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Celtics Interested in Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau to Replace Doc Rivers?

Like the Boston Celtics aren’t already linked to enough mayhem. Boston and the Los Angeles Clippers are currently engaged in talks about a trade that would send Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers (and potentially Paul Pierce) to Tinseltown in exchange for DeAndre Jordan and Caron Butler, among other pieces, one of which the Celtics had [...]

Derrick Rose Will Silence Doubters Next Season Now That He's Healthy

Derrick Rose is finally back in MVP form, over 13 months after infamously tearing his ACL in the Chicago Bulls' first game of the first round of the 2012 NBA playoffs. His head coach, Tom Thibodeau, told Jon Greenberg of ESPN Chicago...Show More Summary

Tom Thibodeau Says Derrick Rose Back to His Explosive Self

Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau Says Derrick Rose Is Back

Derrick Rose is officially back, and not a moment too soon. Really, he’s four-plus months late, but whatever. Speaking with Jon Greenberg of ESPNChicago.com, Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said that Rose was himself again: The old Derrick Rose is back. Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Rose’s speed and explosiveness are back to [...]

Tom Thibodeau Claims Derrick Rose's Speed and Explosiveness Have Returned

Derrick Rose may have missed the entire 2012-13 season while slowly recovering from his torn ACL, but the Chicago Bulls point guard has reportedly hit the final step in his process. He's regained his confidence. According to a report...Show More Summary

Tom Thibodeau, Monty Williams to Join Team USA Staff

Tom Thibodeau hasn’t been an NBA head coach for that long, but he’s certainly very respected around the league. Playing without Derrick Rose all season long, the Bulls were still plenty competitive. Thibodeau has made such an impression that he has been asked to join the Team USA coaching staff. Tom will also be joined [...]

Tom Thibodeau and Monty Williams Reportedly Join Team USA Coaching Staff

Chicago Bulls: It's Amazing That They Went as Far as They Did This Season

For the third straight season under Tom Thibodeau the Bulls made it to the NBA playoffs. And for the second time in three years, the Bulls made it past the first round. Sounds like a nice accomplishment right? Well let me stop you right there. Show More Summary

Team USA Basketball: Why Tom Thibodeau Would Be a Great Hire as an Assistant

It is being reported by ESPN that Mike Krzyzewski has signed on to coach Team USA for the 2014 World Cup of Basketball and the 2016 Olympic Games. Already, speculation is arising as to whom Coach K will choose to be on his coaching staff. Show More Summary

Pacers will try to leverage size advantage over dominant Heat

The Indiana Pacers had the No. 1 defense in the NBA this season and just shut down Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks over six games. The Miami Heat had the league's No. 1 offense and just dispatched Tom Thibodeau's D in five. The trump card in the Eastern Conference finals, tipping off Wednesday (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT) in Miami, may be the four-time MVP.

If Tom Thibodeau Was Okay with Derrick Rose Saga, We Should Be Too

When the final horn sounded and the Miami Heat bounced the Chicago Bulls from the 2013 NBA playoffs, Derrick Rose had not played a single minute of the 2012-13 campaign. His ACL rehab and highly anticipated return cast a shadow over the entire season, and when he was medically cleared to play in March, his absence fueled a growing controversy. Show More Summary

Tom Thibodeau Supports Derrick Rose’s Decision to Sit Out the Season

Tom Thibodeau is glad Bulls were cautious with Derrick Rose

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was ruled out of the team’s 94-91 loss in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat, meaning he officially missed the entire season after undergoing ACL surgery on May 12, 2012. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said the team was right to take a cautious approach with its [...]

Tom Thibodeau and Co. Defend Derrick Rose Decision After Game 5 Defeat

The Chicago Bulls bowed out of postseason play when they fell to the Miami Heat by a final score of 94-91 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, but if anybody thought that elimination would finally put an end to all of the questions Tom Thibodeau and his team have had to answer about Derrick Rose, think again. Show More Summary

Tom Thibodeau Insists Bulls Haven’t Run Out of Steam

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The theme for Game 4? It's no mystery. A placard has been left on every United Center seat that says: NEXT MAN UP. So does that mean Vladimir Radmanovic should be ready to take on the Heat on Monday night? Tom Thibodeau probably won't go that far into his bench. "We believe in it," Thibodeau said of the slogan. Show More Summary

Why The Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat Series Isn’t All That Rough?

Raw intensity, and physical play, have stamped the Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls playoff series, which continues with Game 4 tonight (Miami leads, 2-1). The shorthanded Bulls and their defense-first coach, Tom Thibodeau, know there’s only one way they can beat the Heat: by beating them up. Show More Summary

Tom Thibodeau Fined $35K For Criticizing Refs

Being on the losing end of a tough playoff game has to very frustrating for a coach. Down 2-1 to the Heat, Tom Thibodeau of the Bulls was fed up following game 3. After Nazr Mohammed was ejected for showing LeBron, Thibs sounded off in the post-game presser. Tom felt as if LeBron flopped and [...]

Bulls Coach Tom Thibodeau Got Fined $35,000 For Saying LeBron James Flopped On This Play

Chicago Bulls center Nazr Muhammad got ejected from Game 3 on Friday night for shoving LeBron James to the ground. After the game, coach Tom Thibodeau called LeBron out for flopping, saying, " From my angle, I saw a guy basically flop. Show More Summary

Tom Thibodeau's 4-Step Guide to Stopping LeBron James

In the past three years, Tom Thibodeau has situated himself as one of the league’s best coaches. A primary reason for this has been his ability to stop LeBron James. Ok —“stop” may be an overstatement, but no coach has contained him quite like Thibodeau. Show More Summary