Bulls point guard Derrick Rose practiced for the second straight day on Monday, but still isn't back to 100 percent.

His ankle injury is still bothering him.

"I told you, I'm like an old man out there," Rose joked to the Associated Press. "I have to wait 20, 30 minutes into practice where I'm really loosened up. I have to stretch a lot."

Chicago coach Vinny Del Negro plans to keep an eye on Rose's ankle over the first few weeks of the season.

"His ankle was a little sore until he got it loose this morning, but then once he got it loose, he was fine," Del Negro said. "I think that will be a continual process for a while. He's out of condition a little bit -- the way we want to play and how we want him to play, get after the ball defensively. He's rusty, so these next two days hopefully he can build like he did today and get better."