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The Many Faces of Derrick Rose

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Kendrick Perkins Smacktalk

Kendrick Perkins should probably focus on getting the Celtics to start playing 2008 Celtic basketball instead of talking smack about Derrick Rose (aka your soon to be Rookie of the Year).

"Everybody has their night," Perkins said, according to the Associated Press. "I know it won't happen again. He'll never have another game like that against us."

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Derrick Rose Will be Named Rookie of the Year

I think it's safe to say (even though game 1 is not over yet) that Derrick Rose will be named Rookie of the year for the 2008-09 season. With 6 minutes left, he has 32 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds. Oh yea, this is his first playoff game EVER. 32 points is a career-high for him as well and there s plenty of time to up that as well. So there it is, Derrick Rose = ROY.

Anything short of that would be highway robbery.

UPDATE: Rose finished with 36 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds. He fouled out as well.