Bulls Rest Rose

The Bulls have shut down number one pick Derrick Rose for the remainder of the summer league due to tendinitis in his knee.  The team insists that the condition isn’t a serious injury, but Rose will undergo a precautionary MRI.   Rose seemed timid in the two summer league games he did partake in, and this injury probably explains his hesitation.  Rose insisted that could have continued in the summer league, but the team told him not to worry about it.

This is a great move by the Bulls.  Just one year after 2007 number one overall pick Greg Oden went down with a season-ending knee injury after playing in the summer league, it’s beast to err on the side of caution.  As long as the injury is, in fact, not a concern as far as the regular season goes, this decision shouldn’t have any effect on the rookie.  Summer league is more about guys trying to earn an invitation to training camp than it is about showcasing your star youngsters.  Rose needs to practice with the real team and learn the offense that he’s going to be running.  He’s not going to be any worse off in his rookie season for missing three summer league games.

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