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Derrick Rose has been a beast of the East this year. He has been so good that even LeBron James' teammates (Chris Bosh and Juwan Howard) have said he deserves to be the MVP over LeBron. Actually, Lebron himself has said that D-Rose should be the Most Valuable Player this year.

Derrick Rose has been a beast of the East this year. He has been so good that even LeBron James' teammates (Chris Bosh and Juwan Howard) have said he deserves to be the MVP over LeBron. Actually, Lebron himself has said that D-Rose should be the Most Valuable Player this year.

"I think [it's] Derrick Rose," James said..."What he's done for that team, with all the injuries they have and them being first in the Eastern Conference -- they're playing some really good basketball."

Just because James and some of his teammates feel as they do, if they truly feel that way, that doesn't necessarily mean they are right. Nevertheless, his play has been inspirational and his team has experienced much success. The Chicago Bulls are on every team's radar as a team that will be right in the thick of things come Championship time. Here are Rose's statistics through March 3, 2011. You decide whether Chris Bosh, Juwan Howard and/or Lebron James is right.

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