Top 5 NBA coaches of 2012-13

4. Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls

Tom Thibodeau

Imagine the predicament the Bulls faced in the first round of the playoffs.

The team didn’t have its best player throughout the season and to worsen it, their second best player too was out injured. Now add the fact that the upper-management is frugal in awarding player contracts or even trading in for players. To worsen it all, the Bulls bench in the regular season was the starting five in the playoffs except for Joakim Noah.

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Yes, you might wonder how anyone could even want to coach this team.

The Bulls had all the excuses to give up. But they didn’t, thanks to the genius of Tom Thibodeau.

The wit of Thibodeau works wonders with any team. Thibs, like everyone in the NBA affectionately calls him, rotated his players well and capitalized on the team’s chemistry which saw them sail into the second round of the playoffs. Although the Heat thrashed the Bulls comprehensively in Conference semifinals, what shouldn’t be forgotten was the first game steal by the Chicagoan franchise at Miami.

The Bulls have always relied on work ethic and team chemistry – something Thibs should be immensely credited with.

Tom Thibodeau is also a mastermind of formations, like he evinced during his stint as an assistant coach in Boston. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls were by no means considered to be the favourites to beat the Brooklyn Nets. But a nerve wracking 4-3 series victory for the Bulls was largely due to Thibs proving his efficiency from the sidelines by plugging through the loopholes of the Nets’ defense.

No Rose in Chicago? No Deng in Chicago? Why is there any worry when they have Thibs in-charge.

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