Not me. Thibodeau's issues with the Bulls organization are well known. I thought he wasn't signed beyond this year but it appears I may be wrong. Researching now.
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Not me. Thibodeau's issues with the Bulls organization are well known. I thought he wasn't signed beyond this year but it appears I may be wrong. Researching now.
He's got 4 more years through 2017
Bulls won't let him go unless he finds another team. And why would he wanna leave?
He's got 4 more years through 2017
Because he has 0 respect for management and actually dislikes Gar Forman? And because that team might be well on it's way to falling apart?
However, the Bulls still owe him at least $9 million, they are notorious tightwads, and they hold all the cards. I probably have to change my opinion about this now.
This is NOT a list of homerun hires, but guys I would look at when replacing Ty.
Sean Miller - Helluva coach, very bright future.
Thad Matta - Great coach.
Bob Huggins - VERY underrated and would remind everyone of Majerus R.I.P.
Jim Larranaga - UNderrated
Shaka Smart - young upcoming coach that would be fun to have running the team.
Jay Wright - Looks the part. haha
Sean Miller - Helluva coach, very bright future.
Thad Matta - Great coach.
Bob Huggins - VERY underrated and would remind everyone of Majerus R.I.P.
Jim Larranaga - UNderrated
Shaka Smart - young upcoming coach that would be fun to have running the team.
Jay Wright - Looks the part. haha
Joe Bagadonuts
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My first choice, BTW, would be John Stockton. I think that's a pipe dream, though.
Sorry but I don't buy them falling apart until there's actual action done in that direction. The Bulls management is ultra conservative and their understanding is that continuity wins championship. They'll hold on to Derrick until he's proven in one way or another that he can't play any longer. They actually have only the merits of trading one of their core guys if they get potentially high draftpicks that are unprotected in return. I doubt that this year's bottom 10 teams would be willing to part with their stock share. I mean there's a reason these teams are bottom 10, and getting one guy in his prime paired with 10 other early twenty guys is a move only Cleveland could pull.
If I was Chicago I'd totally tank right now, because getting another top10 pick would be insurance in case that Derrick doesn't return and in case he does it would give them a more perfect team composition with a secondary ball handler.
The truth is I'd have no clue how to restructure that roster successfully. That's super hard. With Noah being injured way too often, GIbson being a valuable PF/C, Mirotic as stretch 4 incoming that's tough to deal. You could do sth like Boozer for Asik + Lin. But Reinsdorf will nix that because both Asik and Lin are owed $15M next year with a cap hit of $8.3M each. Houston doesn't have other assets to add to that that can't be had in other ways as well other than Parsons and they're not going to part with him. Chicago needs a trade exception to make an offer for Mirotic and that they're only trying to get after FA opens next summer because it expires 1 year after and they need it for both summers as it's tough to predict how buyout will be going(he's under contract until 2016). Then again I don't know about opt out and buy out clauses or if they are negotiable. With Mirotic and Gibson being locked in they'd probably be interested in a low post presence at whatever position while keeping a spot open for Rose. That's super tough to pull off and that's why I wouldn't speculate about their possibilities until they make the first move. After that it's not that wide open.
If Thibs wants out it's not going to happen until the Jazz actually have the #1 pick that's my best guess. And even then it's not clear if the Bulls would allow that to happen depending on their strategy.
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Great thread PKM. The board was starving for positive energy.
Here is what I would do after reading the thread:
1. Draft one of the top three
2. Trade for embiid
3. Hire thibbs, that is really the only established guy I like. If not him, then a young guy.
4. Keep whoever is left out of favors, Hayward, Burke, kanter, gobert and maybe Marvin.
Here is what I would do after reading the thread:
1. Draft one of the top three
2. Trade for embiid
3. Hire thibbs, that is really the only established guy I like. If not him, then a young guy.
4. Keep whoever is left out of favors, Hayward, Burke, kanter, gobert and maybe Marvin.
