Is Boylan Being Stampeded By The Bulls?

To say that Jim Boylan is in a precarious position with the Chicago Bulls, would be putting it quite mildly. Let’s put it this way, when you think of Boylan the words “job security” do not readily come to mind. Boylan who replaced his former boss fired Bulls head coach Scott Skiles back in December still has the interim tag attached to his title. And it appears, that may never get taken away, until he is known as former Bulls interim head coach Jim Boylan. The Bulls who were expected to be legitimate contenders in the East after a great season last year, have underperformed all year long. They currently are 25-38, and although they have a shot at making the Post Season, they would have to jump over two other teams to get there. Earlier this season there were reports that Larry Brown was interested in taking over the job next season. The “Chicago Tribune” reported Tuesday that Chicago General Manager John Paxson is certainly not a happy camper at this point. Speaking to reporters Monday he ominously hinted that nobody is safe right now with the Bulls. Paxson said “It’s pretty obvious that we have to look at everything we’re doing, from scouting on down to what we’re doing in terms of personnel.”

That certainly could not make Boylan’s spirits any brighter. A Chicago reporter asked the coach if he thought he had lost control of the team. Boylan responded “It doesn’t really matter what other people say. I just know that what I do in the locker room and with this team, I’m in control. I run this team. We have guys with strong character. We’ve had a couple of situations where people used poor judgment. I don’t think it reflects entirely on the team. We have some guys who are very serious about their craft. Some of the other guys need to emulate what they do. If we do that, we’ll be fine. If not, there will be other consequences.” Unfortunately coach those consequences could revolve around you.