The Utah Jazz’s 128-125 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Halloween night was undoubtedly a rough one for the team and its fans. However, the 50-point effort from former NBA MVP Derrick Rose that led to his shorthanded squad’s unlikely victory was something any hoops lover could appreciate, regardless of affiliation.
It just wasn’t a revenge game, despite a tweet inferring as much from NBA analyst and radio host Ric Bucher. In fact, Bucher’s ensuing thread on all things Rose and Jazz was about as dumb as it gets.
Let’s back up.
On the morning after Rose’s big game, Bucher recalled Rose’s brief tenure with the Jazz following a trade last February and mused about what the Wolves point-man must have been thinking while lighting them up on Wednesday, as if it played a part in the theatrics —
For those who may not be aware: this was the 1st time DRose faced the Jazz since it got him in the Cavs’ makeover & then waived him.