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Former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau says he's “really proud” of Derrick Rose, who is on the Detroit Pistons now and has had a strong start to the season.
Thibodeau says Rose is going to be “phenomenal” for the Pistons this season. Through Detroit's first four games, Rose is averaging 21.5 points and 5.3 assists while shooting 54.7 percent from the field.
Tom Thibodeau on Derrick Rose: "Whenever he's been healthy, he's played well. He had a terrific year last year where he scored 18 points a game. I think he'll be phenomenal this year. I'm so happy for him. I'm really proud of him."
— Ashish Mathur (@amathur25) October 29, 2019
Everyone knows Derrick Rose and Tom Thibodeau have a very strong relationship. When the Utah Jazz waived Rose after acquiring him from the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018, the former MVP was on the open market for weeks and no team showed interest in signing him.
That’s when Thibodeau, who was the president and coach of the Timberwolves, took a chance on Rose by signing him for the rest of the season despite having two guards in Jeff Teague and Tyus Jones on the roster.
Rose had a strong 2018 playoff showing with the Timberwolves and followed that up by having a very productive 2018-19 campaign where he averaged 18.0 points per game.
Rose’s 2018-19 season with Minnesota was highlighted by his 50-point game on Halloween against the Jazz. That performance would have never happened if Thibodeau didn’t give Rose another opportunity to play when the rest of the league gave up on him.
