During the past week NBA teams have started training camp in preparation for the upcoming NBA season. Most teams are looking forward to their star players returning to full health. Some examples are Paul George, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Love, and many more players have recovered from injury and are set to make a return.
The Chicago Bulls entered training camp hoping that Derrick Rose would be able to get back to his former All Star self after playing 50 games last season. Last season was a time for Derrick Rose to shake off the cob webs and get back into the flow of the NBA game. He played decent considering he played only a handful of game over the course of 3 years. This was supposed to be the year where he would regain elite level of play.
I don't expect Rose to be at MVP level again, but he can still be the go to guy for the Bulls if he stays healthy. Health is the key factor in any players career. Some very talented basketball players have been forced to retire or have never been the same after suffering from multiple injuries. Sam Bowie is the perfect example of everything going wrong. Bowie was without a doubt the best player coming out of high school and probably the best in college. He was drafted #2 overall in the 1984 draft. He was taken before guys like, Otis Thorpe, John Stockton, Charles Barkley and most notably Michael Jordan. Bowie suffered multiple leg injuries derailing his career. More recent examples of bad luck would be Andrew Bynum, Greg Oden and Brandon Roy. Oden and Bynum we're future bigs of the NBA. And Roy was an unbelievable perimeter scorer. Roy was arguably a top 10 player in the NBA during the mid 2000's.
What does this mean for Derrick Rose? Well Rose suffered a orbital fracture to his face during training camp this week and the recovery time is expected to be 8-12 weeks. This isn't too bad because he will be back soon. In fact he might be able to play with the injury. Why this made so many news headlines is because of the player it happened to. Chicago fans hold there breath every time they hear about soreness in Rose's knees or him having an injury like this. I think this injury won't affect his path this season. I think he will be able to make the All Star team this year and really be able to help the Bulls. But it all comes down to health. If Rose stays healthy and takes advantage of today's medicine and technology, he will last longer and play better than Bowie, Roy and Oden.
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