I'm a Chicagoan and I love D Rose, but he's unfortunately not a hall of famer. Just too many injury setbacks, what-ifs, and ultimately not enough team success. Who's most beloved athlete this early part of the century? That's tough to say. I get the home grown aspect, but there have been winners in the Sox, Cubs, and Blackhawks that for those fanbases, those players will always be held in high regard.
He's a hall a famer. He also has two Fiba World gold medals as well in 2010 and 2014 to add to his resume.
I'm a Chicagoan and I love D Rose, but he's unfortunately not a hall of famer. Just too many injury setbacks, what-ifs, and ultimately not enough team success. Who's most beloved athlete this early part of the century? That's tough to say. I get the home grown aspect, but there have been winners in the Sox, Cubs, and Blackhawks that for those fanbases, those players will always be held in high regard.