Derrick Rose on World Cup play: ‘I would give it an A’

When time came for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, a lot of eyes were on one player: Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose. Missing over 90 percent of the last two regular seasons, every one wanted to know if Rose had it in him to return to pre-injury, MVP Rose and we’d

Rose on his World Cup: "I would give it an A. Coming off of what I had to go through and getting a spot on the team after missing 2 years?"
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 13, 2014

Rose may be judging himself on a curve, but FIBA World Cup has been far from an ‘A’. In comparison to the teams other point guards, Rose has been Team USA’s third best point guard behind starters Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving.

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Defensively, Rose been superior to Curry and Irving, but his offense has lacking, mainly the scoring. In eight games, Rose is averaging 5.4 points per game on 27 percent shooting from the field (5 percent from three). These numbers aren’t good when comparing them to pre-injury Derrick Rose, the players he’s alongside in Spain, and the entire 2014 FIBA World Cup field.

But when you judge Rose solely on him being able to play without injury concern, he’s an A, probably an A+. Whether he’s played well or not, the Chicago Bulls–and league fans–he’s in rhythm and won’t be far behind other league point guards when the regular season begins.

And that’s a win within itself.