Tom Thibodeau

Derrick Rose sat out of the Chicago Bulls’ preseason bout against the Washington Wizards on Saturday night due to soreness in his left knee. Crap. Don’t panic, though. The Bulls and Rose don’t want you to panic. But you may be panicking, waging a war between yourself, the optimist, and yourself, the Rose realist. Personally, [...]

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 [...]

It’s almost over, but not quite. Now that the Miami Heat have eliminated the Chicago Bulls from the NBA playoffs, the Derrick Rose chatter can stop. Criticism can cease. The “will he or won’t he” game desist. It’s finally over. Except it’s not. Chicago went down against Miami swinging. Down 22-4 early in the first [...]

The Chicago Bulls have just five games to play and Derrick Rose continues to sit on the sidelines. Something must be wrong. And there is. It’s Rose’s knee. Not his relationship with the organization. With the former NBA MVP still out of action, fans and pundits have grown impatient. He’s cleared to play and we’ve [...]

Carlos Boozer’s stay in Chicago has been met with equal parts regret and hope. The regrettable element involves lamenting over Boozer’s $80 million contract. The ‘hope’ aspect is ironic,  being the result of an unfortunate series of events. Multiple injuries to Derrick Rose, culminating into one awful moment, has placed Boozer in a position necessitating [...]

September 7, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Jerry Reinsdorf knows what he’s got in Tom Thibodeau. After all, you’re talking about the guy who led the Bulls to records of 62-20 and 50-16 in his first two seasons. “Thibs”, as his players like to call him, spearheaded a renewed effort on the defensive side of the [...]

May 16, 2012 – Dan Favale The Chicago Bulls are screwed, there’s simply no other word for it. Word came Tuesday that Derrick Rose would be out between 8-12 months rehabilitating his torn ACL. From ESPN.com: “We’re at this point very optimistic. … We think of recovery as the long process that’s in stages. But [...]

April 13, 2012 – Dan Favale Tom Thibodeau and Erik Spoelstra. Both coach contending teams with superior talent, but only one has the guts to rock the boat. The Bulls defeated the Heat 96-86 in an overtime thriller, sans the overtime period. The game had playoff implications, in more ways than one, but it was [...]

April 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors From the moment he landed in Chicago, Tom Thibodeau has instantly turned this team into a contender. He may win two consecutive coach of the year awards and a contract extension is in order. But not right away, though… “To us it’s a non-issue,” Forman said on “The [...]

March 27, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Last night the Chicago Bulls were the rare victims of an ugly loss. It was at home no less, and it saw Denver Nuggets’ point guard Ty Lawson running wild and free en route to 27 points in a 108-91 win. This is the sort of game that makes [...]