Coach Tom Thibodeau in action with Derrick Rose

I'm an unabashed basketball junkie.  And not in the "I've got to watch 10 games a day" way.  I mean I could spend 10 hours a day on the basketball court watching the game… watching guys learn… watching coaches coach… all of it.

So when day 2 of USA Basketball's mini-camp ended… I was mesmerized when I saw Tom Thibodeau walk over to Derrick Rose.  Out of nowhere, Thibs and DRose just started talking… and it turned into coaching… and it slowly became a back and forth of "this is what I see you doing" and "this is what I see on the court".

I recorded a portion of it.  Maybe to some of you it will seem like 2 guys just talking on the court.  And that's fine if you see that and find it boring. 

But to me, I see knowledge being passed from one mind to another.  I see the game of basketball itself growing as a star player learns something that will make him even better.

Here's the video.  After the jump, my 1-on-1 interview with Tom Thibodeau… where he still professes a fondness for the C's… even though he's with the other side.