He’s a Big Boy-lan Now

Given that my last two articles have been about deposed leader Scott Skiles, I felt it only fair to do a piece on his successor, Jim Boylan. Although he interviewed for the Pacers head coaching job this summer, not too many fans know much about the man. I dug through what information I could find to see if I could [read more...]

“Tuning Out” the Easy Media Answers

Can anybody explain to me exactly what "tuning out" means?It started back in November with that troublemaker Chris Broussard: "He'll get the most out of mediocre talent and have his teams overachieve for a few years (this is his fifth in Chicago), but after awhile, players get sick of him and tune him out. According to various players around the league [read more...]

Scott Skiles’ Success Story

You may not think it by looking at him, but Bulls coach Scott Skiles has been through a lot in his life. He grew up in a lower-class, blue-collar family, and later set the NBA's all-time record for assists in a single game - 30. Recently he has been busy turning the Bulls around from perennial laughing stock to contender, [read more...]

Let’s Play Trade

Growing up in the Chicagoland area, I was constantly barraged as a teenager by the crazy machinations of trades and moves from Chicago Tribune columnist Sam Smith. It got so bad that on his way out of town, Jerry Krause actually made business cards for Smith with the title of "Fake GM." Despite their usual implausibility, the ideas were always [read more...]

Bad, Bad Chicago Bulls

Even though I know for a fact that Bulls coach Scott Skiles reads my columns on a regular basis looking for guidance, he neglected to take my advice concerning changes to the starting lineup. He ended up replacing Tyrus Thomas with Andres Nocioni, rather than moving Ben Gordon to the bench. While Noce had been playing well enough to deserve to [read more...]

No Bull - Time for Change is Now

It was not too long ago that the Bulls were predicted by many experts to win the East. That now seems a distant memory, given the 1-5 start. Rookie Joakim Noah voiced his displeasure, saying "Teams are getting anything they want on us.'' He was later supported by local wiseman Jay Mariotti for him comments. Memo to Noah: I know you're [read more...]

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