It doesn't look like Derrick Rose's little brother is too happy with the way the Chicago Bulls have handled themselves during the NBA trade deadline.
Reggie Rose trashed the Bulls when he spoke to ESPN Chicago, stating that he didn't think that the Bulls had enough talent to put around Rose when he returns from healing his repaired left ACL.
"What have you pieced together? Have you made any moves? Have you made any trades to get better? You know all roads to the championship lead through Miami," Reggie Rose told ESPNChicago.com. "What pieces have you put together for the physical playoffs?
Reggie made it clear that he was speaking for himself but was not shy about letting his displeasure with the franchise known.
"Joakim Noah is a great player. Luol Deng is a great player. But you need more than that. You have to put together pieces to your main piece. The players can only do so much. It's up to the organization to make them better," he said of Noah and Deng, the two All-Stars on the Bulls roster.
"It's frustrating to see my brother play his heart and soul out for the team and them not put anything around him," Reggie said.
The statements from the superstar's brother were enough to prompt Rose to issue a statement responding to those comments.
"I have always felt that the Bulls organization's goals have been the same as mine and that is to bring another championship to this city," Derrick Rose said in the statement after he met with Bulls vice president John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman.
Rose has been on the comeback trail since he tore his ACL in Game 1 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs last season. However, he told USA Today recently that he would not return this season unless he was sure he could play at 110 percent.
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau wasn't all that worried about the statements made by the brother of his superstar player.
"To me it's not a big deal," Thibodeau said. "We all want the same things. We want Derrick's health ... and obviously, we're trying to pursue winning a championship. We share that in common. That's his opinion. He speaks for himself, not a big deal."
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