LOS ANGELES – It might seem like a small adjustment to make — moving from point guard to shooting guard — but to Derrick Rose, someone who has played the point his entire career, it can be akin to relearning the game of basketball.
“My whole life I dribbled the ball, initiated the play and ended the play,” Rose said. “Now I’m getting the ball in catch-and-shoot [positions] and just trying to change my whole mentality. … this is the first time in my career that I’m legitimately at the two.”
Rose is entering his 10th season in one of the most tumultuous careers of anyone who has won an MVP award.