Derrick Rose relishing the prospect of team up with Richard Hamilton – NBA Update
The Chicago Bulls swoop for former Detroit Pistons star Richard Hamilton has pleased one man in particular; Derrick Rose. The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) is really excited about teaming up with the veteran shooting guard and has given him his full backing to be a success at the United Center.
"It's easy with him," Rose said according to ESPN. "Give the ball to me, run down. He's just running off screens the whole time. Other than that, it's isolation, one, two dribbles here, shot.”
Hamilton is a former NBA World Champion and an accomplished shooting guard. The Bulls had an obvious weakness in that particular position last season and have replaced Keith Bogans with Hamilton before the new season begins.
As a point guard, Rose is the leader of the Bulls side on the court. He handles the ball most of the time for Chicago and can do wonderful things when on song. Therefore, Chicago required a player who knows how to play off the ball, and they have got their wish with Hamilton.
That though isn’t all that Richard will bring to the team. He has years of experience at the top level and knows how to play the game and how to get the team going. That is an invaluable asset in the eyes of Derrick Rose.
“If he doesn't have it (he'll) pass it out. His basketball IQ is very high. He helps everybody on the team just talking, just letting everybody know where he's at on the court. When you communicate, it makes everything easy."
Bogans started all 82 games of the regular season for Chicago so there might be a long setting in period for the team with Hamilton. Rose though doesn’t share that fear and he says he has been vocal about how happy he is at Rip’s arrival.
"It's no adjustment," Rose said of playing with Hamilton. "I love it. I told him, told everybody, when he's on the floor, we just got to be able to knock down open shots because people have to go to him and show him a lot of respect.”
Hamilton will definitely take some of the scoring burden off of Rose, something he struggled with late in the post-season. Richard knows how to get some points on the board, and he will definitely help create more space for the young super star. It’s no surprise therefore that Derrick is so excited at the prospect of pairing up with the veteran.
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