Jimmy Butler And Tom Thibodeau: Kindred Souls Turned Rivals (micahwimmer on their overlapping histories and shared approaches)
Tom Thibodeau is a man whose life has been dedicated to basketball. He reportedly ended an engagement while in graduate school and justified his decision by telling his boss, “There’s no room in my life for a woman if I’m going to be a basketball coach.” It is a devotion that would seem monastic if not for his demeanor, which is less one of contemplation than one of intensity. He does not rage but he does simmer, boiling over only occasionally – though the threat is always present.
After the Bulls and Thibodeau parted ways, he and Butler did briefly get the gang back together in Minnesota when the Timberwolves traded for him in 2017. Together, they led the Wolves to their first postseason appearance in 13 years. However, Butler was unimpressed by his teammates and wanted out. Thibodeau reportedly fought ownership’s mandate to trade Butler, but Jimmy nevertheless found himself in Philadelphia.
For the Heat, the gap between who they could potentially be at their best and who they have been in actuality has haunted them all season. Despite still featuring the same core that led the team to the Finals three years ago, the Heat struggled to make the postseason at all. And yet they look more like the stereotype of what a Thibodeau-led team should be than the team actually led by him. Their offense is anemic, their defense is stout, and their pace is glacial.
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