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Is Derrick Rose Treated Unfairly in NBA?

SodaHead Sports 2012/04/16 19:00:00
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As we've covered in the past, Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose and the NBA referees don't always see eye-to-eye. That's usually because Rose is too busy getting blindsided with an unsuspecting hard foul -- or so he says. In the final five minutes of yesterday's Bulls Vs. Pistons game, Detroit forward Charlie Villanueva hit Rose on his way to the basket, causing a deep gash in the bridge of his nose.

Rose certainly wasn't happy, even after Villanueva received a flagrant foul. All sports is physically taxing on the body, including basketball, but Rose thinks that doesn't mean he should be taking more hard fouls than any other "superstar" (his words, not ours) in the league. On the bright side for Rose and the Bulls, they beat the Pistons in overtime to win their third straight game and look to have momentum heading into the playoffs.

But Rose may actually have a point. In today's NBA, which is far less physical than the game of the 1990s, he takes way too many hard fouls. Some go unpunished, some don't. At the same time, a "superstar" in reality shouldn't get special treatment, although that's not always the case. But can we really blame Derrick Rose, who's just looking out for the best interest of his health and young career?

Is Derrick Rose Treated Unfairly in NBA
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  • Dave 007 2012/04/22 11:51:52
    No
    Dave 007
    Poor, poor Derrick. Take your money and shut up.
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  • sisst 2012/04/20 23:16:05
    No
    sisst
    No he is is not treated unfairly. He is the one that cries and complains like a baby everytime he gets fouled. He sucks and the Bulls suck; if you haven't noticed the Bulls play better when Rose is on the bench crying abot his injury than when he is actually playing.
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  • Tre 2012/04/18 12:13:15
    No
    Tre
    When you are making millions, usin the word "unfair" isn't an option.
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  • nothingbutthetruth 2012/04/18 03:32:35
    Yes
    nothingbutthetruth
    He may have be treated unfairly with all the Fowl fouls and bash to his nose, but in spite of everything he kept steadfast with the game and came out victorious.(:
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  • El Prez 2012/04/17 22:33:24
    No
    El Prez
    They are all subject to the same referrees, sometime right and sometimes wrong. "Superstars" should get no different treatment than the rest. The refs should strive to do a better job. The league can make this happen, they did with all the complaining by the players. There is a lot less of that now. The "hachet jobs" should bring an ejection. That will cut down the violence.
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  • T 2012/04/17 22:09:26
    Yes
    T
    I do think that the refs don't treat Derrick Rose the same as other players, and that's just part of the game. The question isn't asking if it's wrong, the question is asking if he is treated unfairly, and since I think he is treated differently, he is treated unfairly.
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  • Tennessee3501 2012/04/17 21:46:19
    Yes
    Tennessee3501
    He should go to training camp with the New Orleans Saints and learn how to take his opponents who foul him out of the game - premanently!
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  • MathewsJamie 2012/04/17 18:11:11
  • dimwit 2012/04/17 17:59:03
    No
    dimwit
    The best players always have to deal with "hard fouls". The thugs on the opposing team aren't going to waste a foul on a player who is barely contributing to an opponents game.
    What Rose needs to do is learn how to make the foul on him as unpleasant as he can for the cheap shot artist. All he need do is see how the better players in the league treat his team's thugs.
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  • nightowl 2012/04/17 17:46:37
    No
    nightowl
    Yes and No. I'm a Bulls fan but I think that D Rose needs to stop complaining...not because he doesn't have a case, but because he will be labeled a whiner and lose respect from the league and the refs will harden towards him. He's just frustrated because he's missed so many games and he's venting.

    He does get hit a lot going to the basket, true. But that's because he goes to the basket a LOT and forces too much....that's his playing style. Some of those hits are gong to be hard.

    He needs to look to pass the ball out more. Yes he already averages plenty of assists and yes he makes some amazing shots. But the defense tackles him every time because they know he's not going to kick it out. If he looked to dish out of the paint more, the defense would have no choice but to open up and stay closer to Rose's teammates....which in turn would open up the lane for Rose. Even if the one or two guys left wanted to hit him, they'd never catch him...he's too quick.

    All last year I watched him and asked myself, "How long can he keep this up...going one against three/four/five and hitting the ground as much as he does?" I wish I'd never even thought it because now I've got my answer... :-/ His game still has to evolve...if it does, and he survives long enough, he could be an incredible point guard.

    All that said, professional sports all need superstars, Rose is one...if the NBA doesn't want to lose him, they better start protecting him.
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  • BigKwell 2012/04/17 17:31:54
    No
    BigKwell
    +1
    He's just a big crybaby. Suck it up, loser!
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  • lovelygoddess101 2012/04/17 17:08:05
    No
    lovelygoddess101
    Hey, Derrick Rose, I'll switch spots with you! I'll gladly take millions a year doing nothing and just getting a gash on my nose.
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  • Sonic B... lovelyg... 2012/04/17 17:40:14
    Sonic Boone
    +3
    That means you also have to trade all his years of training, blood sweat & tears for your years of blogging and being hyper critical of issues that you may or may not fully comprehend.
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  • Robert 2012/04/17 16:57:22
    Yes
    Robert
    +4
    There are some haters on this forum! It's just plain disgusting. No basketball player should be fouled hard enough to get his nose busted. I know I'm going to get flamed for writing this but I don't care. If you want to see stupid hard hits, watch hockey. David Stern made a big deal about the character of the 1990 players and wanted to clean up the league's image. Get rid of the so-called street type ball players, etc. Now he has some of the clean type of players that he wants and he won't protect them when they ask for it. He probably hates on Rose himself. There is no place in this sport for these types of fouls. And just because someone makes the kind of money Derrick Rose makes doesn't mean they should take the type of abuse that he takes. This is, after all, basketball. Now, if he was a running back or a linebacker, etc., then it would be more acceptable. People who believe that he should take blood drawing, physical abuse are just haters and are probably sadistic. Derrick made his career choice and you made yours. Derrick didn't force into your careers, so stop hating him for his and his success. What has he done to you to cause you to laugh at the abuse that he takes? In the 1990's some players carried a hard image, would fight and let it be known that they would. A...
    There are some haters on this forum! It's just plain disgusting. No basketball player should be fouled hard enough to get his nose busted. I know I'm going to get flamed for writing this but I don't care. If you want to see stupid hard hits, watch hockey. David Stern made a big deal about the character of the 1990 players and wanted to clean up the league's image. Get rid of the so-called street type ball players, etc. Now he has some of the clean type of players that he wants and he won't protect them when they ask for it. He probably hates on Rose himself. There is no place in this sport for these types of fouls. And just because someone makes the kind of money Derrick Rose makes doesn't mean they should take the type of abuse that he takes. This is, after all, basketball. Now, if he was a running back or a linebacker, etc., then it would be more acceptable. People who believe that he should take blood drawing, physical abuse are just haters and are probably sadistic. Derrick made his career choice and you made yours. Derrick didn't force into your careers, so stop hating him for his and his success. What has he done to you to cause you to laugh at the abuse that he takes? In the 1990's some players carried a hard image, would fight and let it be known that they would. All we heard was how these players are nothing but thugs and the league needs to get rid of them, etc. Now Derrick Rose addresses his complaints peacefully and with civility and is called a cry baby by the same people who called the earlier players thugs. What hypocrites!.
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  • Sonic B... Robert 2012/04/17 17:42:49
    Sonic Boone
    Well said.
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  • Joshua ... Robert 2012/04/17 18:01:07
    Joshua Shaffer
    +1
    Rich people don't have feelings.
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  • Joey Robert 2012/04/18 07:11:52
    Joey
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  • DaveyJones 2012/04/17 16:40:42
    Yes
    DaveyJones
    +1
    He gets beat up going into the paint than Allen Iverson did when he played.....yet if you just brush LeBron you called for a foul.......BULL
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  • bruce d 2012/04/17 16:01:06
    No
    bruce d
    The rule hasn't changed , if you drive to the basket your going to get fouled and fouled hard !!!
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  • Mike 2012/04/17 15:32:42
    No
    Mike
    Ahhh poor baby derick rose cry baby
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  • michael johnson 2012/04/17 15:06:04
    No
    michael johnson
    Apparently he thinks he's supposed to get all those bogus calls Jordan got. lIke he didn't foul Craig Hodges, right? Bull-oney.
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  • Merhabi... michael... 2012/04/17 15:15:13
    Merhabi Daham
    Yeah, but...dude, Jordan.
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  • jacktown kid 2012/04/17 15:05:20
    No
    jacktown kid
    Get over it
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  • John Hall 2012/04/17 14:49:47
    No
    John Hall
    im a bulls fan and its part of the game you play hard and get hit hard .
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  • patsimmons 2012/04/17 14:40:04
    No
    patsimmons
    Who... Pete Rose?
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  • Andy 2012/04/17 14:33:07
    No
    Andy
    Didn't we just celebrate Jackie Robinson day in MLB??? He endured physical, emotional and racial conflict in a way D Rose will NEVER FACE!! And think of this...Rose is making $miillions...something Robinson never received...do you think that is Fair??
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  • Sonic B... Andy 2012/04/17 17:49:37
    Sonic Boone
    What does Jackie Robinson really have to do with this? Should football go back to the days of leather helmets?
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  • Andy Sonic B... 2012/04/18 04:18:23 (edited)
    Andy
    He feels that he is being 'mistreated'... yet he makes MILLION$$ a year. That is the price of being a superstar!! Jackie got paid nothing in comparison, and he had his life threatened!!

    Hard fouls....or.... death threats?? Tell me which is harder to deal with ??
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  • Sonic B... Andy 2012/04/18 21:09:43 (edited)
    Sonic Boone
    That's a crazy argument. For example, if a construction worker complains about safety in the work place, does that make him a crybaby? I mean, look at all the poor people who make so much less than him. How bad was it for construction workers that had even worse conditions than him 40, 50 years ago (prior to OSHA standards)? See what i'm getting at?
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  • Andy Sonic B... 2012/04/19 02:17:52
    Andy
    I agree with the issues of OSHA... but this is basketball...and he makes millions, playing a game that can get violent. That is what happens when you play a professional sport. Stop the cry-baby attitude and play the game you are getting paid Million$$ to play!!
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  • kyle 2012/04/17 11:09:46
    No
    kyle
    +1
    he makes money who cares if he is treated unfairly
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  • Jeremy Villa 2012/04/17 09:08:08
    Yes
    Jeremy Villa
    +1
    It’s the same as last year. Nobody wants to get down and dirty with them in regular season games. Their warts will show come playoffs.year dirty regular season games warts playoffs
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  • gregaj7 2012/04/17 05:52:05
    Yes
    gregaj7
    Look at Kobe Bryant's early career.
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  • T J 2012/04/17 05:39:34
    Yes
    T J
    +5
    You can blow on LeBron James and he draws a foul. Derrick Rose can get his head taken off and nothing happens.
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  • nightowl T J 2012/04/17 17:55:03
    nightowl
    Yep he does get a lot of calls...and he's twice Rose's size too. The same hit that knocks Rose on the floor would barely knock Lebron off balance.
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  • Joey 2012/04/17 05:18:19 (edited)
    No
    Joey
    Hit the wrong button.. but yes, they do. He gets hit like that all the time .
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  • westernslope~PWCM~JLA 2012/04/17 01:53:56
    No
    westernslope~PWCM~JLA
    Rose gets his calls
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  • Freeranger 2012/04/17 01:20:23
    Yes
    Freeranger
    +2
    Absolutely. It's part of those evil GOP'ers war of the Roses.
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  • Sterling Freeranger 2012/04/17 18:31:50
    Sterling
    It's all because he's black.
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  • Sonic B... Sterling 2012/04/18 21:21:09
    Sonic Boone
    Sterling, are you pulling the race card again? You might be obsessed.
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