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BOSTON — Less than 24 hours after tying a 39-year-old NBA playoff record, Derrick Rose walked down Boylston Street alone and completely unrecognized.
The Bulls' practice Sunday afternoon at a local college had ended, the team hotel stood a half-block away and Rose strolled in the sunshine, basking in his anonymity.
It's the way the rookie likes it, which is why, after taking a congratulatory call from his mother Saturday night, he turned his phone to silent, shut the door to his room and watched three movies in solitude.
No "SportsCenter" for Rose, even though the show led with him tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record by scoring 36 points in his rookie playoff debut.
"I know what I did in the game," Rose said. "I think about the days when I don't have a good game, would I still look at TV? I know that I wouldn't. So why would I look at it if I had a good game? That wouldn't be right. That's not me."
Rose will leave the fancy adjectives and hero worship to others. He doesn't care about coming-out parties or where his Game 1 performance ranks among the great playoff efforts. He doesn't even bite on Monday being the 23rd anniversary of Michael Jordan dropping a playoff-record 63 points on the Celtics at the old Boston Garden.
And that's not just because Rose, 20, wasn't born then.
"I was just doing anything to win — diving, fouling people, whatever it takes," Rose said.
That's Rose's only goal, which is why his Game 1 performance is old news and he's already envisioning the defensive adjustments the Celtics will make for Game 2 on Monday night in this best-of-seven slugfest.
"Fouls are going to be harder, they're going to know every play, crank up their defense," Rose said. "They're a real good defensive team.
"But it's just going to be fun. There's going to be a little more attention on me. But that's what you want as a player. We have a lot of people who can push the ball up the floor, and then I can get the ball back and run the offense. I know my teammates and coaching staff will be ready. We'll just battle."
Coach Vinny Del Negro knows the playoffs are all about adjustments and fully expects Boston to try to trap Rose and force the ball out of his hands.
"Other teams have tried to do that, too, and there are things we can do to offset that," Del Negro said. "He's had a target on his back since Day One and will for his whole career. ... I expect him to play hard and run the team well again.
"I'm more pleased with the 11 assists. That gets everyone involved. I know he can score. But controlling the game is key, especially in the playoffs. He got us in our play sets."
The Bulls' practice Sunday afternoon at a local college had ended, the team hotel stood a half-block away and Rose strolled in the sunshine, basking in his anonymity.
It's the way the rookie likes it, which is why, after taking a congratulatory call from his mother Saturday night, he turned his phone to silent, shut the door to his room and watched three movies in solitude.
No "SportsCenter" for Rose, even though the show led with him tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record by scoring 36 points in his rookie playoff debut.
"I know what I did in the game," Rose said. "I think about the days when I don't have a good game, would I still look at TV? I know that I wouldn't. So why would I look at it if I had a good game? That wouldn't be right. That's not me."
Rose will leave the fancy adjectives and hero worship to others. He doesn't care about coming-out parties or where his Game 1 performance ranks among the great playoff efforts. He doesn't even bite on Monday being the 23rd anniversary of Michael Jordan dropping a playoff-record 63 points on the Celtics at the old Boston Garden.
And that's not just because Rose, 20, wasn't born then.
"I was just doing anything to win — diving, fouling people, whatever it takes," Rose said.
That's Rose's only goal, which is why his Game 1 performance is old news and he's already envisioning the defensive adjustments the Celtics will make for Game 2 on Monday night in this best-of-seven slugfest.
"Fouls are going to be harder, they're going to know every play, crank up their defense," Rose said. "They're a real good defensive team.
"But it's just going to be fun. There's going to be a little more attention on me. But that's what you want as a player. We have a lot of people who can push the ball up the floor, and then I can get the ball back and run the offense. I know my teammates and coaching staff will be ready. We'll just battle."
Coach Vinny Del Negro knows the playoffs are all about adjustments and fully expects Boston to try to trap Rose and force the ball out of his hands.
"Other teams have tried to do that, too, and there are things we can do to offset that," Del Negro said. "He's had a target on his back since Day One and will for his whole career. ... I expect him to play hard and run the team well again.
"I'm more pleased with the 11 assists. That gets everyone involved. I know he can score. But controlling the game is key, especially in the playoffs. He got us in our play sets."
BOSTON -- When a small crowd of reporters surrounded Derrick Rose on Sunday after the Bulls' practice session at a local college, everyone seemed eager to ask the same question:
How did the rookie feel about the national attention he was receiving after his record-setting performance the previous day in the Bulls' 105-103 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series?
Much to everyone's disappointment, Rose didn't answer the question -- not because he was being smug or aloof, but because he was truly unaware of the acclaim his 36-point, 11-assist effort received.
''I haven't looked at a newspaper or nothing,'' he said. ''People were calling and texting me, but I really didn't get to it.''
Remarkably, Rose spent the night of his breakout game holed up in his hotel room by himself watching movies.
''I watched two or three movies,'' he said. ''I try not to watch that stuff [game highlights].''
OK, so what did he watch?
'''The Mummy' and little-kid stuff, 'Coraline,' it's like an animated movie,'' he said. ''The other was a hero movie. I forgot what it's called.''
How did the rookie feel about the national attention he was receiving after his record-setting performance the previous day in the Bulls' 105-103 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series?
Much to everyone's disappointment, Rose didn't answer the question -- not because he was being smug or aloof, but because he was truly unaware of the acclaim his 36-point, 11-assist effort received.
''I haven't looked at a newspaper or nothing,'' he said. ''People were calling and texting me, but I really didn't get to it.''
Remarkably, Rose spent the night of his breakout game holed up in his hotel room by himself watching movies.
''I watched two or three movies,'' he said. ''I try not to watch that stuff [game highlights].''
OK, so what did he watch?
'''The Mummy' and little-kid stuff, 'Coraline,' it's like an animated movie,'' he said. ''The other was a hero movie. I forgot what it's called.''
My boys are in LONDON, ENGLAND. A second home to former Bull Ben Gordon, and one time home to Forward Luol Deng. I hope we can get some good hard work done over there. We'll be there all week; practicing, sight seeing, and hopefully getting D Rose drunk (Happy 21 Birthday Yesterday). Cant wait for the season to start. GO BULLS!
TEAMS DONT MAKE IT INTO THE PLAYOFFS BY LUCK SO I DONT KNOW WHERE YOUR GOIN WITH THAT. AND DEPENDS WHO ARE MATCHUP IS ABOUT THE FIRST ROUND SHIT
OUR MAIN THING THIS SEASON IS DEFENSE. AND ROSE IS GONNA BE AN ALLSTAR THIS YEAR. WE LOST BG BUT GOT DENG BACK WHO CAN HOPEFULLY PLAY AS HIS NORMAL SELF. ROSE KNOWS HE HAS TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND SCORE A LIL MORE IF NEEDED SINCE BG IS GONE. HINRICH AND SALMONS ARE OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE WEAPONS ESPECIALLY SINCE SALMONS WILL BE PLAYIN THE 2 GUARD ALOT. HE HAS TO MOVE MORE BUT HE GIVES US LENGTH. WE SHOULD BE OK. IM LOOKIN FORWARD TO THE SEASON
I'm looking forward to this season as well, but losing Gordon will hurt. I was never a huge fan of his (too inconsistant, me-first attitude), but he carried us in plenty of games. Getting Deng back will help, but I think we should have done something to move Kirk, and gotten someone back in return to help in the post (offensively). We don't have a legit big man, and that will hurt this year more than ever, with Shaq in Cleveland, Howard getting more touches, KG healthy, along wit Bosh/O'Neal, etc. in the East.
AFTER LOSING BG, THERE WAS NO WAY WE WERE GONNA GIVE UP HINRICH. WE NEED A DOMINANT PF. FUCK TYRUS. HES DOPE FOR HIGHLIGHTS BUT HE MAKES ALOT OF STUPID MISTAKES. THIS SEASON IS HIS CONTRACT YEAR THOUGH SO THERES A CHANCE HE MIGHT BEAST. IM KOO WITH NOAH. HE GOT STRONGER THIS OFFSEASON AND HAS BEEN WORKIN ON POST MOVES TRYNA GET MORE OFFENSIVE IF NEEDED AND HIS JUMPSHOT!! HAHA FUCK THAT. ROSE, DENG, AND NOAH SHOULD STAY. BUILD AROUND THEM
I wouldn't build around Noah; seriously, to win in this league, you need a big man. Dominant big man. Put Noah head to head with Shaq, Howard, KG, Duncan, Bynum/Gasol, etc...and he'll lose 99 out of 100 times.
We've been without a big man for too long; small ball can only get you so far. Noah is fine as a back up, coming off the bench, but we need someone solid in front of him.
We've been without a big man for too long; small ball can only get you so far. Noah is fine as a back up, coming off the bench, but we need someone solid in front of him.
Obviously we're not dumping Kirk and getting Dwight Howard, but we don't seem to be looking as hard as other teams, or at least working as hard as other teams. Sure, the ''baby'' Bulls are fun to watch, but that gets old after a while. A good, young team is something to look forward to, but how long are we supposed to have a good, young team?
AFTER ALL THE MOVES WE MADE THE LAST 2 SEASONS, WE NOW HAVE ENOUGH TO SIGN A MAX FREE AGENT THIS OFFESEASON. LEBRON, WADE, BOSH, ETC. ARE GONNA BE FREE AGENTS AND WE GOT THE MONEY TO GET THEM. THEY MIGHT NOT CHANGE TEAMS BUT WE ARE IN POSITION TO GET ONE IF THEY DID. WITH A YOUNG GOOD CORE, IT LOOKS BETTER TO THE FREE AGENT
ROSE
WADE
DENG
TYRUS/JAMES JOHNSON
NOAH
ROSE
SALMONS
DENG
BOSH
NOAH
FUCK I WISH! LOL
