Potential Bulls Head Coaching Candidates

[Toast88]

Had Love been playing for the Cavs, Bulls would have been lucky to win 1.

There just isn't enough talent on the roster to compete w/elite teams.

Yet, as generally happens in these situations the HC will be the scapegoat for the GM.

Gar/Pax was asking Thibs to beat Cleveland with the likes of an Aaron Brooks...all 6' and 160lbs of him.

It didn't help that Thibs' vaunted defense got scorched by a man named Tristan and a fuckwad named Matthew fucking Dellavadova

 

[JimJohnson]

I don't have the issues most fans have with him.

What has he won while with the Bulls? Despite boatloads of talent, what the **** has he won?

 

[jooo83]

I read somewhere earlier that the FO already reached out to Hoiberg during this season about taking over. If that is true, it is almost a mirror image of what happened during Phil Jackson's final season with the Bulls. None of that would surprise me. As many have said, there is history (GOOD history) between Foreman, as well as Pax, with Hoiberg.

At this point, who really knows? Tom still has two years left on his contract that they have to figure out a mutual parting on. However, it's clear as day that Thibs is done in Chicago. I feel the same with Taj Gibson as well. He will be the first player on the trade block for the team, and could be traded during the draft. There's simply no need for 4 big men who all command starting minutes. Gasol is not going anywhere. The FO loves him. They see him as the perfect mentor for Mirotic, which he served well as this year, and had a career renaissance in his first season with the team. Plus his contract is an ultimate steal at this point. Noah, as much as his offensive game was a joke this year, is the heart and soul of the team. On top of that, he's a pillar in the community of Chicago & Rose's closest friend on the team. With one year left on his deal, I can see the FO keeping him and hoping for a return to form with a different head coach.

All in all, this just plain sucks on all sides. Thibs never got a chance, outside of the lockout shortened season, with a fully healthy roster and a decently working offense to match his stellar defense. Despite that, he was instrumental in developing the players on his team (Rose: MVP in first season under Thibs; Deng: 2-time all-star; Noah: all-star & DPOY; Butler: all-star & MIP). The constant injuries for players robbed not only the team, but all us fans, of the chance of perennial championship level play. The East is still bad so there's hope of a quick ascension back to the top but there is a lot resting on Mirotic and McDermott becoming very good players & Rose returning to close to his MVP form again. The future isn't looking that bright and it's a sad, sad day for all of us.

Are you saying he played no part in the injuries and underwhelming offense?

 

[DCguy]

What has he won while with the Bulls? Despite boatloads of talent, what the **** has he won?

You are making it seem like he has been coaching for 10+ years with the team. The guy had a lot of injury issues and it isn't because of minutes it was just bad luck. The team has been good but saying they had boatloads of talent during his tenure is a stretch to me.

 

[Axl Rose]

Why do you think he's a good fit for the Bulls?

because sport blogs told me he would be

i mean those guys know what they are talking about right?

 

[Rustysurf83]

You are making it seem like he has been coaching for 10+ years with the team. The guy had a lot of injury issues and it isn't because of minutes it was just bad luck. The team has been good but saying they had boatloads of talent during his tenure is a stretch to me.

Which team was more talented during the Cleveland series? I'd say the Bulls by a decent bit due to Love's injury and Kyrie hobbling around. The Bulls got beat by Lebron and a bunch of B teamers.

 

[DCguy]

Which team was more talented during the Cleveland series? I'd say the Bulls by a decent bit due to Love's injury and Kyrie hobbling around. The Bulls got beat by Lebron and a bunch of B teamers.

Those "B teamers" made shots. Can't blame coaching on that. The bench didn't show up. Every time they came in during the playoffs, they got outplayed.

 

[Rustysurf83]

Those "B teamers" made shots. Can't blame coaching on that. The bench didn't show up. Every time they came in during the playoffs, they got outplayed.

More specifically, they made wide open shots.

The other thing to consider...if the Bulls can't beat the Cavs while Kyrie is limping around and Love is wearing a suit, you probably need to just blow it up.

 

[DCguy]

More specifically, they made wide open shots.


The other thing to consider...if the Bulls can't beat the Cavs while Kyrie is limping around and Love is wearing a suit, you probably need to just blow it up.

The bulls missed wide open shots and layups(Noah). The bench didn't produce and theirs did. If anything needs blowing up, it should be the bench.

 

[JimJohnson]

You are making it seem like he has been coaching for 10+ years with the team. The guy had a lot of injury issues and it isn't because of minutes it was just bad luck. The team has been good but saying they had boatloads of talent during his tenure is a stretch to me.

Those "B teamers" made shots. Can't blame coaching on that. The bench didn't show up. Every time they came in during the playoffs, they got outplayed.

DC are you just going to find a way to excuse the team's continued crappy play year after year? First you say he's had injury problems and then you say that a bunch of scrubs just made shots. Those scrubs made shots and our stars didn't. So that's okay with you?

Thibs has been head coach for 5 years now and despite a horrendous and weak pathetic Eastern conference, he has only gotten his team to the conference finals 1 time and that was 5 years ago. What the **** man? Stop fucking accepting mediocrity.

 

[DCguy]

DC are you just going to find a way to excuse the team's continued crappy play year after year? First you say he's had injury problems and then you say that a bunch of scrubs just made shots. Those scrubs made shots and our stars didn't. So that's okay with you?

Thibs has been head coach for 5 years now and despite a horrendous and weak pathetic Eastern conference, he has only gotten his team to the conference finals 1 time and that was 5 years ago. What the **** man? Stop fucking accepting mediocrity.

He has had injury problems and this year the team just was inconsistent, couple that with Aaron Brooks and Mirotic disappearing come playoff time. Yes the bench for the Cavs got hot, shump was looking like a 3pt sniper out there. LOL Miami ran the east outside of this season. Nobody in the east was putting them out. This year I can understand your sentiments. Then again, Cleveland got hot and only Rose, Butler, and Taj really balled in this series. Not accepting anything just giving my observation of what I saw.

 

[Rustysurf83]

He has had injury problems and this year the team just was inconsistent, couple that with Aaron Brooks and Mirotic disappearing come playoff time. Yes the bench for the Cavs got hot, shump was looking like a 3pt sniper out there. LOL Miami ran the east outside of this season. Nobody in the east was putting them out. This year I can understand your sentiments. Then again, Cleveland got hot and only Rose, Butler, and Taj really balled in this series. Not accepting anything just giving my observation of what I saw.

Rose did pretty well, but shrunk when it mattered most. Against some undrafted rookie from a mid-major of all people. Does it surprise you that a Thibs coached team struggled offensively?

 

[Axl Rose]

Fred Hoiberg/Doug Collins duo?

 

[JimJohnson]

He has had injury problems and this year the team just was inconsistent, couple that with Aaron Brooks and Mirotic disappearing come playoff time. Yes the bench for the Cavs got hot, shump was looking like a 3pt sniper out there. LOL Miami ran the east outside of this season. Nobody in the east was putting them out. This year I can understand your sentiments. Then again, Cleveland got hot and only Rose, Butler, and Taj really balled in this series. Not accepting anything just giving my observation of what I saw.

If the team was inconsistent, who is to blame then? The players or the coach? If you want to blame the players, then does that mean we need a roster reshuffling? Because we cannot continue to do what we've been doing. It ain't fucking working.

You also say we were never going to beat the Heat. Fine. But in 2012, we lost first round to the 76ers. Yes Rose got hurt, but we still should have won that series. That was humiliating. We also got bounced in the first round in 2014. And now 2nd round in 2015 despite having much more talent than Cleveland (especially given Love and Irving's injury).

You say the scrubs got hot. Fine, but that doesn't mean that scrubs should beat a better team. Maybe in a 1 off game during the regular season but not in a Best of 7.

 

[DCguy]

Rose did pretty well, but shrunk when it mattered most. Against some undrafted rookie from a mid-major of all people. Does it surprise you that a Thibs coached team struggled offensively?

I missed the shrinking of Rose , he played well. The team missed shots. Not gonna read more into than just that. Blatt is barely coaching and should thank hot shooting for still being in the playoffs.

 

[DCguy]

If the team was inconsistent, who is to blame then? The players or the coach? If you want to blame the players, then does that mean we need a roster reshuffling? Because we cannot continue to do what we've been doing. It ain't fucking working.

You also say we were never going to beat the Heat. Fine. But in 2012, we lost first round to the 76ers. Yes Rose got hurt, but we still should have won that series. That was humiliating. We also got bounced in the first round in 2014. And now 2nd round in 2015 despite having much more talent than Cleveland (especially given Love and Irving's injury).

You say the scrubs got hot. Fine, but that doesn't mean that scrubs should beat a better team. Maybe in a 1 off game during the regular season but not in a Best of 7.

That sixers team in 2012 was giving the Bulls problems with their athleticism for a while at that time. Also that particular bulls team was really Rose centered so that collapse was to be expected.

Hot shooting gave the Pistons a series win over the Lakers in 04. Even Ben Wallace was putting up 20+ a couple of games. The Cavs got hot at the right time but they live and die by the three and they lived to fight another day.

Everyone is to blame when there is inconsistencies. The coach wasn't pushing the right buttons and the players weren't as ready as they should have been. The reshuffling should happen especially on the bench. No one outside of Taj provided anything, they gave up leads just about every game the Bulls played in the playoffs. That to me was the real demise of the team.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

If Not Hoiberg, Then Who Do You Want?

If Fred Hoiberg is not the next Bulls coach, then who do you want the Bulls to hire?

In my opinion, I would like the Bulls to hire Kenny Atkinson, an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks.

Now, you are probably wondering who the heck he is. Well, here are two articles that you should read to learn more about him:

• http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/72749/the-nbas-top-head-coaching-prospects
• http://www.thebirdwrites.com/2015/5...didate-atlanta-hawks-assistant-kenny-atkinson

Now, some of you will want Alvin Gentry, an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors, while others will want somebody else. While I think Gentry is a good candidate, he is a wash up and I worry that he will fail again.

 

[Rustysurf83]

I missed the shrinking of Rose , he played well. The team missed shots. Not gonna read more into than just that. Blatt is barely coaching and should thank hot shooting for still being in the playoffs.

Are you serious? During the 3rd quarter of the elimination game, Rose played all 12 minutes against Dellavedova and took a grand total of two shots. An MVP should have dominated an undrafted rookie...

 

[DCguy]

Are you serious? During the 3rd quarter of the elimination game, Rose played all 12 minutes against Dellavedova and took a grand total of two shots. An MVP should have dominated an undrafted rookie...

He's a PG, he was moving the ball like a PG supposed to. Also Delladova actually played good defense, give him some credit.

 

[Rustysurf83]

Are you serious?