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Rose: I can only open one eye, but 'I think I could play pretty good'

You don't need binoculars to see how confident Rose is in his abilities.

Derrick Rose doesn't yet know if he'll be ready to play in the Bulls' regular season opener on Oct. 27, but if it were up to him, he'd try to do so even with only one good eye.

Rose is out of action after suffering an orbital bone fracture during the first practice of the season, but was in good spirits in speaking with reporters after Thursday's practice, and seems very eager to get back to participating.

Rose: "I can’t open my other eye.