Derrick Rose's Game-Winner: Was Chicago Bulls Star's Shot Actually a Good One?

Derrick Rose's game-winning jumper over Milwaukee last night caused Bulls fan to cheer. As a die-hard Chicago fan, I emphatically pumped my fist.

With that said, there are multiple facets about this end-of-game scenario to consider. You may think it's ludicrous to analyze Rose's game-winner because it went in, and that's all that matters, right?

Yes and no.

Yes, because the ball going through the hoop is the supreme objective in the sport, and no, because not every shot that goes through the net is a high-percentage shot in basketball.

Flashback: remember last year's Eastern Conference Finals when Rose took numerous late game shots with Lebron James guarding him?

The outcome was different last night than it was in the Eastern Conference Finals. Why was the outcome different last night?

Because Rose had the 6'1" Brandon Jennings contesting his shot last night, rather than the 6'8" Lebron James.

Truthfully, even though Rose had the height advantage over Jennings, Rose was fading away and only a foot or two in front of the three point line.

That's an undeniably challenging shot, even for the reigning MVP.

The concern here is that putting Rose in isolation has become the Bulls' live-and-die formula.

While it may work in the regular season against the Milwaukee Bucks (and a 6-1 defender), something more creative needs to be concocted to find success come playoff time.

Namely, against the star-studded cast in Miami.

Look, I firmly believe that nit-picking about these kinds of things is downright annoying, but this isn't a silly situation to speculate about.

Anybody who knows basketball knows that certain shots aren't good ones (even if they go in), and certain shots aren't bad ones (even if they don't go in).

Last night, the Bulls had 18 seconds left with the ball past half-court, and the shot they came up with was a highly-contested fadeaway from around 23 feet.

There are surely other ways to manufacture a higher percentage shot, and maybe the Bulls need to consider running a play, or at least create some distractions, rather than allowing everyone in the arena to zero-in on D-Rose.

Big-time players make big-time plays, and D-Rose proved that last night. But last-night's success in isolation shouldn't give the Bulls reason to continue using that same formula come playoff time.

D-Rose will always be involved in late-game scenarios for Chicago, but he's a point guard and should be used like one.

Have him run off a ball screen from Luol Deng or send Kyle Korver off of a flare screen when Rose begins to attack.

Ideas as such should be inserted to take some of the pressure off Rose.

The Bulls should undoubtedly relish in Rose's late-game heroics at the "United Center North" last night, but they also need to consider what types of shots create the highest-percentage for success.

Similar situations will arise as the season unfolds, and May and June will feature much more on the line than there was last night.