Reggie Rose rips Bulls' inactivity

Mech Engineer · Post #101 » by **Mech Engineer** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:41 pm

This will definitely test Thibs. When the Bulls are focused on wins/playoff seeding and Rose's return, these questions everyday to Thibs/players/Rose can possibly create a lot of tension/unnecessary distractions. This is for a team which has had the least amount of distractions in the last few years.

Even though Derrick can disown the quotes, are the other players(especially Boozer and Deng) stupid enough to not know who he is talking about? That said, is it not possible that this guy(Reggie) hasn't spoken the same things in front of the Bulls Management/other players before. I doubt he would have been diplomatic if these were his thoughts.

red222 · Post #102 » by **red222** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:41 pm

Ctownbulls wrote:He is right.

he is misinformed the general opinion is correct what mystery move was there to make

Cieyotawild · Post #103 » by **Cieyotawild** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:41 pm

Reggie needs to watch what he says. Rose hasn't played in a year, and for him to say that the Bulls should be pulling off huge trades to get him talent when we haven't seen what he's like post acl is ridiculous. Let's figure out where we're at with Rose in the lineup these days before pushing the panic button and deciding to get rid of some of the guys we have.

The Explorer · Post #104 » by **The Explorer** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:41 pm

I'm sure the front office will be pi$$ed, but I don't see how the players would give a chit about what Reggie has to say. The players are secure and confident enough in themselves to not let that get to them.

The front office though, they interact with Reggie and Rose's people on a weekly basis according to that article. They are probably thinking "where the hell did this come from?"

BIGGIEsmalls 23 · Post #105 » by **BIGGIEsmalls 23** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:42 pm

drivewayball wrote:The current Bulls have a shot of beating this year's Miami team in a seven game series with or without DRose. Period.

No, we don't, unless you mean a puncher's chance. Rose is coming off of a torn ACL & he is still our only consistent scorer.

Red Larrivee · Post #106 » by **Red Larrivee** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:42 pm

KingCuban wrote:Who cares if he is a Heat fan, that tweet is spot on, and sounds like some crap i read in our trade thread often.

What he has done here is extremely unprofessional and Derrick would be wise to distance himself from it quick smart.

At the same time Reggie never directly mentions the trade deadline as the core of his dissatisfaction. Friedell does.

Post #107 » by **kingkirk** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:42 pm

If this is Reggie's opinion only, and its not Derrick's like he says it is, why make it so public?

You are a supposed agent/manager or whatever the **** you are.

If your brother doesn't have the same sentiments as you do Reggie, what the hell are you trying to do here by making things terribly uncomfortable for your brother and the guys he plays with?

Go make your demands, but do it behind closed doors you buffoon.

Nice work.

Jimmy Forums · Post #108 » by **Jimmy Forums** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:43 pm

Lol you guys are so barbaric in your criticism of Reggie as a person. You guys know Derrick could easily not be in the NBA without him, right? Ease off a bit.

We've been coddled as a fan base to not have to deal with things like this, but as a team on the brink of a title run who's being held back seemingly solely by an overly frugal FO, this is what we're going to see, and it's good. Honestly, in the long run, a lot of you will (hopefully) look back and say, "Good thing Reggie kicked us into gear back in February."

Ctownbulls · Post #109 » by **Ctownbulls** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:43 pm

red222 wrote:
Ctownbulls wrote:He is right.

he is misinformed the general opinion is correct what mystery move was there to make

I'm not saying that complaining about it right after this deadline was the right move. There were no moves to be made. But this is Rose's 5th year in the league and management has still yet to get him a secondary scorer. The Boozer signing was a knee jerk reaction to Miami signing Bosh and Wade in an attempt to lure LBJ. It failed miserably and now they have to wait another year for their "chance".

Post #110 » by **kulaz3000** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:43 pm

This whole thing with Reggie yells out of him wanting his name out there, showing that he has power and the ability to call shots. Going to reporters to dish out dirty laundry but now he feels he needs to add his own name to those quotes to get some exposure for himself - just a sad way to go about it.

D_GoLow · Post #111 » by **D_GoLow** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:43 pm

I think Reggie really wanted Chicago to get Ben Gordon back...

CousinOfDeath · Post #112 » by **CousinOfDeath** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:44 pm

red222 wrote:
Ctownbulls wrote:He is right.

he is misinformed the general opinion is correct what mystery move was there to make

Doing anything to break up the Deng-Boozer-Noah trio that has all our money wrapped up but doesn't provide good scoring. He's saying the team is obviously not good enough to beat the Heat right now, and the FO's conservative non-action shows that they're too stupid to realize that. He probably thinks they should have made a move with their eye on improving the team by next year, when Derrick's healthy and we have a better shot at beating the Heat.

Post #113 » by **kingkirk** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:44 pm

Red Larrivee wrote:
At the same time Reggie never directly mentions the trade deadline as the core of his dissatisfaction. Friedell does.

No, he doesn't, but im sure that the deadline passing just now with his brother still out wasn't just a coincidence.

We're making a link here, but i think its a justifiable one.

Perhaps he is referencing last off season as well, but the timing would lead me to believe otherwise.

Red Larrivee · Post #114 » by **Red Larrivee** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:44 pm

kuly1990 wrote:why would he need to do everything, ha can pass more, than he wouldnt need to do everything, i get that he is great driving to the rim, but that creates more open shots for his team mates, and he doesnt pass the ball in that situations!

Rose isn't doing everything out of a volunteer service, he's doing it because he HAS to for this team to go far. Nobody else is capable of doing things with the ball at remotely close to the level that Rose can and we suffer. The disparity in talent level after Rose is huge.

The Explorer · Post #115 » by **The Explorer** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:44 pm

Ctownbulls wrote:He is right.

He is right, but there is no reason to rip the front office like that. There is just no realistic way to acquire a guy like Durant, James, Wade, etc.

BIGGIEsmalls 23 · Post #116 » by **BIGGIEsmalls 23** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:44 pm

red222 wrote:
Ctownbulls wrote:He is right.

he is misinformed the general opinion is correct what mystery move was there to make

Get rid of Boozer or Deng. Rose needs a 2nd consistent scorer.

I'm glad that he's speaking up. Rose has no #2. He has #3s and #4s as his sidekicks.

kuly1990 · Post #117 » by **kuly1990** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:44 pm

The official Bulls should respond, something like "we dont care what Reggie Rose has to say, who is he anyway??
and than add something like,Derrick if you want to play you can play, but if you wanna be all maddona on us, than you better sit!"
but whit better words than i did here offcourse

DanTown8587 · Post #118 » by **DanTown8587** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:45 pm

BIGGIEsmalls 23 wrote:
drivewayball wrote:The current Bulls have a shot of beating this year's Miami team in a seven game series with or without DRose. Period.

No, we don't, unless you mean a puncher's chance. Rose is coming off of a torn ACL & he is still our only consistent scorer.

Seems weird that Reggie Rose is calling out the rest of the team when his brother

- Shot 40% against the Heat
- Got injured the next year

Derrick's great, let's not get this confused. But Derrick Rose hasn't "languished" on bad teams in his NBA career. The last two years, the Bulls were the #1 seed in the East and then due to team-wide ineffectiveness AND injury, Rose didn't produce.

Derrick Rose isn't above being criticized. Until Rose goes out and has a LeBron like series where he averages 30-9-4 and they still lose, I'm not going to say Rose doesn't have enough.

DRoseCantStop · Post #119 » by **DRoseCantStop** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:45 pm

I agree with Reggie. Sometimes it bothers me that the Bulls' FO doesn't take risks, but at the same time I can get over it.

Someone tell Reggie to chill out and that we're getting Kevin Love in a few years!

GoBlue72391 · Post #120 » by **GoBlue72391** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:45 pm

Didn't Derrick say in the summer of 2010 that he didn't recruit any free agents because he loves and has confidence in his teammates? So where does his brother get off criticizing the organization for not doing something Derrick himself thinks is unnecessary?

Way to throw your brother's teammates under the bus, Reggie.

I love Derrick, but he's a grown man. Maybe he shouldn't let his brother have such influence to the media and over his return. I mean seriously, what would Reggie be doing right now if his brother wasn't in the NBA. Don't the Rose's have an estranged sibling that's always getting in trouble with the law? Brother's don't necessarily make good managers. What credentials does he have to be a superstar NBA player's manager? Oh, he's his brother, right.

Not to mention Reggie seems really uninformed about the CBA and salary cap. What did he expect? Trade Boozer, Rip, and a pick for Kevin Love?

For a roster full of guys that Reggie apparently doesn't think deserve to be on the same team as Derrick, we're doing pretty well without him. To say that's one of the reasons why he hasn't returned yet and why he may not return infurariates me. So basically, the guy that's injured has less say when he's going to return than his brother. Great.

Whether you agree with Reggie's sentiments that the Bulls need another key piece around Derrick is irrelevant. The way he went about this, about bashing Derrick's teammates, and the apparent level of power/control Reggie has in this situation is sickening. He needs to keep his mouth shut and let his little brother call the shots.