Turning the page, The Next Chapter: The Official Chicago Bulls 2019-20 Season Thread

[El Jefe]

I'm sure hoiberg, felt the same way

 

[cornercommission2k12]

whole boylen thing is weird

some feel like this thing is being handled this way because the new bulls front office want to repair a bad rep that the bulls have with coaches around the league.
some feel like boylen is going to be behind the wheel until the bulls get the core going forward then they are going to fire boylen. idk

im not buying "giving boylen a shot" imo boylen has had his shot. he got hoiberg roster, then had an entire off season training camp and roster changes and besides some slight improvements in defense he hasnt really properly developed any of the guys on the roster he has pretty much destroyed lauri as a threat and the team looks pitiful down the stretch of games. he has had more than a sample size.

 

[beenz]

if boylen isn't fired, then I'm hopping right off the karnisovas/eversly train.

 

[beenz]

I truly don't believe karnisovas would have taken the job if the stipulation was that he was forced to keep boylen.

the reinsdorfs and pax cannot even justify a reason for him to be employed other than that he's under contract.

 

[Trot LaRoc]

Boylan will be fired eventually. It's just bs that you hire a fresh GM and basically make him go thru this charade

Just fire Uncle Fester already

 

[El Jefe]

A losing streak against a bunch of bum teams in the chicago bubble ..should seal his fate if it isnt sealed.already

 

[god shamgod]

The Sun-Times, however, reported last month that Karnisovas and the new-look front office had heard enough from key players and the mixed feelings they had about Boylen, to be prepared to make a coaching change once they went through a “deliberate’’ process of getting to personally know Boylen.

just due diligence, potential replacements at the bubble and they’re probably waiting til the season officially ends to make a move. if the 2nd bubble for the lottery teams happen then they can evaluate this fool some more before making a decision

 

[cornercommission2k12]

A losing streak against a bunch of bum teams in the chicago bubble ..should seal his fate if it isnt sealed.already

This part i understand. Dont want to bring in a new coach then get the crap kicked out of us in this bubble and everyone questioning the new hire. Let boylen lie in the bed he made.

 

[Brozay]

bulked up quick , n/h

 

[Conscious Pilot]

 

[beenz]

I just saw this randomly on youtube. jimmy

 

[beenz]

cowley still taking a shyt on the reinsdorfs



Economic hits are coming to the NBA, but Bulls shouldn’t be crying broke

Economic hits are coming to the NBA, but Bulls shouldn’t be crying broke
Joe Cowley July 24, 2020

While several economic factors will likely hurt the NBA overall, the Bulls and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf appear to be in a better position than most teams.

The days of a Fred Hoiberg strolling into an NBA facility as a first-time head coach with five years on his contract and $25 million guaranteed in his bank account are likely over.

According to several NBA executives, the entire league is about to feel a historic economic crunch when and if the Orlando bubble holds and this season is able to wrap up, and that will start with the salaries for first-time NBA coaches.

One executive told the Sun-Times that he expects the yearly salaries to be cut in half for new head coaches, no matter how good the coaching resume looks.

So while five-year, $25 million deals were being handed out left and right four or five years ago, expect deals that now are more in the three-year, $7.5 million range.

Which teams could most benefit from this?

The Bulls might be at the top of the list.

With the remainder of Hoiberg’s offset salary off the books when the season ends, the Bulls still have the salary of Jim Boylen and his staff to pay out the next few years. However, with Boylen one of the lowest-paid coaches in the league at about $1.6 million per year, moving on from him and adding $2.5 million for the next head coach is still costing the team just over $4 million for that head coaching chair each of the next two seasons.

To put that in perspective, San Antonio is paying Gregg Popovich $11 million per season, while Doc Rivers is getting $10 million per year from the Clippers.

Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf allowed former general manager Gar Forman to throw a much bigger investment Hoiberg’s way, no questions asked.

So there is a precedent out there for Reinsdorf.

The problem is these are unprecedented times.

The tweet heard all around China from Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey is expected to cost the league $400 million in revenue, according to NBA commissioner Adam Silver. And that was before the league was shut down by the coronavirus in March.

With the restart moving forward in Orlando, even if the league gets a finish to the season — a big if still – experts are guessing that between China and the March shutdown, the salary cap could drop by $8 million per team when the 2020-21 season tips off.

To put that in perspective, over the last 35 years the NBA has seen the cap drop just twice, and both times were minor dips. This would be a historic cut in cap.

The league set the cap at $109.1 million for this season, and originally expected it to go up to at least $115 million for next year. Now, it could be a $101 million salary cap, with the league forced to make some exceptions in the luxury tax, as teams scramble to figure out how to account for a $14 million swing.

The news won’t get any better next season, either, especially if the 2020-21 season has to be played without fans in the arena. Yes, television carries the day for NBA money, but gate receipts average about $2 million in revenue per regular season home game.

Do the math over an 82-game season, and the highly-touted 2021 free agent class could be looking at trying to squeeze into a salary cap of under $100 million per team.

Good luck.

How does that hurt the Bulls? Not as much as most of the league. Yes, while the Bulls have been a bad product to watch throughout most of this rebuild, they’ve also been economically flexible. Their cap is at $106 million for next season, but they shed at least $38.2 million next offseason with Otto Porter Jr., Cristiano Felicio and Luke Kornet coming off the books.

So while there’s going to be a lot of crying broke around the Association soon, the Bulls – valued at $3.2 billion at the start of this season — should have the fewest tears.

 

[cornercommission2k12]

Can't see a package being offered that makes sense from either team. Not good enough to part with lavine. Unless someone comes with a high pick which I doubt either team does.

 

[jerniebert]

 

[El Jefe]

Sacrifice your BEST / ALL star calibre player , for a incompetent Head coach Breehs


Why do I feel like we have seen this movie more then couple X Already