Ep. 137: Reaction to the Bulls coaching change, what changes with Jim Boylen

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, NBC NBA insider Tom Haberstroh joins Mark Schanowski to react to the Bulls’ firing Fred Hoiberg. Plus Kendall Gill and Will Perdue go into the decision and what changes they expect under Jim Boylen.

1:05 Haberstroh on if he was surprised by the timing of the coaching change

3:45 On view of the Bulls under Hoiberg and team’s performance in his system

7:05 Haberstroh on the perception of Jim Boylen around the league and comparisons to Tom Thibodeau

9:40 On the perception league wide on the Bulls front office and the current roster

11:45 On possible trades for the Bulls and how active they’ll be trading away veterans

14:20 On Hoiberg coaching with a short-handed roster and the timing of the move

16:10 On the lack of passion from the players and if that was the main reason Hoiberg was fired

17:10 On what will change under Jim Boylen and the change Kendall Gill expects immediately

19:10 Will Perdue on expected offense changes under Boylen and why the bigs will get more shots

20:40 Kendall on why he would keep Jabari Parker in the starting lineup

21:50 On the message the front office is sending to the players, specifically Parker

22:40 Kendall on why he thinks Fred ‘lost this team’ a long time ago

25:20 On the perception the players are accepting losing

26:10 On Bulls upcoming schedule and how team may take a step backwards first

27:10 Impact on LaVine with the coaching change, all-star chances

29:50 On sign that Portis and Dunn are close to returning

31:00 On why team may sacrifice winning to send the right message to players