Who's the healthiest Chicago Bull? Derrick Rose

Since the injury in the first round of last years playoffs, Bulls fans have counted the days until Derrick Rose's return.  The timetable for Derrick's knee injury was between 8-12 months so we waited.  We watched a Bulls team scratch and claw it's way into the middle of the Eastern conference standing.  Fans have seen an injury depleted team stop Miami's win streak, stop the New York Knicks streak, go up 3-2 in their playoff series against the Nets, but now we need more.  In game 4 we watched Kirk Hinrich  who has suffered through 8 different injuries during this season gut out a 60 min. performance that the Bulls desperately needed from him.  Kirk is rumored to have injured his calf which may keep him out of the rest of the series, and maybe the playoffs.  Along with with Kirk you have Noah playing on a bad foot, Deng with a bad wrist, and Gibson has a bad knee.  So who will come to the aid of the Bulls, well hopefully the healthiest of them all Derrick Rose.

Bulls fans have supported you all year.  We ignored the comments of your brother, we accepted that mentally you were not there, we even dismissed the fact that you shut the Chicago media as we thought that you were preparing for a return.  My message to you all many Bulls fans will tell you don't do it for us, do it for your team.  Do it for Noah who looks like he's walking on hot coals every time he runs down the court.  Do it for Deng who's wrist looks like it is about to fall off after each jump shot he takes.  Do it for Taj Gibson who has played with two knee problems down the stretch of the season.  Derrick, I'm going to show you something that you may not know.

Louisville player injures leg during game

At some point everyone gets hurt.  We watched Russell Westbrook who has never missed a game in high school, college, or the Pro's go down with a knee injury, We see players going down every week, so you have to know that injuries are a part of the game.  Many question the motive for Rose coming back at this point in the season, well guess what he's all we got left, he's the only one healthy.  We are staring our 3rd string point guard and our second string shooting guard.  This team needs a lift. Something more than coach Tib's can give them, more energizing than a 5 hour energy, we need our star back.