24.1 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 7.4 APG, 1 SPG, .6 BPG
22.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 6.9 APG, .8 SPG, .1 BPG
22.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 8.0 APG, .9 SPG, .7 BPG
18.4 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 5.0 APG, .6 SPG, .1 BPG
Those are Derrick Rose's stats per 36 minutes from the MVP year in 2010-11, 2011-12, the 10 games he played before getting injured last year and so far this year, can anyone guess which lines are which?
The last line are the 10 games from last year when he was clearly not himself, his percentages were also ridiculously low as he was shooting only 35% from the field. Can you really tell much of a difference in the other three?
Yea, he's been a bitch sitting out with seemingly minor injuries and he honestly looks a bit awkward at times when I watch him play but more or less he's playing nearly as well as he did before the injury, just in about 8 or so less minutes a game. It's clear that the Bulls are being overly cautious with him, the comments he made were idiotic as well, but can you really blame him or the team for being as cautious as possible 10-15 games into the season?
My only complaint on the floor is that he's been careless with the ball and is turning it over a bit too much, but aside from that he's generally playing as well as you could expect him to after basically 2 years off, and I expect him to improve as the year goes on.
At the end of the day, Butler and Gasol are playing at an All-Star level, Noah is rounding into form and Rose looks to be working himself back to an All-Star level as well. If they stay healthy, a big if, I don't see anybody in the East beating them in the playoffs.