Derrick Rose tweaks jump shot in midst of shooting slump
Derrick Rose has connected on just eight of his 37 field goal attempts at the FIBA World Cup, but the former MVP was said to be upbeat after Monday's practice, as Team USA prepares for the quarterfinals.
DRose: "Tomorrow is going to be a different game. I think I found it now. Just changed one little thing." What? "You'll see tomorrow."
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 8, 2014
According to ESPN's Marc Stein, it sounds like the change has to do with how much air Rose was getting on his jumper.
Citing a team source, Stein writes that Rose "appeared to modify the amount of lift he had been taking previously on his jump shot in Monday's shooting session to guard against getting too high in the air before his release."
Rose has struggled with his shooting throughout the tournament, as he did in his brief comeback with the Bulls in 2013-14, but he and Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau have maintained that the point guard has less of a scoring role for Team USA and is using international play to prepare for his NBA return.
Still, USA coach Mike Krzyzewski admitted on Monday that he'd like to see Rose "go off."
Rose, who has been coming off the bench for the American team, will get to show off his altered shot against Slovenia on Tuesday.