rtblues wrote:I found the blowhard Stephen A Smith's comments where he denigrated the Chicago Bulls franchise & advised all coaches to not go there to be irresponsible, biased & flies in the face of all of the major changes they have made & are making. I doubt if he actually has seen 1 Bulls game in the last 5 years. Stephen A needs to STFU, he isn't in the least bit qualified to say squat about the situation in Chicago and is using his platform as a bully pulpit to denigrate an NBA franchise.
Here's the thing, what he said, is what most players around the league feel about the Bulls franchise. Hell, it's what we felt beforehand. Now, we're closer to the Bulls as we're here - at the same time, there has to be skepticism due to the history of this franchise, especially the last 7 years where they undermined coaches, bugged their offices, etc.
That doesn't just change with a new FO (Pax is still here btw; I wonder about Doug). Only way that changes is with time. You saw David Fizdale didn't want anything to do with the Bulls in that same segment.
Out of the other experienced coaches listed, Woodson is joining Thibs' staff IIRC. Joeger seems to create bad relationships with everyone, though he's a hell of a coach.
If we're looking to up value of our players, I would go after D'Antoni if he's available. I know, he doesn't play defense, etc. But, this is an offensive league. He would be playing a hell of a style in the Eastern Conference and I think he would be great to get Lauri and Co. on track.
Just trying to think out of the box. I don't thing this FO would do it. I see them going after someone with no experience.
