- Derrick Rose won the MVP award at age 22, making him the youngest in history
- After winning the MVP, Rose suffered an ACL injury that derailed his career, which teammate Joakim Noah has recently spoken about
- Rose has joined the Memphis Grizzlies ahead of the 2023-24 season
Derrick Rose’s teammate, Joakim Noah, recently spoke about Rose’s devastating injury on JJ Redick’s The Old Man and the Three podcast.
“I guess the MVP is the gift and the curse,” Noah said. “It’s a gift because you’re the youngest MVP ever, but it’s a curse because you have to deal with really high scrutiny all the time.
“You have to deal with the ACL in a playoff game where, to me personally, that year, we just lost in the Conference Finals to Miami, and we had upgrades, and we were hungry and ready for all that smoke. It just shows you cannot take none of this for granted.”
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Noah is absolutely right in his statement. Not only does winning the MVP, especially when you are the youngest ever, bring a lot of stress, but a deliberating ACL injury is hard to come back from.
This is the big question for Rose now… Can he find redemption in his career and maybe help lead a team to an NBA championship?
In this Fadeaway World article, we’ll look at D Rose’s tragic downfall after being named the 2010-11 NBA MVP. We’ll also discuss if this upcoming season is Rose’s chance at redemption as he starts his new career in Memphis.
Derrick Rose’s MVP Season And Beyond
The 2010-11 season was looking to be the Chicago Bulls’ return to the top. The franchise mightily struggled after Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Phil Jackson left town, but things were looking up in the Windy City.
The Bulls finished with a 62-20 record, which was the best in the entire league. This was the first time Chicago finished with the best record since the 1996-97 season when Jordan’s Bulls’ went 69-13.
The Bulls were led by 22-year-old Derrick Rose, who averaged 25.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game. Rose was named the MVP for the season, becoming the youngest ever to win the award.
Chicago held homecourt advantage throughout the entire playoffs, and they had as good of a chance of winning the title as anyone. Then, the Bulls ran into the newly formed “Big 3” in Miami, as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh were hungry to win their first championship together.
The two teams met in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Bulls would manage to win just one game. In the five-game series loss, Rose struggled, only shooting 35.0% from the field and 23.3% from three.
Rose’s averages dropped from the regular season, with 23.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game during the playoffs. This was certainly a disappointment after a great regular season, but as the reigning MVP, Rose was looking to take his team to the next level.
In the following season, which was shortened to 66 games, thanks to the lockout, the Bulls earned the best record again (tied with the San Antonio Spurs) at 50-16. Rose came back with averages of 21.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 7.9 assists per game.
Rose would not win the MVP this time, as it went to LeBron James, but that wasn’t on his mind. The NBA championship was what Rose dreamed about, and the former MVP was ready to jump up and grab it.
In the first round of the 2012 NBA playoffs, the Bulls played the eight-seeded Philadelphia 76ers. No one in the world gave the 76ers a chance in the series, as the Bulls were clearly the better team, especially since Derrick Rose was on Chicago’a side.
The Bulls took control early on in Game 1 of the series, and eventually, they won 103-91. Bulls fans should have been excited after the win, but what occurred with 1:22 left in the game took their breaths away.
Rose attacked the basket and made a big jump in the lane, where he passed to Carlos Boozer. On the landing, Rose came up hobbling and fell to the floor, holding onto his left leg.
Rose tore his ACL in his left knee, ending his playoff run and altering his career as we know it. This was one of the most devastating injuries in sports history.
Derrick Rose has had a tough time since injuring his ACL but heading into the 2023-24 season, there’s a lot of optimism. Rose has joined the Memphis Grizzlies, who will be without their starting point guard, Ja Morant, as he is suspended for the 25 games to start the season from off-court incidents.
This is a chance for Rose to step up while Morant is out. Also, it’s a chance for Rose to mentor Morant when he returns to action.
Will Derrick Rose return to MVP form? This is highly unlikely. Still, he can make a major impact for the Grizzlies, and as a fan, I hope to see this come true.
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