May 29, 201511 yr It must have been a bad relationship. Five playoff appearances and now they'll pay him nine million to walk. Must be nice. I need a bad relationship in my life like that.
May 29, 201511 yr Saw today that rift between Thibs and front office accelerated in 2012 when coaches wanted to draft Draymond Green and team took Marquis Teague instead. Maybe they are mad at him because he was right. Lol
May 29, 201511 yr Scotty Pippen backs the firing... If Pippen thinks it was the right decision, it's gotta be the right choice, right? He's always been a faithful Bull....:sssh:
May 29, 201511 yr Apparently Thibs is going to pass on the Pelicans. Interesting...Any chance the Lakers would consider making a move?
May 29, 201511 yr Interesting...Any chance the Lakers would consider making a move? They wanted him last year but say they are happy with Scott now. I hope they look into it.
May 29, 201511 yr Bulls management "jealous" of Thibs? http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-bulls-management-could-never-accept-tom-thibodeau-s-success-053816326.html
May 30, 201511 yr Not sure I would want Thibs as my coach. Wears players out and is difficult to get along with. I think he is very over rated as a coach. He should get a good gig though because not all the GM's in the NBA agree with me... Would you care to elaborate on this thought?
May 30, 201511 yr I just think he has been anointed as a great coach without doing that much to earn it. Has he taken a team to the Finals - even in an admittedly weak Eastern Conference? He has the reputation of wearing out players in the regular season - maybe right and maybe wrong. I also think he concentrates so much on defense, his offense suffers. The Bulls at times were painful to watch on offense in his era. He also has this "my way or the highway" mentality with his bosses...not good unless you are Phil or Pop.
May 30, 201511 yr Author hn Paxson will choose another coach for the Bulls. lRelatedCHICAGO BULLSFormer Bulls coach Tom ThibodeauSEE ALL RELATED 8 Please hold your applause until the end. In a move everyone expected since, I don’t know, last summer, Tom Thibodeau was dismissed Thursday morning. He becomes the third real coach hired and fired since Paxson became the hoops honcho in 2003. I’m not counting Pete Myers and Jim Boylan because no one else does. I’m looking at Scott Skiles, Vinny Del Negro and now Thibodeau. Paxson has hired a taskmaster, a joke and a taskmaster. Paxson has fired a taskmaster, a joke and now another taskmaster. Paxson fired Skiles on Christmas Eve because Paxson’s roster wouldn’t listen to Paxson’s coach. Paxson fired Del Negro shortly after Paxson yanked on his tie in a near-fight or actual dust-up because Paxson’s coach wouldn’t listen to the way Paxson wanted players used. The latest failure from Paxsonpalooza comes about because Paxson’s coach wanted to win every game with Paxson’s players no matter what, forcing Paxson’s front office to impose minutes restrictions on Paxson’s players that Paxson’s coach had to obey. Paxson apparently didn’t know what Paxson’s coach believed in. How could Paxson not know that about Paxson's coach? That would seem like bad judgment in hiring and dealing with a coach. But not, apparently, to Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. Get a load of this statement near the top of the “Ta-Ta, Tom” press release: “While the head of each department of the organization must be free to make final decisions regarding his department, there must be free and open interdepartmental discussion and consideration of everyone’s ideas and opinions. These internal discussions must not be considered an invasion of turf, and must remain private. Teams that consistently perform at the highest levels are able to come together and be unified across the organization — staff, players, coaches, management and ownership. When everyone is on the same page, trust develops and teams can grow and succeed together. Unfortunately, there has been a departure from this culture.” That’s the chairman saying Thibodeau can’t work and play well with others. Sort of an “I confess, he’s the bad guy” take. That’s also the Bulls saying nyah-nyah-nyah to Thibodeau mouthpiece Jeff Van Gundy. The next coach to be fired by Paxson likely will be Fred Hoiberg, presuming he wants to make the jump from Iowa State. Another possibility is Alvin Gentry, working Steve Kerr’s bench for the Western Conference champion Warriors. But you know who Paxson should name coach? Himself, that's who. That way, the next coach Paxson fires would bring about significant change for an organization working on two decades without a title. Who becomes next Bulls coach that John Paxson will fire? - Chicago Tribune
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