The Bulls Say it isn’t Skiles that Has them Down and Out this Season

There’s a lot of discussion amongst NBA fans and critics as to what exactly is going on with the Chicago Bulls this season. Many people are attributing their 3-10 record to a loss of belief in Coach Scott Skiles’ coaching ability. Could it be that the Bulls are simply tuning out the fifth-year coach? To the players this notion seems doubtful – and hey, they are the ones who would know. Of the placed-blame, guard Ben Gordon says, “I don’t think that’s true. Everybody here knows what he wants. We all know what we’re supposed to do and how we’re going to win games, and that’s to get back to what made us a successful team in the past. I don’t think anybody is tuning him out.”

The players insist that they are not ignoring Skiles’ coaching, as many NBA players tend to do as their egos begin to grow. According to press notes, Skiles is a strict teacher who “holds people accountable but does so fairly and with open communication.” Skiles himself insists that coaching is the way out of the mess that the Bulls are in right now, not yelling. Although in the past Skiles has been known to get on his players, Ben Gordon says that isn’t the case anymore. “My first couple of years he was definitely on guys because we were young and definitely needed that. Now he gives us a lot of freedom. With freedom comes a lot of responsibility. We have to go out there and do our part.” Everyone has a part to play – and hopefully the pieces will come together sometime soon.

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