Will Vinny Be Good for Tyrus Thomas?

Published: June 14, 2008, 7:05 pm

Tags: kevinmartin, luoldeng, tyrusthomas, vinnydelnegro

Filed under: Bulls, Kings, ChicagoVinny Del Negro appeared to be about as blank a slate as you could find when the Bulls hired him. Since the announcement, V.D.N. has been food for the disgruntled Bulls fan's soul, talking about player development and a positive environment.Trainer (and ESPN.com analyst) David Thorpe watched Tyrus Thomas and Luol Deng (among others) at his facility in Florida, and passed on some rave reviews to Blog-a-Bull, as well as a prediction of how the Tyrus-V.D.N. dynamic might work.[Tyrus] is deeply sorry for the missed practice, but there were serious circumstances involved. It was a far more complicated issue than what was known publicly. As Luol told me, TT had never even been late to a practice or meeting one single time prior to that day. [...]TT also shot very well, had his moves and fakes looking like a pro, and had such a positive disposition that afternoon. I told Kevin [Martin of the Kings] that TT is that way every day, as long as he is surrounded

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