If you weren’t watching the NBA at that time, just imagine a player who’s younger than Ant currently is, and won MVP over a prime lebron james, while leading his team to first seed (over Heat) only to lose to a Miami big 3 in the conference finals.
Dogdaypm89
God I miss healthy D Rose
realjohnredcorn
fuck d, rose was nice
dfields3710
Funny enough, this is why I started liking basketball and the Bulls. Tho I wasn’t a big D. Rose fan, I became a huge Nate Robinson fan.
tuxedo7777
Pound for pound, inch for inch right there with A. Iverson & Isiah Thomas.
msizzle344
Heat have so many more free throws wtf, corrupt ass team.
Ok_Mousse4534
D rose made Westbrook seem like a normal level of athleticism
asianxxurlacher
Drose talking about why he can’t be the mvp of the league and winning the mvp same year was incredible to watch
SolidCat1117
DR was AMAZING. We swore he was going to be the next MJ. It’s a damn shame what happened to him.
He’s the reason I have Grizzlies flair now lol. He’s been my favorite player since those days.
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Heat legend Joel Anthony taking one for the team
fedaralala
never reached his prime unfortunately. this was just the best version we got to witness.
kapitan_buko
Windy City Assassin
pepsandeggs
Reggie’s laugh is so good in this clip lol
Dramatic-Ad2848
Joel Anthony wanted to show off in front of big 3
Tall_Faithlessness70
I still can’t believe the Heat were so starved for bigs that they had Joel Anthony out on the floor in the playoffs. I remember getting excited when they signed Greg Oden, so much for that comeback…
NBA2024
LeBron>Rose
Masontron
His knee injury really humbled him. Look how cocky he carried himself
theels6
Such a special player. The biggest if ever
OccidoViper
I dont know if this was the same game but I remember DRose either dunked or did an awesome layup over Wade and Lebron. Drose in his prime was fast as hell, but the torque he created from his moves is what caused his injuries
NoExplanation6203
I miss this era of basketball so much
DamageAccording5745
That was not even his prime. He never had one. We have only seen the beginning.
Efficient_Rope7173
Such an explosive player.
Admirable_Ad_1424
Drose has my favorite highlights package of all time
sharpshooter1230
people forget how insane that Miami team was, they had the best player (Lebron), a top 3/4 player (D Wade), a top 10-15 player (Bosh), it’d be like have Jokic, SGA, and Bam Adebayo in a same team
Shagrrotten
D-Rose out there absolutely raping that defense!
Dingle_Flingle
People say Rose’s MVP wasn’t deserved and justified. They did not witness his peak.
Dddddddfried
I have such a vivid memory of D-Rose cooking in this game until Lebron guarded him in the 4th. Lebron shut him down and the Bulls couldn’t generate any other offense. That’s when I realized how amazing James was, he wasn’t just singular on offense, but he could take out your best player on defense too
dokterr
Did he consent to this being posted.
midwestguacho
The rose that grew from concrete.
Inasty96
I’m glad I got to experience drose in real time
bobarobot
He was such a praaaaaalem
callisterart
Prime DRose was legit unlike anything else.
anon586346
Serving up a FACIAL!
sylviaplath6667
Once a year I look up 2011 D Rose highlights just to feel something.
>I WANT TO GO HIGHER!
Inevitable-Bass2749
Thinking about his injuries makes me really sad to think what we were deprived of as basketball fans. He was the next coming
UglyForNoReason
By losing to them? lol great introduction!
Lazaraaus
The really wild part of it is, we never really got “prime drose”.
Could you imagine a Drose who still retained that level of athleticism who got consistent time to work on his jumper + ancillary skills.
He didn’t even get to John Wall’s YOE before he was a completely different player and folks think prime Wall was short/not what it could’ve been.
Saintofdiamond
Yeah drose was a problem at the one because no pg could handle his quickness and raw athleticism. He was also a much better ball handler than let’s say Westbrook.
Kevdawg21092
yama bit
Skinny0ne
I would have given him my knees for him to keep playing at his peak
CO_PC_Parts
I’m not here to bash rose like half of the sub, it’s a shame he got hurt. I’m also not here to say he didn’t earn his MVP, he totally did.
But I will always remember watching this series and Lebron took on the challenge of guarding Rose in Games 4 and 5 and absolutely fucking shut him down. He shot 1-15 with James guarding him. Rose couldn’t get to any of his spots with James on him. It was absolutely insane.
graveyeverton93
This wasn’t prime D Rose, we were robbed of that 😢😢😢 This was still developing D Rose! So could you fucking imagine how sick he would have been without the injuries from the ages of 26-30 when he would have been at his peak? Man, he would have been scary.
Obvious_Ad5365
What could have been man…
bythebeardofzeus_
Gale Sayers, Kerry Wood, D Rose… Chicagos had a few of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it flashes of generational sports talent.
BanananaSlice
Feel bad for the Bulls and Rose.
Rose could’ve been a superstar…
Phenomenal2313
People forget how great MVP Rose was , never really reached his prime due to injuries
Think of a combination of Ja/Ant/Prime Russell
SuspiciousPal
He was so nice to watch
Minimum_Inevitable58
The atmosphere of Bulls-Heat games was unreal in those years. All the regular season games had playoffs atmosphere. Even after Rose was out the games were intense as hell. I remember John Lucas III ate their defense up one of those games and led the Bulls to a win.
Those Bulls teams made every PG they got look good. I remember when Mike James came in on a 10 day contract and looked liked Deron Williams how unstoppable he was running the PnR with Boozer. No matter who the PG was on those teams, no one else could create their own shot so if a play failed then the ball always went to the PG to bail them out. John Lucas and Nate Robinson was almost certainly having the time of their lives getting that oppurtunity and they really didn’t disappoint either.
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Great time for basketball
Mfers really don’t know how good this kid was.
If you weren’t watching the NBA at that time, just imagine a player who’s younger than Ant currently is, and won MVP over a prime lebron james, while leading his team to first seed (over Heat) only to lose to a Miami big 3 in the conference finals.
God I miss healthy D Rose
fuck d, rose was nice
Funny enough, this is why I started liking basketball and the Bulls. Tho I wasn’t a big D. Rose fan, I became a huge Nate Robinson fan.
Pound for pound, inch for inch right there with A. Iverson & Isiah Thomas.
Heat have so many more free throws wtf, corrupt ass team.
D rose made Westbrook seem like a normal level of athleticism
Drose talking about why he can’t be the mvp of the league and winning the mvp same year was incredible to watch
DR was AMAZING. We swore he was going to be the next MJ. It’s a damn shame what happened to him.
He’s the reason I have Grizzlies flair now lol. He’s been my favorite player since those days.
Heat legend Joel Anthony taking one for the team
never reached his prime unfortunately. this was just the best version we got to witness.
Windy City Assassin
Reggie’s laugh is so good in this clip lol
Joel Anthony wanted to show off in front of big 3
I still can’t believe the Heat were so starved for bigs that they had Joel Anthony out on the floor in the playoffs. I remember getting excited when they signed Greg Oden, so much for that comeback…
LeBron>Rose
His knee injury really humbled him. Look how cocky he carried himself
Such a special player. The biggest if ever
I dont know if this was the same game but I remember DRose either dunked or did an awesome layup over Wade and Lebron. Drose in his prime was fast as hell, but the torque he created from his moves is what caused his injuries
I miss this era of basketball so much
That was not even his prime. He never had one. We have only seen the beginning.
Such an explosive player.
Drose has my favorite highlights package of all time
people forget how insane that Miami team was, they had the best player (Lebron), a top 3/4 player (D Wade), a top 10-15 player (Bosh), it’d be like have Jokic, SGA, and Bam Adebayo in a same team
D-Rose out there absolutely raping that defense!
People say Rose’s MVP wasn’t deserved and justified. They did not witness his peak.
I have such a vivid memory of D-Rose cooking in this game until Lebron guarded him in the 4th. Lebron shut him down and the Bulls couldn’t generate any other offense. That’s when I realized how amazing James was, he wasn’t just singular on offense, but he could take out your best player on defense too
Did he consent to this being posted.
The rose that grew from concrete.
I’m glad I got to experience drose in real time
He was such a praaaaaalem
Prime DRose was legit unlike anything else.
Serving up a FACIAL!
Once a year I look up 2011 D Rose highlights just to feel something.
>I WANT TO GO HIGHER!
Thinking about his injuries makes me really sad to think what we were deprived of as basketball fans. He was the next coming
By losing to them? lol great introduction!
The really wild part of it is, we never really got “prime drose”.
Could you imagine a Drose who still retained that level of athleticism who got consistent time to work on his jumper + ancillary skills.
He didn’t even get to John Wall’s YOE before he was a completely different player and folks think prime Wall was short/not what it could’ve been.
Yeah drose was a problem at the one because no pg could handle his quickness and raw athleticism. He was also a much better ball handler than let’s say Westbrook.
yama bit
I would have given him my knees for him to keep playing at his peak
I’m not here to bash rose like half of the sub, it’s a shame he got hurt. I’m also not here to say he didn’t earn his MVP, he totally did.
But I will always remember watching this series and Lebron took on the challenge of guarding Rose in Games 4 and 5 and absolutely fucking shut him down. He shot 1-15 with James guarding him. Rose couldn’t get to any of his spots with James on him. It was absolutely insane.
This wasn’t prime D Rose, we were robbed of that 😢😢😢 This was still developing D Rose! So could you fucking imagine how sick he would have been without the injuries from the ages of 26-30 when he would have been at his peak? Man, he would have been scary.
What could have been man…
Gale Sayers, Kerry Wood, D Rose… Chicagos had a few of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it flashes of generational sports talent.
Feel bad for the Bulls and Rose.
Rose could’ve been a superstar…
People forget how great MVP Rose was , never really reached his prime due to injuries
Think of a combination of Ja/Ant/Prime Russell
He was so nice to watch
The atmosphere of Bulls-Heat games was unreal in those years. All the regular season games had playoffs atmosphere. Even after Rose was out the games were intense as hell. I remember John Lucas III ate their defense up one of those games and led the Bulls to a win.
Those Bulls teams made every PG they got look good. I remember when Mike James came in on a 10 day contract and looked liked Deron Williams how unstoppable he was running the PnR with Boozer. No matter who the PG was on those teams, no one else could create their own shot so if a play failed then the ball always went to the PG to bail them out. John Lucas and Nate Robinson was almost certainly having the time of their lives getting that oppurtunity and they really didn’t disappoint either.
Damn time flies….