Dec. 03--Derrick Rose doesn't have a high tolerance for pain and the Bulls would be better served to sit him until he's fully healthy, Rose's former college coach said while defending him on the radio Wednesday.
Former Memphis and current Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari discussed Rose's injury history during an appearance on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd."
"I coached Derrick, so here's what I know. He will defer to his team. Now I will say this, and he knows this, he doesn't have a real high pain threshold," Calipari said. "He's one of those guys, and while he's getting injured, he knows 'I gotta be right.'
"When you're an athlete like Derrick Rose, it is really important that you're healthy. He's beating you with speed, with explosiveness. And if I'm the Bulls, I don't want him at 70 percent. We gotta get him at a 100. But it was a freak hit to his eye."
"Oh come on," Cowherd shot back.
"It was a freak hit," Calipari said. "Let me say this: They're going to win because of Derrick Rose. You watch."
Rose and Calipari reached the national championship during their one season together in 2007-08.
