Shakeia Taylor talks 'chaotic' state of Chicago Bulls, Sky
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Rahimi Harrison-Groovy. Midday's K-2. On Chicago Sports Radio. If I interview someone and they're not sold on Billy, and they're not sold on a Hall of Fame coach, they're not sold on a person who's won championships in college, who's gone deep in the playoffs with Oklahoma City, who I believe with the Chicago Bulls every year, given the team that he was given, I think he achieved really good results. Not the results that we wanted, but that's not because of Billy. So if someone's not interested in Billy as our coach and Billy wants to be our coach, and someone's not interested in that, then they're probably not the right candidate for us.
That was the declaration from Michael Reinsdorf yesterday when he spoke about firing Arturas Karnaschovas and Mark Eversley.
What recent changes occurred in the Chicago Bulls' front office?
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score, and we go to our hotline with somebody who not only covers the NBA, but also wrote an excellent article on the Chicago Sky for The Athletic as well. Angel Reese's trade, another example of Chicago Sky's inability to hold onto stars. Shakia Taylor joining us. Shake, thanks for being on. Thanks for having me, guys. Oh, we love having you shake. She's also on Twitch, twitch.tv slash the score Chicago if you want to see Shakia. Yes, see Shakia and her glasses and her beautiful hair and just making me look like an absolute slob here on this Wednesday. And the flawless skin. Yeah, all of that. The filter that does not need a filter. Basically, Shakia looks like the opposite of Chicago pro basketball right now.
Is that too strong of a language to use, Shake? I kind of love it. Because I know you have people all over the country who have been texting you, your coworkers, your friends, fellow W lovers, and they're like, what is going on in Chicago right now, correct?
Oh, my God. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up to my phone buzzing with people talking about just the state of Chicago basketball. Like we are chaotic to the rest of the country.
That's such a bold, knowing compliment. You look so pretty. You look like the opposite of the state of Chicago basketball. she is aesthetically pleasing. Chicago basketball right now is not as pleasing. I want to start, before we get to your article about this guy, let's start with what's most recent. You, like we know, and I feel like you were, you covered a team that was mentioned as an example by the previous Bulls management. Yeah. Arturis Karnaschov has talked about the Pacers. That was where the origin of the, we want to have nine or 10 very good players, really good guys, whatever you want to call it, non-superstar contracts. That was the example. You covered the Pacers. You know how that goes. You cover the best practices throughout the league.
How does Shakeia Taylor assess Billy Donovan's coaching performance?
I want to start with this. When news of this broke, I know that you know this better than anybody. The Bulls were trying to do something that wasn't being done in the NBA. How do you put into context what the plan that Arturas Karnaschovas and Mark Eversley had and how it was looked upon by the rest of the league?
I feel like everyone in sports has said the same thing over the last two days, right? Nobody really knows what the Bulls were doing. I feel like the plan was kind of flying by the seat of their pants from season to season. It didn't really give we're trying to win. It didn't really give we're trying to please the fans. It definitely didn't produce any positive results in any direction. I think the Bulls for the last at least decade have been trying to find their compass and they're not in alignment. And so therefore, there's no direction. And the Pacers, as an example of that, I think it's kind of funny. Because for the Pacers, what I saw being around them for the entirety of the 2025 NBA playoffs was that it's cultural.
And I think we could use both Chicago basketball teams as an example of this. Culture starts in the front office. Culture starts with a foundation. If you don't have that, it's not gonna just magically blossom in the locker room. It's not gonna magically happen on the court.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:47
2
What recent changes occurred in the Chicago Bulls' front office?
0:47–2:52
3
How does Shakeia Taylor assess Billy Donovan's coaching performance?
2:52–4:27
4
What led to the Chicago Sky trading Angel Reese?
4:27–10:22
5
What are the implications of the Bulls' management decisions on the team's future?
10:22–14:21
Speakers
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