Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose Rumors and News: Can Derrick Rose Play Well Together with Jimmy Butler?

Chicago Bulls new coach Fred Hoiberg thinks injury has kept Derrick Rose and Jimmy Bulter's play limited this season. And he still believes that these two one-two punch combo can excel when they get healthy again together.

"Derrick will miss three or four games and then put him back in and then just the style of play that you have is different. You have to integrate him back into the lineup. And then Jimmy misses a few games and then gets back in. So it's been a tough dynamic, and I think you saw a little bit of that [Tuesday] night with Derrick coming back for the first time.

"As far as anything between the two of the them? No. And I think if you asked those two guys, they'd tell you the same thing."

When discussing plans to work out together with Rose, Butler showed how he feels.

"That's more time that we can just spend together,'' he said. "We know each other's games pretty well from being around each other on the court, but in the offseason, it will let me know where he really wants the ball, what he's really, really good at, and the same way for him with me.

"When you're seeing each other work out and train, you gain a lot of respect for the individual because you see them putting in their time, you know what I mean? I'm not saying that I don't respect him, but if he sees how much I'm in the gym every day and I see how much he's in the gym every day, you know that you rhyme with that individual, and I think that's a very important thing.

"It's going to be great for both of us.''

Chicago Bulls (39-38) will play the Miami Heat (45-32) tonight at 8:00 pm.

The Bulls have won three of their last five games but they didn't play too well in Tuesday's 108-92 loss at Memphis.