Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

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19 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this candid monologue, Draymond Green reflects on Derrick Rose’s impact during his prime with the Chicago Bulls. He argues that if Rose had never suffered injuries, the conversation around other NBA guards would be vastly different. Green highlights Rose’s rookie season, which culminated in an MVP award, and describes how Rose’s speed, quickness, and mastery of unlimited pick‑and‑roll actions made him a nightmare for defenses. He explains the challenge of defending Rose within “Tim’s system,” where teammates are tasked primarily with defense while Rose is the primary ball‑handler. Green also notes how opponents would often fabricate excuses—citing ankle injuries or flu—to rationalize their inability to stop Rose, underscoring the psychological edge Rose held over rivals.

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I feel like if he ain't never had no injuries, bro, we wouldn't even be talking about a lot of these other guards the way we do. My rookie year was MVP year for him. Wow. So that was hell for me. Just to be honest. And I was just like, damn, this might be like the first guy I say that's like quicker, faster than me. Just because he's already been in the league, he already had his twitch, he already had know what he wanted to do. Hardest person I had problems with was D-Rose. 'Cause you gotta think with Tim's system, everybody around him was located to play defense and he was that guy. And he was the guy get the ball, yeah. You couldn't stop it. It's unlimited pick and rolls. And you look at any other guards that played for Tim, they all got that. Freedom, but you know, D-Ro just on a different level. Because a lot of guys was acting like they was sick when he came in town. Oh, I got an ankle injury, or I got the flu. Like, they was scaring people. Yeah.