Derrick Rose Has Proven Himself To Be MVP Worthy... Again

Michael Jordan solidified his position in history as the most memorable Chicago Bulls player, ever.

He managed his talents on the court and his franchise aspirations in the corporate world to become one of the most important sports brands in this world.

Derrick Rose has yet to begin the expansion of his professional presence but as the seasons pass by, he is improving his court performance and giving the Chicago home audience a glimpse of a future Eastern Conference Championship run.

Maybe he got upset because everyone was giving Russell Westbrook, a point guard from his draft class, all the praise and attention.

Whatever the circumstances were that made Rose begin to compete like he was in the NBA Finals every time, may be the most important of his career.

He has come from that underrated position he has held since winning the Rookie of the year in 2008 and somehow is still being looked over for that MVP vote coming up at the end of the season.

He is one of the few basketball superstars that have taken his team to the top alone.

There are players on the Chicago Bulls roster that have contributed heavily to the cause, but there is a difference between the make up in Chicago and that of Boston, Miami and Los Angeles; Lakers to be exact.

It may be naïve of him to think that he can get past Miami and Boston without some additional star power but right now he seems to be trying things his way.

Dropping a career high of 42 points on the NBA’s best team (at the moment at least) should say more than enough about his character and drive.

He has scored 1,318 points this season at the halfway point, which is only 301 points less than his entire last season, and his free throw and three-point field goal percentages have increased dramatically as well.

Averaging 29.4 points against the projected Finals contenders (Miami, Boston, Lakers) should be enough to be mentioned on anyone’s A List.

It would be irresponsible to assume that he was a shoe in for the award because of players on the aforementioned teams such as Lebron James and Dwyane Wade, but the claim to the award belongs to the sole Most Valuable Player, not someone apart of an unstoppable trio.

James and Wade have performed at the heights of their game, each picking and choosing which moments to excel, but they have not proved that they can win it solo.

Miami's wins dropped dramatically when either James, Wade or Bosh are not healthy and in the starting lineup.

Kevin Durant could also be considered a front runner, but then again he has Russell Westbrook standing strong beside him and even though Westbrook does not dominate each game like Durant does, he is just as much of an asset to the team that the leading scorer of last season is.

When Carlos Boozer was out with injury, Rose was still able to pull his team across the finish line with the help of Deng of course.

There could be plenty of arguments made in Rose’s favor but only time will tell who the Most Valuable Player will actually be.