“Who are those guys?”
-Butch Cassiday
Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid
After royally screwing up two potential high-profile head coaching hires (Mike D’Antoni and Doug Collins both walked away), there’s buzz that the Bulls are about to announce a new coach from the short list of Dwayne Casey, Chuck Person and Vinny Del Negro. ”Who are those guy,” […]

The Chicago Tribune is now reporting Doug Collins has backed out as a candidate for coaching the Bulls.  In the immortal words of Gomer Pyle, “surprise, surprise, surprise.”  In fact, Gomer might be the mascot for this coaching search, as skilled as this search’s execution as been.
I had refrained on commenting on Collins as a […]

And who have the Bulls been interviewing for a head coaching candidate? Lots of discount applicants, that is to say, people who are currently assistant coaches or not even an assistant. People like Chuck Person (assistant coach, Sacremento), Tyrone Corbin (local ties as a DePaul Alum, assistant with the Jazz), Jeff Hornacek (originally from the ‘burbs, special […]

You’ve heard it’s better to be lucky than to be good?  Well, the Bulls got lucky and turned a 1.7% chance into the first pick in the 2008 lottery.
What does thing mean?  Most likely another Baby Bull.  The darn-near universally acknowledged candidates for 1st pick are freshman Mike Beasley and freshman Derrick Rose.  When looking […]

Jerry Reinsdorf doesn’t like agents.  I’d say he didn’t like lawyers, but given he’s a lawyer (JD ’60, Northwestern), I wouldn’t want to accuse him of self-loathing.
After losing out to the Knicks for the services of Mike D’Antoni, Reinsdorf talked to the Chicago Tribune’s K.C. Johnson, and here’s the money quote:
“I also said if this […]

Looks like Mike D’Antoni is going to be the next coach of the New York Knicks.  And I think the Knicks will have a much better season next year, as they start to utilize their personnel a little better (watch for trade talks to begin after Walsh and D’Antoni huddle).  Remember, the Knicks have a […]

The game’s afoot, and the game is the hunt for (presumably) ex-Phoenix Suns coach Mike D’Antoni. The Knicks want him. The Bulls want him. The Suns may or may not want him. And now the game has progressed to the point where the various players are trying to reel him in.
A lot of this game is rumor and innuendo. ESPN, […]

Looking at the Bulls over the course of the week (Ownership, Coach Search, Frontcourt, Backcourt) I’m seeing a lot of chaos. The Bulls have a leadership problem in ownership, management and players. They’re not likely to improve the ownership anytime soon, no matter how much Reinsdorf publicly states his preference for his White Sox. Management is the first […]

When you look at the Bulls backcourt, you see a lot of combo guards, and not a lot of height. You really don’t see much by way of pure point guards.
Point Guards
Chris Duhon: The only pure point guard on the team, he’s outta there. After oversleeping after catching a late flight back from the Duke - North […]

There’s more than a little bit up in the air with the Bulls frontcourt. Players with contracts up. Players who might be traded. Players who can’t be properly evaluated because they haven’t received proper coaching. Much like the rest of the Bulls, the front court is a mess. Let’s look at what’s there and try […]