CSN's Chuck Garfien and Vincent Goodwill discuss the Bulls taking a cautious approach with Derrick Rose (knee/hamstring) and Joakim Noah (shoulder) in this edition of the Honda Road Ahead., presented by Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana Honda dealers.
Derrick Rose has been sidelined for the last three games due to hamstring soreness, and the MRI revealed Monday that there was no structural damage in his right knee. Coach Fred Hoiberg said he'll be a game-time decision on Tuesday, but like the Bulls always have been, they'll be cautious when bring back their point guard.
"It's all about pain management at this point," Goodwill said. "You want to take things slow, you want to take things cautiously, that's the approach the Bulls have always taken with Derrick Rose since the first knee injury and I don't think they're going to do anything differently now. You want him to be out there confident, you want him to be playing the way he played before he got hurt.
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"To throw him out there if he's not feeling 100 percent, I don't think it's worth the risk."
It's also not worth the risk to rush back Joakim Noah, who has missed the last six games with a shoulder injury. Hoiberg admitted Noah isn't ready to return to action yet, and will surely treat him no differently than Rose, making sure he's fully back to normal before re-inserting him into the lineup.
See what else Garfien and Goodwill had to say in the video above.
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