Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau praises Bill Belichick’s UNC move with Adrian Wojnarowski comparison
NY Post
ORLANDO — Tom Thibodeau, a longtime admirer and friend of Bill Belichick, called him “the all-time greatest coach” while lauding the move to UNC and name-dropping a former ESPN insider.
“I think (going to the NCAA) is more appealing now, probably more than ever,” Thibodeau said. “Colleges now are hiring GMs. Like the great Adrian Wojnarowski. St. Bonaventure. Shout out to my father.”
Thibodeau’s father, Thomas Sr., attended St. Bonaventure and became a dedicated supporter of the Bonnies basketball team. Wojnarowski recently shocked the basketball world by leaving his pre-eminent newsbreaker position at ESPN to become the basketball GM of St. Bonaventure, his alma mater.
Thibodeau, meanwhile, has never considered a career change.
“I never really planned on anything other than I knew I wanted to be a coach,” he said. “And so every stop I’ve had I’ve loved the job that I’ve had whether I was an assistant, a college coach, an NBA assistant, an NBA head coach. They’re all great jobs. If you love teaching and leadership and being part of a team, being part of an organization. I saw where Bill said that. It really isn’t. If you love what you do, it’s not work. And we’re fortunate to be doing stuff that we love.”
Belichick might’ve joined the same market as Thibodeau as he expressed interest in the Jets coaching vacancy before getting hired by UNC.
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