New Head Coach Mega Thread

[holv03]

https://pippenainteasy.com/2020/09/05/chicago-bulls-karnisovas-strong-idea-wants-hire/

But apparently some other executives around the NBA feel that Karnisovas already has a “strong idea” of who he wants to hire as the Bulls next head coach to replace Boylen. In a recent episode of the “Bulls Talk Podcast”, Sports Illustrated NBA reporter/insider Chris Mannix joined up to talk about Chicago’s candidate search that is actively ongoing.

Here’s a bit of what Mannix had to say on the matter of Karnisovas and the Bulls head coaching search on this podcast released on Sep. 5.

I’ve heard from a lot of executives that believe that Arturas (Karnisovas) has a strong idea of who he wants to hire and just is keeping a kind of under his hat for right now.

Maybe soon?

Ime Udoka is who I think he might be after.

[MrFortune3]

https://pippenainteasy.com/2020/09/05/chicago-bulls-karnisovas-strong-idea-wants-hire/

But apparently some other executives around the NBA feel that Karnisovas already has a “strong idea” of who he wants to hire as the Bulls next head coach to replace Boylen. In a recent episode of the “Bulls Talk Podcast”, Sports Illustrated NBA reporter/insider Chris Mannix joined up to talk about Chicago’s candidate search that is actively ongoing.

Here’s a bit of what Mannix had to say on the matter of Karnisovas and the Bulls head coaching search on this podcast released on Sep. 5.

I’ve heard from a lot of executives that believe that Arturas (Karnisovas) has a strong idea of who he wants to hire and just is keeping a kind of under his hat for right now.

Maybe soon?

Ime Udoka is who I think he might be after.

Udoka seems to be the favorite but given how the process has played out, I wouldn't be shocked if it was Unseld Jr or Silas.

[rmlsr]

https://pippenainteasy.com/2020/09/05/chicago-bulls-karnisovas-strong-idea-wants-hire/

But apparently some other executives around the NBA feel that Karnisovas already has a “strong idea” of who he wants to hire as the Bulls next head coach to replace Boylen. In a recent episode of the “Bulls Talk Podcast”, Sports Illustrated NBA reporter/insider Chris Mannix joined up to talk about Chicago’s candidate search that is actively ongoing.

Here’s a bit of what Mannix had to say on the matter of Karnisovas and the Bulls head coaching search on this podcast released on Sep. 5.

I’ve heard from a lot of executives that believe that Arturas (Karnisovas) has a strong idea of who he wants to hire and just is keeping a kind of under his hat for right now.

Maybe soon?

Ime Udoka is who I think he might be after.

I thought it was Udoka at first also. I’m beginning to believe that AK guy team is still currently playing in the playoffs so once his team is knocked out of playoffs I think AK will make his hire.

[satriales]

https://pippenainteasy.com/2020/09/05/chicago-bulls-karnisovas-strong-idea-wants-hire/



Maybe soon?

Ime Udoka is who I think he might be after.

I thought it was Udoka at first also. I’m beginning to believe that AK guy team is still currently playing in the playoffs so once his team is knocked out of playoffs I think AK will make his hire.

Udoka seems unlikely at this point. His stock should be trending poorly after being among the most underwhelming teams in the bubble.

I'd imagine they are waiting for Unseld out of respect for Denver's run. Maybe Ham.

[Dez]

Ime Udoka is who I think he might be after.

I thought it was Udoka at first also. I’m beginning to believe that AK guy team is still currently playing in the playoffs so once his team is knocked out of playoffs I think AK will make his hire.

Udoka seems unlikely at this point. His stock should be trending poorly after being among the most underwhelming teams in the bubble.

I'd imagine they are waiting for Unseld out of respect for Denver's run. Maybe Ham.

What Philly did in the bubble will not (and should not) have any effect on Udoka and his head coaching stock.

[rmlsr]

Ime Udoka is who I think he might be after.

I thought it was Udoka at first also. I’m beginning to believe that AK guy team is still currently playing in the playoffs so once his team is knocked out of playoffs I think AK will make his hire.

Udoka seems unlikely at this point. His stock should be trending poorly after being among the most underwhelming teams in the bubble.

I'd imagine they are waiting for Unseld out of respect for Denver's run. Maybe Ham.

I wouldn’t rule out Dan Craig from the Heat. Although I think Unseld might be who I think is the favorite is right now. With Craig a close second.

[Dominator83]

Ime Udoka is who I think he might be after.

I thought it was Udoka at first also. I’m beginning to believe that AK guy team is still currently playing in the playoffs so once his team is knocked out of playoffs I think AK will make his hire.

Udoka seems unlikely at this point. His stock should be trending poorly after being among the most underwhelming teams in the bubble.

I'd imagine they are waiting for Unseld out of respect for Denver's run. Maybe Ham.

Bulls reached a deal with Thibs while he was coaching with the Celtics in the finals

[rmlsr]

I thought it was Udoka at first also. I’m beginning to believe that AK guy team is still currently playing in the playoffs so once his team is knocked out of playoffs I think AK will make his hire.

Udoka seems unlikely at this point. His stock should be trending poorly after being among the most underwhelming teams in the bubble.

I'd imagine they are waiting for Unseld out of respect for Denver's run. Maybe Ham.

Bulls reached a deal with Thibs while he was coaching with the Celtics in the finals

I could see AK waiting until his guy team completes his series win or lose so there is no distraction during the series especially if the guy is Denver Unseld Jr.

[Chi town]

Great read about Dan Craig of the Heat. I think he’s the guy if it’s not Udoka or Unseld.

https://www.indycornrows.com/platform/amp/2020/9/6/21422800/how-dan-craig-and-importing-heat-culture-could-improve-the-pacers?utm_campaign=c2_cooper&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

[rmlsr]

Great read about Dan Craig of the Heat. I think he’s the guy if it’s not Udoka or Unseld.

https://www.indycornrows.com/platform/amp/2020/9/6/21422800/how-dan-craig-and-importing-heat-culture-could-improve-the-pacers?utm_campaign=c2_cooper&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

If Heat beat Bucks next game I think if Dan Craig is the guy their enough time before Heat next series starts. So I think AK will make the hire. If nothing happens then I will think the guy is Unseld Jr. Jmo

[satriales]

I thought it was Udoka at first also. I’m beginning to believe that AK guy team is still currently playing in the playoffs so once his team is knocked out of playoffs I think AK will make his hire.

Udoka seems unlikely at this point. His stock should be trending poorly after being among the most underwhelming teams in the bubble.

I'd imagine they are waiting for Unseld out of respect for Denver's run. Maybe Ham.

What Philly did in the bubble will not (and should not) have any effect on Udoka and his head coaching stock.

Philly's failures on defense for the totality of last season (bubble included) absolutely will and should have an impact on Udoka and his head coaching stock. They were set up to be a historically great defense based upon personnel and were league average. There's not an excuse for it.

[Dez]

Udoka seems unlikely at this point. His stock should be trending poorly after being among the most underwhelming teams in the bubble.

I'd imagine they are waiting for Unseld out of respect for Denver's run. Maybe Ham.

What Philly did in the bubble will not (and should not) have any effect on Udoka and his head coaching stock.

Philly's failures on defense for the totality of last season (bubble included) absolutely will and should have an impact on Udoka and his head coaching stock. They were set up to be a historically great defense based upon personnel and were league average. There's not an excuse for it.

You're blaming Udoka for Philly not being a historically great defence? That is absurd.

[satriales]

What Philly did in the bubble will not (and should not) have any effect on Udoka and his head coaching stock.

Philly's failures on defense for the totality of last season (bubble included) absolutely will and should have an impact on Udoka and his head coaching stock. They were set up to be a historically great defense based upon personnel and were league average. There's not an excuse for it.

You're blaming Udoka for Philly not being a historically great defence? That is absurd.

Well, it's not absurd. He was the lead assistant on a team that dramatically under performed on that side of the ball, but this conversation isn't going anywhere if the only rebuttals provided are "we shouldn't consider his team's performance" and "Your argument is absurd" without putting forth any data to support that.

Friendly reminder that they began the season with the intention to devote significant lineup time to Simmons (elite multi-positional defender), Horford (plus multi-positional defender), Josh Richardson (elite multi-positional defender), and Joel Embiid (elite rim protector) yet finished as a worse team defensively than the Bulls, who were giving significant minutes to Zach Lavine and Lauri Markkanen.

There are plenty of capable HC candidates AK and co are looking at, but Ime Udoka ain't it chief.

[Repeat 3-peat]

Phase one of the restart for non-playoff teams start September 14th. So we'll see if a coach is hired in the next few days. If not, Fleming will be the 'interim' HC I'd assume.

[wonderboy2]

Philly's failures on defense for the totality of last season (bubble included) absolutely will and should have an impact on Udoka and his head coaching stock. They were set up to be a historically great defense based upon personnel and were league average. There's not an excuse for it.

You're blaming Udoka for Philly not being a historically great defence? That is absurd.

Well, it's not absurd. He was the lead assistant on a team that dramatically under performed on that side of the ball, but this conversation isn't going anywhere if the only rebuttals provided are "we shouldn't consider his team's performance" and "Your argument is absurd" without putting forth any data to support that.

Friendly reminder that they began the season with the intention to devote significant lineup time to Simmons (elite multi-positional defender), Horford (plus multi-positional defender), Josh Richardson (elite multi-positional defender), and Joel Embiid (elite rim protector) yet finished as a worse team defensively than the Bulls, who were giving significant minutes to Zach Lavine and Lauri Markkanen.

There are plenty of capable HC candidates AK and co are looking at, but Ime Udoka ain't it chief.

Well to be fair bulls had some capable defensive players. Wendell Carter’s defensive impact is very underrated on this board. Dunn was a beast defensively in the starting line up. Many believe if he didn’t get hurt and the bulls had a better record he could’ve made one of the all defensive teams. Lavine for all of the flack he gets on this board played decent defense this year. He was very good on the ball, but still needs improvement off the ball but wasn’t terrible like how most of this board make him out to be. Markannan defense regressed this season but it’s not like teams were picking on him. OPJ didn’t hardly play but he’s a solid defender. The only weak link in the defense was Sato due to his inability to contain dribble penetration on guards and his inability to guard bigger stronger wings. Towards the end of the season teams were targeting Sato. Gill, Goff, Stacey and Funk started to call him out it got so bad. But bulls actually have solid defenders on the roster. It’s just that there defense philosophy sucked most of the time. Carter, Dunn, Hutch, Harrison, Gafford, and Young are above average defenders. Lavine, OPJ, Archi, I would say are average defenders. Valentine and Sato are poor defenders who teams target when they are in the game. Makoka has potential to be good to elite on that end as well.Coby was also good on defense to a rookie. He had a game where he played fantastic defense on Charlotte Hornets Devonte Graham who was torching Sato in that game.

[rmlsr]

According to KC Johnson AK has interviews set up for this week. I am not sure who though.

[bennjuiced34]

https://pippenainteasy.com/2020/09/05/chicago-bulls-karnisovas-strong-idea-wants-hire/

But apparently some other executives around the NBA feel that Karnisovas already has a “strong idea” of who he wants to hire as the Bulls next head coach to replace Boylen. In a recent episode of the “Bulls Talk Podcast”, Sports Illustrated NBA reporter/insider Chris Mannix joined up to talk about Chicago’s candidate search that is actively ongoing.

Here’s a bit of what Mannix had to say on the matter of Karnisovas and the Bulls head coaching search on this podcast released on Sep. 5.

I’ve heard from a lot of executives that believe that Arturas (Karnisovas) has a strong idea of who he wants to hire and just is keeping a kind of under his hat for right now.

Maybe soon?

If Mannix's report is true, one could assume that Karnisovas' target is still in the playoffs, which would be Craig or Unseld. Of course, Karnisovas could also be slow playing this and has no plans to make a decision until after the playoffs no matter who it is too.

Wouldn't surprise me either way.

[HomoSapien]

There was a report awhile back that Reinsdorf was infatuated with how the Miami Heat have rebuilt their team (ironic since it's centered around Butler) and was planning on targetting several of their players in the off-season. Wouldn't surprise me if that extends to Craig, though my prediction remains Unseld Jr.

[bennjuiced34]

According to KC Johnson AK has interviews set up for this week. I am not sure who though.

Really wish people would source this stuff so it's easier to track down. Bulls Talk podcast, 2:00 mark.

[bennjuiced34]

There was a report awhile back that Reinsdorf was infatuated with how the Miami Heat have rebuilt their team (ironic since it's centered around Butler) and was planning on targetting several of their players in the off-season. Wouldn't surprise me if that extends to Craig, though my prediction remains Unseld Jr.

Yeah Michael pretty much built his search for a VP/GM around the Miami model. Even tried poaching Adam Simon.

I'm very intrigued by Dan Craig. His G-League head coaching experience/success raised my eyebrows but it's still close between Craig, Unseld and Vanterpool for me. Though admittedly I don't know much about Silas or Mosely.