1) He couldnt motivate the players at all... like he did during the past 3 seasons. Kirk Hinrich was on a slump, so was Big Ben. And add that to the inconsistent plays from Gordon, Deng and Nocioni. A combi for failure indeed.
2) The lack of post player has hurt the Bulls. Like many said, they live and die on shooting jumpers. This season they shot a meagre 41%, not good enuff if compared to the past 3 yrs. Most importantly, their 3-pt is only abt 35% !! When you live and die by shooting and u shoot so low percentage, wat can I say.
3) Skiles' rotation is a little weird in the sense that he seems to not have any focus on the team, whether is it to win games with veterans, or to keep faith with youngsters. He was always tinkering with the lineup as a result, and the 9-14 record resulted.
4) It is not that the Bulls lost so many games, it's gotta do with how they lost. I felt that the team totally gave up hope and this is no longer the Bulls team that saw for the past 3 yrs. That resulted in bad defense and sloppy turnovers that could have been avoided. Like I always said, one can have a bad shooting night, but one can never have bad effort night.
But Pax gotta take some blame too, he should be getting the team a inside presence instead of relying so heavily on outside shooting. Oh well, if the team dosent come up with some consistently solid performances, the next to go would be him.... And Big Ben is clearly not the answer the Bulls need... |||
At the end of the day, despite all his misgiving this season, Scott Skiles was the right decision all along. He brought this team from no-man lands to this respectable team in the Eastern Conference. And the hardwork and effort he has put, he deserve to have a pat on his back.
Well done Scott for the past 4 yrs of contribution to the Chicago Bulls ! And all the best !!
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So whose the next in-line to take over the bandwagon ? Rick Carlisle(former Pacers), Doug Collins(former X3 Wizards) or Jeff Van Gundy(former Houston) ?
Rick Carlisle
Doug Collins
Jeff Van Gundy
You guess is as good as mine...
A snowy xmas for the Bulls indeed in Chicago.
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