Rose upset with Bull's bashing

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jalen Rose has already spent a lot of time
defending his character since joining the Toronto Raptors, the result
of what he believes was back-channel bashing in Chicago.

``I think a lot of bash work indirectly has been done the last two
weeks to try to make the situation seem justified, when in actuality
that was unnecessary,'' Rose said prior to his Raptors debut against
the 76ers on Tuesday night.

``I didn't build a positive reputation in the NBA for that to happen,
but it comes with the territory. Now I have a new start in Toronto to
show the people who I am.''

``I saw the writing on the wall from the beginning. Any time you get a
new GM, he wants to put his own people in place. And from the
beginning of the season the talk was about my contribution and my
role,'' Rose said, ``and that I may not have been a fit to what
they're trying to do five years from now.''

``I'm very excited about my new role here. When I was brought to
Chicago -- regardless of what was said after the fact -- I was very
productive there and I did everything I was asked to do on and off the
court. I'm coming here to do the same thing, it just so happens that
this team here has a superstar in Vince Carter,'' Rose said.