I know the Bulls didn't play last night, but I have to comment on the news that Derrick Rose won the 2011 Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. I could spent a lot of time ranting about how Rose won the award so decisively, even though the discussion all winter was so divisive and heated. But since the discussion was, in fact, divisive and heated, I'd prefer to avoid it.
Derrick Rose Wins NBA MVP, Shows Some Personality While Doing So
Instead, let’s focus on the most powerful moment of the press conference: when Rose thanked his mother (it’s near the end).
As someone who has tried to get the “Derrick Rose Clutch Bot” meme going, I have to admit that it was kind of cool to see him tear up like that. It was one of those moments where you remember that it’s hard to root against Derrick Rose, the person. It’s not his fault that the idea of him as the shoo-in MVP of the league took hold way too quickly for anyone to think about their vote critically. It’s not his fault that the whole “stats vs. eyes” strawman debate raged all winter. He just came in and played his heart out, all while saying all the right things and leading his team to a regular season few expected them to have.
Now that he is the MVP, I say let’s put down the swords and appreciate that.
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