- Jan 16, 2016
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Too much to even try to explain and dangerous to try and voice the emotions of someone I've never even met, but I can give you bullet points why it was impactful to Bulls fans. And this is going in with the general knowledge of him being a home town kid, MVP, derailed by injuries.Whats he crying for?
-7 years between 40 point games. This is a moment, even if just a singular game, Bulls fans have been waiting on since he tore his ACL.
- The amount of people who questioned his desire to continue playing ball. Pretty sure just a month ago I read on another forum that Rose probably would retire if his Adidas contract wasn't tied to him playing in the NBA. All those doubters can eat one.
- The irony of those questions about his desire starting when Jimmy Butler (and Nate Robinson but he doesn't help the irony here) lead the Bulls past the Nets in the 2013 playoffs into the 2ns round against the Heat. Rose hit the 1 year mark during the Heat series...people were expecting his return since March...people were shocked he didn't dress against the Nets. People were PISSED he didn't play against the Heat. Jimmy began putting the league on notice. Nate Robinson was puking on the bench during one of those Nets games cuz he had the flu. And here was Rose, whom many considered a health scratch, not available.
Turns into Rose leading the Timberbulls past the Jazz as Jimmy sits as a healthy scratch.
The world is crazy man. You would have had to live it.