Tom Thibodeau: New York Knicks coach and now-suspended Ime Udoka had some similar qualities.
There are fans of the game, purists, and then there is Tom Thibodeau. A man who sacrificed marriage due to the pitfalls of becoming a head coach, Tom lived and dreamed of basketball.
He’s won coach of the year twice in his life, and even though he gets scolded for his terrible rotations, he’s still a coach because he gets the job done.
In his youth, Thibs was engaged to one of two women he dated simultaneously. They are both also called Debbie! And then Thibs converted Debbie Downer by getting rid of both of them when he decided to dedicate himself full time to training. Double dating is something that Ime Udoka was doing.
Tom was with one of them until six weeks before their wedding. And then he finished. According to John Galleries, Tom’s former boss at Salem State, he said, “I don’t have room for a woman in my life if I’m going to be a basketball coach.” Take notes, Udoka, from two-time coach of the year.
You were only there twice.
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Should Tom Thibodeau change his lifestyle and training style now that he’s getting older?
Tom Thibodeau really should stop messing with his men for 40 minutes; Just because he doesn’t have a woman doesn’t mean his players don’t have one too. After spending 20 seasons as an assistant coach, Thibs will most likely end his career playing second fiddle to the guy with the notepad.
Are you taking some of that frustration out on your players, or do you expect the best from each and every player you coach? We’ll never know, because he never had any big rosters to begin with. As soon as he found a gem on Derrick Rose, he was injured.
And then he found Jimmy Butler, but that relationship turned sour as milk.
Maybe, but this is just a guess – returning to an empty house is what makes you feel like you need to put pressure on your players. In the end, it’s still his life and he chose to live it that way, but everyone needs a partner: a woman, a dog, or even a fish. CoTY trophies do not count.
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