After the last 3 years of suffering through injuries, he finally had a summer without dealing with an injury, and was able to work on his game and improve as a player. The star point guard is very confident in his inevitable exoneration.
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Rose has never possessed a boisterous personality nor gone out of his way to attract attention from the media, generally preferring to let his game do the talking for him. The players have all talked about how excited they are to play with more “freedom” offensively, and certainly a pace-and-space system would seem to gel with Rose’s inherent gifts. A question on Monday about Rose’s mindset following the lawsuit unexpectedly veered left, into territory most thought he wouldn’t touch for another year: his free agency.
Yes, Rose isn’t looking ahead to July 1, 2016, 11 months from now. That’s when he may have a chance to hit the open market. I feel like I’m on the right track as far as where I want to be at in my life and the direction I want to go.
“I will be proven innocent”, Rose said. “And then at the same time, he gives you the freedom to play offense”.
The filing also says the woman exchanged “friendly texts” with “one or more of the co-defendants” after that day and got upset later when she felt Rose wasn’t being responsive enough to her text messages.
Rose does not lack faith in himself, and perhaps that’s the first ingredient for a bounce back season. He has a $185 million endorsement deal with Adidas. No one wanted to talk about this topic, but Rose.
Derrick Rose has been working out this offseason in preparation for the 2015-16 season as he hopes to get back to his MVP form. “With our thinking, we have to be a little careful with the load we put on this group, especially a few of the guys and their summer like Pau”.
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The sequence began when Rose was asked how much a sexual assault civil lawsuit filed against him in California by an ex-girlfriend weighed on him and affected his preparation for the new season. And focusing on those two things. Just knowing that my day will be coming up soon (free agency) and it’s not for me. Just telling the truth. But there’s also the value that comes with another voice and a new way of saying things that may finally get through.
