1. Stop saying "It could have happened at anytime". We know that. That's not the point. It happened at the end of the game when he shouldn't have been in the game. That's the point.

2. For Chirst sake, Rose doesn't need practice closing out Philadelphia. He needs practice closing out Miami. I wouldn't bitch if he's in there late against that team with a 12 point lead cuz that would be the Conference finals and they have Wade and James. Philly was closed out. How do you practice closing out anyway? Isn't it making shots and defending? Aren't you practicing making shots and defending in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters. Didn't Rose have 30 minutes of that practice? You say "Practicing closing out" like it means something. It means nothing. It basically means playing good basketball. Rose is good at that already and Philly was done.

Moronic thought again by you gee whiz...what are you Bernstien?

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

Kill yourself.

This is horrible.

I was at Great America, ushering my kid onto the Frog-Hopper, headphone in ear, finishing up my exhausting and eardrum-testing attempt to listen as the weak ass AM 1000 signal tried to screechingly compete with the feedback from all the electric and radio parts of the rides and a local SUPERSTRONG Spanish station signal that was trying to drown it out, when I heard the hush come over Bill and Chuck.

I had diverted my attention away from the listen for a bit, but then I caught wind of the word "Tedeschi", and I had a sinking feeling.

When I got home and watched the game that I DVR'd, I saw the doctor doing the Lachman test - the one where they slightly bend the knee and pull the lower leg back and forth. if there is any give, there is NO ACL. (I know this from personal experience). The doc said something to DR after that test, and he almost started to cry right there. They knew it right there on the court. That is the only reason he could limp off, as well. The movement likely flipped a folded meniscus back out of the way, making it less painful.

I believe both Jamal Crawford and Eddie Robinson had ACLs, but neither was a PG. Who knows if he will ever be the same. It will likely not be until 2014 that he is able to even come close to moving with any type of confidence, though.

Godspeed, Derrick, we love you!

This bummed me out all day. (my buddy sent me the grim confirmation via text at 5:28pm)

Awesome.

How was he hurt? Was it on a play that put him at risk for greater injury than usual?

Or was it on a play that could happen at any time?

He wasn't hit. He planted and his knee popped. If you want to protect against random injury, how do you do it? You don't play.

But feel free to keep posting your special brand of foolishness and name calling.

Walt Williams Neck: Just a poor man's Mr. Reason.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

Then he should never play.

Can't risk him being hurt.

After his injury the Bulls did win the game with him not on the floor...didn't they?

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

The point is that the injury happened irrelevant of how much time was left in the game. The knee gave out.

If he sat and got hurt in the first quarter of game 2, would there still be outage?

yes

he didn't really need to play in this series at all

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

The point is that the injury happened irrelevant of how much time was left in the game. The knee gave out.

If he sat and got hurt in the first quarter of game 2, would there still be outage?

The issue of whether or not Rose should have been out there at that point in the game is going to be debated back and forth ad nauseum for the foreseeable future but makes me wonder if everyone who is defending Thibs or saying it was just a freak occurrence etc would be giving Del Negro the same benefit of the doubt if he had been coaching and had Rose in the game at that point.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

The issue of whether or not Rose should have been out there at that point in the game is going to be debated back and forth ad nauseum for the foreseeable future but makes me wonder if everyone who is defending Thibs or saying it was just a freak occurrence etc would be giving Del Negro the same benefit of the doubt if he had been coaching and had Rose in the game at that point.

I don't like white rappers.

Beardown, you are wrong. There was risk involved by playing Rose. Period. That risk does not increase or decrease depending on how much time or what the score is of the game. The risk is injury. The bigger issue is that Rose is injury prone. That is no one's fault by Rose. Therefore, no matter when he plays, that risk is always there.

And can you maybe curb your hate against Italians. That word is incredibly offensive.

Beardown, you are wrong. There was risk involved by playing Rose. Period. That risk does not increase or decrease depending on how much time or what the score is of the game. The risk is injury. The bigger issue is that Rose is injury prone. That is no one's fault by Rose. Therefore, no matter when he plays, that risk is always there.

And can you maybe curb your hate against Italians. That word is incredibly offensive.

Beardown: Risk increases when he's on the court, correct?

CLH: Well, of course.

Beardown: He shouldn't have been on the court with a 20 point lead. Case closed. I win.

CLH: You son of a bitch!!! I'm gonna rip the eyes out of your socket and piss in your dead skull. You've messed with the wrong poster!!!!

Beardown: Risk increases when he's on the court, correct?

I don't like white rappers.

CLH: The risk is there always. It is there in practice as well. The risk does not increase or decrease. The issue is that his body and the way he plays and the accumulation of injuries have increased the risk. That is not a coaches fault. He needs to play his best player, no matter what the time is. Stop making excuses for the fact that Rose is injury prone.

Beardown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEMjeYPfqSg