Andrew wrote:Damn, Bulls were up 21 at one point in that one. Final few minutes were not pretty. GG, T'Wolves.
Thibodeau tried to downplay just how much this game meant to him, but even the veteran coach couldn't suppress a smile after the final horn sounded. His players and coaches knew this game meant more to him, that's why there was a loud ovation coming from the Timberwolves' locker room after this game was over. No matter how Thibodeau tried to answer the questions, those closest to him knew this game was one of the sweeter victories of his career, given the circumstances.
"It's how you frame everything," Thibodeau said, shaking off a question about the satisfaction of the win. "As a person, you're in control of that. So when I look back on the time that I was here, I loved what we did. And there were far more great times than there were any problem times. In the end, it didn't end great, but most of the time it was great. So I'm proud of what our team did, I loved being here and that's the way I look at it."
air gordon wrote:Well played edit, Sir
air gordon wrote:Easy to defend the Bulls late in games when they can't hit 3pters
air gordon wrote:Canaan sucks
Andrew wrote:And that's how you handle a somewhat acrimonious split with class and dignity. Bulls brass should take notes.
Andrew wrote:Maybe another coach will get fired just in time for Christmas. It's been a while.
air gordon wrote:Can only keep on wishing ...
The latest chatter on the coaching grapevine, meanwhile, tells us that the toastiest seat on the NBA map at present belongs, rightly or wrongly, to the Chicago Bulls' Fred Hoiberg.
The Bulls’ largely disappointing play in December, on the heels of a non-playoff season, has put Hoiberg under earlier-than-expected pressure, according to league sources.
Just to be clear: Hoiberg isn’t exactly alone in the crosshairs in Chicago. Thanks to a succession of underwhelming first-round draft picks and a roster construction that has been questioned from the moment it materialized over the summer, fan frustration with the front-office tag team of John Paxson and Gar Forman has never been more tangible, rising steadily since Rajon Rondo and then Dwyane Wade were signed as the marquee additions to a roster already light on proven perimeter threats to space the floor.
As he promised during his session with reporters, Rajon Rondo met with general manager Gar Forman and executive vice president John Paxson late Saturday night to discuss his future with the Bulls.
Rondo told reporters he'd "absolutely" ask to be elsewhere if he remains out of the rotation, a point he also conveyed to management. As of now, sources said there are no plans to trade or buy out Rondo, who was benched for the third time in a week and this time for the entirety of Saturday's loss to the Bucks.
Coach Fred Hoiberg, who started Michael Carter-Williams and used Jerian Grant in reserve, hasn't even ruled out using Rondo with the second unit.
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