Now you might look at the headline and go “what’s wrong with that?”. This is a thing because it is Derrick Rose. And because there is always a Chicago Bull that is injured. Chemistry is a problem. So the fact that he missed practice. That’s a chance to build chemistry gone. Penny Hardaway said a couple of days ago that he can see that DRose isn’t playing his usual 100 Mph. And last night proved Penny’s point.
According to ESPN Chicago. Derrick Rose made the necessary apology to his teammates for the absence.
he had apologized to his teammates for missing Wednesday’s practice because of what Tom Thibodeau called “travel issues” during the point guard’s return from a beach vacation after the All-Star break.
While it is unclear exactly when the apology took place in the last two days, Rose’s game was clearly not in rhythm after a week off as he had one of the worst performances of the season.
“Being one of the leaders, for anyone to miss, I wouldn’t want it to be me,” Rose said. “It hurt. I apologized to the guys and that was it.”
“I just feel like I need to,” Rose said. “Being one of the leaders of the team, flew the day of practice, thought I was going to make it, didn’t make it in time and missed a practice. This is my first time ever missing a practice, not due to injury. Or not due to going to the dentist or going to the doctor, so I felt like it was right.“
I find it great that he went out of his way to apologise. He’s certainly being a leader. Him and Noah are definitely the spiritual leaders of the team. It’s just a matter of leading by example. Leading with his play. That’s what’s needed right now.
