CHICAGO -- And to think we were concerned about gummy bears. The gooey globs symbolized Derrick Rose's youth, not to mention his fetish for junk food and other health-unconscious slop devoured by teenagers. How long would he need to break away from just being a kid, particularly in a hometown that demanded him to be an instant cornerstone at an arena where a certain Michael Jordan is cast outside in bronze?Oh, about one season. That's all the time Rose required to grow up, eat right, stare down the NBA with those fierce eyeballs and high cheekbones and become the face of Chicago's stirring sports renaissance.




