteristics on offense, but figured out how to adjust on defense. Rose needs a bit of help.