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OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:57 am
by Raps Militia
Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He’ll Be FiredPeople close to Tom Thibodeau are convinced that the Bulls will fire him after the season is over, writes Grantland’s Zach Lowe, who notes that the Bulls front office has continually batted down persistent rumors of a rift with the coach. The Bulls are in as strong a position as they’ve been in some time with a 3-0 series lead on the Bucks and a presumptive matchup with LeBron James and the Cavs looming, as Lowe examines. Still, few around the NBA expect the former Coach of the Year to be back in Chicago next season, according to Tim Bontemps of the New York Post, who notes that many view Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg as the likely replacement for Thibodeau.
The news jibes with several reports from the past few months. Marc Stein of ESPN.com wrote earlier this month that the Bulls and Thibodeau were “widely expected” to part ways and K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune in January described the relationship between Thibodeau and the front office as “beyond repair,” which drew a denial from GM Gar Forman. In any case, it would appear the onus to cut ties would be on the team, as Johnson recently surmised that the coach probably wouldn’t walk away from the job if it were entirely up to him.
The Magic have interest in Thibodeau should he become available, as several league sources suggested to Chris Mannix of SI.com and as Stein later confirmed. People connected to Thibodeau have explored the Magic, among other teams, as a possible landing spot should he no longer be coaching the Bulls, according to Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher. It’s unclear if Thibodeau would emerge as a serious candidate for the Nuggets or Thunder openings, but given his resume, it wouldn’t be surprising. Thibodeau has compiled a record of 255-139 in five seasons with the Bulls, guiding them to the playoffs each year in spite of a multitude of injuries to Derrick Rose and others, and before that he spent two decades as an NBA assistant, winning a title with the Celtics in 2008.
http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/04/thibodeau-confidants-believe.htmlWe desperately need this guy, can be our next coach?
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:59 am
by Risk101
Jonas would be playing in the 4th and Demar would be benched.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:00 am
by Raps in 4
Masai/MLSE don't have the balls to bring him here.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:00 am
by RaptorNews
Risk101 wrote:Jonas would be playing in the 4th and Demar would be benched.
DeCarlos DeBoozer
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:00 am
by yodude
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:01 am
by alivinglegend
He's managed to get a hell of a lot out of some pretty bad lineups in the past. At the very least the team would have a lot more heart than it does now.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:01 am
by WeTheNorth77
I'll even take nick nurse as the replacement head coach and fire caseys ***
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:03 am
by dozendonuts
alivinglegend wrote:He's managed to get a hell of a lot out of some pretty bad lineups in the past. At the very least the team would have a lot more heart than it does now.
Ahhh remember the Nate Robinson led Bulls that beat the Nets in the first round? He went MJ in that triple OT game.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:05 am
by Crazomali
He cant win with this roster.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:07 am
by ash_k
blank cheque
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:07 am
by TheGoodDoctor
He'd make Ross cry....actually even a 14 year old on Instagram can do that.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:10 am
by BBS22
If you're serious about winning, give Tom Thibodeau anything he wants on the coaching side and a 5 year deal. The dude can coach and he draws interest from superstars (LeBron and Melo). No one is coming over to be coached by Nick Nurse, Casey, Triano, and Smitch.
Easily Thibs would be the biggest acquisition in the past decade for this franchise.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:11 am
by dozendonuts
Crazomali wrote:He cant win with this roster.
The starting lineup for that 2013 team that went to the second round was Butler (before he was good), Hinrich, Robinson, Boozer, Noah (with a foot injury)
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:00 am
by Jeepescu
BBS22 wrote:Easily Thibs would be the biggest acquisition in the past decade for this franchise.
+ 1
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:15 am
by TheSamMitchell
Does Dwane Casey have confidants other than his St. Jude pin? Can we interview them?
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:39 am
by Clutch Carter
Thibs would be a gift from the basketball gods.... so there's no way we'd ever land him.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:25 am
by Naija Boy
Thibs is a big DeRozan fan, just saying, and he actually uses his **** bigs.
Keep JV, DeMar an PPat, pray that Cleveland mops the floor with Chicago, sign Thibs. That'd be a good start at least.
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:30 am
by Roronoa
We have to go all out for him.
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 12:04 pm
by DUNPHY
Please hire Thibs! Anyone that cant handle it can be traded
Re: OT: Tom Thibodeau Confidants Believe He
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:35 pm
by Young_Buc
Must get him. Easily would be biggest signing ever.
