Tom Thibodeau will be the best thing to happen to the New York Knicks in a while, and the players’ efforts on the court will prove it.
The man isn’t just a defensive genius, but someone who gets results. The Chicago Bulls had barely moved on from Michael Jordan in over a decade since his retirement. Thibodeau stepped right in and made them a contender while turning Derrick Rose into an MVP and Joakim Noah into one of the game’s dominant centers.
And even though his brief tenure with the Minnesota Timberwolves was defined by squabbling with players, namely center Karl-Anthony Towns, Thibodeau’s impact was felt.