CHICAGO -- There will be a familiar voice heard loud and clear Tuesday night at the United Center, booming out instructions and bellowing about calls.It belongs to Tom Thibodeau, the intensely driven coach who used to coach the Chicago Bulls (13-10) and now calls the shots for the Minnesota Timberwolves (6-18).Thibodeau, who went 255-139 in five seasons with Chicago, will face his former team for the first time as an NBA coach since the Bulls fired him in May 2015. There are only four Bulls players left who played for Thibodeau in Chicago, but they know exactly what to expect.Playing against Thibodeaus teams usually means physical play and intense defense, despite the Timberwolves looking to end a four-game losing streak.He used to tell us in the locker room, You got to hate those guys, you got to stick it to them, Bulls forward Taj Gibson told the Chicago Tribune. So, I know hes going to come in here and have those young guys ready and waiting. Its kind of a nerve-wracking feeling because you know that guy knows everything about you. He knows all your moves. Its going to be a good prep.Thibodeaus bark, however, is worse than the Timberwolves bite thus far. Theyre 12 games below the .500 mark, are 2-8 in their past 10 games and have struggled converting fourth-quarter leads into wins.Such was the case Sunday in a 116-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors at Target Center. The Warriors trailed by 10 points heading into the fourth, but outscored Minnesota 38-20 in the quarter for the win.It cant be good for Thibodeaus blood pressure, but he claims thats not the case. He was asked recently how he is handling all the losses, and he didnt hesitate to answer.Great, Thibodeau told the Minneapolis Star-Triibune. You have to be consistent. Sometimes things go your way, sometimes they dont. But every day, put everything you have into it and thats all you can do. Im good. Ive got a great group of guys. As long as theyre working hard, playing for each other, putting everything they have into each and every day, Im fine.He preached those same lessons to the Bulls for five seasons. Many of them stuck and remain with his former players. Jimmy Butler, Chicagos leading scorer, is one of them.Butler said Thibodeaus insistence on working hard at both ends of the floor was vital to his rise from being a late first-round pick to one of the NBAs best all-around players. Thibodeau was hard on guys like Gibson and Butler, but theyre both now major components in Chicagos lineup.I got better from it, Butler told CSN Chicago. The numbers speak for themselves. Im very grateful he coached me for my first four years and the relationship we still have that we built upon over the (past) summer (with USA Basketball), that will forever be my guy. We went through the trenches together, along with my former teammates. I got love and respect for everybody.The Bulls recalled guard R.J. 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"I just wanted to let you know that withdrawing from the U.S. Open has been a really tough decision to make. I have done everything I could since Wimbledon to get myself ready but it just wasnt enough time," read a message posted on Sharapovas Facebook page Wednesday night. "I have done many tests, received several opinions and it all comes down to taking the proper amount of time to heal my shoulder injury properly." The posting added that Sharapova plans "on taking the next few weeks off, receiving proper treatment and rehabilitation." She originally was seeded third at the U.S. Open. The USTA said 2012 Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanksa would shift from No.dddddddddddd 4 to No. 3, and all other seeded players below her would move up a spot, too. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will become the tournaments new 32nd seed. The draw for the years last Grand Slam tournament is Thursday. Play begins Monday. Sharapovas surprising exit caps a tumultuous couple of weeks for the former No. 1 player. The Russian was sidelined by a hip injury after Wimbledon. Then she hired Jimmy Connors as her coach, an arrangement that lasted all of one match, a loss, at the Mason, Ohio, hard-court tournament. Sharapova last missed the U.S. Open in 2008, when she was off the tour for about 10 months because of surgery on her right shoulder. She won her first major title since that operation at last years French Open, completing a career Grand Slam. Earlier Wednesday, former top-10 player Mardy Fish of the United States withdrew from the U.S. Open, citing personal reasons. Its the latest setback in his bid to make a comeback on tour after dealing with heart issues. ' ' '
