Head coach Tom Thibodeau and the Chicago Bulls are widely expected to go their separate ways this offseason. If such a divorce actually does take place, could the team benefit from his departure?
Everyone has heard the abundance of rumors pertaining to Thibodeau's ongoing feud with Bulls management over the years. Grantland’s Zach Lowe wrote about this particular subject:
The minutes issue (restrictions for Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose) drove a well-documented wedge between Thibodeau and the front office. There were playing time edicts, a mysterious yoga instructor who suddenly had a ton of say-so over playing time, the bitter firing of genius assistant Ron Adams, a contract extension that sat unsigned, and endless rumors of a cold war.