Here Is What We Learned From The Derrick Rose Press Conference

Big Cat 12/5/2013 1:20 PM

Press conference just finished. Total doozy. Basically a bunch of media members asking D-Rose to explain how being injured sucks 10,000 different way. Super fun and light. Anyway, here are the key pieces if you missed it.

1. He says that if he’s healthy he is not ruling out the playoffs.

Rose says if he’s “healthy and the situation is right” he would come back and play in the playoffs, if he doesn’t feel ready — he won’t.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) December 5, 2013

My reaction.

Here we go again.

2. He now is doing Yoga and swimming.

“My body has always felt tight, I plan on picking up yoga and swimming”..to strengthen my core, “I’ll be back in a couple of months.

Unclear as to whether he has gotten a membership at the Northbrook Curves yet. If I was at the press conference that would have been my follow up.

3. When asked what he would say to people who think the Bulls should move on from him.

And that is all you need to know. We wait a year. Patience. We have certainly not seen the best from D-Rose yet. He’ll be back and he’ll be great. Just repeat that to yourself for the next 300 days or so.