SalmonsSuperfan wrote:hilarious name aside, I can't trust anybody who has been 'promoted from within' in this organization.Dufault comes to Chicago with five seasons of NBA experience under his belt. Dufault, who was a four-year starter at Colorado University (2008-12), spent the last four seasons with the Detroit Pistons as an Assistant and Player Development Coach for two campaigns and an Assistant Video Coordinator for two years as well. Preceding his stint with Detroit, Dufault began his professional coaching career as a Coaching Associate with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018. Dufault also wields six professional seasons as a player, suiting up in pro leagues in Czech Republic, North Macedonia, France, Finland, Hungary and Japan.
seems like a fine resume. although, he was evidently with detroit from 2019-2023, during that time they posted an astonishing, punishing .24 winning % or an average record of 20-62.The Bulls have a strong group of player development coaches including Abbott, Jordan Ash, Logan Power, and Nico Hobbs. Patton added to the group, bringing Peter Crawford with him from Dallas, and then hiring Austin Dufault away from Detroit.
thank goodness we could "hire away" one of the guys who played a role in 'developing' one of the worst teams of all time who was hired by a guy the team just fired. AK should consider firing himself.
To be fair, just because you were with an organization that wasn't winning doesn't mean you weren't competent or good at your role. Tim Connelly had 2 front office roles before Denver that were on bad teams and now he's widely viewed as one of the top executives in the league.
