Derrick Rose says that the decision whether to play is his alone - Chicago Sun-Times

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Derrick Rose says that the decision whether to play is his alone - Chicago Sun-Times Apr 8th 2012, 01:26 BY NEIL HAYES nhayes@suntimes.com April 7, 2012 8:26PM The Bulls have gone 15-7 without injured guard Derrick Rose in the lineup. Rose might return today. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times storyidforme: 28573557 tmspicid: 10328771 fileheaderid: 4757688 Updated: April 7, 2012 8:35PM Coach Tom Thibodeau says Derrick Rose's availability for Sunday's game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden is a game-time decision. Rose said it's not Thibodeau's decision to make. "It's really not up to him. It's up to me," Rose said. "If I'm feeling good I'm going to play. If I feel I need some more days I'll take some more days. More than likely, I'll be out there." A full-scale practice Saturday morning at the Berto Center was the latest test to the groin injury that has benched Rose for 12 straight games. The All-Star point guard has been increasing his activity level in recent days and has not reported a setback. He has played 3-on-3, chased speedy John Lucas III around defensively and practiced with the starters. "It feels good practicing with the guys, interacting them," he said. "I ran the play sets again. To be practicing, it feels great. I feel like a basketball player again." Thibodeau said he'll have an idea of how much he wants Rose to play in his first game. After that, game situations will help dictate his minutes. "You won't know until he gets out there because of the amount of time he has missed," Thibodeau said. "He's never missed an extended amount of time like this before. He's been putting a lot of extra time in so hopefully he'll be ready when he goes out there." Rose said he will have as much input as Thibodeau into how much he plays. "If I do choose to play it's up to me," Rose said. "If it's a close game, no matter how many minutes I play, I'm going to want fight somebody to be out there." © 2012 Sun-Times Media, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be copied or distributed without permission. For more information about reprints and permissions, visit www.suntimesreprints.com. To order a reprint of this article, click here. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Donate to Wikileaks.

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