Things can go sour quickly in the NBA, and we all know who pays the price when things go south, right? The head coach is almost always the one who takes the fall, and the coaching hot seat now has two warm bodies sitting atop it — Jacque Vaughn of the Orlando Magic and Brian Shaw of the Denver Nuggets. [Read more…]
When a player the caliber of Derrick Rose says “We are not on the same page,” that is a mouthful. I have been reporting since Monday that there is a growing belief that Tom Thibodeau has lost the locker room in Chicago, and Rose’s comments after Monday night’s loss to the Cavs poured jet fuel on the still smoldering fire. How much does this have to do with Thibodeau’s methods? Or with his personality? And who might replace him if owner Jerry