Poohdini wrote:^Remember in LeBrons first two years the media was dogging him for not having a Kobe like killer instinct, and LeBron came out to the media saying he likes playing like Magic Johnson rather than MJ/Kobe, but the next year that whole mindset changed once people start saying his greatness would be limited based on his lack of killer instinct at the time. Rose probably will be called out in the media for this, and eventually his mindset will change like LeBrons did.
So are you still going to sit here and say one can't be developed? It's more or so the player realizing that "damn, if I don't go out here and utterly destroy my opponent night end and night out, my team has no shot at winning."
Thats the only thing Rose has to realize, to say he won't develope that line of thinking, is extremely farfetched.
Lebron had shown willingness to take over with his killer instinct in the past. He led his high school team to how many state championships? It was just a matter of playing the same way in the NBA. For a younger guy in a league of grown men, it's only natural to defer to veterans in most cases, even if they're less talented. On the flip side, Rose has NEVER shown this type of willingness to just take over on a consistent basis and systematically dismantle his opponent. He's always deferred to others and he's always been passive. He was passive in high school, he was passive in college, and he's been passive in the NBA.
I stand by players either having it, or they don't. I don't think Rose has it and I don't think he ever will.