I think you're overdoing the "seeing the worst in everybody" part of your job. At this point in the season no one believes the Bulls are making the play-ins or are falling more than one spot. Players should be playing hard regardless. Simons, Sexton and Collins are likely cap casualties, but play whoever is healthy. More roster turmoil now is the opposite of what they need now; they did that only a month ago. Your ire would be more impactful if it was more selective. Any bright spots in any games lately? Or has every player on this youthful team become jaded already?
You noticed they traded for two older Centers, Yabusele and Richards. That's because, having traded Vucevic and with Collins injured, they needed someone. You don't want a mismatch. It's not boxing, where a player could be knocked out and to the hospital in the first round. But you want your younger players to at least be in a contest. They wouldn't want to start: Dillingham, Giddey, Miller, Buzelis, Olbrich.
Free agents? Caruso, but this summer they're aiming higher. We'll find out if good young players will accept the highest offer for the opportunity to become the star player for a rebuilding team in a big market.
Richards and Yabu aren't stopping us for getting our teeth kicked in anyway
I know you're on a Pollyanna trip but come on. None of us want to be negative and bitch for no reason but when you see a team get run like a clown college for about a decade....it gets tiring and deflating
I could see Billy quitting, but I still don’t think it’s going to happen.
Where else is he going to find this combination of job security, limitless roster control, minimal front office involvement, and job opportunities for his son?
If he was willing to throw that all away because he wanted to coach a team that actually had a plan, he would have left years ago. Any smart coach knew this team had no real future for at the last three years. Yet, Billy has stayed.
I’m not convinced he’s going to leave now just because they’re a 12-seed instead of a 10-seed.
I think he might retire. His dad just died and that can be an eye opening event.
From the outside, that might look like quitting, but would have a different internal motivation. I think we could tell the difference, by what he does afterwards. If he takes another high level coaching job (NBA or NCAA head coach), then he quit. If he either doesn't take a job or takes a job with far fewer responsibilities (maybe assistant to his son), then I'd consider that a retirement.
You know, Jerry, you're spending an awful lot of your hard-earned money on players who aren't playing and a team that is no longer perfectly mediocre. And look at Billy out there! He's trying so hard to win, but he just can't get you 38 games with this roster. If only there was something you could do to trick the fans into thinking the Bulls are a competitive organization again...
It makes sense not to play Rob Dillingham right now If the Bulls see as a potential asset, he's been just awful and I don't think it does him any favors to throw him out in the court with him playing this way. Give him the offseason and preseason to try to get right and maybe he'll turn things around.
I'm not saying that I see him as an asset, the fact that the Timberwolves gave up on him that quickly, plus what I've seen of him thus far, makes me think he's probably not long for the NBA.
Dieng is 6'9 185 ... not a Center. I watched last year's game where Smith got wiped out by KAT. Size matters. With all their guards and if they had no true Centers!?! OMG!
20 more games, then in 4 months we'll see what the youth core looks like. That'll be a milestone; not today. I could be wrong but I think AKME has at least one more season.
What the hell were they doing and have to show for the seasons up to now? You can’t just say hey let’s start over and not have something even a last place finish to build on. What team has ever done what AKME just did? And kept their jobs?
BD’s handling of Patrick Williams playing time invalidates on every level any nice thing you might want to say in this regard from zero development to massive overpay an all time disaster.
true, Pat's always been a counterfactual. But I suppose he does 'know where to be', which in Billy's mind is more important than 'being able to get there, and do anything once there'
You're too kind. Pat has no idea where to be in the natural flow if a game. He DOES kinda know, like a robot, where he SHOULD be. That's not the same as having any sort of feel for the game.
I think you're overdoing the "seeing the worst in everybody" part of your job. At this point in the season no one believes the Bulls are making the play-ins or are falling more than one spot. Players should be playing hard regardless. Simons, Sexton and Collins are likely cap casualties, but play whoever is healthy. More roster turmoil now is the opposite of what they need now; they did that only a month ago. Your ire would be more impactful if it was more selective. Any bright spots in any games lately? Or has every player on this youthful team become jaded already?
the point is to prioritize players that could possibly be here long term not play vets who will not be here next year. what is the point in that?
to be honest, there are no younger players really worth much of a look anyway so it's kind of a moot point i suppose.
still there's an absence of an actual plan and don't say cap space because tell me the last free agent of actual note that signed to Chicago
You noticed they traded for two older Centers, Yabusele and Richards. That's because, having traded Vucevic and with Collins injured, they needed someone. You don't want a mismatch. It's not boxing, where a player could be knocked out and to the hospital in the first round. But you want your younger players to at least be in a contest. They wouldn't want to start: Dillingham, Giddey, Miller, Buzelis, Olbrich.
Free agents? Caruso, but this summer they're aiming higher. We'll find out if good young players will accept the highest offer for the opportunity to become the star player for a rebuilding team in a big market.
they have Smith and they could have kept Dieng.
Richards and Yabu aren't stopping us for getting our teeth kicked in anyway
I know you're on a Pollyanna trip but come on. None of us want to be negative and bitch for no reason but when you see a team get run like a clown college for about a decade....it gets tiring and deflating
"Your ire would be more impactful if it was more selective."
When every single move is the result of bad process, you actually don't have to be that selective!
I could see Billy quitting, but I still don’t think it’s going to happen.
Where else is he going to find this combination of job security, limitless roster control, minimal front office involvement, and job opportunities for his son?
If he was willing to throw that all away because he wanted to coach a team that actually had a plan, he would have left years ago. Any smart coach knew this team had no real future for at the last three years. Yet, Billy has stayed.
I’m not convinced he’s going to leave now just because they’re a 12-seed instead of a 10-seed.
I think he might retire. His dad just died and that can be an eye opening event.
From the outside, that might look like quitting, but would have a different internal motivation. I think we could tell the difference, by what he does afterwards. If he takes another high level coaching job (NBA or NCAA head coach), then he quit. If he either doesn't take a job or takes a job with far fewer responsibilities (maybe assistant to his son), then I'd consider that a retirement.
he should go back to college
You know, Jerry, you're spending an awful lot of your hard-earned money on players who aren't playing and a team that is no longer perfectly mediocre. And look at Billy out there! He's trying so hard to win, but he just can't get you 38 games with this roster. If only there was something you could do to trick the fans into thinking the Bulls are a competitive organization again...
It makes sense not to play Rob Dillingham right now If the Bulls see as a potential asset, he's been just awful and I don't think it does him any favors to throw him out in the court with him playing this way. Give him the offseason and preseason to try to get right and maybe he'll turn things around.
I'm not saying that I see him as an asset, the fact that the Timberwolves gave up on him that quickly, plus what I've seen of him thus far, makes me think he's probably not long for the NBA.
perhaps. but maybe it'd help to humble him? like he clearly came in thinking that Minnesota was screwing him and all he needed was an opportunity
Dieng is 6'9 185 ... not a Center. I watched last year's game where Smith got wiped out by KAT. Size matters. With all their guards and if they had no true Centers!?! OMG!
20 more games, then in 4 months we'll see what the youth core looks like. That'll be a milestone; not today. I could be wrong but I think AKME has at least one more season.
What the hell were they doing and have to show for the seasons up to now? You can’t just say hey let’s start over and not have something even a last place finish to build on. What team has ever done what AKME just did? And kept their jobs?
BD’s handling of Patrick Williams playing time invalidates on every level any nice thing you might want to say in this regard from zero development to massive overpay an all time disaster.
true, Pat's always been a counterfactual. But I suppose he does 'know where to be', which in Billy's mind is more important than 'being able to get there, and do anything once there'
You're too kind. Pat has no idea where to be in the natural flow if a game. He DOES kinda know, like a robot, where he SHOULD be. That's not the same as having any sort of feel for the game.