Bill Simmons is right on about Derrick Rose

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Bill Simmons - Grantland

Now? He's a cautionary tale, the name that floats through the head of any player who wants to keep pushing himself to play, feels really good … but doesn't totally trust his knee yet. Magic Johnson's biggest professional regret is coming back too soon during the 1981 season. He knew his surgically repaired knee didn't feel right, but as Magic tells it, you start feeling that pressure from every direction. Fans, teammates, coaches, the owner, you name it. And it's not even intentional. Might even be something as simple as someone saying, "How's the knee feeling?," only they make eye contact for an extra second and you start thinking, Does he not believe me? You get in your own head. You feel guilty all the time. Your confidence is shaken. You can't do the one thing that always came easiest to you. So you start pushing yourself to come back, tricking yourself, convincing yourself to feel a certain way. And that's when you can get in trouble.

As Magic put it, When you're ready, you know. If you're wondering even a little? Then you don't know. I think that's where Derrick Rose is right now. He's in his own head. He doesn't totally trust his knee yet. His hammies still hurt. And yet … he feels horrible that he can't help his team. So he's vacillating, and fortunately, GILBERT ARENAS keeps flashing through his head in all caps. Over everything else, that's Arenas's real legacy. Nobody wants to be The Next Guy Who Came Back Too Soon.
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Bill Simmons could say hitler was a bad guy and he be wrong

nothing this guy says is right he's a disgrace to all sport writers and really human beings in general
 
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so what's the deal w/ Bill Simmons? He writes good books on basketball history but has shytty opinions when it comes to the present? Is that it? I swear he was getting props on the hamster a few years back.
 
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Better example of someone pushing themselves to comeback too soon would have Penny Hardaway in 96 or Grant Hill
 
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prophecypro said:
Better example of someone pushing themselves to comeback too soon would have Penny Hardaway in 96 or Grant Hill
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I think Penny was just messed up any way it goes.....Hill though? He did come back too fast. He's a decent player now even in old age but if he has waited a lil longer I think he would've been close to his old self. His game wasn't as based on athleticism (thought he had a lot of it) as much as it was based on skill. As a fan I wanna see these players out there....and as much as I think Rose should be out there I understand why he's not from a health standpoint and a business one.
 
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