Chicago Bulls Report

Rose's pains could turn into gains

April, 6, 2012

4/06/12

2:34

PM CT

By Scoop Jackson | ESPNChicago.com

Frustration manifests itself in many different forms.

In Derrick Rose, it's coming out with every shot missed after his first full-contact practice.

An s-bomb drops. A ball is punched to the other side of the court. This is not who he is, but it is who he's become. Having the game taken away -- even by injury -- can do that to a person. It can eat away at the chillest of demeanors.

"Is it frustrating?" I asked him immediately afterwards. "Frustrating as hell," he said back.

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2011-12 season, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose

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