ScaredOfWindow | Bucks

179 | 7 hours ago

Cheaping out on staff so hot right now. I bet they think AI can do it. I’m only half joking.

TonyHawktuah69

54 | 7 hours ago

They’re going to have AI simulate a million games of 2k and then let it draft and sign free agents. They’re going to use 2k logic and sign some random 60 overall to a 70 million dollar deal because contract logic in 2k is that bad

OUEngineer17 | Nuggets

15 | 7 hours ago

Will that make them worse or better than they are now?

TonyHawktuah69

6 | 7 hours ago

Somehow worse when AI hallucinates nonexistent players and offers them super maxes

OUEngineer17 | Nuggets

2 | 6 hours ago

Is that on accident, or on purpose to fund it’s super secret plan to take over the world?

TonyHawktuah69

5 | 6 hours ago

Our last hope is that the AI realizes the current system isn’t sustainable and works to break and destroy capitalism by eliminating our oligarchs.

If the first step of that plan is to sign “buck, swisher” to a 90 million dollar a year deal then so be it

BUSean | Celtics

-1 | 7 hours ago

Well AI will probably yell them to sign Hitler so I’d say red flag?

TonyHawktuah69

8 | 5 hours ago

Isn’t harden already under contract? Would have to be a trade

EggsAndRice7171 | Pacers

4 | 6 hours ago

Irrelevant to your point but 2k kinda has the opposite problem this year. Most of the non stars want like 5-10 million to extend. Derick lively wants like 12 million dollars yearly. Dort is instantly is taking minimums. It’s kinda weird compared to everyone wanting 30-40 mill as like an 83 overall which is how it used to be.

TheFinalPizzle

2 | 7 hours ago

I mean that’s basically what the jets owners son did last year before they got reamed by just about everyone on earth lol

bigblooddraco | Timberwolves

1 | 6 hours ago

Damn now I’m wondering if they could use AI to fix 2k trade logic

Nembanyama | Pacers

1 | 6 hours ago

I thought they already did that with Patrick Williams

cricket9818 | Knicks

1 | 5 hours ago

So basically Patrick Williams 2.0?

Dramatic_Crew_7821 | Thunder

15 | 7 hours ago

and why would Allen Iverson not be capable of it????

Rampent-Lampent

4 | 7 hours ago

Probably skip practice

Dramatic_Crew_7821 | Thunder

5 | 6 hours ago

after the chicago bulls spend their whole pre season camp on clubs smoking cigars:

“We sitting in here – I’m supposed to be the franchise GM, and we in here talking about practice. I mean, listen: We talking about practice. Not a game. Not a game. Not a game. We talking about practice. Not a game. Not the game that the players I pick go out there and die for and play every game like it’s their last. Not the game. We talking about practice, man.”.

and the bulls cruise their way to the first 82-0 season in the league, dominating so much the nba forfeits the playoffs and allen iverson wins his first ring because he was signed as a 2 way player besides being the GM (he signed himself lol)

Dylan245 | Bulls

12 | 7 hours ago

There was a report that came out a few years ago that said our analytics department consisted of one guy who was tasked with doing everything

Even AI might be too much to pay for Jerry

Latter_Goal_22

1 | 4 hours ago

Well enjoy your new GM Microsoft Copilot then

Lou_Peachum_2 | Clippers

7 | 7 hours ago

I hope AI blows up in everyone’s face

ObviousAnswerGuy | NYK

1 | 5 hours ago

that can of worms has already been open, though. Even if the bubble pops (which it probably will at some point), thousands of people have already lost jobs to it, and will probably continue to do so.

JoeBiden2020FTW | Lakers

3 | 6 hours ago

To be fair, if the Chicago Bulls fired everyone and just blindly followed stats models like EPM/DARKO, they’d be doing WAY better than they are now.

Szobortz | Mavericks

1 | 6 hours ago

after the news came out, rest of the nba teams started doing towels too to show solidarity with el cheapo. this salary thing is most definitely something they’re colluding. you saw that with silver’s statement saying how it was ridiculous to call him cheap

Budget_Squash3322

1 | 5 hours ago

Its not though? Most teams have 2 rows deep on the bench of assistants and guys analyzing specific things on tablets now, much more advanced and filled out medical staffs, hyper specialized assistant coaches. Investment into team personnel has gone up among the majority of the league. In this particular case they specifically are being singled out because they have fallen behind the advancements of other teams.

Unabatedtuna

1 | 3 hours ago

Bulls see this and immediately pay Iverson to help manage practice schedules

youblewwit

0 | 6 hours ago

that would mean Reinsdorf investing money into AI. Why do that when you can continue being understaffed?

illyxpink | Bulls

57 | 7 hours ago

Same ol story

TraderJake09 | Bucks

20 | 7 hours ago

Yup. The Chicago Bulls are not a serious organization. Their process appears to maximize making money with minimal inputs. Winning is only necessary enough to fill the seats.

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

16 | 6 hours ago

Nothing changes until Jerry sells

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6 | 5 hours ago

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ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

1 | 5 hours ago

Michael looks like a deer in the headlights

Lithops_salicola | Bulls

8 | 3 hours ago

They are the only NBA team in the third largest city in the country and are synonymous with the the league’s meteoric rise in popularity in the 90s. Yet are run like a small town car dealership.

You could probably fund a top-tier analytics department with just the revenue from MJ jerseys.

Batman_in_hiding | Nets

2 | 3 hours ago

Yea the bulls are still the most iconic franchise in my eyes solely off of that Jordan run.

Wild how the owner’s basically just survived off of that

Lithops_salicola | Bulls

1 | an hour ago

The funniest part is that Reinsdorf, by his own admission, cares far more about the White Sox than the Bulls yet is somehow even worse at running a baseball team.

Relevant_Swing1680 | Timberwolves

28 | 7 hours ago

In a great world, owners would be punished by the NBA for this kind of shit.

mr_dammit | Celtics

6 | 6 hours ago

in a great world the teams would be player-owned.

Hannibals-Elephants | Thunder

19 | 6 hours ago

I like the idea of a player-owned league, but another improvement would be municipal-owned teams. Would end the threat of relocation if cities owned their teams

drjisftw | Pacers

24 | 7 hours ago

Sell the team Jerry

Erosun

20 | 7 hours ago

So El Cheapo Sr.

foshiiy | Rockets

15 | 7 hours ago

Jerry Reinsdorf being a miserly cheap-ass? No way man.

ArmadilloForsaken458 | Supersonics

2 | 5 hours ago

Is he friends with Paul Dolan of the Guardians, seems like they would like each other

BUSean | Celtics

10 | 7 hours ago

I’m at the Woodfield Mall right now, I could ask around if anyone is qualified

snowlarbear

5 | 7 hours ago

that mall also cheaped out… removed the fountain/fish tanks

BUSean | Celtics

1 | 5 hours ago

I did not know that and this sucks

youdidntreddit

8 | 7 hours ago

This is pro cheapskatery you pay the head coach but not the assistants, the Blazers owner has a lot to learn.

Rakatok | Bulls

6 | 7 hours ago

even Michael Reinsdorf seems to finally acknowledge how far behind they are compared to their peers.

I swear there was a talking point about this when we hired AKME? That the Reinsdorfs admitted we were so behind and were totally going to do it right now?

Ok_Mango9561

9 | 5 hours ago

i’m 99% sure there was a story a few years ago about the bulls moving into the 21st century by hiring like, 2 more analytics people and a shooting coach.

hittheroadjon | Bulls

5 | 7 hours ago

Sell the team you decrepit old cunt

I_Set_3_Alarms | Celtics

3 | 7 hours ago

Low key think we should have an expansion, and instead regulate two teams and replace them with the two new ones

Dangerous_Ad5039

2 | 7 hours ago

Thinking the bulls can just hire “elite level” people is pretty funny.

axecalibur | CHI

2 | 5 hours ago

Whats next?

Putting sawdust in the hot dogs

Turning off the thermostat in the stadium to use “natural heating/cooling”

Rounding up every transaction to the nearest dollar

Electrical_Floor1524

1 | 7 hours ago

Fuck the Reinsdorfs

Sweatytubesock

1 | 7 hours ago

Bulls Culture

KeiPirate5 | Bulls

1 | 6 hours ago

The Bulls are the ultimate buy-low for a potential GM due to 1. Great job security and 2. complete lack of expectations. The problem is that ownership isn’t going to spend to fill out your staff, and if by some miracle you actually get a coach and decent team they won’t let you put together a big trade or sign a big FA because they dont want a star with enough clout to hold the players and front office accountable, just guys who are happy to be there. When you include the 2nd apron acting as a defacto salary cap your ceiling is a 2nd round playoff exit at best.

nachosmind | Bulls

3 | 6 hours ago

When Jerry kicks it there will be a party in the streets

youblewwit

1 | 6 hours ago

The Reinsdorf aren’t selling the Bulls.

The only way the Reinsdorf actually try to compete is for Chicago to get a 2nd team. 3rd biggest market and no direct 2nd Chicago team

PlasticSprinkles4677

1 | 5 hours ago

Just saw a guy named Kenny fell to his knees yell fuck the bulls

Specialist_Boat_8479 | Bulls

1 | 5 hours ago

Why would they?

We’re gonna be tanking for the next decade and coaching staff will get fired anyway in a year or 2.

swabby1 | Raptors

1 | 2 hours ago

I can see how they have money for back office staff. I applied for a job in their back office and got an interview (through a connection). It was a for a senior manager role asking for 5+ years experience. They ended up with someone who has been out of school for 4 years, meaning they were either well connected or they low baller a junior with an offer.

Batercus | Hornets

1 | 2 hours ago

Hornets used to do this shit. Was so frustrating.

DrKurgan | Raptors

1 | an hour ago

The NBA could just force teams to spend a minimum amount on Front office, coaching staff, trainers, medical staff…

Papa_Boat17 | Bulls

1 | 30 minutes ago

Maneee at this point I think im gonna be 100 years old and the Bulls are still not going to win the 7th ring lol

Punjabiveer30 | Raptors

-1 | 6 hours ago

Move over Portland we got a new broke bitch in town

Strange-Effort1305

-4 | 7 hours ago

This is Adam Silver’s NBA.

[Friedell] The Chicago Bulls haven’t given their hires the extra budget needed to go out and fill the rest of the staff with elite-level people. It’s been a source of frustration for many of the rank-and-file employees through the years, according to team and league sources.