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Derrick Rose says former version of himself is 'not there anymore'
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Nick Friedell, Chicago Bulls beat reporter


MILWAUKEE -- Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose believes he is a better
player than he has ever been despite the fact he has missed so much time over
the past three seasons. And he is also convinced that his team has "something
special" as it gets set for what it hopes will be a long postseason push.

芝加哥公牛隊的控衛Derrick Rose相信他比起缺席了三個球季的他還要優秀。
而且他確信他的團隊存在某種特別的東西，這使得他們能在季後賽走得更長遠。

After scoring 34 points and playing a season-high 48 minutes in Thursday
night's Game 3 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference
quarterfinals, Rose said his body is feeling "good" and he is very confident
in himself and his game.

在第一輪對上公鹿隊的G3豪奪34分與上場達到球季新高的48分鐘之後，Rose說他的身體
感覺十分良好，他對自己以及場上的表現都很有自信。

"That player that you saw, that reckless player, I'm smarter now," Rose said,
comparing the differences in his game from before the left ACL injury he
suffered on April 28, 2012, to now. "I'm smarter. If I didn't grow in this
game, I'd be mad at myself. Just trying to take the shots that they're giving
me, trying to adjust while I'm playing. That old, young, reckless player that
you saw years ago, he's not there anymore."



Does he prefer the player he has become?

那麼他喜歡現在的這個球員嗎？

"I love this player," Rose said. "This player is better."

"我喜歡現在這個球員，"Rose說。"現在這個球員比較好"

Rose, who has played just eight games since returning from a meniscectomy on
April 8, is admittedly "very confident" in his abilities and feels he is a
"smarter, more effective" player than ever before. The former MVP has been
noticeably more demonstrative in the postseason, talking to teammates more
and showing more emotion. The 26-year-old admitted he is savoring this
season's journey in the playoffs after all he has been through.


whole perspective of the game and life is different," Rose said. "Especially
having a son. Your appreciation of the game, your appreciation of the fans
and just seeing everybody jump off the wagon, get back on the wagon, it's
fun. It's fun. It's part of it. You can't get mad at people. You can't get
mad at the fans. People are always going to have opinions, so it's just funny
to hear the opinions and get motivated by them."



Rose acknowledged that the minutes restriction he was under for the first few
months of the season, handed down by the Bulls' front office over the summer,
might have been part of the reason he is having success later in the season.
But even he is unsure just how much of an impact it has had given how many
games he missed. Rose missed 31 regular-season games this season because of
various injuries.

Rose認為過去幾個月公牛隊高層限制他的上場時間或許是他之後成功的部分原因之一。
但他不確定多少的身體衝擊會導致他缺席多少比賽。Rose在例行賽因為不同的傷病共
缺席了31場比賽。

"Probably so," Rose said of the restrictions helping. "Who knows? Just every
minute off the court is going to help you if you do it the right way and you
recover the right way, so who knows? We're performing well right now, so I
guess."



Rose has talked throughout the season about how his mentality has changed
because of all the injury hurdles he has dealt with, but his outward
confidence has never been shaken. He has always believed he is still one of
the best players in the game.

Rose談到由於他在球季克服了各式各樣的傷勢，心境上也跟著變化，但他對外展現的自信
可從來沒少過。他總是相信他依然是聯盟的頂級球員之一。

"Nobody knows how hard I worked. That's the fun thing about it," Rose said.
"That's the exciting thing about it. Nobody knows what to expect because I
don't know what to expect. It's kind of like predicting weather -- nobody
knows. All I know is that I prepare myself well and I have a lot of
confidence in myself."



In other Bulls news, rookie Nikola Mirotic is not expected to play in Game 4
on Saturday because of a swollen left knee and a strained left quad. Bulls
coach Tom Thibodeau said Mirotic has not been able to do any running yet.

至於其他的公牛隊消息，新秀Nikola Mirotic應該不會在G4上場，因為他扭傷的左膝依然
很酸痛。公牛教頭Tom Thibodeau說Mirotic直到現在都還不能跑。

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