And the next Bulls coach will be ...

by Diabolo on Jan 10, 2008 3:13 AM CST

A-Drain !!!

From a SI.com article on which current players would become good NBA coaches :
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/paul_forrester/01/09/players.coaches/2.html

Adrian Griffin: "He's had to battle into the NBA the hard way," Wallace said. Undrafted, a veteran of the CBA and cut in Italy, the Bulls' Griffin has made a place for himself in the NBA with hard work, smarts and defense.

A veteran forward of four different teams, "Griffin has played in a variety of systems with numerous head coaches, so he's gotten to see many different approaches," Wallace said. "He's a guy you always wanted on your team, even if he didn't have a big role because you just felt good looking to the bench in games and practice and seeing him. That stability and low-key approach that he had will serve him well one day as a head coach."

HSCS : still want to fire Boylan :-) ?

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Does anyone know

why A-Drain was sitting his butt on the back of the chair Tues. night instead of sitting on the seat? He looked like a big dork sitting like a foot taller than everyone else.

Win, just win.

by sue369 on Jan 10, 2008 7:22 AM CST reply actions

That's Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace

by the way :)

by Sports2 on Jan 10, 2008 7:39 AM CST reply actions

If Skiles played guys that were scrappy like him

I cringe at the thought of Griffin playing guys that he thinks emulate his style as a player. That would be verrrrrrrry ugly. I say we wait it out until the summer when the coaching carousel begins. Kerr and D'Antoni seem to be at odds, so if they get stomped in the playoffs again maybe he'll be out in PHX. Doubtful but not impossible.

"I took a couple of bad shots," Gordon said

by BNeL21 on Jan 10, 2008 8:35 AM CST reply actions

Oh, but to dream

D'Antoni sounds so much better than retreading the likes of Jeff Van Gundy or Rick Carlisle. I wonder if Paxson would be willing to work w/ another coach who has such a strong personality and needs specific types of players to fit his system. Though I don't think D'Antoni totally disregards D, I also wonder if his reputation for doing such would scare away Paxson.

by snley on Jan 10, 2008 9:18 AM CST up reply actions

D'Antoni wants dual roles

He's upset that Suns owner Robert Sarver did not even make an offer for D'Antoni to become general manager. He wants dual roles.

I don't know if any owner would be willing to make this happen though.

by NBA Observer on Jan 10, 2008 9:30 AM CST up reply actions

D'Antoni would be happy in Chicago

Because the bulls don't sell their draft picks every year or trade their best low post defender for a trade exemption that they will never use. I really don't think D'Antoni will leave PHX or end up in Chicago if he does, but it's a lot better than hoping for Rick Carlisle or Larry Brown to come here.

"I took a couple of bad shots," Gordon said

by BNeL21 on Jan 10, 2008 10:18 AM CST up reply actions

as long as A-Drain

isn't available to play, I'm happy.

Fire Boylan!

by hscs on Jan 10, 2008 9:30 AM CST reply actions

ummm...

"He's a guy you always wanted on your team, even if he didn't have a big role because you just felt good looking to the bench in games and practice and seeing him."

personally it would make me feel even better to look over at our bench and see an antonio mcdyess or a sam cassell rather than an adrian griffin.

by leeac on Jan 10, 2008 12:55 PM CST reply actions

I don 't know

Seeing Sam Cassell might give you a fright.

by KT on Jan 10, 2008 1:52 PM CST up reply actions

i

still can't believe cassell is 38 years old. looks like he's 25. ok, ok, he looks like a 25 year old martian. happy??

by leeac on Jan 10, 2008 5:42 PM CST up reply actions

Personally

For the money they make, I'd love to look over the bench in videos and see me sitting there. I mean what is Griffin making, almost $1.6M dollars....

I'm sure I would be a guy that some would feel good about just seeing me sit on the bench....

Of course some fans might not like it, but I'd love it.

by majoyenrac on Jan 10, 2008 3:52 PM CST up reply actions

Adrian Griffin

might be ok, but he should earn "this right" in a lessor role first somewhere...

by exult463 on Jan 10, 2008 2:12 PM CST reply actions

Rather have

Adrian Griffin coaching from the bench, rather than playing on the court.

im trying hard to become the next kirk hinrich, therefore im doing nothing more than being the next chris duhon.

by piccolomair on Jan 10, 2008 8:34 PM CST reply actions

My Short List

(1) John Paxson

(2) Larry Brown

(3) B.J. Armstrong

(4) Kenny Smith

Is it me or does Lebron walk like a duck?!

by GranvilleWaiters on Jan 10, 2008 9:39 PM CST reply actions

For what?

Brown is the only guy on that list who might want to coach. All the rest want to be or are GM's.

Nocioni-Khryapa in '08

by bullshooter on Jan 10, 2008 11:03 PM CST up reply actions

You're all wrong

The Bulls have been saying behind closed doors that they're very interested in making Stacey King their next coach. If he doesn't succeed immediately they can put him out on the floor, most likely to take minutes away from BW.

by fanboii on Jan 11, 2008 1:41 AM CST reply actions