The Players Will Need an Acclimation Period, Pushing Back the Draft, Executive Diversity, and Other Bulls Bullets

Apr 11, 2020

Just saying this outloud: It’s incredibly bizarre that saying “nice” in response to the number 69 is, like, just a culturally acceptable thing now. I’m not saying I mind (I’ll partake in the joke/meme as appropriate), it’s just funny what people can normalize.

Is it just me, or have you also felt better lately? I know the world around us is still filled with all kinds of trouble, but I sure don’t mind this newfound feeling of positivity and optimism surrounding the Chicago Bulls. Sports are supposed to serve as a distraction, and although there aren’t actually any games going on, the Bulls are providing us with a much-needed escape. For the first time in a long time, we have a bright future to realistically dream about. It feels good.

Of course, we still have a long road back to relevancy for this team, but at least that road should be exciting. Arturas Karnisovas has already added new names to this front office, and interviews for the general manager position are right around the corner. For any updates on where all of that stands, make sure to check out our post from yesterday!

Bulls Revamp Continues: Early GM Candidates, Adrian Griffin as Jim Boylen’s Replacement? Forman’s Future, Morehttps://t.co/DUX3E8SjB3

— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) April 10, 2020

If the season is going to resume, several team officials are reportedly asking for a month of preparation/training time. Players need time to acclimate and prepare their bodies physically, and I find this to be an obstacle many forget to consider in any possible return plan. I know some athletes might have their own basketball court or workout space at home, but others surely don’t. And either way, nothing these guys can do at home will be able to exactly replicate the contact practices and conditioning training in a team environment (posting up your stuffed animals isn’t gonna cut it).

If the league was going to just start right up, we’d probably see our fair share of injuries, and – while certainly less important – the play itself would likely feel rather sluggish. I mean, imagine if someone came up to you tomorrow and said “okay, quarantine over, time to go run a half-marathon.” My guess is most of you would prefer some time to get back into a physical routine that isn’t just changing from one pair of joggers to another and eating handfuls of parmesan goldfish (yes, I’m projecting).

The NBA wants to move the Draft back to August 1st, which certainly doesn’t sound like the worst idea.

Reporting with @wojespn: NBA teams are encouraging the league office to push the date of the NBA Draft, scheduled June 25, to at least August 1 https://t.co/2IsME1ecwJ
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) April 10, 2020

The Bulls organization was put on blast recently for having an all-white candidate pool for the executive VP of basketball operations opening. However, we learned that may not have exactly been the case, and Michael Reinsdorf spoke out against the claims to defend the organization’s practices:

In rare interview, Bulls president Michael Reinsdorf defends his franchise’s hiring practice in regard to diversity. White Sox exec VP Kenny Williams offered insight into Reinsdorf family approach as well: https://t.co/1yo29oJh4D
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) April 10, 2020

RED ALERT: THE LAST DANCE AIRS IN 9 DAYS (8 IF YOU’RE NOT COUNTING TODAY). WOOHOOO! Director of the documentary Jason Hehir spoke about the upcoming 10-part series, and he called working on the project a “privilege.” I’m not saying I have extremely high expectations for the documentary, but I’m assuming this will be the greatest sports documentary anyone in the history of anyone has ever laid their eyes on. That’s all. No big deal.

Bored? Of course, you are. Here is a bunch of amazing Jordan stats:

A week from Sunday, @espn will begin airing The Last Dance, a 10-part series about Michael Jordan and the 97-98 #Bulls.

We've prepared a viewer's guide to help take you inside the numbers for MJ's historic career https://t.co/4CEgrN3m2C

— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) April 10, 2020

Jamal Crawford was a walking BUCKET.

16 YEARS AGO TODAY
Jamal Crawford’s 1st 50-PT game! 24 in the 4th quarter.@JCrossover only player in NBA history to score 50 w/ 4 different teams

CHI (04) 50 PTS, 18-34 FG
NYK (07) 52 PTS, 20-30 FG
GSW (08) 50 PTS, 14-26 FG
PHX (19) 51 PTS, 18-30 FG

pic.twitter.com/xSxc9DKtiC

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) April 11, 2020

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Elias Schuster

Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.

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