Unfortunately, it’s not so much a matter of VDN using the wrong line-ups, although he’s undoubtedly guilty of that as well. It’s more a matter of an unacceptable lack of discipline, and utter failure to create effective strategies (especially offensive).

Virtually everyone knows by now that the Bulls have a terribly flawed team, and need to restructure through trades and draft picks. But given what they have right now, VDN is still underachieving to a stunning degree.

I’ll make a few points to illustrate just how bad the situation is. I haven’t watched all of the games, nor do I chart, or even take notes. But it has been glaringly obvious that when VDN calls a timeout, the Bulls almost invariably screw things up immediately after the time out. Yes, of course poor execution is sometimes to blame, but this is happening far too consistently for execution to be the main problem.

What I am saying is that the play which is used immediately after a time out reflects powerfully on the coach, as he has drawn that specific play up for precisely that moment. And yet time, and time again, VDN’s plays fail miserably. That, to my mind, is very revealing.

More broadly, and of course more importantly, the Bulls offense has looked consistently awful. And I am taking into account the limitations of the team. As I’ve pointed out a few times before, every opposing team knows that Rose is very dangerous, and they are all beginning to adjust by doubling him out high, and having their big men cheat to stop him from getting to the basket. Those are smart, albeit obvious adjustments to make. So what the hell has VDN done in response to this? Virtually nothing, as far as I can tell.

Rose and/or Gordon end up playing one-on-one (or two) around the arc, pick up their dribbles, and usually pass (dangerously) to someone else on the perimeter. It’s a joke.

Look, the only way they will be able to open things up and create some decent offensive opportunities is to either pass down low, or drive. In fact, the few times that they did that last night, you could see the court open up and opportunities appeared. But does VDN stress this? Obviously not, as he doesn’t have a clue. He’d apparently prefer to rely on BG getting hot and playing one-on-one.

Of course one of the other great advantages of either driving or going inside is that you often get fouled. But no, VDN would rather pass the ball around the horn and hope that the Bulls have a hot shooting night.

Now, one other important point is that while Skiles was hardly perfect, VDN completely lacks the very best quality that Skiles brought to the team: the stressing of fundamentals. This current team is embarrassing in that regard, and the coach is obviously the main culprit.

TT will never even reach his modest potential unless he is put on a tight reign. Many of the Bulls are picking up their dribble – including ROSE – when they shouldn’t. Far too often they are leaving their feet and making bad passes as a result. Far too often they are standing around on offense, while Rose or Gordon or Hunter get caught with no one to pass to.

I could go on and on, but the bottom-line is that VDN is not equipped to coach at this level, and his mistakes and lack of strategic preparation are painfully obvious, even in games which the Bulls somehow manage to win.