Rose certainly hasn’t lost confidence
After being more elusive than Sasquatch for the better part of a year, suddenly Derrick Rose comes out this week and pronounces himself the top guy in the league.
Wow.
Asked by CNN’s Pedro Pinto who the best player in the NBA is right now, the Bulls guard responded: “Derrick Rose.”
This despite having not played in more than a year.
This despite the fact a guy named LeBron James is still in the league.
Love the confidence.
Hope he’s right.
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