Scott Skiles has made few friends this year -- fans and Bulls alike seem to have soured on the S.S. Does Skiles sense this? Because this unsolicited public apology to Tyrus Thomas -- Skiles ripped him Tuesday, saying he's never sprinted the floor once -- doesn't seem like it's coming from a confident man. From the Chicago Tribune:"And let me say something else on the record since you [reporters] are here: I was way too harsh in my comments toward Tyrus," Skiles said. "And I apologized to him personally. I felt really bad about that. I didn't mean for that to come out the way it did. I wasn't misquoted or anything. But I felt bad about it."Why would Skiles feel bad about it? Because he was wrong. It's one thing to take a stand on a young player needing to improve to gain playing time -- every coach does that. But Skiles doesn't really seem to get it. He's hurting his team's chances to win by playing Adrian Griffin over Tyrus (according to most who watch the team every day, as well the numbers and common sense).
Does Skiles think his job is on the line? Because he should. He has taken a team which was very nearly the two-seed in the East last year down to the absolutely depths of being, statistically, the worst team in the league. Something's got to change.
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11-22-2007 @ 12:21PM
r w miller said...
Come on.The Bulls biggest problem is the worst draft pick in the history of sport!Yanik Noah.Nuff Said
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11-23-2007 @ 8:57AM
loboo41 said...
I think there are many coaches in the NBA really don't understand how to play the talent they have. There are coaches have guys in the dog hause that can really play. Basketball is a team gane so the coaches should always have the best players on the floors regardless if they don't like the players. Example...Steve Francis with the Rockets never plays because the coach Alderman dose not like him..Go Figure
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11-23-2007 @ 12:02PM
noenoe said...
skiles should be let go doing the all star break his team has to much talent not be a top five team in the east he's out plan and simple
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11-24-2007 @ 2:17AM
frank said...
Yanik Noah is a good player better yet he is a winner ( a natural ) remember FLORIDA basketball is a team effort with a winning attitude he's got both maybe in another team he can be a starter ( not bench ) and they can build a team around him if he is healthy he can be another tim duncan no problem give the young man chance he will shine by the end he will prove that he is a very good player better yet a TEAM PLAYER
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11-24-2007 @ 3:37AM
frank said...
To have yanik Noah in the bench is a disgrace he is not the kind of player to score 100 points like chamberlain he is more like bill russel 100% TEAM PLAYER if I have the money I will build a team around him firm and I sense there will be a lot of championships in the horizon I never saw a player lately with so much potential not even lebron or carmelo or anybody in recent times to confirm watch this year if FLORIDA REPEATS same coach most of the players intact but no champioship you want it bet ? NOAH is not in the team FLORIDA WILL BE A REGULAR TEAM you bet and confirm
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