Tom Thibodeau Chicago Bulls Offense by Wes Kosel

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I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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November 2, 2014

Tom Thibodeau Chicago Bulls Offense by Wes Kosel

Here are two plays from Chicago Bulls Head Coach Tom Thibodeau. Thibodeau is in his 5th year as head coach of the Chicago Bulls. In 4 seasons, he has compiled a 205-107 record, two first place finishes in the Eastern Conference Central Division, and 4 playoff appearances. His 2010-2011 Bulls made it to the conference finals before losing to Miami in five games. Before taking over in Chicago, Thibodeau served as an assistant for the Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, and Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2008, he was an assistant coach for Boston when the Celtics won the NBA Championship. He served as an assistant for Jerry Tarkanian, John Lucas, Jeff Van Gundy, and Doc Rivers. Before coaching in the NBA, Thibodeau got his coaching start at his alma mater, Salem State, as an assistant coach. He then was the head coach for a season before joining Harvard as an assistant coach. He made the jump into the NBA in 1989 with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Tom Thibodeau Chicago Bulls Offense – Bulls Stagger Choice
In this option, 1 dribbles towards 3 on the wing sending 3 across the floor to cut off of a staggered screen from 2 and 4. 1 looks to pass to 3 on the cut, but if 3 isn’t open he stops under the basket then chooses whether to use the staggered screen or the single screen. If he uses the staggered screen, 1 looks to pass to 3 on the wing for a shot. If 3 uses the single screen, 4 sets a flare screen for 2. 1 looks to pass to 3 or 2.

Tom Thibodeau Chicago Bulls Offense – Secondary Hand-Off for Rose
This play was used to make Derek Rose’s defender chase him around the court. The end result was Rose with an easy lay-up. The play starts with 1 (Rose) passing to 4 then moving to the corner. 4 passes to 3 then screens down for 2. 2 gets the ball from 3 then reverses it to 4. 2 then loops around 4 looking for a hand-off. Rose cuts across the baseline off of a staggered screen from 5 and 3. If he isn’t open on the cut, Rose continues towards 4 to get the ball on a dribble hand-off. Rose attacks the rim as 4 rolls to the basket and 5 replaces 4.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Andy Partee at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Kosel joined the staff at Colorado College after serving two seasons as an assistant coach at Texas Lutheran University and one season at Haskell Indian Nations University. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a certified personal trainer (NSCA-CPT), and taught weight training and aerobic fitness courses while coaching at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

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