Would be AWESOME! !!! Team would be more focused more often. Tibbs already has ties here, so maybe just maybe....
Yes, we need him to shorten the careers of Dwight further lol. Thibs is a disciplinarian coach, thats ok for young or 100% healthy players but not ok for superstars with ego and injury concerns, thibs would probably drive them to the wall.
And this is why you don't extend a coach's contract at the beginning of the season. Tom Thibodeau might be available, he might not, the Rockets might want him, they might not, but at least they'd have the choice. Even Elite coaches can get fired if they don't get along with the FO.
I understand Thibs is leaving Chicago after this season, which is a well known fact. I am not arguing that. The Woj article offering no new facts, I am conspiracy theorying the timing of a such article.
I don't understand what was wrong with extending Mchale when they did. It was a vote of confidence after an unceremonious exit and played a big role in allowing him to do his job. All that at a cost of Les' money and the annoyance of some of the fanbase. Nothing else. If it comes down to it, he can be fired for Thibs or whoever.
I loved the JVG era with Thibs...but I'm not so sure he would fit with Morey and the analytical feedback loop
But doesn't it? It does. It offers the new fact that someone in Thibs coaching staff is paranoid enough/has reason to believe that his office is bugged and every conversation by the coaches is made known to the FO. It paints a very bad picture for the Bulls organisation. Everyone knew that the relationship wasnt good between Thibs and Gar but to even consider a bugging? Woj is the best source for news in the league. However his opinion pieces are a lot of times smearing campaigns of yellow press quality against his "targets" (i.e Lebron). He is not a good journalist, he uses his sources to mix in his "opinions" with facts and paint a picture in his opinion pieces that best serve his own purposes. (attacking those who dont oblige to his demands to bring him inside info). However in this article there is a nugget of factual information that is not his opinion. And that is the paranoid environment inside the Bulls organisation. (something that at various degrees has already been hinted at by other sources). And I bet that the next coach (hoidberg) the Bulls FO hires will sooner or later have to face the same problems as Thibs. Because the problem lies with them and not with the coaches. As for the Rockets hiring Thibs I don't think that it will be the best solution. Morrey is a million times better than GarPax but he too imo has a lot of control in the coaching decisions that someone of Thibs ego - especially after he has just been through with the Bulls- will not easily accept and tolerate.
He's telling the truth, by many measures Chicago's defense this year has been sub-par. A lot of that has to do with their injuries and Noah's decline, but you can make the same argument for us.
My main issue is that they did the extension in season (December). If you're going to extend, then it should be done in the off-season. If you don't extend by the time the season is under way, there's no advantage to extending at that point as the team is either responding or they're not. Extending doesn't make much difference at that point. Also the "lame duck" argument only applies if the players don't like the coach as it's a "vote of support" for the coach. Unless you're arguing that there was friction in the locker room prior to his extension, then extending him at that point doesn't really accomplish anything other than tying up a bunch of money and limiting your options. They should have either extended him in the summer, or just waited until the end of this season.
Don't let facts get in your way of anything. The rockets are a better team than Chicago. Chicago lost 2 games to the Bucks in the post season.
and? that means nothing. don't let homerism get in your way. they also destroyed them by 50+. I believe we were talking specifically about defense not the better team.
The Bulls defence is significantly worse than in previous years If it wasn't for Jimmy Buckets they would be out of the top10 in defence. Pau and Mirotic are very bad and letting everyone blow them by, Snell often snoozes off and loses his defensive assignment and Rose let's taller PGs abuse him. Noah is not the same as he was and the whole Bulls team have bad communication and don't seem to be cohesive. I watched every game of the series since I'm a Bucks fan. Take Jimmy out and they got nothing on defence. Esp when Thibs use the jumbo lineup.
so with that said, the bulls still have a top defense. and that goes to my previous statement Thibs defense is built on scheme's and tendencies as much as it is on players.
