OK, so perhaps Tom Thibodeau deserved to be fired Sunday, with the ‘Wolves under .500, out of the playoff mix and immersed in a season where they have looked as functional as a Bravo reality show. Thibs held all the power in Minnesota—and here’s where we note that Thibodeau had as much business holding the dual president/coach role as Patrick Stewart does running the space program—so he owns every inch of a season that began with Jimmy Butler’s carefully choreographed rebellion and ends (for Thibs, anyway) following a brutal December, lowlighted by losses to Phoenix and Atlanta, with Minnesota barreling toward a bottom-third defense for the third straight season.
Glen Taylor Deserves as Much Blame as Tom Thibodeau for Timberwolves' Problems
