Their mutual admiration and respect have made them seamlessly fit in Thibodeau’s egalitarian system.
Eventually, Walker’s rising play earned him minutes to close out the last two wins. When Rose closed out the first three games, Walker didn’t have qualms about it. The former MVP has ceded the starting role to Walker.
That’s going to take us a long way.”ĭerrick Rose quickly put to bed any issue between them and Walker right on the first day of training camp. “Nobody cares who scores the basketball or who makes the play. So, they’re building chemistry,” Thibodeau said of his reloaded starting unit. “I love the way every game they get better and better.
