Tom Thibodeau doesn't usually like propping up the standout members of the Chicago Bulls when it comes to the league's award races. He instead prefers focusing on team basketball and eschewing the allure of those individual honors.
But he's breaking his own rule for Taj Gibson and the Sixth Man of the Year race, which should say something about the candidacy of the backup big man:
Gibson has come off the bench 61 times for the Bulls heading into their Saturday night contest against the Philadelphia 76ers. When doing so, he's averaged a solid 12.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, numbers that don't fully encapsulate the extent of his value.
After all, the power forward is a huge contributor on both ends of the floor.
"The things that he does for our team are all team-oriented," Thibodeau told CSNChicago.com's Mark Strotman. "He plays great defense, challenges shots, guards everybody, runs the floor hard, sets great screens, does his job. Offensively gets deep post position, gets quality shots up, when the second guy comes he makes the play, he’s gotten comfortable in p ...
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Chicago Bulls Coach Tom Thibodeau Pitches Taj Gibson as 6th Man of the Year
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