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Can Derrick Rose Recapture Star Form In 2016?

By Gerald Bourguet

Feb 19, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) looks on against the Toronto Raptors during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) looks on against the Toronto Raptors during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 14, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) brings the ball up court against the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /

The Season

If you were only to take a look at Rose’s numbers for the season, you’d be under the impression that he’s having the worst (healthy) season of his career. As a whole, you’d be right, since Rose is averaging 16.3 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 41.7 percent from the field and a dismal 27.1 percent from three-point range.

His 13.9 Player Efficiency Rating is below the league average (15.0), he’s attempting the fewest free throws per game (2.9) since his second year in the league, and the Bulls have been outscored by 3.6 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor this season.

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    • That’s a stark contrast to the Bulls’ success with him on the bench, since Chicago is outscoring opponents by 2.5 points per 100 possessions without him on the floor — the highest off-court net rating of anyone on the roster.

    But as bad as the raw numbers look, it hasn’t been all bad. Though Rose is shooting an atrocious percentage from three-point range, he’s severely cut back on his number of attempts, going from a career high 5.3 per game last season to 2.3 this year.

    That’s still probably 2.3 too many, but with the direction the NBA his heading in, every team’s starting point guard has to take the open threes that become available at some point. The fact that Rose has played in 47 of the team’s 54 games is also encouraging, with the fragile point guard being, ironically enough, one of the team’s healthier players.

    It’s concerning that this season has been Rose’s worst when he should be entering his prime. His season got off to an extremely rough start, but the good news is that his play over the last few weeks suggests he might be (re)turning the corner.

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