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Bulls dump Thibodeau as coach after five seasons

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Tom Thibodeau was fired as coach of the Chicago Bulls, unable to bring playoff success despite five winning campaigns with the NBA club (AFP Photo/Jason Miller)

Chicago (AFP) - Tom Thibodeau was fired as coach of the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, unable to bring playoff success despite five winning campaigns with the NBA club.

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Thibodeau went 255-139 in his tenure as coach, guiding the Bulls to Central division crowns in 2010-11 and 2011-12. But the Bulls, nagged by injuries to star Derrick Rose during his stay, went only 23-28 in playoff games under him.