Billy Donovan gets contract extension

[rosenthall]

Billy is probably a 2nd quartile coach. I'm fine. When our roster becomes a first quarter roster, I might think differently.

My biggest beef with Billy is that he seems hellbent on starting Vuc.

This is a good way of phrasing it. I've always thought that Donovan might become a problem when the team has a roster and style of play that's so well established that it can regularly get into the playoffs.

At that point, being able to produce alpha in a 7-game playoff series becomes a really important trait for a coach. And I do think Billy would get chopped up if he had to go head-to-head with a Nick Nurse, Spo or Carlisle type in that situation. But we are optimistically three years from being in that place as a team.

And in the mean time Billy does well with most of the other functions of coaching that are useful to the team right now, so it's fine to have him on board.

[SfBull]

Not surprising

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Yes and another visit for the Play in Tournament won't be a surprise either.

[SfBull]

Billy is probably a 2nd quartile coach. I'm fine. When our roster becomes a first quarter roster, I might think differently.

My biggest beef with Billy is that he seems hellbent on starting Vuc.

The Bulls will be a 2nd quartile team for a long time

[SfBull]

[quote="Red8911"]This is probably the first time in professional sports where a guy gets continuously rewarded for failing.

The coach is usually the first to go with losing. Not here, the whole roster changed but him.Apparently AK/Reinsdorfs still love him for some reason.[/quote
No surprises here

[Indomitable]

5 seasons. 4 of them, including the last 3, with a losing record. Overall, 10 games under .500 despite the team being 10 games over .500 4 seasons ago. OKC got rid of him after 5 seasons with a .608 record over a 5 year stretch and 5 straight playoff appearances...with 4 straight first round exits.

Lets give him his 2nd extension.

OKC did not get rid of him. He did not want to rebuild and left. They said it and he did too. Plus he actually had good years with scraps.

[Red8911]

He keeps getting extensions because he lets AKME dictate rotations and playing time, IMO.

I generally agree with Doug that he isn't bad. Middle of the pack and that's better than a lot of teams. He has issues with game prep and in game adjustments but his base systems are fine and he seems to be able to teach them and motivate the players.

That’s why Billy keeps his job no matter what his team does and guys like Thibs get fired. Arguably a better coach but he does what HE thinks is right and is the opposite of a yes man. He would have probably still been in Chicago if he was.