It seems like things have been flipped. Thibs has to prove he is a great coach. His playoff success doesn't indicate it. He may prove to be a great coach one day. I'm not going to call anyone a great coach because they are good at being a top 4 seed in the conference.
Once, and he has been outclassed in a few other series.

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Every coach in every sport struggles if they lose their best player

Saw this gem from February 8, 2012, when Rose had turf toe and back spasms. @MarkPotash: Tom Thibodeau said resting Rose against the 4-21 Hornets is not an option if Rose is healthy enough to play.

Derrick played 22 minutes, scored 6 points, sat the entire 4th quarter, Bulls won 90-67. He missed the next 5 games.

Boilermaker, is Thibs crazy? Yes, no question. Would he make a perfect NBA assistant coach or head college coach? Yes. As of now though, Group A of NBA head coaches are Thibs, Popovich, Carlisle, Kerr, Doc, and Budenholzer.

I do agree with you that to be great you have to win in the playoffs.

He is a really good coach who will be tough to replace and who will immediately find employment with another team

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youre not watching enough then. he has been doing it on and off all year. thats why hes still OK in my book, because his injuries really did fully heal

and besides the rust, he is in his prime now. as long as he dont get hurt again, hes going to be a guy NOBODY wants to play.

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I watched him all year he has not attack the bucket like he has.....make me a douchebag again...just watch chief

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

he hasnt shown it a lot but i remember a few times this year i claimed exactly the same thing. in fact i remember doing so early on in the season. he has recovered and hasnt lost the burst.

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You know what I've seen a lot standy roundy and taking 3's

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I'm really curious about minute restrictions for Derrick and Joakim, especially in the second round against Cleveland. Gar was on with Carmen and Jurko today, of course he got softball questions, and he still sounded like a dumbass. I don't care for him. And I don't care for his obsession/love for Iowa State going back to the Tim Floyd days.

i dont care how long he takes to shake off the rust and get to prime condition. im just happy to see his knees are fine.

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theyre really sticking with the minute restrictions in the playoffs? that is a death sentence....

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I think these were his 6 best games (chronologically):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0aHCIzZH10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iROzEkAQ3rU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT2pEiwSyQA

@KCJHoop: Thibodeau said Rose and Noah will play roughly the same minutes they've been playing. If they're playing well. Touted depth.

I don't know if those restrictions can change as time goes on (I would think they would), because Rose playing 25-30 minutes against Cleveland would be dumb.

its the god damn playoff and they are cleared to play. what the fuck, if they get hurt oh well they have all summer to heal. this is stupid, at some point people are going to have to realize garpax is wrong and thibs is RIGHT.

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He is a top ten coach. I don't know if he is a top five. There are a few others that are better in my opinion. He definitely will have a job in no time. I have a few issues with the way he coaches but he has done a good job overall.

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BUCKS
PG M. Carter-Williams
SG Khris Middleton
SF G. Antetokounmpo
PF Ersan Ilyasova
C Zaza Pachulia

No injuries

BULLS
PG Derrick Rose GTD
SG Jimmy Butler
SF Mike Dunleavy
PF Pau Gasol
C Joakim Noah GTD

Injuries
Kirk Hinrich GTD
Joakim Noah GTD
Derrick Rose GTD
Taj Gibson GTD

This series may be tough with 4 hobbled!

Bulls in 5 .. 6 if [when] Rose collapses.

Hinrich's out. Snell is the 9th man. Noah, Rose, and Taj, aren't game time decisions. They're playing. They're fine.

Noah does not have any restrictions per KC this morning.

You only need 8 guys in the playoffs. Bulls will be fine.

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I hope Snell is one of those 8. The guy can play.

Well, that's good news. Viva Snell, Brooks and Mirotic!

WTF kind of name is Antetokounmpo!??

I believe he's a Nigerian who grew up in Greece.

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"I predict..."

Butler and Gasol have big games. Let's do this.

Rose shines

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I'm sitting on the patio listening to the game. All I can think of is Mac saying "Boop". Swirsk also reminds me of Chet chitchat.

A little sloppy out there with the ball. Gotta clean that up.

Been sloppy all season. That's Bulls basketball!

Brooks can be sooo good!