Report: Tom Thibodeau’s Dream Job is the New York Knicks

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The ideal candidate to replace Mike Woodson as head coach of the New York Knicks would be Tom Thibodeau, even if he isn’t someone that team president Phil Jackson can mold and mentor.

The 56-year old has appeared in the Eastern Conference playoffs in each of his four years as head coach of the Chicago Bulls. He was also the NBA’s Coach of the Year in 2011 after losing to the Miami Heat in the Conference Finals.

But will his tenure with the Bulls continue next season? Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report reported that Thibodeau will only leave Chicago for the Knicks, given his rocky relationship with the Bulls’ front office as of late.

There’s only one place that Thibodeau would really push to go elsewhere and that’s to go back to the New York Knicks, that I’m told by one source is actually is dream job; to go back and get the Knicks back on the map. But short of that, he realizes that no matter where he goes, the grass isn’t greener and he does know that in Chicago, he does have a superstar already in Derrick Rose, who not only is a great scorer and a great leader, but is willing to buy in at the defensive end.

Bucher also added that while Thibodeau isn’t sure on whether or not Rose can stay healthy next season, he isn’t sure of the result of him becoming the next head coach of the Knicks.

The question remains, can Rose get and stay healthy? Thibodeau obviously doesn’t know the answer to that. But he also doesn’t know what would await him elsewhere. Does he know that Carmelo Anthony is going to stay in New York? Does he know what James Dolan is going to do next? Ultimately, if New York is the only other place that he would want to go, Chicago remains a very attractive place.

Zach Libby is an NBA columnist for Tru School Sports. Follow him on Twitter @ZachLibbyNBA