Derrick Rose thinks the Knicks are really good on offense. But that might not always be a good thing.

Rose suggests that the Knicks have become more complacent on defense due to their offensive prowess.

For what it's worth, Rose knows what it's like being a part of great defensive teams when he played under Tom Thibodeau in Chicago.

Via Newsday:

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“I played on teams where we couldn’t score the ball like we score the ball here,” Rose said. “When you have the privilege like we have to score the ball at ease, defensively we’ve got to make sure — coach has to make sure — he beats us in the head with defense all the time. We’ve got to be irritated by it.

“Offensively, I think we’re going to find our way to get better in areas on the floor, but defensively we have to come in like, we’ve got to be irritated by him talking about defense so much. That’s how I feel.”

Defense is one of the things that's holding back the Knicks from being a sure playoff team this season. Rose and the players know it.

The Knicks have still shown a good deal of improvement from a season ago and if they can get their defense playing better, they may very well have the playoffs in their future.