Tag: Jim Boylen

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Zach LaVine seems to be so tired of coach Jim Boylen in Chicago

The Jim Boylen experience, folks.

The Jim Boylen experience was always going to be an interesting one for the Bulls. That’s probably the nicest way to put it.

He started off his tenure as an interim coach by putting his players through three two-and-a-half hour practices and making them do wind sprints and military push ups all in his first week. And that was after a back-to-back. His players were done with him right then and there.

I’m happy to inform you all that absolutely nothing has changed about that since he was hired as the Bulls’ full-time head coach. In fact, his players are probably more fed up than they were before.

Case in point: Zach LaVine. The frustration was palpable last night in the Bulls’ 124-122 loss against the Thunder.

LaVine and Boylen got into an argument in the middle of the game when the Thunder were shooting free throws. LaVine yelled “I have [expletive] 40 points” at his coach.

On the next possession, he pulled up and drained a 3-pointer from, like, 200 feet away, so I guess it worked out?

It’s almost like Boylen’s sole purpose as the Bulls’ head coach is to pester LaVine — even when he’s balling.

He just seems over it. Between his late game timeouts in blowouts and the lack of trust in his star player, LaVine seems ready to give Boylen the Big Boot at any moment.

It’s been a frustrating season, overall, for the Bulls. And it’s not even close to over just yet. So there’s probably a lot more of this to come.

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Just got home saw a tweet about Zach …

Just got home saw a tweet about Zach Being annoyed again about a Boylen timeout. After the timeout Zach shakes his head and seems to say “why call a timeout down F’ing 10”

When asked if his penchant for late …

When asked if his penchant for late timeouts in lopsided games is worth the risk of mounting player frustration, Boylen downplayed the question. “He hasn’t said a word to me about it agitating him,” Boylen said specifically of LaVine. “I don’t know if you’re reading his mind on that or if you’re just making that assumption that that’s what he’s upset about. He hasn’t said a word to me about it. He’s very respectful about me coaching the team and me trying to help the team. So you’ll have to ask him.”