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I'm sure it can depend, but on a lot of teams the bench coach actually runs a lot of what the manager wants to do in practices. So his background is nice, hopefully will help our infield defense which had started to become an asset last year.

I'm here too.

To not even get a second contract is astounding. Even guys like Len got a 6 year career out of it. Shabazz Muhammed the only other lottery pick that truly bombed and he had some major warning signs.

Yeah, not blind adulation for AK, just feel like reading these comments people aren't acknowledging how crappy this draft was. It was compared to 2013 a lot. Just a reminder of the top of that draft class: Here was the last minute ESPN mock draft from 2013: 1. Nerlens Noel 2. Trey Burke 3. Otto Porter 4. Ben Mclemore 5. Victor Oladipo 6. Alex Len 7. Michael Carter-Williams 8. Anthony Bennett 9. CJ McCollum 10. KCP Here was the Next 10 (mocked) 11. Zeller 12. Adams 13. Saric 14. Shabazz Muhammed 15. Allen Crabbe 16. D Schroeder 17. Mason Plumlee 18. Jamal Franklin 19. Gobert 20. Gorgui Deng (Not in here: Giannis) So, yeah, really long post, but you get the idea. The game changers in this draft were not obvious. The top of the draft was a disaster - yet still featured Porter and Oladipo who are good pros, yet took years to develop. Our new coaching staff took in Oladipo and he became more efficient and a better shooter in his fourth year. He took Steven Adams and made him a great big until he wore down. Patrick Williams may not help the team next year...in fact I wouldn't hate it if he didn't. Next years draft is transcendent, and the east is no longer a conference you'd want the bulls to sneak in and see if they could parlay that into convincing a star to join. But he has the body, the signs of being able to shoot (excellent FT percentage), is team first, has a good work ethic, can still grow, and is going to a hopefully great PD team. When you believe in your player development, you can make this pick. When you need them to hopefully figure it out on their own - you can't. I'm hopeful.

Seems good. Like the yanks coaching structure.

Yeah that is a huge bummer. That program keeps putting teams out though.

Yep. Vassal played only 28 mpg, and Williams had 4th most minutes on team despite being 6th man.

Amen.

Presti gets even more picks but takes on an awful al horford contract

It is nice having guys that can throw strikes.

Do you believe this? I'm not sure I believe this anymore.

taking it, giving all my kids it as soon as it's available.

not surprising. Nobody knows what AK is going to do but they may guess.

Yep, that's why I had the second pick around 23. Bulls could send them their second this year since they already have a pretty full roster.

Cahill moved to bullpen didn’t he?

140 people died in the last 24 hours from COVID in Illinois. Breathtaking.

I think my ideal draft would be trade down to 8 and get the knicks 23rd pick. Select Williams, Vassel or Halliburton at 8 and then Bolmaro, Anthony, Malochi Flynn (if wing picked at ? or would be really sweet if Pokusevski fell.

The player with the most brutal projection in this is actually McCann.

They may not be decision makers, but they certainly still have influence, get to hang out where they want, go to games, get all the hot goss, meet the players, get rings, get to celebrate... and they will make back their investment and then some. Seems pretty fun.

Today's mocks seem to indicate the top 3 is starting to establish itself with edwards -> wiseman -> ball without trades. And with that, writers seem to all be picking Deni for the bulls. I don't know, I think I'd like Patrick Williams. This draft kinda sucks, and maybe he's the Giannis of the 13 draft.

TBH I think in a relatively distributed ownership group a lower stakes person like Theo being brought on to make decisions could be attractive to getting more minority owners in who may feel they aren't at the whims of the biggest shareholders decisions and instead have the org in the hands of a "baseball guy". Or, a wealthy person whose interested may be very competitive, and see this as a way to have a leg-up where they have an owner well connected in league and with a lot of relationships.

I would hope so.

Madrigal 1.7 wins, Mendick 1.6

Trading draft picks also seems like a decent compromise on draft pick compensation from a players standpoint. If my team could grow or reduce my draft budget through trades, I'd be more willing to sign a player with a draft pick. For players, there may be two factors: they be less likely to get a QO since teams can change their draft in other ways, but also if they do decline they may see a better market.

I think the main argument for is it would be fun.