Derrick Rose Admits He Is Playing Poorly After Chicago Bulls 1-2 Start In The 2013-14 NBA Season

After a string of promising performances during the preseason, Derrick Rose admitted that he is struggling to find his groove, leading to a poor start for the Chicago Bulls in the 2013-14 NBA season.

In an interview with Nick Friedell of ESPN Chicago, the 24-year-old superstar, who is making a return from a surgery that repaired a torn ACL in his left knee, vowed to remain patient, but pointed out that he is not playing well for the Bulls.

"You can call it whatever you want to call it. I would have to [say] I'm not playing well right now," Rose said. "For me, just continue to go out there and take the shots that they're giving me. I told you, I'm going to wait but I'm going to have that breakthrough game."

After shooting the lights out during the preseason, Rose struggled to find his rhythm in their first three games this season, shooting just 28.8 percent from the field and 26.7 percent from beyond the arc, while also committing 5.7 turnovers per game.

Aside from his offensive struggles, Rose, who averaged 14.3 points and 4.3 assists in their first three games, is also struggling on the defensive end of the floor.

In their 104-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, Rose struggled to keep in step with rookie point guard Michael Carter-Williams, who ended up with 26 points to go along with 10 assists and three steals.

Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau also admitted Rose and his team's struggles on defense, but Thibodeau came into the defense of Rose.

"If you look at all the great players in this league you'll find that they've all had games like that. But when the ball's in his hands, which it's going to be in his hands a lot, more often than not he's making a great play for us. So if he has a bad game you're not going to overreact, you're not going to under react, you study, you analyze, and then you go back at it," Thibodeau said.