Where the Bulls go from here
Although he didn’t make the All-Star Game and chose not to participate in the Dunk Contest, choosing to do the three-point contest is another milestone in his career achievements. After celebrating LaVine’s stellar first half of the season, this Saturday Night in Chicago, it’ll be back to business for Boylen and the boys.
Boylen is on the hot seat with fans and potential players despite ownership backing him as their guy.
Jim Boylen is 36-75 (.324) as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Bulls front office still hasn’t owned up to the lack of success with the hire. Boylen was the associate head coach for four seasons (2015-19) with Chicago under Tom Thibodeau and Fred Hoiberg.
Before that, he was the assistant coach for the Spurs (2013-15), Pacers (2011-12), Bucks (04-05), and Rockets (92-03). It’s not wrong to say Boylen is best-served as an Assistant or Associate Coach rather than the Head Coach, but if he’s fired from Chicago, it’s unlikely he will earn another Head Coaching job in the NBA next season.
While last season was dishearting with a 16-41 record as head coach, this year’s roster should have much more success than 19-34. Injuries have obviously been a factor in the recent decline of the team and even ownership has been honest enough to admit that.
“Hey, in this league, every team faces injuries. We’re not the only ones. That’s why you have a 15-man roster,” John Paxson said, “but Jim handles it very well. He’s trying to coach these guys and try to get them better.”