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Not Qualified To Comment: What Lindsey Hunter Should Have Told Tyrus Thomas
Foul Balls: Tyrus Thomas Sent Home From Practice With "Flu-Like Symptoms"
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Chicago Bulls' Tyrus Thomas struggling to earn coach's trust http://bit.ly/4G8Pyu 20 days ago |
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Tyrus Thomas still trying to earn #Bulls coach's trust ... and that's why he sits in the 4th quarter: http://bit.ly/2FifZT 20 days ago |
First Cup: Tuesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: "As Bulls practice ended Monday, veteran Lindsey Hunter stepped up and directed some pointed advice toward Tyrus Thomas in front of all his teammates and coaches. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes leadership that occurs countless times throughout an NBA season. This instance stood out for two reasons. It came on the heels of Thomas, according to team sources, taking exception to coach Vinny Del Negro harping on him for failing to rotate defensively. And it followed Thomas again falling out of the fourth-quarter rotation. Thomas ...
What Lindsey Hunter Should Have Told Tyrus Thomas
Not Qualified To Comment —
... waste of god-given talent. Although its still bit early to say he’s busted, I think we are all sick of hearing how he has so much potential. With the exception of some 5-10 game stretches (which he flashes out about once a year), he has been extremely frustrating. Vinny Del Negro has clearly lost some faith in him so far in this young season, choosing to play him a combined 92 4th quarter seconds. Apparently Lindsey Hunter, also known as “The Ghost“, had some harsh words for Tyrus:
As Bulls practice ended Monday, veteran ...
Tyrus Thomas Sent Home From Practice With "Flu-Like Symptoms"
Foul Balls —
... he not play. Now while it's entirely possible that Tyrus does have the flu, I'm in a pot-stirring mood right now, so I'm just going to speculate wildly without any tangible proof. Yes, I'm getting back to my blogging roots. Just know that Thomas wasn't happy that Vinny Del Negro sat him down for the entire fourth quarter in the Bulls' loss to Miami on Sunday, and that the deadline for the Bulls to sign him to a contract extension came and went on Monday. Oh, and then there was Tyrus taking exception to Del Negro singling him out when talking about the team's defense. So ...
