Chicago.com
It’s a great time to be living in Chicago. Our boy Derrick Rose is “all grown’st up”. He is a superstar player who is totally unguardable. The way Derrick is playing right now puts him among an elite group of players. Some of the others I would count in the group are Kobe, Lebron, Wade, and let’s not forget the man that sets the bar for basketball, the miraculous Michael Jordan. That’s it.
Everyone else can be really hot for stretches (Durant), or demand a constant double-team (Carmello). These are the guys that can pretty much do what they want on the court and there’s just not a damn thing you can do about it. The Bulls have an all-star on their roster for the first time since the Jordan era. Having been born in the heart of Chicago, and being here for the 96 -98 seasons, I was old enough to enjoy the rally’s and parties that occurred when the Bulls and Jordan won their back to back championships. Everyone was going nuts! High fives in the streets from people I didn’t even know, and who cares the Bulls did it again. I also would like to thank my dad for the unbelievably expensive pair of “Air Jordan’s” he bought for me.
Rose is exciting to watch and he is a little young to compare to Jordan, but averaging 19.8 points per game and 5.9 assists this season for the Bulls is pretty friggen great. This team is going to be next dynasty, but without J.R. Ewing. I love Chicago!