After an extremely hot start to the season, the Chicago Bulls have fallen back to earth a bit though have seemingly corrected the ship in recent days. What hasn’t been corrected though is Tom Thibodeau’s relationship with the Bulls front office, a relationship that is said to be “beyond repair”.
That news isn’t exactly shocking considering there have been rumors for the past two seasons suggesting Thibodeau and the Bulls management don’t see eye-to-eye, but K.C. Johnson suggests the two sides aren’t going to be able to fix their issues.
Despite the two seasons left on the four-year extension Thibodeau took several months to sign in the 2012-13 season, several league sources believe Thibodeau’s relationship with management is beyond repair.
And while there are no plans to replace Thibodeau during the season, a mutual parting of the ways after this season wouldn’t surprise many league personnel familiar with the deteriorating dynamic.
It would certainly be a little strange to see Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and Pau Gasol without Tom Thobodeau on the sidelines, though there’s no denying his tough, hard-nosed coaching tactics can not only rub his players the wrong way but also management.
Might we be saying the last of Tom Thobodeau coaching the Chicago Bulls?
