I don't know if "Load Management" is why he tore his ACL.

Derrick Rose: If load management existed back then, I’d probably still be with Bulls

In 2011, Derrick Rose won MVP.

In 2012, Rose tore his ACL.

After playing big minutes early in his career, Rose was frequently sidelined the next few seasons. That took a toll on everyone involved. He felt the loneliness and despair of major injuries. The Bulls struggled to meet expectations with their best and highest-paid player repeatedly injured.

Eventually, Chicago traded Rose to the Knicks.

NBC Sports Chicago:

Rose:

It was just a different time in the sports world, period. Now we have the term “load management.” I don’t think that I would’ve taken it as far as Kawhi, as far as like they’re really being cautious about his injury or whatever he has. But if load management would’ve been around, who knows? I probably would’ve still been a Chicago Bull by now. But it wasn’t around.

Load management was around. That term hadn’t become popularized. But teams – most notably Gregg Popovich’s Spurs – had already begun resting players throughout the season.

Then-Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau just didn’t subscribe to that thinking. He wanted his best players on the court as often as possible. He had them practice long and hard to build good habits.

The science has evolved since then, but Thibodeau continued in his old-school with the Timberwolves. He just appeared stuck in his ways.

We’ll never know what would’ve happened if Chicago were more cautious with Rose. Maybe his on-court impact would’ve been lessened without all those reps. Maybe he would’ve gotten hurt, anyway.

But in this “what if?”, more focus should be on his coach than the era.

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I saw this.

"Load Management" wouldn't matter, Derrick. Once you blew out the ACL, you became average at best. Probably a tic below average.

If you're talking about "Load management" before the ACL blow out, what does that mean? You can blow it out averaging 30 minutes just as well as you can averaging 40 minutes. Just the unluck of the draw. Shit happens.

Derrick's knees were troublesome in high school. Would have had injuries sooner or later anyway.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

He's come back quite nicely given the circumstances. Still injured here and there but he's still a capable player.

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Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

He's way better than Zach Lavine. Would be nice to have him playing guard for $7M than Lavine for $19.5M.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

if only ltg and Caller Bob would consider load management

I'm happy for Rose that he was able to grow up and have himself a nice career. He was immature and surrounded himself with some questionable people early on. Of course, the Bulls were/are stupid too. But good for Derrick for having a solid NBA career.

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I heard LTG loves big loads.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

With your Meek still with a Bleak Grill physical appearance "Big Loads" are the only way for you to get laid. By all accounts a chick magnet you aint. I couldn't pay one of my chicks to grant you some pussy. Neither could you. Now that's fucked up. You also appear to have quite the fascination with Homo eroticism which also is particularly unattractive for women that prefer "Manly Men". Face it dude you are just fucked up across the board.

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LTG going nuclear!

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ltg has a stable ?

Completely normal.

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Nothing abnormal about it unless you are a dude that either (A) prefers the company of men or (B) has a hard time doing a little fucking. Always interesting how Fraternization Frank always seems to show up (Even in threads of sports he hates) to try and make the save. Not my fault that your guy Wimpy Walnut is delving into areas that he is unequipped to handle. Next time tell his dumbass not to try and play a grown man's game dickhead.

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LOL, well played LTG.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

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Completely normal.

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Indeed.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

I struck a chord.

Atlanta might be a good fit for you. Maybe your love for Jabari makes more sense now.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Words that have never been uttered by any woman that has ever had the misfortune of gracing your presence Mangled Mouth Meek.

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Mmhmm

I must be one hell of a human to have overcome all of these disadvantages.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Nah I guess you might as well continue to pat yourself on the back since it is fairly obvious that no one else in the world ever does. A man that is their own biggest fan only shows that he really has no fans at all.

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A man who depends on other people for validation is no man at all.

Though if you take pride in students considering you the best part-time hall monitor at their school, there is nothing wrong with that.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

LTG spraying to all fields!

So is a man that depends on his occapation. Especially when you consider the fact that (given the absence of any semblance of "higher" education) he is one company downsize away from placing resumes at the local Food for Less.

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