Judging by Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf's parting shots at fired coach Tom Thibodeau in a 231-word statement Thursday, no wonder the organization struggled with healthy and professional internal communication.
It starts at the top. This was Reinsdorf's public goodbye? Candor is one thing but the manner Reinsdorf assailed Thibodeau on his way out the Advocate Center door was not a good look for the Bulls. Thank Thibodeau for his effort, wish him luck doing his next job and move on.
Instead, Reinsdorf left no doubt he believed Thibodeau had done more harm in the building than good on the court and, rather than thanking Thibs for being the Bulls' best coach since Phil Jackson, he buried him in bureaucratic garble.