I don’t expect a great fighter to be particularly nice. I think the Bulls drafted him, in part, to finally have a real enforcer.

Neither went to a school that focused much on teaching them how to play basketball. Neither was very mature and media savvy coming out of college. Johnson developed a rap for performing poorly in interviews leading up to the draft. That may have partly been a smokescreen, but it only works if there is some truth to it.

On the court these are two low basketball I.Q. guys who didn’t start playing serious basketball until later in life. They both are prone to making poor decisions with the ball. James Johnson isn’t any more likely to give the ball to the point guard than Tyrus is for those that like to complain about that. They pretty much want to be the same kind of player, a go-to SF that handles the ball a lot. Whether or not Tyrus swore in front of the media or not is basically immaterial given the overall similarities.

were fans of James Johnson here. James Johnson had big fans other places on the internet and off the internet. There were a number of Bulls fan who hate Tyrus, but were in love with Johnson. People who though Johnson was the answer at PF, and would be the starting PF next year. They never used the specific phrase anti-Tyrus, but it summarizes their views.

that this guy came from a military family. you’d think he’d conduct himself in a more respectful way.

and like I said, there is a time and a place. I can say things where I work during the appropriate times as I stated. Doing it in front of clients is never a good idea though.

Good coaches use it strategically after games. Good players might do it in the locker room to get the team going. What reason does this kid have? Was he trying to motivate his team? Was it in any way smart to show that kind of weakness in front of the press? No. These press conference gigs are completely different from putting the ball into the basket but it is still part of his job. Is this how they talk while doing kids camp or Habitat for Humanity or signing autographs at the mall? They are hired to do basketball as well as those other team commitments that require some tact even if you have to fake it. It isn’t even that hard to do right which is why it is surprising he was stupid enough to slip up so badly.

I am sure this has zero to do with how well he does or not on the court, but it is still stupid and you can bet he’s been reminded of his job requirements.