Derrick Rose stole my heart forever in his 2010-2011 MVP season, he played ball like a man possessed, and was simply unstoppable that year. Needless to say, D Rose hasn’t been the same player in recent years, mainly due to the fact that he can’t seem to finish out a season without having his knees take a crap on him. No matter how bad things looked for him though, I always knew that he would get his chance to take the league over as he did in the past, and it looks like the Cavs are gonna be the team to give him that chance. I think most of Derick Rose’s problems in recent years can be summed up in one statement he made recently when asked about what his approach to the game has been, "I was in a dark place years ago, man, By a dark place I mean, I was playing, like, revenge basketball, and that wasn't my way of playing basketball.” If you have watched any film on Rose from after his initial ACL injuries, and his trade to the Knicks, it is easy to see that this statement is nothing but the truth. He seemed to be playing like he had something to prove to the league, that the injuries wouldn’t hold him back and that he could still be the same athletically dominant player that he was before, however that was not the case. You could see his frustration constantly as he was not able to put up stats and blow by defenders so effortlessly like before.
Being a part of this Cavs superteam this season is going to put Derrick Rose in the perfect position to have the success he’s been looking for. He will not have the same pressure as before to be playing at an MVP level every night, given the fact that he has countless superstars surrounding him that can take on the scoring load any given game. If somebody would have told me in 2010 that Derrick Rose and Lebron James, two of the strongest players in the east at the time, would be on the same team one day, I would have never believed them. Now that dream has become reality however, and watching the show that this Cavs team is going to put on this season will be an honor that might just bring a tear to my eye. Considering Isaiah Thomas will be out until as late as January with his hip injury, D Rose is going to have his opportunity to show the Cavs organization what he can do with a starting role. I predict that he will come out strong and average around 20 points and 6 assists per game, and if he is able to lead the Cavs to a strong winning record, perhaps he will be able to hold onto his starting position even when Isaiah Thomas is ready to play again. Regardless of what happens this season with the superteam plagued league we are in today, I am very excited to see what Derrick Rose will do running one of the strongest squads in the NBA this season. Let’s just hope that his knees and his jumper can get on the same page this year and stay strong all 82.
-Tyler Smith: The Whitest Cracker You Know
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