5 On It: What are your thoughts on the Bulls hiring Tiago Splitter?
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It's time for Five On It. Rahimi Harris and Brody bring you five topics on their minds today on 104.3 The Score.
Number one. This is Five On It with Rahimi Harrison-Grody, and this segment is brought to you by AlmostFreeTeeth.com. Save on dental implants today. Coming in at number one, as we discussed earlier, Persham Sharania. The Chicago Bulls are finalizing the hire of Portland Trailblazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter as the franchise's new head coach.
What are the implications of the Bulls hiring Tiago Splitter as head coach?
So a little reset. What are your overall thoughts on this hire for this rebuilding Bulls team? I think it's the right type of head coach to hire. It would appear that the Bulls have themselves a young and upcoming head coach. At least that's what it is in theory. After his, I'll just call it, sudden work with Portland last year, getting the nod to get the job because Chauncey Billups had to go because, you know, allegedly. So to have led that team, Young team working with young players there to the playoffs last year, 42-40. That's pretty good work that cannot be overlooked. He led the under-23 Brazilian squad to a gold medal. I look at that because that's working with, obviously, a lot of young players.
And then he comes from good stock, man. I mean, having played for Greg Popovich from 2010 to 2015 with Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan, he knows what it's supposed to look like.
How has Tiago Splitter's coaching experience shaped his approach?
He knows what a good head coach is expected to sound like and how a good head coach should comport himself. So I do think, well, I have no idea if Tiago Splitter... is going to be capable of being a good head coach for the Chicago Bulls. I know that there are a lot of things in place that are impressive about him that I am liking the Bulls taking a chance on him.
So I do like this hire. This was my preferred choice out of the four finalists that we were given for the Chicago Bulls. I want to give you some numbers straight up. We go back to 2020-21 season, Brooklyn Nets. They went 48-24. The next year, that same team went 44-38. That same team the year after that, 45-37. Then a year later, on Houston staff as an assistant coach, 41 and 41. And then, of course, last year he was 42 and 40, the year in between where he did not coach in the NBA. He was the head coach of Paris basketball in the EuroLeague. He hasn't been a loser at any space he's stepped into. whether it was as a player with the Spurs, we know how good those teams were winning a championship there, or with these others as, again, not the lead assistant until what he was supposed to be doing last year, gets elevated to interim head coach and has a winning season, leading the Trailblazers to the playoffs.
He just feels like a winner. And I think if you're talking about culture with a new guy in charge, you need to have a winner in the building. He has been a winner his entire life as a basketball player and as a coach.
What statistics illustrate Tiago Splitter's coaching success?
Number two. Who is your MVP in the Cubs series win over the Giants this weekend? Man, it's tough when you go two for 21 with runners in scoring position as a team, but still. Find a way to win two out of three games against the team tied for the second worst record in all of baseball. And you start scanning saying, huh, who are really choosing from these guys? Because they weren't getting it done in the clutch. And that made it a little difficult for me to kind of figure out my answer. I heard. But I think it's Ben Brown. Okay. Because I think... In a time in which you know runs are at a premium, if you can fight through what maybe is your worst start as a starter in terms of the last four starts that you made, giving up seven hits, pitching around three walks, and coming up with a win, you don't win the series unless Ben Brown keeps his big boy pants on.
They've been on for a while, by the way. Keeps his big boy pants on and gets the job done. So I think it's Ben Brown over everybody else.
I like that. I love that answer. I mean, he battled in that Saturday game. They were squaring him up a little bit, but he only allowed the one run, three walks. That was a little bit troublesome, but absolutely, man, that is a sure sign of goodness when even on your worst days, you are still getting most of the guys out.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:31
2
What are the implications of the Bulls hiring Tiago Splitter as head coach?
0:31–1:30
3
How has Tiago Splitter's coaching experience shaped his approach?
1:30–3:05
4
What statistics illustrate Tiago Splitter's coaching success?
3:05–4:34
5
What are the expectations for the Bulls under Tiago Splitter?
4:34–11:49
6
Who was the MVP in the Cubs series win over the Giants?
11:49–12:54
7
What challenges did the Cubs face in their recent series?
12:54–18:16
Speakers
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