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Derrick Rose’s NBA career was filled with “what-if’s” after the knee injury in 2012 permanently altered his ability.
His high school career began with a major what-if.
Bob Hambric, Simeon’s coach back then, didn’t allow freshmen on varsity. Rose played on the sophomore team as a freshman, along with a few talented classmates. That team won the sophomore city championship under coach Robert Smith, who would become Simeon’s varsity coach a year later.
Simeon’s varsity squad was loaded and had a talented point guard in Tim Green.