Wow, that escalated quickly…(Ty Thomas Edition)
The news broke on Friday afternoon that Tyrus Thomas had been suspended for Friday night’s game and fined an unspecified amount for conduct detrimental to the team. The initial reports from the Tribune and other sports sites did not elaborate on the conduct but one could guess that it had to do with his lack of recent playing time. Maybe he was pouting in front of the team, refusing to practice or pay attention, or maybe he made his displeasure known to others in the organization, but there’s no way that he would have cursed out a coach. We all know that Adrian Griffin and Ben Wallace eliminated such behavior from the Bulls back in 2008 when they took the tough love approach with Joakim Noah.
The Honorable Lindsey Hunter now presiding. Next up: Vinny Del Negro v. Tyrus Thomas.
Now as more details come out about Thomas’ outburst, it appears he went off on Vinny Del Negro (the head coach, not an assistant like two years ago) and used language that would make even Joakim blush.
Time will only tell if the Right Honorable Lindsey Hunter convenes the Bulls’ Senior Panel on Player Discipline and extends Ty’s sentence to Tuesday’s game against the Pacers. One would think that this staff wouldn’t allow such a spectacle, since the rookies, Taj Gibson and James Johnson, seem to be pretty damn mature and won’t be swayed by Thomas’ immaturity. Although, you can’t blame VDN for taking action since James Johnson just had to sit the entire game while NBDL call-up Chris Richard earned 20 minutes of playing time in Friday night’s win.
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Comment from Stormin’ Norman Disciple
Time February 7, 2010 at 3:24 pm
My main issue with this whole thing is the total disregard for TT’s trade value. Cutting his minutes and now this is a surefire way to scare other teams off. Think Gar Paxdorf!
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Time February 8, 2010 at 10:49 am
[...] Gibson (SF/PF – 11%) – With Tyrus Thomas continuing to fall out of favor, look for Taj to continue to get very solid run. Sure he’s dealing with plantar fasciitis, [...]
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Comment from Adam M.
Time February 7, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Good for VDN. He should bench and fine Thomas. You want more playing time earn it. Don’t be a big baby. When you can jump through the roof you should be able to pick up a ball drive it to the hole and score. And if that isn’t your specialty be under the basket and collect rebounds. Thomas needs a time out and maybe he will come out with a fire under his but that will get him back on track.