Chicago wants a new coach? Scott Skiles...

[King A]

"Bulls operations chief John Paxson couldn't fire his entire roster Monday, so he relieved coach Bill Cartwright of his duties and warned the players things were about to get tougher. It's believed that toughness will take the shape of Scott Skiles, expected to be named the Bulls' next coach at a news conference Friday. A deal had not been reached as of Monday night, according to a team insider, but both sides were working toward an agreement."

http://www.suntimes.com/output/bulls/cst-spt-bull251.html


even the players aren't excited:

"According to his former players, he left a lot to be desired in the personal way he related to players. It was widely reported that he rubbed the likes of Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion and Rodney Rogers the wrong way. Players tuned him out, Kidd was traded and Skiles quit, claiming he was too mentally and emotionally drained to coach anymore. "I'm shocked that the Bulls would be hiring a guy like Scott to replace Bill,'' said one player, speaking under the condition of anonymity. "Cartwright was a good defensive center. If he could not reach Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler and make them better low-post players, how do they expect Skiles to do so? He never had a track record of doing anything like that. If those players wouldn't tune Bill in, they certainly aren't going to tune Scott in."

http://www.suntimes.com/output/bulls/cst-spt-bside25.html

 

[Joe Mama]

That's a disaster waiting to happen.

Joe Mama

 

[fordronken]

Originally posted by Joe Mama
That's a disaster waiting to happen.

Joe Mama

Ssssshhhhhhhh! Don't let Paxson hear! We want to watch it!

 

[SirStefan32]

May God have mercy on their team.

 

[jbeecham]

Ok, so which player will be the first to punch/choke Skiles? Eddy Curry, Tyson Chandler, Jalen Rose?

 

[Dr. Dumas]

Originally posted by jbeecham
Ok, so which player will be the first to punch/choke Skiles? Eddy Curry, Tyson Chandler, Jalen Rose?

My money goes on Jalen Rose. Chicago is taking another step back with this decision.

 

[schutd]

Maybe, maybe not. This could nd up being a god SHORT TERM decision. WHip those crybabies and underachievers into some amount of shape, get some wins, and then you have players who will listen....

For a while.

I expect Skiles stay in Chicago to mirror his one in Phoenix. Initial success followed by frustration, burnout and player revolt.

But by that point, those kids playing for the Bulls might have learned how to win a bit.

We'll see.

 

[Ryanwb]

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I hated the way he always had this pissed off look on his face. He was way too angry all the time......hopefully he has taken a few chill pills or there is a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[slinslin]

They didn't take away one of the possible coaches for us that are on the market right now, so that's good.