ESPNChicago - Bill Laimbeer wasn't much of a fan of the last Chicago Bull to win MVP, and he doesn't appear too enamored with the franchise's current contender for the award, Derrick Rose.
The former Detroit Pistons center and current Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach didn't care to make comparisons between Rose and five-time MVP Michael Jordan, but offered up one criticism of Rose.
"I wouldn't compare them because I don't really care about either of them," Laimbeer said Wednesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "One is a point guard and one is a shooting guard. They are two completely different positions. Derrick Rose has a lot to learn also as far as getting his teammates more involved. He takes the ball a lot himself these days. But he's a very aggressive player, he's fast, he's strong and he has the great skillset to be very successful. To compare the two would be a stretch at this point."
I agree with Bill that you really shouldn't be comparing Derrick Rose to Michael Jordan, but dude needs to get over whatever problem he has with the Bulls. Later on in the article, he talks about how he doesn't regret walking off the court in the '91 Eastern Conference Finals, without shaking hands, because the Bulls were calling them names. Really!? They were calling you names and you can't get over that!?
I guess he doesn't regret it, because it makes him look like a dick and poor sport, which he is, so he may as well act like one. Dude needs to go back to coaching in the WNBA.
I will say one good thing about Laimbeer. He did have his name attached to a totally weird, yet oddly entertaining Super Nintendo game, Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball.
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