ChosenOne Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) Although an official announcement will have to wait until after the NBA Finals, Boston Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau has accepted an offer to become the next head coach of the Chicago Bulls, a source told ESPNChicago.com on Saturday. This development comes after ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported Thibodeau had withdrawn his name from consideration for the New Orleans Hornets' coaching job. Bulls officials declined comment. The team and the NBA agreed to wait until after the Finals are over to make the hiring official. "We do not have any rules that prohibit a team from announcing a coaching hire during the Finals," NBA spokesman Tim Frank said. "In the Bulls case, because they have no plans to consummate any deal before the end of the Finals, we agreed that they should defer any announcement to the conclusion of the Finals." ESPN Chicago Edited June 6, 2010 by ChosenOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Looking forward to having him as the head coach. Comes highly regarded by the Celtics squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Looking forward to having him as the head coach. Comes highly regarded by the Celtics squad.and van gundy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliCurbStomppa Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Don't know much about his background but i hear he has a great defensive mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Blasco Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Don't know much about his background but i hear he has a great defensive mind That is his backbone. He's worked under Jeff Van Gundy and Doc Rivers, and coached some of the best defenses of the 90's. His defensive X's and O's are top notch---now he gets to try and teach a young team that doesn't have a lot of defensive talent on board. If he doesn't have the right personality and is overly harsh, they might tune him out, but their best players are hard workers so I doubt that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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