Rachel Nichols, Zach Lowe and Paul Pierce react to comments made by former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau on First Take, about changing his “grinding” ways as he seeks a new NBA head coaching job. They then discuss the league’s attempt to restart its season despite many hurdles in their way.
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Reo DaGreo
May 7, 2020 at 10:34 pm
Meanwhile Mark Jackson still cant get a coaching job
THE UMBRELLA CORPORATION
May 7, 2020 at 10:57 pm
Mark Jackson should get the job in New Jersey.
Marcus Crescenzo
May 7, 2020 at 11:05 pm
they both are trash coaches stuck in the past
knickstape
May 7, 2020 at 11:35 pm
mark jackson had steph, klay, dray and still lost in the first round…he can coach your team i dont want him coaching mine
Urban Neptune
May 7, 2020 at 11:55 pm
@Marcus Crescenzo Lol how when they were both successful when fired? Players just being babies and can’t handle actually earning their pay checks and only want to show up for games. if they had equivalent records in the NFL they’d be top coaches and no way they’d get fired, it’s just different culture.
Travis Andrews
May 8, 2020 at 12:14 am
Da Chicago bulls should hire mark Jackson
Daniel Dominguez
May 7, 2020 at 10:36 pm
Hes a good assistant coach and nothing more and everybody in the NBA should stay away from signing him as their head coach unless they wanna ruin their future talents potential of being superstars. It’s one thing to say that you’ve learned from your mistakes but trust me once this guys put in a situation where a star player will need to play more minutes to win even though a player might look wobbly or tired he won’t even hesitate to push that player to his limits and ruin his career.
LeeTravius Mckay
May 7, 2020 at 10:37 pm
He messed up D.Rose caeer by making him play in garbage time in the playoffs
Marcus Crescenzo
May 7, 2020 at 11:11 pm
messed up Noah, Deng , Jimmy and Lavine as well
DeadTheHype
May 7, 2020 at 11:28 pm
I will never get over that.
LeeTravius Mckay
May 7, 2020 at 11:44 pm
You still can’t stop stealing comments just for likes
Hue Yang
May 7, 2020 at 10:41 pm
No
LeeTravius Mckay
May 7, 2020 at 10:41 pm
Thibs aka Doug Dimmadome
LeeTravius Mckay
May 7, 2020 at 11:45 pm
LeeTravius McKay aka comment stealer
LeeTravius Mckay
May 7, 2020 at 11:48 pm
This video has nothing to do with leFraud James but I still want to say how much I can’t stand leFraud
LeeTravius Mckay
May 7, 2020 at 11:49 pm
Jimmy Butler >> LeFraud
WuuF466
May 7, 2020 at 10:56 pm
Thibs is a great coach. The players are lazy. You get paid millions to play.
Marcus Crescenzo
May 7, 2020 at 11:13 pm
the players rightfully hate him
Beard of Bees Pool
May 8, 2020 at 2:38 am
He overworked everyone into injuries every year with the Bulls.
Marcus Crescenzo
May 7, 2020 at 11:08 pm
he literally said the exact thing word for word when he coached the Wolves
Prez Mil
May 7, 2020 at 11:09 pm
He refused to let actual offensive coordinators give any assistance and he sucked at coaching offensive. I was happy when he got fired. He has good intentions just shouldn’t be the HC imo.
Jacob Ellis
May 7, 2020 at 11:14 pm
Come back to Chicago!
Jack Sexton
May 7, 2020 at 11:17 pm
CJ won’t be in the playoffs so his opinion is irrelevant
nicoakap0k3rface
May 7, 2020 at 11:17 pm
He’s too old to change. The next best thing for him is to be an assistant.
Slatternly Skaghalter
May 7, 2020 at 11:28 pm
D’Antoni is worse cuz he makes the other team play longer too. Killed Kobe and DeMarcus Cousins careers
Brett Kozlak
May 8, 2020 at 12:07 am
Kobe revolted and did it to himself.
Jason
May 7, 2020 at 11:32 pm
CJ McCollum is soft
Manny P
May 7, 2020 at 11:34 pm
Nah this dude had too many opportunities. He single handedly ruined D-rose’s potential of becoming an All time guard by playing him unnecessarily and causing him to get injured. Then we saw what he did in Mnnnesota
Elijah Ruderman
May 8, 2020 at 1:34 am
He overplays his starters, but it’s not fair to say that he single handedly ruin Rose’s chance at becoming an all time great. He played Rose an average of 36.7 minutes per game in his 2 seasons before he tore his ACL, which were Thibodeau’s first two seasons in Chicago. Those minutes are pretty normal for an MVP level player, and back then very few players were load managing or playing less minutes throughout a season to be more ready for the playoffs. A different coach who understood Rose’s injury potential because of his style of play may have played Rose 30 – 32 minutes per game so he would be more fresh for the playoffs. But Rose would’ve been injury prone anyways, even if Thibodeau wasn’t his coach. Also Rose is a starting caliber point guard which is all because of the work he’s put in every healthy offseason that he’s had. I hope he gets traded to a contender, where he likely will come off the bench and he’ll be a top 5 6th man in the NBA.
Ezana
May 7, 2020 at 11:39 pm
If the Knicks hire thibbs, and keep their next season pick and land james wiseman — they’ll make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs. There’s no other bigman in the east coast with talent like that, except Embiid, IMO.
Mind Your Business
May 7, 2020 at 11:52 pm
He made a mistake by playing drose but accidents happen it’s part of playing the game. Only people complaining about the minutes he plays guys are fans that have never played. Who wouldn’t want to play 40+ minutes lol. He gets praise from all of his players
Joshua Warren
May 8, 2020 at 12:29 am
Ask Luol Deng that
Brandon Epps
May 8, 2020 at 12:05 am
i’d lyke to see thibbs in portland. we seriously need a defensive coordinator of thibbs’ caliber. im tired of the team bein laxed on that end of the floor while playin high octane offense. if we shored up the defense we could get to the promised land. we styll got to fire stotts.
Travis Andrews
May 8, 2020 at 12:13 am
Im sure he is a change man
Erik Hopkins
May 8, 2020 at 12:24 am
Tom is analog in a digital culture.
swiftslick
May 8, 2020 at 12:26 am
Good coach but he has to come to the realization these NBA players are too soft to play 40 minutes a night.
Dolores Aquino
May 8, 2020 at 12:51 am
As a bulls fan yes he wins like vangundy dantoni he will never win a championship he’s just terrible at dividing minutes he won’t change
Dolores Aquino
May 8, 2020 at 12:52 am
Yes a little bias d Rose in blow out why
Right here right now ill surpass my limits!
May 8, 2020 at 12:57 am
Its so simple. Cancel the season.
Christian Thao
May 8, 2020 at 12:57 am
Short and simple, dudes a HORRIBLE coach. Too many obvious reasons why.
Billy Boudin
May 8, 2020 at 1:47 am
This just in…hot off the presses! Bill O’Brien has just traded JJ WATT, DESHAUN WATSON, and 50 Million in cash to the Bears for: Bill Wenningtons shoes from 1991, a pork chop sandwich from Original Jim’s, a blue 1984 Ford Crown Victoria, and Mitch Trubisky! Cal McNairs boyfriend Bill O’Brien sure is the best GM/HC combo in the history of sports, Looks like a great season, let’s go for 0-16 guys, with a 1st round draft pick that Billy boy can trade for Luc Longelys shorts, GO TEXANS!!!