The Bernstein Brief: Hard Pass On Derrick Rose Return To Bulls

By Dan Bernstein--
CBSChicago.com senior columnist

(CBS) Amid all kinds of reports regarding the next landing spot for free agent Derrick Rose, USA Today's Sam Amick added intrigue Thursday when he tweeted this:

"Derrick Rose likely will pick team this weekend, I'm told. Cavs, Lakers, reported, but talks w/his agent, BJ Armstrong, & Bulls too."

Bulls? Let's hope not.

It's a tank year for them after the Jimmy Butler trade, and it's possible that some in the organization could see Rose still being a draw for a certain bloc of intractable fans for whom he can do no wrong even after his game and body crumbled and he was embroiled in a lurid civil rape trial. It's not worth it, however, and the temptation should be avoided.

Rose's departure felt like a weight being lifted after years of his various injury cycles and bizarre and confusing statements almost every time a microphone was in front of him. It was always something with him, and it was enough, here.

It remains enough. Hard pass.

Dan Bernstein is a co-host of 670 The Score's "Bernstein and Goff Show" in afternoon drive. You can follow him on Twitter  @dan_bernstein and read more of his columns here.

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