That's the best revenge you can think of.

Thibs chose exactly the right time, when Forman and Paxson started panicking after negotiations with other teams hit a wall. He knew these guys like the back of his hand, he knew their jobs were on the line and played them beautifully. I would not be surprised, if some of the Bulls staffers were feeding Thibs inside info all this time, just out of hatred for GarPax.