Jimmy Butler has played with quite a few coaches during his time in the NBA and last night, he was asked to rank some of them in a way that certainly made him a tiny bit uncomfortable. To add some context here, Butler was on Instagram live with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, who asked him to play a game of "fuck, marry, kill" where he had to choose between three coaches: Brett Brown, Tom Thibodeau, and Erik Spoelstra."
Butler decided to go with a safer for work approach as he classified kill as "ghost," fuck as "Netflix and Chill," and he kept marry the same. As you can see from the video below, he ultimately chose to ghost Brett Brown of the Sixers, chill with Tom Thibodeau - formerly of the Timberwolves - and marries Erik Spoelstra, who is his current coach in Miami.
Based on these choices, it's apparent that Butler is going the safer, more political route. Thibodeau was one of the few coaches who understood Butler, while Spoelstra has had quite a bit of success in Miami. As for Brown, Butler's distaste for his offensive schemes are well-documented. It really shouldn't be surprising that he ghosted him.
As for this clip, we really wish the NBA would just come back already.
Tom Thibodeau Eyeing Knicks Coaching Job While Living Like A Nomad
Thibodeau doesn’t have a home right now.
Ever since the firing of David Fizdale, the New York Knicks have been led by interim head coach, Mike Miller. While many throughout the organization like Miller, it seems as though the Knicks will be looking to move on in the offseason. One of the names that have been brought up as a replacement is none other than Tom Thibodeau who has been out of a job since last season when he was fired by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In a new report, it was revealed that Thibodeau has been doing consultant work ever since and has been bouncing around the country.
In fact, Thibodeau currently has no real home and has been going from place to place for work. With no permanent residence, Thibodeau is looking to settle down and some think he is dead set on working for the New York Knicks.
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“He really wants the Knick job, he can taste it and he may even be in the lead,” someone close to the coach told Marc Berman of the New York Post.
Considering Thibodeau’s experience, it wouldn’t be a stretch to see him with the Knicks. Despite this, the Knicks are known for making awful decisions and if you’re Thibodeau, you should be wary about going to a franchise with a suspect track record.
Only time will tell whether or not these two are destined for a partnership. If you’re a Knicks fan, this prospect should excite you at least to some sort of degree.
