Bulls GM John Paxson has spoken with rookie head coach Vinny Del Negro about how Derrick Rose is being used late in games, the Chicago Sun-Times are reporting.

Del Negro had been sitting Rose late in the fourth quarter, while Paxson wants his key player to learn to play in situations where the game is on the line.

The following quotes are courtesy of WMVP-AM (1000) from Pax's interview with Steve Kashul.

"I've talked to Vinny about this. And our future is Derrick. There's no secret of that. There are times that I personally feel - and Vinny knows this - that I feel he should be on the floor at the end of games."