Any GM that wouldn't give D Rose a max contract after he won MVP is an idiot. Thibs may not be at fault for D Roses knee problems even though he practices his players too hard and plays his favorites way too long. He never gives them days off. It's so maddening to watch him play the starters late in the fourth when they already have the game won. And the worst part is he will never learn. He's too stubborn in his ways and it's a fucking shame because he could be great if he changed a few small things. He ran Deng into the ground (he's pretty much worthless in Miami due to it). He ran Noah into the ground. He was in the process of running butler into the ground this year (he was playing through several injuries with no time off. Korver ripped him after leaving (he said something like "I could take the Chicago traffic and I could take Thibs practices, but not both at the same time.") Sources are saying that several players ripped him in exit interviews. Before Thibs first year, I remember several Boston fans on the ESPN boards warning us that he plays players way too long, but I didn't believe them. Now I do. The guy is a very good coach, but it will take A LOT of luck for him to win a title. If I were a fan of a team vying for him I would beg the front office to reconsider. The next team he goes to will start becoming injury prone as well. He might have a good year in his first year on another team, but after that the team will start to break down due to over use.
So Lebron is also a big pussy for taking a month off and coming back to dominate afterwards? He doesn't allow his players to rest so they are beat up for the playoffs. Rip Hamilton said Thibs is the only coach where players had to ice their knees after every practice. That shouldn't be happening at all...
We're all thinking, "it was time for him to move on."
