The long intermingling careers of Tom Thibodeau and Derrick Rose might have seemed destined to unite one more time with Rose joining Thibodeau on the Knicks this season, the third different team that he has played on with Thibodeau. But for Rose, the coach wasn't the only lure pulling him to New York.
Rose, who had started his NBA career as a postseason regular in Chicago, had seen the struggles that Thibodeau endured in Minnesota after the coach guided them to the postseason for the first time in 14 seasons. And in Detroit this season he was with a team already with an eye on the NBA Draft Lottery.