Chicago Bulls: Why Should We Care?
With Gar Forman and John Paxson receiving a vote of confidence from the Chicago Bulls, the only question left to ask about this team is why should we care?
On Wednesday, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reported that the Chicago Bulls have no intention of firing general manager Gar Forman or executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson after the season. Johnson’s report even went as far as to indicate that Paxson and Forman will still be considered safe even if the Bulls miss the playoffs.
If the Bulls do miss the playoffs this season, it would be their second consecutive season of disappointment.
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For the Bulls, the last time that the team made the playoffs was the last season of head coach Tom Thibodeau. Thibodeau was fired after that season as it was clear that his relationship with the Bulls’ front office was damaged beyond repair.
Thibodeau is now the lead man of the Minnesota Timberwolves organization while the Bulls simply are damaged.
When Thibodeau was fired, Forman suggested that the move was made for the best long-term interest of the Bulls’ organization. Unfortunately for the Bulls, in the year and a half since Thibodeau was fired, the long-term interest in the organization has disappeared.
It would be wrong to say that the Bulls don’t have a direction because they do but the issue is that their direction has led them to basketball hell. Forman wants to rebuild on the fly while still fielding a roster that can contend in a weak Eastern Conference. That type of a leadership from Forman has left the long-term future of the Bulls in serious doubt with no clear indication of when the team will be good again.
Instead of trying to pick up the shattered pieces of their once glorious organization, Jerry and Michael Reinsdorf simply want to stay status quo and show that they truly do not care about the Bulls. Had the Reinsdorfs cared about the direction of the Bulls, they would not continue with the status quo in their front office.
The only thing left to ask yourself, Bulls’ fans, is why care?
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The Chicago Bulls do not care about their product on the court and neither should you until significant changes are made. Unfortunately that time does not appear to be coming any time soon.