Just when you thought Derrick Rose might be done the Timberwolves give him a deal for the rest of the season. I really don’t know why D-Rose is still playing. His fall from grace has been one of the sadder stories since he came into the league. Once one of the most explosive players in the game, knee injuries significantly slowed Rose down and started him on a downward path. Most recently he missed time from the Cavaliers with “personal issues”. Now we might never really know what exactly that meant, it did mean he had more important things to handle then playing basketball. Now the Wolves bring him in and expand on the Chicago reunion. Coach Thibodeau now has three players from his tenure with the Bulls as Rose joins Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson. Unfortunately I don’t think the friendly faces are going to make much of a difference for Rose. He was dominate because of his freakish athletic ability and that just isn’t there anymore. He hasn’t been a major contributor for any team for quite some time now and honestly I think this move hurts the Wolves more than it helps. This team is trending up with a lot of great young talent. Why bring in a washed up point guard who has a below average jump shot and can’t get to the rack anymore? He’s not even a great locker room veteran to have around to help develop these youngsters. We will always have fond memories of Rose’s MVP season back in 2011, but he’s not even a shadow of that player anymore and I just don’t see him contributing much to this T-Wolves team. This move is a head-scratcher for sure.
