NBA: Grading Derrick Rose’s Chicago Bulls Return

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The easiest way to evaluate a player’s performance is to look at the box score. It’s not entirely telling, but it’s a solid barometer for how far said player has come in their recovery process.<p>For Derrick Rose, his production was strong and encouraging.</p><p>In 21 minutes of action, the former NBA MVP put up 13 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals. He committed three turnovers and two personal fouls while shooting 3-of-7 from the field, 0-for-3 from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 from the free throw line.</p><p>All in all, it was the type of production that’s expected of him in Chicago’s pursuit of championship glory.</p><p>Rose’s per 36 numbers last night were 22.3 points, 8.6 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 5.1 turnovers. He’d be legendary to pick up 3.4 steals and awful to tally 5.1 turnovers, but with minor tweaks, those numbers are consistent with what’s expected of him.</p><p>The same can be said for shooting 42.9 percent from the field, getting to the line eight times and failing to convert a single outside shot.</p><p>Rose may still develop a jumper, but it was faulty in his brief stint in 2013-14 and it was off in his 2014-15 debut. You can talk about a small sample size all you want, but the only substantial number of games he’s played in recent memory was in 2011.</p><p>Until proven otherwise, Rose is still a dynamic playmaker who will need to improve his jumper. So far, he’s off to a good enough start to mask it.</p>. 3/7 FG, 0/3 3PT, 7/8 FT. 21 MP, 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL, 2 PF, 3 TO. GRADING: PRODUCTION. B+

November 22, 2013. GRADING: MOVEMENT. A. Whether people like it or not, Derrick Rose is going to be viewed as an injury risk until he completes a full season. People can call that unfair, if they’d like, but it’s not.<p>It’s called logic.</p><p>In his season debut, D-Rose did the one and only thing that mattered: he moved around the court very well. He was explosive, at times, showing that his paralyzing quickness remains intact and his leaping ability hasn’t lost very much at all.</p><p>There were some hiccups, but physically, Rose was a good as you could ask him to be.</p><p>As for why this is still a topic of conversation, it’s simple: the last time D-Rose completed a season was 2011. That’s three seasons<em> </em>ago.</p><p>Rose made it to the 2012 playoffs, but he tore his ACL in Game 1 of the first round. Before that, he suffered a series of leg injuries that preceded the tear and was forced to miss 27 games in the regular season.</p><p>Since then, he hasn’t been available come the playoffs.</p><p>The good news for Chicago is that, on the surface, the lingering effects appear minimal.</p>. First Game Since

B-. Derrick Rose is not <strong><a href=. First Game Since. November 22, 2013. GRADING: COURT VISION

Career Average: 0.9 SPG. October 29, 2014: 2 Steals. GRADING: DEFENSE. B. Defensively, Derrick Rose had his moments on both ends of the spectrum. There were times where he seemed lost, but there were also moments of dominance in man-to-man sets.<p>It was nothing if not encouraging.</p><p>Statistically, Rose put forth an excellent effort by picking up two steals in just 21 minutes. One of the two led to points on the other end, and both displayed Rose’s ability to play the passing lanes and attack a ball-handler with active hands.</p><p>There were also less than ideal moments.</p><p>Rose lost Shane Larkin on a number of play, which isn’t too hard to do given the former Miami Hurricanes’ star uncanny agility. That was nothing more than a sign of rust, however, and that will be made up for as the season goes on.</p><p>Outside of a few mishaps with his footwork, it was a solid performance from Rose on the defensive end.</p>

2011 NBA MVP. GRADING: OVERALL. B+. Derrick Rose is the franchise player of the Chicago Bulls. In other words, he’ll need to play close to 35 minutes, provide a powerful scoring punch and serve as the catalyst for everything in Chicago.<p>In his first game back, he showed signs of being shoulder the workload.</p><p>13 points isn’t a lot, but it’s a good output in just 21 minutes of action. He got to the line with relative ease, forced turnovers, created for his teammates and, in his best of moments, was simply unstoppable with the ball in his hands.</p><p>It wasn’t a signature game, but it was a critical performance in the sense that it proved he can still play at a high level. Doing so over an 82-game span is another topic of conversation, but Rose showed that, after two knee surgeries, he’s still explosive.</p><p>That level of athleticism has always been the key to Rose’s game. He’s fundamentally strong in areas, and he isn’t entirely dependent upon his explosiveness, but his physical gifts are a major part of what made him MVP in 2011.</p><p>Through the ups and the downs, in his first game back, Rose proved that he still has it.</p>. 3x All-Star