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Originally Posted by Mw2889
I wouldn't mind tanking at this point, we could use another young player. Hopefully it's not a PF/C that has no offense.
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Originally Posted by Mw2889
I wouldn't mind tanking at this point, we could use another young player. Hopefully it's not a PF/C that has no offense.
Looks like Boylan is out the door as early as Friday
Man, I wish Stan Van Gudy were available
how about Jeff?
I'd love to see Pippen as a coach.
I'd love to see Pippen as a coach.
Waiters, valets, and busboys all over Chicago just all screamed out NOOOOOOO when you typed that
I think this team needs a more offensive minded coach.
I was thinking about a more DEFENSIVE coach.
We don't really have the personel to be trying to out score other squads.
I was thinking about a more DEFENSIVE coach.Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32
I think this team needs a more offensive minded coach.
As old as the losing became this season, the Bulls will finish it tonight as the youngest team in the NBA.
But Bulls general manager John Paxson, who will address his team after the season finale against Toronto at the United Center, thinks youth can be served as soon as next season.
''I want to be back in the playoffs,'' Paxson said. ''But other [Eastern Conference] teams will get better. Being the youngest team in the league is not a thing I want to hang my hat on here. The guys that play a lot for us, they have enough experience. So I don't view us necessarily as a young team. We just need to play better.''
The game tonight means little, though a victory enable the Bulls to avoid their first 50-loss season since 2003-04, when Scott Skiles took over for the fired Bill Cartwright. The Bulls finished 23-59 that season, and Skiles then directed the team to three consecutive playoff appearances before being fired on Christmas Eve after a 9-17 start.
Paxson will meet Thursday with the coaching staff, at which time interim coach Jim Boylan and some of his assistants are likely to be terminated. Boylan may rejoin Skiles' staff if Skiles is hired by the New York Knicks -- he is a leading candidate to replace Isiah Thomas -- the Milwaukee Bucks or another NBA team.
Both the Bulls and Bucks are expected to pursue Rick Carlisle in their coaching searches.
Paxson will hold individual meetings with the players Friday, at which time he'll make clear that he expects to see them around the team's practice facility for much of the offseason. Paxson's priorities include the contracts of both Ben Gordon, the team's leading scorer for a third consecutive season, and Luol Deng.
''That's months away,'' Paxson said. ''We'll have the [June] draft first. That's in the future. It will be addressed and discussed.''
After hiring a coach and preparing for the draft, Paxson will turn his attention to trades and free agency, which begins July 1. But those expecting a house-cleaning of players will be disappointed. Salary-cap concerns and long-term contracts create constraints for any GM.
Among the players not expected back is guard Chris Duhon, who scored 22 points and had 15 assists in the Bulls' record-filled, 151-135 win at Milwaukee on Monday.