Brian Geltzeiler's plea to Bulls: 'Pick a friggin' direction'
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Rahimi Harrison-Grody, middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio 670. Wiggins with the spin. Wiggins threw it away. Intercepted by Kobe. Kobe on the runway. Kobe to Vooch. Vooch gives it up. Herter, right corner aisle. 4-3. Yes!
Yes, but no. Yes, but no. As we welcome you back to Rahimi Harrison. The Bulls lost the game last night to the Miami Heat, 116-113. The Bulls go down. They have lost three straight games. Highlights courtesy of the Chicago Bulls radio network. Heard right here on 670, the score, Chuck Swirsky with a great call as well. along with Bill Wennington. Yeah, the Bulls trailed by 13 in the fourth quarter. They made a nice comeback, but they fall short in the end. Let's keep the Bulls talk hot. The NBA talk hot as well. Nobody better to do it. Really, I just like listening to this guy. He is Brian Geltziler.
What challenges are the Chicago Bulls facing this season?
He is of Sirius XM NBA Radio. He is a host there, and we are lucky that he is joining us right now on the Circa Sports Illinois Hotline. Download the Circa Sports app today. Brian, real pleasure to have you on today. How are you doing, and what do you think about those Chicago Bulls?
I'm doing great, first of all. I hope you guys are good. The Chicago Bulls, I feel for Bulls fans. I kind of feel like it's been a lot of years of just straddling this play-in line and no real move in either direction. And I kind of feel like the Bulls fans are great fans. And I truly believe that they would be incredibly supportive of a rebuild done in earnest with the right kinds of pieces. And I think there's a fear of this ownership group about breaking it down too much and maybe taking a financial hit over it. And a little bit of a fear of the front office and breaking it down too much and not being able to keep their jobs. So I think you have kind of a bunch of different things factoring in that has left the Bulls with permanent residence in NBA purgatory, which you're not bad enough to get a high draft pick, and you're not good enough to be able to have a chance to win a playoff series.
And that's where the Bulls have been stuck for a while now.
I feel like this is the perfect time because of what you just said for the Bulls to make a flurry of moves to at least get draft capital because what I've seen from them so far is they just don't value draft capital the same way that everybody else in the association values draft capital with the number of players that they have, seven of them coming in. to the end of their current contracts. Now is the time to go ahead, see what you can get for who, and then understand that Billy Donovan's a great coach. You're probably not going to ever be able to tank as long as he's your head coach.
No, and listen, I mean, this tanking is never a coaching strategy. It's always a management strategy. And so you could certainly break this thing down to the studs a little bit with the thought of who my building blocks are going to be. And if you want it to be Gideon Bezelis, it's Gideon Bezelis. That's fine. You know, you've got to make the biggest financial decision at the end of the season is going to be on Colby White. And what do you do there? And that's really a financial decision that technically should be made between now and Thursday's three o'clock trade deadline. Because if you are going not going to resign him, you have to move him for value because at his current contract. He's relatively easy to trade, and there's teams out there that he would be a tremendous help for.
So you could really fish something decent for him if you're willing to put him out there. But if you want to make him a building block, well, that's fine. But then maybe go the other way and look to add another veteran or two to be better next year. And again, would I want to do that? The first option is much more viable to me than going that way. But here's my point. Pick a friggin' direction. And they're not picking any direction. I agree on breaking down. Listen, I love Nikola Vucevic and veteran leadership and all that. And he's a very good player. What's he still doing on this team?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–1:02
2
What challenges are the Chicago Bulls facing this season?
1:02–4:56
3
What are Brian Geltzeiler's thoughts on the Bulls' current direction?
4:56–9:57
4
How does the Bulls' ownership impact their decision-making?
9:57–11:06
5
What strategies should the Bulls consider before the trade deadline?
11:06–13:29
6
Why is Kobe White's future with the Bulls a crucial decision?
13:29–16:22
Speakers
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