Mike North (yes, Mike North) Interviews Paxson

by Sports2 on Sep 23, 2008 3:35 PM CDT

Pax: We haven't changed a lot, but we want to feel "fresh".

What the hell is that? Mike North is doing podcasts and he gets to talk to Paxson despite pooping on him a few months ago, and then North getting fired?

I'm picturing something like the plot from Airheads with Paxson held hostage while North tries to get his his career jump started. Somehow, nude pictures of Bea Arthur are involved.

More substantially, Paxson is asked if there's a philosophical difference between D'Antoni and Del Negro. They'd just talked about defense, and I think North was giving him the opening to say Vinnie will be "D'Antoni with defense". Pax said the biggest difference is that D'Antoni has proven it and Vinnie's ideas are conceptual and unproven.

I dunno what to make of that.

The word accountable is used.

On Rose, North doesn't want him compared to Paul and Williams out of the gate. Pax says they are unique, and that while Rose has unique speed and strength and potential to be special, he needs to work on his shot and learning the game.

On Noah "the reality is we don't have a lot of size".... "we need to see him grow as an individual".

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North and Paxson are in agreement that Josh Howard is a turd.

by Sports2 on Sep 23, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions

yikes, Mike is cringeworthy at that point

Paxson was too nice to say North was taking it a bit far.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Sep 23, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions

I really don't get why anyone feels beholden to North

though perhaps this is a debt paid (via Reinsdorf) for North badgering Skiles into taking less money. If only Gordon went on the restaurant podcast.

Nice find.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Sep 23, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions

The find was actually by the ever vigilant

and incendiary Kukoc4ever. At least that’s how it came to my attention (such as it is).

by Sports2 on Sep 23, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions

speaking of...

… looks like interviewed Reinsdorf back on September 8th. Jeez. I’ll listen to that one after dinner and give a report if no one else has by then.

by Sports2 on Sep 23, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm doubting the Bulls got much time in that interview

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Sep 23, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

btw, the interview starts at 13:45, hour 2, 9/23

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Sep 23, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks.

Very useful info!

I don’t want to listen to ONE word more of this guy than I have to

by BAB-Bass on Sep 23, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions

He has the most annoying radio-voice I've EVER heard...

And he starts the 2nd hour with ranting over a guy’s name that he doesn’t like. “It’s not spelled right” Gah, what a moron!

by BAB-Bass on Sep 23, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks

Nice Find even though I can’t stand North (and the fact that he is ultra ultra conservative makes it worse)

by 815Sox on Sep 23, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions

Hmm... Yeah, I'm not sure how

I feel about the fact that Pax did so much agreeing with him. On just about everything. Including the turd comments.

I can certainly appreciate how Pax feels given his family situation (his son is at boot camp), but still…

"It’d be ridiculous to hate someone for simply what they say in a sports blog. But I greatly dislike every syllable of your angst-filled, smarmy, nondescript, half-assed, elitist-garbage responses." –Rogerspark Kris

by bullhockey on Sep 24, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions

I've got my share of complaints about Paxson

but his disdain of Josh Howard ain’t one of them. I don’t even really see why North is considered “ultra ultra conservative” – or even “ultra conservative” or “conservative” for thinking it was a disrespectful, punkish thing that Howard did. It seems pretty condemnable from pretty much everywhere on the political spectrum to me.

by Sports2 on Sep 24, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I won't delve into it...mainly because it won't go anywhere and Matt's secret police will come knocking at my door

But I think what Howard said wasn’t a a big deal, people making it into some huge ass racial connotation are idiotic, and put the average American in front of a camera they’d say equally stupid/ignorant things. Meh to the whole brouhaha.

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Sep 24, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Secret police is at the ready

And if you want to take the more instantaneous yet somewhat milder punishment, there’s always delving into the FreeDarko comments section.

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Sep 24, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions