He is having a superb season, his team has finally become a certified championship contender and the media is already calling him the runaway winner of the MVP award of the season. Hopefully the last one will not be a distraction to Derrick Rose’s seemingly dream season. Everything has become rosy for the former number pick over-all in the 2008 draft. It all started last summer when Team USA won the FIBA World Championships in Turkey and since then, the momentum continues to swing favorably for Rose. He is currently averaging career-highs of 24.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 7.8 apg in 69 games so far with the Chicago Bulls. But for the ex-University of Memphis star, everything comes secondary to team success. The Windy City outfit has just overtaken the Boston Celtics for the best win-loss record thus far in the Eastern Conference. Is this really the year of D-Rose and the Bulls? Or is it just too much media-hype? Or it maybe a case of both worlds according to CBS Sports- Eye on Basketball.
“Here's the thing with Rose's MVP candidacy though: It's getting to the point where if you like someone else for the award or you don't think Rose is deserving, all you are is being intentionally contrarian. Because every Bulls highlight, every time Chicago is mentioned, everyone is touting Rose as the leading MVP. He as all the needed hype and so when it comes time to cast ballots, people will almost feel obligated to go with Rose lest they be called out for being crazy.
“That's not to say Rose isn't deserving, because he certainly is. He's been flat out awesome for the Bulls. But for whatever reason, every little thing Rose does people fawn over.”
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