Kinesiologist: Derrick Rose Will Get Injured Again Within 18 Months
Chicago Bulls fans, already reeling from the loss of Derrick Rose for the 2012 NBA Playoffs due to a severe knee injury, will be crushed by the latest blog post from noted sports kinesiologist Zig Ziegler. After reviewing Rose’s injury history and game tape Ziegler pointed out the extreme risk of another injury Rose faces given his style of play:
Now, one thing to keep in mind is that some of Rose’s injuries occur because he plays fearlessly with reckless abandon. It is that style of play that now with an ACL and MCL injury could lead to more injuries from Rose. In addition to the risk of more injuries (next up is either a reoccurrence of the left ACL tear or a tear of the right ACL within 12 to 18 months (which is actually pretty common).
Predicting someone who has had a knee injury will have another one might sound like crying wolf but Ziegler isn’t just some random fan or sportswriter. He works regularly with elite athletes and accurately predicted the injuries to G…
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Rose at Bulls game, Hill to play for Lakers
Derrick Rose arrived at the United Center on crutches Tuesday, providing moral support to his teammates.
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How Derrick Rose Injury Gives Philadelphia 76ers the Edge in NBA Playoffs 2012
No one ever likes when a player gets hurt.
Especially when he is as good of a guy like Derrick Rose.
Rose is the reigning MVP of the NBA where his 2011 season made him a near unanimous selection. He is loved by his teammates, he is easy to cheer because he always has a good attitude, and this past year he had the most popular jersey. He is quickly becoming one of the faces of the NBA.
However, his coaches made a crucial error when he was left in Game 1 late against the Philadelphia 76ers.
With 1:10 to go and the Bulls up 12, Rose tore his ACL going up for a shot. It didn’t look like anyone touched him, just a severe stroke of bad luck for a guy who always seems like he has everything going his way.
The coaches’ lack of foresight may cost them dearly as they have to turn to journeyman guard C.J. Watson for the rest of the playoffs. While the Bulls fared well without Rose this season, going 18-9 without him, the playoffs are a different breed and the Bulls have yet to show who they really are without their leader.
The Sixers have played the Bulls well this season as well as last year. They beat the Bulls in Chicago last season with a full lineup and beat them in Philadelphia this year as well. They have competed well in the losses and those games could have went either way.
Without Rose, this is a golden opportunity for the Sixers to take advantage and even up the series tomorrow night in Chicago.
Despite their eighth-seeded ranking, the Sixers started the season 20-9 and very early on were considered to be the best team in the NBA. They were a unit on offense, but it was their stifling defense that won them games.
They were considered a team without a star player because no one guy stood out from the rest. Even though they eventually cooled off, they still managed a winning record (35-31), something they haven’t done in more than seven years.
In fact, the Bulls were only 15 wins better than them and the Sixers lost a lot of games they shouldn’t have. In reality, they may have only been five to 10 games better than the Sixers. The win-loss record should have very little bearing as to how good the Sixers really are compared to the Bulls.
Without Rose, the Sixers now face a team without their best player and one where they should no problem running all over. They should play like they did in January when they were beating good teams and silencing all the critics who thought they weren’t as good as they really were. The Sixers are at full strength and have had multiple days to reset and get re-energized for their game tomorrow.
This little series over in the Eastern Conference just got a bit more interesting.
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Derrick Rose: Is Tom Thibodeau Being Unfairly Blamed for Injury?
Who is to blame?
It is the question being asked around Chicago, since Derrick Rose went down hurt Saturday. With just over a minute to go in Game 1 on Saturday, Rose’s left knee buckled and resulted in him suffering a torn ACL. He will miss the remainder of the playoffs and is looking at six to nine months of rehab.
This is a huge blow to a fan base that was expecting this team to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals and possibly win the NBA championship.
Many fans have pointed the finger at head coach Tom Thibodeau. Some have blamed the condensed schedule, due to the lockout. Others have just tossed it up to this not being Rose’s year as he missed 27 regular-season games. Could this be the result of all these injuries?
There is a good case to be made for any of these possible causes. Maybe it is some combination causing a perfect storm.
Should Rose have been in the game?
I was at the game and was openly questioning why Rose was still in the game. During the fourth quarter, the Bulls held a 20-point lead and at the time of the injury the Bulls were still up 12. The 76ers had pulled most of their starters, and while the bench was making a run, it was clear the game was over.
However, Thibodeau felt the score was going the other way and the game was in doubt. Proof of such thinking is that fellow starters Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng were on the floor with Rose. Richard Hamilton was the only starter not in the game.
The old saying is the lead is never safe, and Thibodeau also said that Rose needed to play to get back in rhythm. Wouldn’t 35 minutes of action been fine instead of the 37 minutes he played?
There is a great case to be made that perhaps Rose suffered so many injuries this season because there was no down time. Normally a team would play five games every two weeks in a regular season. Sometimes this season teams were playing eight to 10 games every two weeks.
The condensed schedule also put more pressure on a player to return quickly, in order to not miss as many games. Missing a month meant missing a quarter of the season.
It is very possible that none of his previous injuries had fully healed, causing him to over compensate, which then resulted in this new injury.
There is also the pressure Thibodeau puts on every game. Could him playing Rose too many minutes throughout the year have caused this?
Could it be Rose’s own fault?
What if he decided to sit or shut him down for an extended part of the season?
Personally, I think it is all these things and they should share the blame evenly. However, Thibodeau has been receiving the brunt of it because it’s hard to blame the hurt guy or injuries or the schedule.
With all that being said, I will still stand by my immediate reaction once I heard word of the injury. It is probably unfair but as a fan it is hard to support the reasoning for why Rose was in the game.
What do you think, Bulls fans? Who is to blame for this injury or is it just bad luck? Sound off below.
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Who should replace Rose on Team USA?
The injury to Derrick Rose will not only be felt in Chicago.
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Bulls GM Forman backs Thibodeau after Rose injured (Yahoo! Sports)
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman backed coach Tom Thibodeau on Sunday, saying he had no problem with the decision to stick with Derrick Rose late in the playoff opener against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Shaq, Barkley, Magic: Derrick Rose knee injury ruins Bulls
“This kills their championship aspirations,” says Sir Charles, as he and other NBA TV analysts assess the impact of Saturday’s ligament tear
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Bulls GM Forman backs Thibodeau after Rose injured
Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman is backing coach Tom Thibodeau, saying he had no problem with the decision to stick with Derrick Rose late in the playoff opener against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Forman says Sunday there is ”absolutely no issue there,” even though the result was a season-ending injury.
The league’s reigning MVP, Rose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee with about 1:20 left in Saturday’s 103-91 victory – a huge blow for a team eyeing its first championship since the Michael Jordan era.
Now, the Bulls will try to get by without their superstar, beginning Tuesday with Game 2 in Chicago, and there’s no guarantee Rose will be ready for the start of next season.
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Why Chicago Bulls Can Still Win the Title Without Derrick Rose
Derrick Rose is out for the remainder of the season, but the Bulls, as a whole, are still alive.
While Rose’s absence does hinder Chicago’s pursuit of an NBA title this year, it far from kills it.
After a regular season laden with turmoil and uncertainty, the Bulls finished tied for the league’s best record, proving that their as formidable opponent as any.
With or without Rose.
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Nike guy critical of Rose injury
Nike designer, Jason Petrie, made a very insensitive remark via twitter Saturday night. Occurring just after the season killing injury of Chicago Bulls star, Derrick Rose. The Bulls leader suffered a season-ending ACL tear during the Chicago Bulls’ 103-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, was accused of picking poorly by choosing Adidas over Nike. At least in Petrie’s book.
Jason Petrie, a senior footwear designer at Nike, would go on to tweet:
You got one guy only getting stronger, and one guy breaking down before our very eyes. You chose poorly Pooh…#shouldasignedwithNIKE#GWS
— Jason Petrie (@sevenzro1) April 28, 2012
Petrie is referencing LeBron James in the beginning of his tweet, because ‘Bron endorses and wears the shoes that Petrie designed. Pooh is the nickname given to Rose by his grandmother when Derrick was a little kid. The animosity comes from Rose recently choosing to sign a 13 year deal with Adidas worth more than $200 million. Apparently, in Petrie’s mind, had D-Rose choose Nike over Adidas this potentially career altering injury never would have happened.
This guy sounds very pompous if you ask me. He would later tweet:
I speak my mind.You don’t like it, don’t follow!Just my observations!
— Jason Petrie (@sevenzro1) April 28, 2012
This guy needs a wake up call. The last tweet that really had me thinking how the hell is this guy is a Nike employee was this:
Just to set the record straight- if you ain’t with me you against me, and if that’s the case I don’t give a F about you! #FACTS #hateit4u
— Jason Petrie (@sevenzro1) April 29, 2012
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