I am not going to use analytics or anything to make my point about Derrick Rose, I am going to speak in very simple terms that most people can understand.
Imagine you have been thirsting over an IG model for years. You have liked every one of her pics for two years. She is the most beautiful woman you have seen online. Then you finally meet her and you see a lot of it was filtered and photoshopped, she is still cute, but you were expecting a 10 and got a 7, so you are disappointed.
Now imagine your boy LeRoy from down the block set you up on a blind date with his cousin Charmaine. You don’t trust LeRoy, he has set you up with blind dates before and they have always been awful. The women have either been crazy, ugly or sometimes criminals. LeRoy keeps telling you this time it will be better, but it just keeps happening. But, you are desparate, so you go out meet Charmaine and she is a solid 7. She is nice and sweet, could turn into a 8 or 9 with some upgrades, but for now she is a solid 7. You are happy because she is cool, cute and stable.
2015 Derrick Rose is Charmaine.
Rose is playing very well in the 2015 playoffs (24, 8 & 4), but it has only been three games, so people need to settle down. They want the MVP Rose back so bad, that any time he does anything positive the latch on to it. It is ok to be Charmaine for a minute. It is ok to be Kelly Rowland while you work your way back to Beyonce status. It takes time, don’t put too much pressure on him or make your expectations too high, it has just been 3 games.