Why isn't there a NBA thread?

[TheGoldenBoy]

se7en7thre3 said:

TheGoldenBoy said:

It's Derrick Rose; the Bulls will obviously shut him down. He shut it down last year when he had the same injury even though he probably could have played in the playoffs. There's no reason to believe they'll handle it differently this time.

Last year he opted for the full repair of the meniscus, which entails a long rehab and recovery.  This time, as I paraphrased the Dr. on ESPN, it is very unlikely they can go that route once there is a reinjury, so they will snip a portion of the meniscus and Rose can return in several weeks.  

As for the Bulls and Rose being "extra careful", this is not as serious as the ACL or waiting for the meniscus tissue to heal completely, its a totally different case.  In fact, the injury is so minor, he has been playing on it for a while and don't know when he (partially) tore it.  Rosewill feel better actually than he has all yr. We'll find out soon enough though.

I'd be happy to be wrong and see Rose back but I see the Bulls being overly cautious and shutting him down. Maybe if they reach the Conference Finals they'd bring him back if they haven't already.