Realistically, will Rose still be a star player when he returns?

[scm5]

Let's just assume that Rose's ACL is fully repaired. His meniscus is fully healed and 100%. He's been training and as athletic as he's ever been. It's as if he never had an injury in terms of his health.

How hard would it be to get back to playing at an elite, NBA level after taking that many years off? Has there been precedence?

[navy]

He was pretty bad last time he came back. We have no idea.

[ArbitraryWater]

Will take him about a season to get back to his old self...

[Milbuck]

From all reports, he looks good athletically. Thibs said he was "bouncing around" like his old self, and teammates have said similar things. He looked fine after the ACL tear, so I'm willing to trust those reports considering this injury was substantially less severe, and on the other leg IIRC. This time around he should get some burn in the offseason playing with Team USA, so I don't think he'll have as much rust coming into the season like he did this season.

If he doesn't get hurt again, which at this point is totally unpredictable, I think he'll be back to a star level (perhaps even MVP level) by the all-star break next year.

[RightToCensor]

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[SilkkTheShocker]

He is done.

F/ucking trash

[SCdac]

A large part of him being successful will be having faith in his body holding up. If you play afraid and overly cautious it can backfire. Hopefully he's able to shake the injuries and avoid being the next Oden, Hill, or Hardaway. Love his game.

[keep-itreal]

No, he is done. He'll be a role player at best.

2 ACL knees takes away all his explosiveness and athleticism.

All he is left is a role player, shooting jumper, maybe become Steve Kerr 2.0

[Fowl]

Him playing afraid last time around was the reason he got injured again, I don't expect his body to hold up.

[DaSeba5]

I think he will be a good player, but he will never be the super star again that people thought he'd be for a long time after winning the MVP.

[DukeDelonte13]

I think he CAN be; i don't know if he's mentally strong enough to accomplish it though.

[Kiddlovesnets]

I am not optimistic about that. Remember Gilbert Arenas? But seriously Rose is a better player than Arenas ever was, but his injury is also much more severe.

[beastee]

I think he can be an all-star again...but probably not a top 5 mvp vote superstar. Less than 10 true superstars in the league, so it would be really tough to reach that level. If his jumpshot has improved he can still go 20pts 7dishes i think.

[Haymaker]

Is he sticks to playmaking he can lengthen his career. He will not be the same explosive scorer he used to be.

[PieceOfFelt]

No one here really knows what he's going to be capable of. Just speculation at this point.

[comerb]

I don't think so. He's a guy that relied heavily on his athleticism and now he has very good reason not to trust his body. He's just not that good of a player to adjust his game.

[moe94]

Rose been gone so long he's starting to feel like a retired vet.

[NumberSix]

We'll have to wait until 2017 to see.

[imdaman99]

If Westbrook can, don't see why Rose can't :confusedshrug:

[inclinerator]

if kobe cant do it i doubt rose can

[oarabbus]

If Westbrook can, don't see why Rose can't :confusedshrug:

:facepalm really?


You are comparing Russell "Mental Beast" Westbrook to Derrick "Muscle Memory" Rose?

[Crimsonrain777]

If Westbrook can, don't see why Rose can't :confusedshrug:


the severity of the knee injuries between the two are completely different. are you a dumbass?:confusedshrug:

[nathanjizzle]

the severity of the knee injuries between the two are completely different. are you a dumbass?:confusedshrug:

both had meniscus tears

[inclinerator]

both had meniscus tears
why did rose take the year off then? :lol

[Rocketswin2013]

I really get the feeling Rose doesn't even want to play basketball anymore.

[nathanjizzle]

why did rose take the year off then? :lol

because a meniscus tear takes less than 5 months to heal?

[Dengness9]

We'll have to wait until 2017 to see.


17 k in 3 years?

[SamuraiSWISH]

Rose been gone so long he's starting to feel like a retired vet.
:(