Derrick Rose

Recent Q & A

Question:

What was it like being part of the Team USA camp in Vegas?

Answer:

It was great. It was an honor to be invited, and I hope I made a good impression. Just to be there and play with so many great players was a good learning experience and a lot of fun for me. I can't wait for future opportunities with Team USA!

Question:

Are you there all the time and on all the 4 days of the camp?

Answer:

Yes! I'll be there throughout the camp meeting everyone and teaching all the campers.

Question:

What are you most looking forward to about all-star weekend?

Answer:

Just being with the fans. Being with my family. And just having fun, that's what the whole experience is about. Just having fun down there and learning some leadership skills while I'm down there with those great players.

Question:

How does it feel to be an all-star?

Answer:

I really can't describe it right now. It really hasn't hit me. Hopefully, when I get down to Dallas that's when it will really hit me, I know. I really didn't know there wasn't an All-Star for the Bulls since Mike in '98 or something like that, so just thinking about that it's amazing.

Question:

at the moment, are you a bigger Memphis fan or Kentucky fan?

Answer:

Memphis. I'll always be a Memphis fan. But my coach [John Calipari] is in Kentucky, so I'm their fan too, but I'm definitely a Memphis fan.

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Updates

Mon, Apr 13th 2009, 11:42

Derrick Rose looking good for Rookie of the Year

Many league observers from Vinny Del Negro, who’s obviously biased, to Mike D’Antoni, who’s not, have said it: Derrick Rose is the NBA Rookie of the Year.

Kevin Durant, last year’s winner, joined the chorus in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine.

But those voices, while obviously informed, don’t decide who wins the award from an extremely deep rookie class. Writers and broadcasters do.

So the Tribune sought out voters to gauge what they are thinking. And although nothing is official, Rose’s chances to win the award appear extremely strong based on feedback from about one-of the 123 voters across the U.S. and Canada.

In fact, of the 42 people who revealed their balloting decision, all planned to vote Rose first. That’s 210 points right there in a scale that awards five points for a first-place vote, three points for second and one point for third.

“As much as this class is unsung, I don’t understand how there’s any debate,” said Ric Bucher, who covers the league for ESPN and is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine.

“Without Rose carrying the Bulls through the first half of the season, they wouldn’t have been in position to make a playoff run. Then he seamlessly keeps everything rolling despite the introduction of Brad Miller and John Salmons. And does Tyrus Thomas become a factor without Rose as his point guard?

“This may be the best rookie debut from a basketball IQ standpoint that we’ve seen since Magic [Johnson].”

That’s high praise, but Bucher wasn’t alone.

“This will be a no-brainer, right?” said Chris McCoskey, Pistons beat writer for the Detroit News.

“Rose not only put up incredible numbers, helped his team survive a first-year coach and several roster and rotation alterations and got his team into the playoffs, he did it at the hardest position for a rookie to master. He’s the guy.”