Don't count on Rose being patient

April, 14, 2011
4/14/11
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The great ones are almost always precocious. They reveal themselves early. Of all the things he does well, you know what Derrick Rose's greatest attribute might be: impatience.

At age 22, the one thing it appears Rose has is time. His window of opportunity is barely open.

Even so, don't dare expect Rose to wait his turn. He's got somewhere to be, like a winner's circle, and step on it.

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Michael Wilbon | email

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Michael Wilbon is a featured columnist for ESPN.com and ESPNChicago.com. He is the longtime co-host of "Pardon the Interruption" on ESPN and appears on the "NBA Sunday Countdown" pregame show on ABC, in addition to ESPN. You can follow him on Twitter @RealMikeWilbon.

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TEAM LEADERS

POINTS
Derrick Rose
PTS AST STL MIN
21.8 7.9 0.9 35.3
OTHER LEADERS
ReboundsJ. Noah 9.8
AssistsD. Rose 7.9
StealsR. Brewer 1.1
BlocksJ. Noah 1.4