<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Washington Wizards announced today the hiring of Tom Thibodeau as an assistant coach on Head Coach Eddie Jordan’s staff. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. “We are excited and fortunate to have one of the top NBA assistants join our coaching staff,” Jordan said. “Tom has had a tremendous amount of success during his professional career and brings a great deal of experience and energy to our team. His teams have consistently been among the top defensive teams in the NBA and he has an outstanding reputation in player development and game preparation.” Thibodeau joins the Wizards after spending the past four seasons as an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets. Entering his 18th overall season in the NBA, Thibodeau has been an assistant coach with the Rockets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Seattle Supersonics and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Under his direction, Thibodeau has helped his team finish in the NBA’s Top 10 in team defense 14 times. He has coached in 87 career NBA playoff games, including New York’s appearance in the 1999 NBA Finals. </div> Link I'm hoping Tom will do a much better job as an assistant to teach this team to play better defense than Bill Berry when he was relied on last season. Tom comes from coaching under Jeff Van Gundy down in Houston, so you know this man has a lot to teach on the defensive end.
