Derrick Rose Wants to Become a Three-Point Shooter

he can def do it if he works on it i could see him hittin like 2 a game an an average of bout 30% if he works really hard on it

This kid is amazing in how he improves his game season to season. If he keeps it up the next Wade comparison will make sense. Glad he resisted trying to bring in an established superstar because he’s just young enough to cede leadership of the team to someone like Lebron or Wade.

If he develops a solid 3 point shot, he will offically be unguardable. Forget the comparisons, you won’t be able to compare him to anyone past or present. He’s strong like Deron Williams and faster than CP3.

let the lunatic Bullz fans come here and declare the 10-11 ship his theirs to lose…LMFAO, Rose´s awsome but HAS A LONG WAY to go before he becomes an acceptable 3pt shooter.

yeah long way to go but it can happen. maybe try to be a great 20 ft shooter first before going the distance.. but coming off of the worlds i think he’s got a much improve D for next season.

Dwyane said something similar two seasons ago…..I would STILL not trust him with the game on the line taking a potentially game-tying/winning three pointer. Guys like him and Rose spend so much energy getting into the lane and taking contact that their legs are tired and shooting distance jumpers is not as easy for them then guys like Ray or Dirk who are almost entirely perimeter based.

i think this is entirely possible for him to b a good three point shooter not a great one but a good one

I’m surprised you would say that Eboy. Wade isn’t a perinial 3-point shooter; however, it is rare that I haven’t seen Wade hit a 3 when a 3 was needed. But then again, I credit that much more to him being clutch than being able to shoot a 3; Kinda like how Mike was. God FORBID Rose should aquire that ability.

Ronald he wants to improve on 3′s but i think he’s not gonna abandon the things you point out, the fact that the guy wants to improve maybe the weakest part of his game says a lot on how he wants to perfect his craft.. Back to DRose.. he has a great chance at becoming consistently deadly in 15-18 ft., but first he needs shoot by a jumpshot not by floaters..

Hursty.. If you made 2/3 at game 0/4 the other 0/2 the next and 1/1 i think that’s averaging 30% on 3′s you don’t have to take the same amount of shots for a certain average..

Derrick Rose’s pure commitment to the game! I love it! He’s only gonna get better and better every season, with Carlos Boozer he’ll average more assists too

Wade’s jumpshot is a mini KG.. Perimeter and Freethrows.. that right leg a little farther on the front and longer release of the ball.

agreed @J his form needs a total overhaul- don’t for a second think guys like Rondo etc. don’t have these same goals in mind as far as improving there shot, but the wrong form can only be improved upon so much. His shot is really twitchy, not smooth. And his rise seems heavy-footed if anyone knows what I’m saying

killa. im liking this

@ Way up north: Rondo was mentioned in the article? I didn’t see that. I though it was a Rose piece. Rondo hasn’t improved since he’s been in the league? He hasn’t been working to get better all the time? Maybe when the “same skill set that you came into the league with” gets you a ring, two finals appearances in 4 years, an all-star nomination, and allows you to be the best defensive PG in the league, the urgency to improve your shot isn’t there. Or maybe he’s stubborn and immature.

there always seems to be two converations in the comments section. One by guys like Jukai, Eboy, Betcats, J, making reasoned arguments about basketball and understanding most of it is opinion anyway.
And then there’s the guys who calls everyone who disagrees with them haters and calls everyone else names…playground kids essentially

And I agree with Overtime. Sadly, my first comment falls into the “playground kids” section. Derrick Rose will continue to improve in many facets of his game. But I don’t think he’ll ever be a legitimate threat from 3. Still, getting that percentage up to say, over .350 would suffice. His strength is his abliity to get to the rim, we all know that. Long as he has that weapon in his arsenal, he’ll stay deadly.

Cosign Enigmatic, he doesnt need to be a top 5 3 point shooter, he just needs enough for defenders to think they have to step up to him.
As for the A.I comparisons, I think thats apt. Rose is obv much bulkier and stronger, and maybe has a little better hops, but essentially same kind of player (though Iverson was already a better shooter y this point)

or maybe hes a problem in the locker room, quit team usa before he could be cut instead of accepting roles like rose, steph, gay and everyone else thats used to playing a bigger role on their team… and in my opinion to make the finals when you have 3-4 HOFs around you is not necessarily a reflection of his skills. Now i am a huge c’s fan and even like rondo and my comment probably could have been phrased better since i do think he has improved from the turnover machine he was his first two years, HOWEVER his biggest weakness (and what becomes apparently obv as the celts biggest weakness is when teams lay 15 feet off him or completely ignore him if hes off the ball on the wing) is his outside shot, and i understand the difficulties in changing form, but my point is how f-ing stubborn do you have to be to watch game film for 4 years, see that defenders beg you to take jumpers, and never make that jump after an offseason to at least get a midrange game. and id have to double check the stats but im pretty sure he has declined in ft% or at least not improved, which shows a lack of effort. Basically i see an incredibly talented, athletic pg who could easily be a top3 pg if he wasnt so concerned with letting everyone know that he believes hes already better than cp3…… And technically your right with all of his success so far he might not feel the need to improve, but thats what i see as the problem. And duh he wasnt mentioned, condescending maf-er, im just trying to make conversation

When his quickness starts to tail off, he may need a 3 point shot. But right now, he’s good with getting more consistent from midrange and getting to the basket at will.

D-ROSE WITH A LEGIT 3 POINT SHOT WOULD BE UNGUARDABLE! BOOK IT!

Its obvious that I must be the only die hard Bulls fan on here since I was born and raised in the Chi, but for all of you people saying he should work on his mid range game then I guess you guys didn’t bother to check out the article that was put together about the 25 best mid range shooters in the league! In just his second season in the league he’s already the 7th best mid range shooter in the league and the only PG who is ahead of him is CP3! Chris Paul was never as good of a mid range threat as D-Rose is his 2nd year in the league! D-Rose is coming for the best PG in the league title this year! Watchout D-Will and CP3 cause Rose has accomplished something that neither of them can stake claim too, and thats leading his team to the playoffs in his 1st 2 seasons in the league! He also averages more points in the postseason than both of those guys! So what makes some of you think that he won’t continue to improve on his already unstoppabale game! If he could just get some damn respect from the officials then I think you all will be very surprised at what his actual ceiling truly is! I’ve never saw a player get blatantly ignored everytime they go in the paint, and its not like he’s afraid of the contact because all of his layups come with contact! If you’re a true Bulls fan and just someone who watches when they’re on national TV then you know exactly ehat i’m saying!

co-sign Chi-town. I’m a die-hard Chicago fan also, can’t wait for this season.

No I’m not, Wade is old, and Rose at his prime will definitely be better. Brewer is known play good defense actually so yeah I’d place Brewer on him plus his D will get better with Coach Thibs. We might blow into 3rd seed or 2 depending on how the team stays together. We’re poised to get a top 3 this year or the next.

Apparently, school let out early today. Wow.