Derrick Rose has owned the MVP conversation nearly wire-to-wire, and all it took was a consistent jumper which he crafted over the summer. The result — averages of 25.1 points, 7.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds, the eastern conference crown, and way more highlights.
Just a season ago, perimeter defenders didn’t bite hard on a Rose pull up jumper from the arc. Now, even the fleet-footed and quick handed Rajon Rondo has to make a split second decision when guarding Rose to either play the pull up or to defend the drive. As you can see here, Rondo guessed completely wrong.
