[外電] D. Rose在西岸接受專訪

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http://tinyurl.com/6hp76tf 談到很多他的看法對其他球員教練新秀得看法 LOS ANGELES – The dejection evident in Derrick Rose after the Bulls' Game 5 Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Miami Heat was tough to watch, even for the most hardened of journalists. Walking from his final postgame press conference of the season to the media room, this writer crossed paths with the reigning MVP as he left the United Center for the last time in the 2010-11 campaign and could offer few words to the inconsolable 22-year-old. Still, knowing his drive, determination and elephant's memory of moments when he perceived himself to come up short, it's a fact -- not a hope, a wish or a dream -- that he'll be better prepared the next time around. "It is what is. It's the past now. If anything, I've just got to keep working out and getting better," Rose recently told CSNChicago.com in Los Angeles on the set of a Hollywood studio, where he was taping commercials and doing photo shoots for Adidas. "I think my conditioning was a big part in me playing the way I played towards the end, where I think I didn't have enough in the tank and that's sad to say, knowing how far we made it and how close we were. That was the reason why. Stuff like that, I never want to go through that again. "If anything, I know that I'll be prepared for it. Or try to be prepared for it. Like I said, working hard and trying to be positive," Rose continued. "Of course, if our defense was a little better, but I wouldn't have changed anything for myself besides my conditioning." One thing about him: Rose isn't just used to success; he expects it. From his days on city-championship grammar-school teams at Beasley Academic Center and back-to-back state championships at Simeon Career Academy to a national-championship game appearance at the University of Memphis and last season's 62-win season, winning is a habit for Rose. That's what made the season, a vast improvement from the 41-41 campaigns of his first two years as a pro, so special for Rose. Not only did he emerge as a league-wide superstar, but on his team, he became a leader for the close-knit group. "Like I always say, you get [more] comfortable each year and with the guys we have on our team, you can curse someone out. It's nothing serious, it's just basketball. So, emotions are part of the game. So, nobody's going to take anything serious. So, you showing emotion towards a player doesn't mean anything. Just don't be disrespectful and you should know how to approach everybody," he explained. "Everything was smooth [at Simeon]. Everything was smooth [at Memphis]. Good guys and it has something to do with our ownership and management. They went out and they could have picked anyone, but they picked the guys that we have on our team and we just got cool with each other. "It was almost like a college team, where we were cracking jokes on everybody. People were like my older brothers on the team -- Kurt [Thomas] and all of them -- cracking jokes. It was funny, man. But if anything, I'm going to learn from that year and that's a year that I would always remember." Everything was perfect -- except the ending. Given the speculation that the Bulls will make a post-lockout player transaction or two to fully capitalize on their window to win a championship, the MVP discounted the notion that the organization needs to make major changes to take another step next season, whenever that will be. "I'm damn confident," Rose asserted. "Knowing that my teammates are getting better, I'm getting better and we've just got to go out there and ball out. "We [Rose and the Bulls' front office] talked a little bit, but nothing serious. It was too early," he continued. "We're good right now. I'm not worried about getting another player right now. If that's the case, they would have asked me or told me something about it, but I haven't heard anything yet, so I'm good." Rose has stayed in touch with his teammates so far this offseason, particularly Carlos Boozer, Joakim Noah and Luol Deng, and believes his fellow members of the Bulls' core group are on the same page regarding the work that it takes to win a title. "I try to reach out. I hear about people when they come back into town, but I talk to a few people on a consistent basis," Rose said. "[Mostly] 'Booz,' 'Jo' and Luol." "Carlos is in Miami, just relaxing, just chilling, working out," he said, defending the much-maligned power forward. "Chicago is Chicago. They just want to see you go out there and play hard. People forget that he averaged 18 [points] and 10 [rebounds]. Chicago is its own city. They want you to win, of course, because they're spoiled. We're spoiled, kind of. But hopefully that day will come." As for Noah, Rose believes the center, who will play for the French national team in a FIBA qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, will also commit himself to conditioning in order to avoid the injury problems that have plagued his career. "I'm very confident about Joakim. He's going to work hard. He's working hard right now, actually," said Rose. "He was out here [in L.A.] when I first made it out here. He came by to see me before he went to New York. Just talking to him, it looked like he's in shape. Lifting weights, gaining weight, but all the right weight." And while Rose was the league's MVP, he continues to insist Deng was the Bulls' team MVP. "I told you, he [Lu] was the MVP of the team last year to me. I always say that," Rose said of the longest-tenured Bulls player, who will play in the same event as Noah for Great Britain's national team. "I think he was consistent, played through a lot of injuries, improved his game, improved his shooting, where he's shooting threes now. Just everything. One-on-one game, dribbling, all that. He's coming into his own." Going down the entire roster would been too much of a task after nine hours on set, but Rose did note that he felt two of the team's veterans -- in fact, the team's only rotation players not under contract for next season -- Keith Bogans and Thomas, were unsung heroes. "[Bogans] played his role. Keith played his role, played defense, great guy. Talked to him today [Saturday], actually. But Keith is Keith. He's going to give you what he's got on the court when he's on the court. We just didn't have it in us to win that series," said Rose of his backcourt mate, who many think will be replaced in the starting lineup next season. "Keith, like I said, he's going to play defense, knock down shots, try to play hard every single time he steps on the court and be a veteran. "And you know Kurt, sets picks, pick-and-pop, that's him. That's him. That's his game. I'm just mad I didn't get a chance to play with him when he was younger," he continued. "They were very important." Beyond his teammates, Rose was almost wistful when talking about Tom Thibodeau, the NBA's Coach of the Year. "No better coach. No better coach," he repeated. "I'm riding and dying with 'Thibs.' "'Thibs,' he goes hard. He's in the office right now, as we're doing this interview right now. He's probably going to stay there until like 10:30, 11 o'clock tonight. That's just him. He's used to it. He's chasing the dream and there's nothing wrong with that. "He always delivers, man. 'Thibs,' man. He did so much for my game. Just making me a better player. Defensively, just learning the game. Offensively, play sets. Everything about the game, he teaches you. He has history, talks about all the other teams he's been on, of course, and we listen to it and just try to go out there and play the way he wants us to play." Not being able to communicate with Thibodeau -- the pair notoriously would review video together after practice in the presence of reporters, not to mention exchanging late-night text messages to discuss strategy -- is perhaps the hardest part of the lockout for Rose, who learned (as did backup point guard C.J. Watson, in L.A. to watch the famed Drew League) of last week's resignation of Bulls assistant coach Adrian Griffin from this writer, of all people. "Not knowing what's going on at your job, that's -- come on, man -- that's weird. Someone could be sick at your job. It's crazy, man," said an exasperated Rose. "Griff was a good guy, especially on the staff, but for him to leave, I know it's something personal, something serious and I wish him nothing but the best." Rose did pay close attention to the Bulls' draft and was pleased with the team's selections of forwards Jimmy Butler and Nikola Mirotic. "I think Jimmy is probably older than I am," joked Rose when asked if reaching out to Butler after the draft was part of taking the first-round pick under his 22-year-old, now-veteran wing. "Jimmy, he seems cool. Him and Randall [Hampton], of course -- my friend -- they went to school (Tyler Junior College, which Rose visited two seasons ago when Hampton went back to see his former teammates) together and Randall was saying before the draft, 'Watch, you all are going to pick Jimmy. Watch, you're going to pick him, man.' "'Duke' [Bulls director of international scouting Ivica Dukan] was telling me about him [Mirotic]. He was telling me he's a good player, good shooter, very skilled. Not that fast, but can really play pick-and-pop, smart player. He should be able to help our team with the way that he plays," he continued. "We were close [to a championship] and for us to bring other players like Jimmy and [Mirotic] coming in, in a couple years, it's going to help us." Not that continuing their upward trajectory will be an easy task, especially for Rose, who has a target on his back. The Bulls are now the hunted instead of being the hunter and with his MVP award, Rose will see even more on-court attention from their foes. "It makes you want to play harder, especially when you know somebody got better before the season or during the season. You can tell. If anything, it makes you play harder. It makes you want to go out there and get even with them," he admitted. "You can definitely tell in the way that they play the game. If anything, they try to be over-aggressive. I'm used to it." But even though they can no longer cruise under the radar, Rose insists nothing will change with the team's, let alone his, own approach to things. "You know how we are in the season. 'Thibs' kind of like brainwashes us. We could care less." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 131.193.31.154 ※ 編輯: eertllams 來自: 131.193.31.154 (07/15 00:00)