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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Mon, Apr 12th 2010, 09:44

Bulls top Raptors in showdown for last Eastern playoff spot

“How bad do we want it?”

That was the message scrawled on the whiteboard in the visiting locker room pregame.

As the Raptors learned very quickly, the Chicago Bulls wanted it badly enough.

Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose led the Bulls to a 104-88 victory over the Toronto Raptors, breaking a tie as they moved into sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race with two games remaining for each team.

“Attack,” Rose said of the mindset going into the game. “Attack no matter what. Play like it is the last game.”

Both teams said they understood the importance of the game, but only one was able to play like it. While the Raptors were able to keep the pace with Chicago in the first quarter, the absence of Chris Bosh and Antoine Wright was too much to overcome over 48 minutes.

“They were better than us, obviously,” Jay Triano said, summing up the blowout loss that was a crushing blow to his already battered team.
Noah was an embodiment of the message written on the whiteboard. Keeping his teammates focused but fired up, he helped the Bulls double a five-point lead at the end of the first quarter into a 10-point advantage at the half and then made sure they didn’t let up to start the third quarter.

“We really played hard,” Noah said. “We played the right way. We followed the game plan and it was a question of the right intensity and I think we came with the right intensity tonight. I’m happy we got the W.”

Noah was brilliant, finishing with 18 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists as his energy fueled his teammates in the second half, not giving them the option of letting up. Noah was active from the opening tip until he was pulled with less than two minutes remaining.

“I try every time to give it everything I’ve got,” Noah said. “I just feel like they have their injury to their best post player so we just really tried to take advantage of Chris Bosh being out.”

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