marsh Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 This has to be joke.Why on christmas eve,there must have been a blow-up or something with Pax.This doesnt make sense even though they have been awful this is unexpected if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3167808 It's official. I feel bad for Skiles. He worked his ass off to get these guys to play hard. However, it has been a theme in the past that guys tune him out after a while. It's going to be interesting to see how this all shakes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 (edited) Larry Brown?Who is it gonna be? Edited December 24, 2007 by shipps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I blame Paxson a hell of a lot more than Skiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I blame the team bigtime. they played with no fire, no passion, looked like they dont care. Complete 180 from the previous 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Paxson needs to look in the mirror he thinks his young guys are so dam good they are not! Dumb move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 11:37 AM) I blame Paxson a hell of a lot more than Skiles. agreed. there are some GAPING holes in this team. Specifically, they are a shooting team only. That works great in college ball, but not the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Horrible decision. Team gets better every year he is coach. Let's blame Kirk and the players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalls2598 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Wasn't Cartwright or Tim Floyd also fired on Christmas Eve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 So Skiles joins Billy Reay as Chicago coaches let go on or just before Christmas. That's too bad, but the Bulls aren't performing and that's what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(smalls2598 @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 12:53 PM) Wasn't Cartwright or Tim Floyd also fired on Christmas Eve? Yeah, Floyd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 11:40 AM) I blame the team bigtime. they played with no fire, no passion, looked like they dont care. Complete 180 from the previous 3 years. Exactly I agree 100% with whomever said that the team was tuning Skiles out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 11:54 AM) Yeah, Floyd. Every NBA check Floyd received was like a Christmas gift, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I think Skiles isn't a very good coach (I put a bunch of stuff in the NBA thread about it), and I don't blame Pax for firing him at all, but this team has a lot more issues than this. A lot more work needs to be done if anything will be fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 11:37 AM) I blame Paxson a hell of a lot more than Skiles.QFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 any word on possible replacements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(lord chas @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 02:23 PM) any word on possible replacements? Dickey Simpkins...pause...HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Assistant Jim Boylan will probably be the interim coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Wow. I've only read reports and knew the team was struggling, but I didn't see this coming. I wonder if there is a college gig or something and he asked to be let go? Of course he's under a contract and I'll bet he's getting more than two weeks severence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 02:49 PM) Wow. I've only read reports and knew the team was struggling, but I didn't see this coming. I wonder if there is a college gig or something and he asked to be let go? Of course he's under a contract and I'll bet he's getting more than two weeks severence. I think he has 2 years left on a guaranteed contract. They will have to pay him unless he coaches somewhere else I would guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I really hope that Paxson doesn't think this will make this team turn around. If he thinks it's a need for a new coach, and not new players, then he needs to be fired as well. I feel bad for Skiles. Makes the playoffs 3/4 years with the Bulls, 2/3 with the Suns, and he gets his ass booted from both organizations. He's a good coach. These dumbass players these days who are so selfish and care about themselves rather then their team is what makes him get fired. He's an old school, hard-nosed coach, and these b****y players these days like Tyrus Thomas just can't handle it. It's a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 What do you guys think about a coach like Stacey King? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 03:47 PM) I really hope that Paxson doesn't think this will make this team turn around. If he thinks it's a need for a new coach, and not new players, then he needs to be fired as well. It's the players faults now, but these same players made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs last year. They should be able to turn it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 QUOTE(The Beast @ Dec 24, 2007 -> 05:22 PM) What do you guys think about a coach like Stacey King? Jeff Van Gundy maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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