Much love for DRose. Feel better, rock star.
Kyle Korver, Bulls forward, talking about DRose and urging fans for support:
"Derrick is more than an MVP to our team. He’s our friend, our brother he inspires us to be the very best we can be, just by who he is and how hard he plays...We send him our prayers, our love, our good wishes that he heals and comes back stronger, better, healthier than ever before."
"Bulls fans...We (the Bulls team) are all gonna have to believe in ourselves. That we are more than the sum of our parts. We need YOU to believe with Us. We need You to believe for Us. We are going to keep going strong. One quarter, one game, one round at a time. Until its over. That’s how we’re gonna do it."
http://www.facebook.com/kylekorver26
"We're not going to let anybody paint the picture for us," Bulls center Joakim Noah said. "Obviously, it's tough losing Derrick. I feel for him, but we can't feel sorry for ourselves."
http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/7870270/2012-nba-playoffs-chicago-bulls-coach-says-derrick-rose-injury-not-death-sentence
Scottie Pippen in a letter to the current Bulls team: "I know none of you are ready to stop working and you want more than anything to win for Derrick. That's the best tribute you could make for him. And in a way, it would very much make him a part of it...He'll be with you the rest of the way whether he's in the gym or not, watching and supporting."
http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/7877345/2012-nba-playoffs-scottie-pippen-tells-chicago-bulls-best-team
Thinking about how to keep (all!) players healthier going forward:
"it's completely valid to still question what happened, and be concerned over this organization's handling of Rose this season...it's worth finding out more about what happened this year and what can be done better. Because next year, Derrick Rose will be coming back from injury. I hope they don't have an "injuries happen" mindset for that comeback."
http://www.blogabull.com/2012/4/29/2987648/derrick-rose-out-for-the-season-nobody-to-blame-for-acl-tear-but-that
In that exploratory vein, a tweet from Ronnie Brewer (Bulls guard):
"Fear comes from the unknown. Discover & search out everything! Fear not! Remember U can't fix what u refuse 2 confront.~Rev Run"
"Aaron Nelson and the amazing Suns (training) staff! The proof is in the pudding that they know what they're doing...It has been well known that they are among the best in the business for a long time. It is also well known that they're just about unique...
Here's my question: How can the Suns be using better "regular science" for 11 straight years without it catching on like wildfire? Why is the NBA so slow to adapt? I have been hard on NBA front offices and owners lately, and stuff like this is no small part of the reason why.
Why do so many teams still treat the symptoms of sports injuries instead of, like the Suns, focusing on the root causes?"
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/40143/the-secrets-of-the-suns-training-staff
Let's go Bulls!