Then again, growing up in Compton doesn’t allow much of anything else.
So the Bulls veteran wasn’t going to “B.S.’’ his teammates about where they were in the season with just 12 regular-season games left, and the team crawling toward the finish line rather than sprinting with the bravado they showed back in November and December.
The way DeRozan saw it, “we’re past that.’’
Evident in the 129-102 embarrassment suffered at the hands of the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
No, this is now about throwing out the idea of waiting for teammates to get healthy, forgetting about playing time and roles, and start taking the approach of doing whatever it takes to win games – regular season and playoffs.