Derrick Rose: The Return

     According to NBA writer Josh Martin, Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose has said that his knee/ACL is doing fine and that he will return for the 2013-2014 season. The Chicago Bulls point guard is set to try to bring an NBA Championship back to Chicago. One question about this though: will he be as good as he was? Rose has not played since April 28, 2012, when he injured his knee in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Bulls had the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, and were a huge favorite to beat the Philadelphia 76ers, and to win a championship. That was, until Rose drove inside during game one, landed awkwardly, and tore his ACL. The 76ers did end up winning the series, only to be eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the next round. The Miami Heat won that championship, one that was heavily favored to go to Chicago, and Derrick Rose hasn't played since. Is he ready to come back better than ever, or will he fall short of expectations? I say that he will come back and be better that he ever was, since he has had all this time to work on the weak aspects of his game. He may be rusty in the first game of the regular season, but watch out when he gets used to it. The Bulls will go to Indiana to play the Pacers for their first game, another high level threat in the Eastern Conference.

-Blake Holmes