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Before Eddie Jones and Chris Webber, there was Jalen Rose.
Rose was this season's first prominent buyout case, securing his release from the Knicks in November and choosing Phoenix over Miami and Detroit. Yet he's averaging only 9.3 minutes in 20 games for the Suns, finding it difficult at 34 years old to adapt to Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo system and thus failing to crack his rotation.
This has prompted Rose's new team to make a rather noble pitch. The Suns, according to NBA front-office sources, have offered to help Rose find a new home -- via trade or perhaps even by setting him free to sign elsewhere -- if he came to them with a desire to chase a title somewhere else.
But Rose has rejected those offers to date, sticking to his belief that he'll eventually play meaningful minutes for Phoenix as the playoffs draw closer.
"I'm happy here," Rose says. "Mike and my teammates are and have been great -- and I believe we're going to win it all."
Oh. And one more thing.
"I will be a factor here," Rose said. "Trust me."