5 On It & Brian Geltzeiler talks Bulls' outlook as trade deadline looms (Hour 3)
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What insights does Brian Geltzeiler provide on the Bulls' trade deadline strategy?
The Hour is brought to you by Jewel Osco. Number one. Coming in at number one on Five On It with Mark Grody and Marshall Harris here on Rahimi Harris and Grody. ESPN's Bill Barnwell published his ranking of every head coach hire since 2021. And Ben Johnson was ranked at number eight. Do you guys agree with where Barnwell has ranked Johnson on this list? All right, we've got the list in front of us in a scrolling sort of way here. So I'm going to go through the guys that are before Ben Johnson, and I will just give you my yes or no if they're worthy of being ahead of. Does that sound like a good way to do it here? I like that. Since we're living in a scroll lifestyle right now, just so we're having some printer problems here right now.
But Dan Campbell appears as number one on that list. Yep, yep, that's pretty good. Ben Johnson is not number one. Nick Sirianni, number two.
How do the Bulls' recent performances affect their playoff chances?
Yeah, he won a Super Bowl. You get a lot of opinions in Philly, as you know, about Nick Sirianni, including those who think he should be fired right now. Mike McDonald is number three. I mean, he's going to the Super Bowl. Mike Vrabel with the New England Patriots. Also going to the Super Bowl. I mean, okay. Yes, I agree with that so far. We're good so far. We're really good. D'Amico Ryans. Yeah. Yeah, still. Like, Ben Johnson's got a little way to go to catch up with him. He's been a bit of a revelation.
What are the implications of trading key players like Vucevic?
As disappointing as the sort of thud to the end of their season was, they've got some attitude. A playoff win in every season he's coached. That is great texture, and their defense is just fun to watch. Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos. Interesting. He's 32. In three seasons, he's 32-19, a 628 winning percentage. Yeah, I think that's probably a pretty good place for him. Some tender moments with the Russell. Russell Wilson. I don't know why I hit Russell Wilson out of my brain. Russell Wilson, but he got through it. He's there. So right before, so this is the interesting one, Marshall. Right before Ben Johnson, we have the following.
What does Brian think about the Bulls' long-term rebuilding plan?
Kevin O'Connell. And I have to ask myself, is Kevin O'Connell right now a better hire than Ben Johnson was in terms of what he has accomplished? Four seasons, 43 and 25 overall. Yeah, he edges them out. Just barely. Just barely. I don't think it's barely. First of all. He outlasted his GM. We just found that out. That's a great point. That's a talent. That's a trick. Not everybody does that. You can withstand regimes you are to be reckoned with.
How does the current Bulls roster compare to other teams in the league?
13 and 14 win seasons, man. It's hard to argue against 13 and 4 and 14 and 3. I was pandering a little bit. And then it's Ben Johnson. And my question would be, Is he a better hire than Jim Harbaugh? Who is number nine on the list, yes. Yeah. Do you think he is a better hire? It's a very close comparison, right? That really is because who didn't want – I wanted them to take a look at Jim Harbaugh. I would have loved it if Jim Harbaugh came here for multiple reasons. Number one is because he's a terrific head coach. Wow. I mean, Jim Harbaugh probably should be ahead.
What factors influence the Bulls' management decisions leading up to the trade deadline?
But maybe it's because he's been hired previously. Like he knew what you were getting with him. Yeah. Maybe that's just the typical not giving enough credit to the incumbent guys like we were talking about with Coach of the Year. Like where Bill Belichick can't get a Coach of the Year award because it wasn't a revelation. I would say Harbaugh would go ahead of Ben Johnson too on the overall. What's interesting about this is Dan Quinn is the next coach at number 10. Yeah. And I'm like, I think, yeah, I can say Ben Johnson is a better hire just because Ben Johnson maybe had more to clean up. But I am surprised at number 11. I'd rather have Ben Johnson than Dan Quinn. Okay, that's fine. What I'm saying is I think Liam Cohen should be higher on this list.
Okay. And where is he?
How does the discussion shift to the Blackhawks' playoff prospects?
He's number 11. Okay. I think he should be above – And I understand why he's not. He's not above Dan Quinn because Dan Quinn played in the NFC Championship game. Right. But at the same time, 13-4 in year one. Yeah, let me just fire through a few more of these because there's another name that people will want to hear here.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Brian Geltzeiler provide on the Bulls' trade deadline strategy?
0:01–1:05
2
How do the Bulls' recent performances affect their playoff chances?
1:05–1:35
3
What are the implications of trading key players like Vucevic?
1:35–2:19
4
What does Brian think about the Bulls' long-term rebuilding plan?
2:19–2:50
5
How does the current Bulls roster compare to other teams in the league?
2:50–3:27
6
What factors influence the Bulls' management decisions leading up to the trade deadline?
3:27–4:15
7
How does the discussion shift to the Blackhawks' playoff prospects?
4:15–4:44
8
What are the final thoughts on which team will make the playoffs first?
4:44–44:44
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