Thibs was our best coach since the Jordan era

Would be the biggest Chicago bulls move of all time

From the stories Jeff Teague told about him it makes me wonder why he doesn’t have a job. He quoted that Tom actually has a bed in his office and sleeps at the gym during the season. He practically lives for the game. You would think a guy like that would still be employed somewhere.

he helped Julius Randle become an allstar + all nba player. He’s a good coach but this prob gonna be memed

trust me if you one of these bottom feeding teams you are not above tom thibadeou. he is a culture changer for the better.

Yes please, they could never make me hate you Thibs.

It’s a bummer seeing Chicago be so mediocre to bad for so long. They’re still one of the premier franchises in the league. The adage gets thrown around a lot, but the NBA really is better when the Bulls are good. A Thibs return would absolutely bring some hope back to da Bulls.

If Thibs can make this Bulls roster into a playoff team I want him inducted into the HoF immediately.

“You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me.”

- Thanos Tom Thibodeau

The fact that its mostly Bulls and Knicks flairs in here in support of this says alot

People will joke about this but thibs probably is the best thing for the bulls. He brings stability, leadership, is comfortable with the organization and city. He’ll be great for giving this team a sense of direction

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I am also open to this, btw. Just putting the word out there.

I wouldn’t be opposed to it (bulls fan). His biggest weakness has always been grinding guys into dust but he’s objectively one of the best coaches of this era. His first tenure was the only bright spot the bulls had since MJ and he brought the same respectability back to NY for the first time since their 90s run too.

Someone about to trade for still broken Butler.

Don’t matter.

Jimmy still play.

Orlando plz

“Unemployed needed a job”

Nah man. I love thibs but we know what his ceiling is.

Who am I kidding though, this team isn’t getting past round 2 for at least another decade.

Shouldn’t they want more of a younger developmental coach?

giddey hamstring gonna be chicken bbq

Thibs not having a coaching job for a year is crazy to me. There’s so many shit coaches and teams with shit cultures he could be fixing instantly. The dude lives and breathes basketball.

Miss you Thibs ❤️

Thibs is a great culture guy and someone who can turn a franchise around and develop younger talent. But he’s not the guy to win a title, which is fine because the Bulls need to develop young players and get a culture of winning back. Then fire Thibs when it’s a championship caliber team.

Thibs the man

Why

He’s not the answer, but he would make them more competitive that’s for sure 

I miss Thibs. Easy guy to root for.

Someone needs to hire this man. At 68 years young he only lives ball. As a knicks fan, I wish he still led our team - even with their current success and his shortcomings. He turned the knicks-for-clicks into a real franchise again (although they should have hired him earlier than they did). He how shown that he raises the floor of every team he coaches.

NBA been doin Thibs dirty for years it’s insane he keeps coming back 😂 just go home and chill.

please sign thibs. I don’t want the bulls hiring our defensive coach after just one year with us

Get ready to learn 40+ minutes every game

Thibs is the Dusty Baker of the NBA. He may get you to the playoffs, but your players limbs are going to fall off. I just dont think that works in the NBA now especially with his regular season 7 man rotations.

Look at last year, every starter averaged at least 35 min/g, this year only Brunson did. Significant deloading of minutes. The last two years their opponents in the playoffs averaged nearly 110 ppg. This season (sss) its more like 100 with no fade at the end of the series vs ATL.

He may be okay to at least build to respectability, and maybe thats the goal, but he is not a long term solution.

As a Knicks fan who is glad we moved off thibs but still loves him, I want to see him do what he did for the Knicks (bring us out of the hinterlands, instill discipline and good habits, be a general basketball psycho) for Chicago so bad, please let this happen

Pelicans you know what you need to do. Bring the Willie back!

I say welcome back coach

Good coach but why doesn’t he just retire he’s nearing 70 and all the stress from coaching can’t be good for you

Love Thibs and if not for his age and the knock on him that he burns out players by pushing them too hard it would certainly be an upgrade to have him back. His staff really was solid at player development as he did great with Rose, Deng, Taj, Noah , and Jimmy. It seems unlikely as the organization is set on change, apparently getting younger, so its seems pretty likely we hire an up and coming assistant to be the new coach.

Thibs is a great floor raiser. For a bad teams, he makes a lot of sense. He can develop players exceptionally well on the defensive end, but once you get to the level where you’re competitive, then you need to cut bait.

Great to start a complete org rebuild with a culture creator. Doesn’t matter what pieces the Bulls will have playing, teams will know they’ll be in for a dog fight every night.

“I’M BACK” Chicago Boogaloo

HELLLLLLLLLLLLL no

Stop

They should absolutely do it. He will get that team turned around and it would be a fun reunion

Man, I love Thibs. Would root for whatever team he goes to.

Someone cheap and unproven please, thanks

I’d rather have Billy back over Thibs

IMHO Thibs has one major flaw and it’s that he overplays his starters.

Last year, the Knicks had 5 players average 35 or more minutes per game. This year, Jalen Brunson led the team at exactly 35 minutes.

This has been the case for his entire coaching career and IMHO it is why his teams always seem to underperform in the playoffs.

Giddey and Buzelis, get ready to play 40+ minutes a game.

The return!

Great floor raiser … not sure if he can ever win it all

Why

Giddey’s knees exploded reading that headline

Chicago fans down so bad they want Thibs back 

he’s also open to a date with a supermodel 

Tom “Thanos” Thibodeau

running it back!

I think Thibs would be a good culture setter, but the Bulls roster is a mess. No one off the top of my head screams a “Thibs’ guy.” I think the only thing going for them is that I think a lot of current players’ contracts are set to expire this year or next so they can rebuild in his image, but I think it’ll be a slow process with how lacking their roster is.

I have no idea why people talk about how a coach is not good enough because he didn’t make the finals when we are talking about goddamn lottery teams.

They need a culture reset and floor raiser and he is excellent for both of those things, probably the best available coach on the market for the bulls

As much as I’d love Thibs, I’d rather have the Bulls tanking and he’d coach this team into the play-in. I wouldn’t be mad tho, he’d made the Bulls watchable again.

I do think him and Orlando is a perfect match tho.

Come to the nuggets, leave Tahj Gibson home

Yeah, I’m sure my ex is open to returning to me as well.

The one “classic Bulls retread” that I would 100% love.

Count your days in the league Noah Essengue

Honestly, Thibs would be the perfect coach for the Bulls again. Their culture is in total shambles since he left and culture building is the one thing he’s been reliable at. He may not be the best Xs and Os coach, but he sure as hell knows how to elevate teams’ play and build a culture of hard work and grit amongst his players.

I’ll never forget that Celtics/Bulls playoffs where it felt like every game went overtime.

Get Jim Boylen while you are at it. Buzelis makes such a nice corner turret.

Nice! Until he burns out the starters. But still nice!

“Unemployed man interested in job opening”

Do it. The league needs Thibs.

still my favorite Bulls HC ever

Bench Mob!!

He would make sure we don’t bottom out, I dig.

Take him to Orlando!!

Here’s a guy who’s pissed away a lot of talent and mfs be like “hey let’s give him another job.” His situations always seem to turn toxic right before he leaves too.

I’d like the Kings to hire him. He’d be the best coach we’ve had since Adleman.

Excellent floor raiser, good for a young team. Go hard and play d or don’t play. Should be worth a few wins more.

Priority is development of the young players. I’m not sure he’s the right fit at this time, no?

Doesn’t deserve another head coaching job in the NBA. He can enjoy retirement as a millionaire.

Oh no

I don’t think he’s a championship level coach but he’s great at getting buy in and developing a culture. Perfect fit for where the bulls are right now

He would be a good coach for a team like the bulls at this stage. Bring some culture and discipline to a younger team is what he does best. Thibs is the coach you want when you want to go from a bad team to a good team, but he’s not the guy to go from good to great.

Good, cuz I don’t wanna see him go to the Magic. I think they’d be kinda scary with him.

He should be coaching somewhere, I’d be begging him if I were the Pelicans or Bulls.

Would be a great hire to help bring respectability back to that franchise.

Jalen Brunson, KAT, and Josh Hart

You are a bull

Ugh….

I love my guy Thibs… but once he raises the floor for a team he falls off because he’s far too stubborn and doesn’t make changes when necessary.

Like, if we had Thibs in the Hawks series we would’ve lost in ⁵⁄₆ because he wouldn’t have switched things up like Mr. Potato Head did.

Do it!