In 37 career playoff games, Derrick Rose has gone without a free-throw attempt in seven of them — and more pressing, twice in the two games thus far against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
So when it was suggested to Tom Thibodeau that he do something different strategically to put Rose in positions to earn trips to the line, he coyly turned the tables.
“Who’s that?”
Clearly not hard of hearing, Thibodeau wanted the entire press corps at attention so when Rose’s name came up, he jabbed again.
“Say that again,” he requested.
Then the words Thibodeau wanted to hear finally came tumbling out, to the desired affect.