Mark Grody

I remember when the Bulls were tied 1-1 with the Bucs in a series, and I was like, oh, the Bulls have a chance.

They did not have a chance without Lonzo Ball to win that series.

If Billy Donovan was out here winning championships, then yeah, you could look at it as a Greg Popovich type situation where he picks the guy who's going to run things.

But that's not what we're talking about here.

They need structurally a fresh voice, a fresh vision at the top.

And whatever that guy, if you hire the right guy, you and your search firm.

And John Paxson, whoever else is in the room for these interviews, if you hire the right guy, he has to be given carte blanche to do whatever it takes to remake the Bulls into a winner.

Not a mediocre team, as Al just talked about, but an actual consistent season-after-season winner that does, yes, continues to grow in the right direction.

He is.

And if Billy Donovan is going to be the top basketball exec and that's what Michael Reinsdorf decides to do, I don't know that I'll love it, but I'll be like, at least I know who's in charge and what they're trying to do.

Right now, Billy Donovan is in charge.

Based on what I heard yesterday, Billy Donovan is in charge of the Bulls right now.

When I play poker, I like to have five aces.

I think right now, if we're looking at the way this shakes out, I think it will be Javier's side going forward, at least until Justin Steele is healthy.

And I think when Matthew Boyd comes back, unless one of these guys just does not do well between him and tonight's starter Colin Ray.

I think Colin Rigg will go back to that swingman role because he's so good at doing the swingman role, the bulk innings, and then the spot starts when necessary.

We saw him do it well last year, a couple of bumps on the road.

But that's to be expected when you're the swingman.

You're just trying to do well enough to keep your team in the game.

And what Javier Asai did last night, it had to give a moment of relief for people –