"It was crazy how many people would get sick when they played Chicago" - The Derrick Rose Flu

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[@brandonshannon6864]

Crazy thing is...D Rose wasn't even in his PRIME yet!!! He was just scratching the surface.....

[@prodigalson333]

Facts!!!

[@Shigami-lb6oc]

Yeap

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

Never seen his prime, it was only his 3rd season when he won MVP. He had so much more room to grow as a player to reach his prime. The man Probably would have won more MVPs.

[@rowdy6300]

Too Chicago he was prime Rose 🌹

[@Devmac89]

The day he tore his acl tore was one of the saddest days here in Chicago. We got robbed of a superstar too early. Hurts to even watch the highlights still

[@jinno8704]

as like a 11-13-year-old it was the worst day ever! i quit watching the Bulls after that, i was so sad

[@jyp523]

Not only did Chicago get robbed, but the whole world was robbed from greatness. D Rose is still an all time great. 🔥🙌

[@babyslime8373]

I’m pissed to this day 😢 ChiTown

[@DeuceeStylez]

one of the saddest for a basketball fan period

[@kylesawkon4074]

Him and dwight Howard getting injured softened up the east so hard

[@AsianPersuasian4595]

DROSE would have been a champion if not for his injuries. At least a 1 time champion. His prime was SCARY!!

[@diegotheyorkie1420]

D Rose was a guaranteed show every game. He never shrunk against any opponent.

[@Hoopculture24]

Rose will forever be the GOAT what if player of all time. His 25ppg back in 2011 would be an easy 30-32 right now.

[@jaylenstone7589]

If his jump shot was better and his 3 point shot then yeah maybe!

[@moneymoney3235]

Bron averaged what that season again

[@HooksyCollins]

With more spacing on the court easy! I love Boozer and Noah for that time, hell even Ronnie Brewer. But prime Rose with this kind of spacing is beyond scary hour.

[@tylerlynn3617]

Man What 🗣️!!! MVP 🌹.. #TOOFASTTOOSTRONGTOOBIGTOOGOOD

[@randallmoore5968]

What about Len bias 🤔

[@KB-ez3iw]

this is well documented at this point and it’s crazy D Rose really a legend man

[@kdon9905]

nobody can change directions like drose speed n control was crazy 🔥🔥🔥

[@thegoatproduction6054]

D rose should be in the hall of fame‼️ huge part of my childhood

[@IK.ACTIV3]

Ray Felt looking & sounding like cedric the entertainer 😂 all luv tho

[@lilaaronsofly]

Norris Cole said the same thing how PGs would randomly miss games vs D.Rose 😂

[@user-be7tc2bd6e]

DANG,I didn't know that,but,D-Rose was-FIRE-in his prime.So glad I was watching nba games back then. I remember the Bulls trading his back-court-mate ( I don't remember his name tho ) but,the guy could shoot tho,they made room for Rose to shine even more.

[@nikoloznikoloz1764]

My friend scored 33 on me with Felton in 2K once... that was the end of our friendship

[@GHOST91141]

😂😂

[@TheRealest365]

His 3 was cash in 2k13

[@stanleyrimpsonjr]

This like the 3rd time I’ve heard a story like this from 3 different ppl. Lol!

[@cbrown940]

this is the highest praise to hear from your competitors, especially when they compliment the person you are outside the competition - personally. means a lot to say & hear - a whole lot. most impressive!

[@DoloGrip]

I agree with you. Like Joakim Noah stated in an interview it still hurt to this day.

[@VuNguyen-bo4mo]

Crazy part was that he wasn't even in his prime...

[@silient6]

Ppl forget. That

[@thirsty57]

Wasn’t even 25 yet lol

[@VuNguyen-bo4mo]

@@silient6 Fr, there is no such thing as prime D-Rose, cause we never got the chance to witness that. His game would've been so much polished, its scary to think about...

[@alifrombenhill3374]

Exactly. We never saw his prime.

[@WeAreTSON]

I say this all the time bro

[@Ezel_00]

loved prime DRose, he's the whole reason I got into starting playing and watching hoops. the dude was undersized and still embarrassed everyone in front of him.

[@Cold_December.]

“What are you doing Dragic?! Did you not get the memo?! Derrick Rose can go UPSTAIRS!” 😂

[@ProTroll12]

I love that the basketball community is collectively working to keep Derrick Rose legacy alive. Hes gonna be the next grant hill.

[@paulwall7045]

That bulls team lead by 🌹 was definitely a contender. Prime rose was beautiful to watch. Str8 silent killer. Let my game do the talking, and you knew he was gon come to play every game.

[@waynegreen7970]

I hope Derrick Rose makes the HOF.

[@jgodoy_]

Bro said DRose Flu 😂😂😂😂

[@chrisstewart5518]

Drose was on a diffrent level the only thing i seen close was russ and im being polite

[@Remy4722]

Russ def not close

[@Bossiocuts]

Played similar style and Russ don’t get enough respect. Averaging a triple double two seasons in a row would be difficult for NBA stars to do against D1 players

[@jaylenstone7589]

@@Remy4722it’s definitely not close cause Russ was better

[@Remy4722]

@@jaylenstone7589never will be close

[@FlashGordon2fast]

@@Remy4722 Woah now lol its very close

[@waveriderfxltd8479]

Raymond Felton was that guy back in the day. Respect

[@CrystalSauceOnEverything]

Second most explosive player I’ve seen after Vince Carter

[@joshuablack8221]

I witnessed it 💯😞🔥

[@CP4Z167]

Almost didn’t recognize Felton , haven’t seen him in a minute

[@bricito]

Shout Raymond Felton. I met him the year he got drafted. To see a superstar from the Tarheels in Eastland mall was wild. Big boy Bentley too. I met Chris Gamble in the same mall the same day.

[@gee7840]

Deron Williams had that d rose flu

[@geeezzyyy313]

Retirement keeping ray felton big as hell

[@fk8495]

😂

[@Anonymous--Troll]

Saw this in another comment and it’s the truth….the GOAT what if

[@claudiopereira8427]

mvp d 🌹 ✊🏼

[@alonmidasforexdaytradingin2784]

🐐

[@gobot581]

Rays in game shape.

[@staceywillis546]

My favorite player ever D.Rose

[@janierorodriguez4173]

Raymon Felton !

[@edgartorres3519]

Imagine hitting your prime at 22 🎉🎉

[@moballardful]

He didn't even do that. He was just that superior that you THINK it was his prime. We never saw his prime to this day.

[@zenkai8247]

I remember before D Rose got injured, everyone was pointing out how he constantly landed awkwardly and it was only a matter of time before he'd get injured. That's why I don't think he belongs in the debate over who's the biggest what if in NBA history.

[@goodmoney7861]

Dawg Aj gotta funny voice

[@kennethallen5500]

Kyrie, CP3 and others ducked him, only player that was with the shit was Russ

[@dannydaphantom2362]

Kyrie never ducked d rose my boy, stop that bull shit

[@dw4867]

Drose himself said his toughest match-up was Rondo, you don't get that respect by ducking those games.

[@dannydaphantom2362]

@@dw4867 I’m gonna say it again, Kyrie never ducked d rose,

[@dannydaphantom2362]

@@dw4867 what does that mean, honestly only pg he really had to match up with was deron Williams and Chris Paul and he wasn’t really doing nothing when he match up against them

[@sosablake5865]

Thank you for that DRose part I’m tired of arguing this let a nba player tell it

[@charmsjs26]

What sad is Derrick Rose never reached his prime because of injuries...I still be saying what if when it comes to him

[@highflyerpigeonsmelbournei4932]

D rose we can only imagine what if ...... hey we be happy we saw greatness amen 🍻

[@OnlyOneCorb]

We gotta go back and look at the “injury” report for teams back then to find names 😂

[@MrRufusRToyota]

The Gale Sayers of basketball.

[@MattBooher-ng4qi]

Hey I gotta tip my hat to Drogic for even attempting to block that. I want that guy on my team.

[@morpheusmamba3138]

Is that Raymond Fullton?

[@joshuablack8221]

My dad had just passed away and my boys came out and made me go out to watch the layoffs cuz I love basketball and they knew I loved Rose. That was the day he tore his shit up and it killed me, mang 😞 Man… Rose was on his way to the HOF, no doubt 💯

[@therealdonaldtrump1646]

Is that Cedric the Entertainer?

[@bigblack4001]

There’s a lot famous Chicagoans…But the names I’ve heard the most over the years, Chaka Khan,Isiah Thomas,Bernie Mac,Kanye West and D Rose…D Rose style of play mirrors the infamous Englewood neighborhood…I’ve seen that toughness,form on his jumper and speed off the dribble back in the 70s…He’s Chicagos native son, and that’s why we cheer for.

[@loficistudio001]

norris cole even said same thinggg

[@ColdHoops]

Not a D-Rose fan but I wished Chicago made the Finals in 2015. Them vs the Warriors or Clippers was my dream Finals for that season

[@Duffield_World89]

People forgot about Drose in his prime he was unguardable

[@user-rx7hn9li5c]

Damn Raymond!!!!! That weight bruh??? Push away from the table.

[@Cmelo7100]

Bro I thought I was trippin. He is huge now

[@foeevafried]

Lookin like t rex

[@EnriqueHombre]

D Rose highlights was the only time I bumped J Cole

[@bbqnice1]

How did they draft Tony Douglas instead of Steph Curry?

[@Cellynoseitall]

D rose was on course to be the greatest facts

[@duffman1876]

They glaze for Stephanie na but real ones know it was D-Rose!!!😤🍻🍺

[@GodSon91]

I will always say out of any guard NBA History I’ll take prime D Rose 🌹 to go at anybody

[@jacklauren9359]

Them burgers making Felton fat as fack 😂 never stop from being a pro to even retirement 😂

[@gmallory]

We need to find real life examples lol

[@rickyvalle21]

I keep hearing about players having the flu playing against MVP D Rose but I look back at the game logs and nobody of worthy was trying to dodge him. Can anybody else do some research because I’m finding nothing of players avoids D Rose. It’s mostly players that are not in the rotation and players that are expected to be out vs D Rose.

[@vendetta3061]

Check 2012. It’s the year after winning MVP that everyone ducked him

[@biggmikeization]

Bro everybody running wit dis cap ass story is crazy I love Pooh man I’m from da southside of Chicago so our love for him is immense but I don’t kno where mfs is getting dis from 🤣

[@ricardovalle960]

@@vendetta3061 couldn't find anything either.

[@luisg11]

@rickyvalle21 yea I watched his career with the bulls living in the Chicago area and don’t remember players not playing. I mean guys never ducked MJ, so I don’t think people was ducking D Rose and I love Rose.

[@LouCain717]

​@@biggmikeizationhow the fuck y'all gone tell several different NBA players they was wrong, like y'all was on the teams in those locker rooms, y'all clowned tf out

[@jamesadams9403]

As a Chicagoan I will never forgive Thibs for having him in the game with that lead.

[@vlonethug6175]

is drose the 2nd greatest bull of all time?

[@williepaul9785]

Crazy thing is they keep sayin his prime he never reached it

[@lils2332]

D 🌹 BEST PG ALL TIME YOU A REAL DUED TO ADMIT THAT BECAUSE ALOT OF PEOPLE DIDNT WANT TO PLAY D ROSE 🌹 HE IS DIFFERENT ROSE FLU 🤒

[@WallTrapMedia]

is speed and quickness, combined with his change of direction, ball handling, ability to jump well off one or two feet and, stop on a dime, finish at the rim around or through contact, and get downhill like a ball shot out of a cannon was transcendent. People compare Ja to him and Ja is an exhilarating athlete but he would not be able to withstand D.Rose. He was too big, too strong, and too fast for any PG. Westbrook would be the best comparison in terms of how his career could played out but Russ didn't have the ball handling and finishing like Rose.

[@rspkk0]

D Rose was too explosive for the human body. If in a hypothetical world he reached his peak, he could have dunked from the 3 point line.

[@mpuzo17ppxucxxlxcodz]

I wouldn't be surprised if Lebalco James put witchcraft on some of these elite players to get them injured Cuz he knew he could never compare lol

[@bricito]

I don’t think Rose ever hit his prime. He was only 4 years in before the injury.

[@bigdawg5150]

2:03 if y’all didn’t see that dunk he talking about man that shit was ridiculous. The sports world was robbed the day he got hurt

[@Eastsiderep40]

He wasn’t even in his prime yet really. He won MVP in 2010-2011 (3rd year) and then played 39 games the next year and after that played 10. He was done as far as being the MVP D Rose.

[@brandonberry7902]

That was that B.C Flu….. Before COVID Flu🤒

[@rickyricardo6730]

Mannn you hear about players fearing certain legends but you don't hear it about the self proclaimed g**t.

[@KingGeeKay]

Correction: DRose was never in his prime…we never saw it

[@kao856]

Ray Felton’s been spending a lot of time at the buffet

[@symbiote91]

I think Jeff Teague said the same thing on his pod dudes was really ducking Derrick like that lol

[@moballardful]

It's a trend to downplay the legends of the past but you got some that just can't invalidate and Rose one of them ones. Not a single point guard that was athletically superior since then because we only saw him before he got to his peak.

[@armin38822]

D-Rose was great but I don't understand why his dunk od Dragić is such a big deal. Dude is a point guard,a young european on top off it. Is not like he's dunking on a center or a big forward.

[@Chiefmane1]

They way he cocked it back

[@K0rbendal1as]

He was still on the way up when he dunked on dragic

[@driiixnlmb2300]

Yall think he would’ve won at least 1 title?

[@Chiefmane1]

Definitely

[@Shigami-lb6oc]

ROSE NEVER REACHED HIS PRIME HEALTHY...

[@derrickwilliams936]

The closest person I seen to drose as far as end to end speed and athleticism is monta Ellis!

[@diplomatboy21]

I said the same thing Ellis just didn't dunk like rose but far as speed and movement they are similar but folks said I was crazy but just look at hoe they played

[@derrickwilliams936]

@@diplomatboy21 d rose was just stronger. But speed and quickness was similiar between the two. Derricks first step may have been slightly quicker but athleticism was similar.

[@diplomatboy21]

@@derrickwilliams936 I agree with that also

[@dixianaslimm2630]

Westbrook!!!

[@drewilliams8918]

I knew Raymond Felton was gonna be fat when he retired…. He was a ham sandwich away when he was playing

[@brennanloder]

The fact that mid players like Theo can make money talking about the NBA should show you how much of a “trading card” league this is. Dudes get more known off they stories than the work. Bringing real niggas like Raymond on here knowing they ain’t cut from half the cloth as players from that era

[@RunYourRaceTL]

lol so you’re saying you rather us not bring content and stories from around the league. Because Theo only played 6 years in the NBA?

[@brennanloder]

@@RunYourRaceTL nah I’m saying this era where dudes who played less than a decade get validity is crazy…. It’s all good ion watch the NBA, WWE is more entertaining nowadays.

[@RVTV-xs4vb]

@@brennanloderbrah do you know how hard it is to stay in a pro league yet alone 6 years… I like this era of non superstars with stories about they time playing.

[@brennanloder]

@@RVTV-xs4vb yes I do I have MANY MANY ex teammates who’ve played 15 years pro so actually I do. These guys made a few big checks getting overpaid and now don’t even wanna play overseas cause of dumbass shows like this that 12 year olds watch and pad Guys pockets who like I said I know guys that …. Nvm anyway dudes get overpaid by the league and then paid again by 13 year olds and there views and sleep well at night. This is why the NBA is in decline. Don’t listen to me look up the numbers.

[@RVTV-xs4vb]

@@brennanloder god bless you brother. I love your passion for the sport.

[@IONTENNISTHAT]

Rose won 0 ECF stop capping

[@OmnipotenceOatz85]

Tf is this… i know this not raymond felton

[@that_robguy]

Lebron was better that year. Sorry bur D Rose shouldn't have won that.

[@re11o]

Raymond got fat asl but glad he still knows ball👏🏾

[@butts4653]

look man, i grew up during the Jordan years in chicago and remember them vividly....but the D rose era was the most exciting era of basketball for me. I dont know what it was about him or about that team or about that coach but goddamn, it was like basketball poetry. Even without championships, those years of bulls basketball were just fucking electric.

[@kidistight]

Those LeBron fans don't want to hear about this, because if Rose was never injured Bron would not have those three rings and his run to the finals would have been cut drastically.

[@dickgregory5431]

Lebron LOCKED his ass up n the playoffs

[@bigdawg5150]

bron didn’t want no parts of him until he was gassed in the 4th lol