Please stop with the alarms every time Derrick Rose gets injured. He is only human and has been out of action for two seasons nearly. He is working his way back into things and like a major league baseball player he's pressing because he keeps seeing naysayers in his dreams. The important part is that the rest of the team continues to gel and Aaron Brooks seems capable of handling this team. Also that Derrick is ready and healthy when the playoffs start. Think Aramis Ramirez when he was here in Chicago. He was always hurt at the beginning of the season but would bust out of it and have a quality season for the Cubs. No one questioned his heart or desire to play.
Derrick Rose should be treated the same way. He is a home town kid and he is a star who is still on the rise. He is young and while he might not be the same as he was when the Bulls drafted him he will be around for a long time. In his worst days he's still better than Hinrich.And that guy is always hurt.In a sad way he is like Jay Cutler in the sense that you wont be able to find another one to replace him. Look at another Chicago hometown star Dwayne Wade he's also started a number of seasons injured but that didn't stop the Heat when they had Lebron James from getting to NBA Finals. Their fans understand and that the playoffs are more important and his importance to the team as well as the city. Let Derrick be the same with all of his charitable works. He means a lot to the city to see one of their own who came from a difficult background make something of himself.
However, the Bulls might be smart to draft another point guard this year which would be a good idea so that we can stop signing good free agents who do their job and then we jettison them to sign another one the next year. Rose may continue to be our point guard of the future but drafting another guard would be a good idea to take some pressure off of Rose and let not only his knees and hamstrings but his ego heal.