5 On It: How encouraged are you by the Bulls hiring Bryson Graham?
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
It's time for Five On It. Rahimi Harrison-Roney. Bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score. I got five on it. Number one.
All right, before we get to Five On It, this is pretty important here. So we have a texter, 815, saying that Scranton is the home of Steamtown, which is a national train park or a national park about trains. They've also restored a big boy. They're planning to put the two big boys side by side. I thought that Steamtown was just the name of the mall. I didn't put it together. Okay, now we have to get back to our other questions, but I don't know that they're going to answer as much as that factoid did.
We can hear all about... Oh, go ahead, Marshall. That was amazing. No, that's all. That was an amazing public service announcement. I love a little education in my five on it. Go ahead.
Curiosity leads to knowledge.
Absolutely. You can hear more about that big boy train if you go to the Odyssey app and use the rewind feature and hit 1145. Well, here we are at five on it. Question number one. We still have a lot to learn about new Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations, Bryson Graham. But let's get a gauge on your initial impressions of him on a scale of one to ten on the encouragement meter trademark. How are you feeling about Chicago's decision to make Graham their top basketball executive?
OK, well, first of all, I think it's important that we appreciate engineering and machinery. You know, that's a good thing. Secondly, on the encouragement meter, I think I'm still a little wary. So I'm going to put it at a seven because I don't know who he's hiring as a head coach. I don't know what he wants in a player. Like I told you, one of the reasons I like Tom Thibodeau is I know exactly who he wants on his team at all times. Sometimes it's the same guy for many years, decades, if you will. What's up, Taj? But in the meantime, we don't know what he wants to do yet. We know that he knows how to find talent in different ways, not just the same way or not just the same market of players, if you will, or the same process.
And that is very encouraging. So before I get too excited, seven.
Okay, so I'm thinking about this, and there was nothing discouraging about the announcement or the news or any of the kind of vetting that we've heard from all the people who know him and his processes. So I'm going to put mine at a 7.5. Because I think, just in our conversations, I think I have a little bit more confidence in the decision than you do. But you make great points with... I don't know who he's hiring as a head coach. The one thing I'm sure of is he's going to hit on draft picks at a high rate. Because that's something he's always done.
Or undrafted guys.
Or undrafted guys.
You gotta... Or two-way players, as Joel Lorenzi aptly brought up. You gotta work... Justice for Mac McClung.
Around... What you do and don't know. And he's a first-time lead, lead, like big boy. You get to remake this whole front office and the coaching staff, if you want to, in your image. I feel like he's at the point in his career where this is the next logical step. The Bulls are in a position to give him an opportunity. And my favorite things about him is that he is a talent evaluator first. That's his strength. And that he understands that he doesn't have all the answers. Once you start with that as your framework, that means you can not only delegate, but you can also pivot when you do make a mistake. Because he's going to make mistakes.
What are the initial impressions of Bryson Graham's hiring?
All front offices make mistakes.
Yeah, it's just about acknowledging them and then being able to move forward. Not double down on them for five years and $90 million.
Shout out to Patrick Williams. Not your fault, big guy.
I feel really bad. It's more about a contract than it is about an individual. He supports small businesses too.
Under the interrogation light, if he would tell us what he thinks his biggest mistake was in his time with the Bulls.
Here's the other thing. At the end of the day, we also don't know how his boss felt about this stuff at the time.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–3:30
2
What are the initial impressions of Bryson Graham's hiring?
3:30–4:02
3
How do the hosts rate their encouragement about Graham's leadership?
4:02–4:49
4
What factors contribute to the uncertainty around Graham's coaching choices?
4:49–18:42
5
Who are the top candidates for the Bulls' head coaching job?
18:42–21:53
Speakers
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