Thibodeau Not Burning Out Bulls
Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau is an intense head coach who demands a high level of energy, preparation and defense from his team.
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Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau is an intense head coach who demands a high level of energy, preparation and defense from his team.
The Chicago Bulls were on a roll and approaching their first division title in 13 years when Carlos Boozer suffered an injury. But overcoming injuries is nothing new to this Bulls team.
For the most part, the Chicago Bulls are the surprise team in the NBA this year. While they were expected to be good, not even fans here in Chicago expected them to be this good.
A night after finishing off the season sweep of the Miami Heat, the Chicago Bulls beat the New Orleans Hornets 85-77 at the United Center.
When LeBron James spurned Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls in the offseason and decided to take his talents to a star-studded team in Miami, Bulls fans were bummed.
While yesterday was a statement win for the Chicago Bulls, reality needs to set in and sometime soon.
Derrick Rose has the current spotlight in Chicago basketball, but if the Bulls wish to win the NBA title this year they need to rely on what every NBA championship team has relied on in the past.
Over the past few years Luol Deng's name was rumored to be involved in trades that would have brought Kobe Bryant or Carmelo Anthony to the Bulls. The fact that neither trade happened might be good for the Bulls.
It wasn't too long ago that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh stood onstage in uniform amid pumping music, flashing lights and swirling fog, waving to the swooning Miami crowd.
Over his career, Rasual Butler has built up the reputation of being a defensive and three-point specialist. After coming to the Chicago Bulls, Butler knows he'll contribute in both, but one will get him on the floor first.
In his three seasons playing for the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose has taken his hometown, and the entire NBA, by storm. While many fans know him well on the court, it can be hard to get a true read on him off the court.
Coming into the season many thought that Boston and Miami would be at the top of the Eastern Conference, but few expected the Chicago Bulls to be right with the Celtics and Heat.
Through 57 games this season, the Chicago Bulls haven't lost three in a row, head coach Tom Thibodeau's coaching philosophy has to be given much of the credit for this.
The Chicago Bulls picked up a big statement win on Thursday night by beating the Miami Heat 93-89. But after one of the biggest wins of the season the Bulls are still grounded by the philosophy of their head coach.
The defensive effort wasn't there. The defensive rotations weren't there. This is not the way the Bulls wanted to start the second half of the season.
Tom Thibodeau shouldn't have to say a thing.
Joakim Noah returned to the court for the first time Wednesday after missing the previous 30 games. The Raptors and Bulls both kept the score close, but Toronto pulled away in the final minute to shut the Bulls down.
Over the course of the 30 games that the Chicago Bulls played without center Joakim Noah, the team went 22-8. The last game that Noah played was against the Toronto Raptors, the same team he'll make his return against.
Joakim Noah will start in his first game back after missing nearly two months with a hand injury when the Chicago Bulls take on the Toronto Raptors.
The ongoing saga of Carmelo Anthony has been mere background noise for the Bulls fan.
A high-end Hollywood publicist could not have planned it any better for Derrick Rose and the Bulls.
It should make you feel better to know that John Paxson and Gar Forman are watching the same games we are.
Not much was working for Derrick Rose in the Bulls' 106-94 win over the Bobcats Tuesday night. He was double teamed, trapped and turned-over all night long.
In the NBA, constantly yelling at players can quickly have them turning on their head coach. But Tom Thibodeau can yell with the best of them and still has the players full support.
