Billy Donovan Needs a Wake-Up Call — Rotations, Challenges & Crunch-Time Fixes 😤
The Chicago Bulls need a coaching jolt and a closing plan. Haize breaks down why Billy Donovan deserves credit for a strong start — but also needs a wake-up call after recent old habits (bad ATOs, sluggish energy out of timeouts, holding challenges too long, and riding vets on cold nights).
We spotlight Jalen “Stix” Smith: from fringe minutes to impact machine. Stix has been a bench cheat code — efficient finishing, real rebounding punch, and legit stretch range — even producing vs Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.
Roster talk:We also explore a potential Daniel Gafford reunion to fix rim protection and paint defense.
Plus: Giddey ankle update (not considered serious), his MVP Ladder buzz, and a Bulls vs Spurs preview — how to survive Wemby, control the glass, and win the paint.
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Longest tenured head coaches in NBA:
MIAMI HEAT – Eric Spostra ‐ 2 Championships, 6 Finals
GSW – Steve Kerr – 4 Championships, 6 Finals
CHICAGO BULLS ‐ Billy Donovan
LAC – Ty Lue – 1 Championship, 3 Finals
OKC – Mark Daigneault – 1 Championship
Lmao😅
Not challenging a single call during the two most egregiously called games (the Bucks game and the Cavs game) was unbelievably frustating.
Let’s talk about not double teaming Wemby at the end of the game to make someone else beat you. How stupid was that?
SOMEONE HAS TO TELL BILLY DONOVAN HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HIS DOING….THE BULLS WILL KEEP LOSING AS LONG AS YOU HAVE HIM AS A COACH
I’m telling you Billy has something against Jaylen Smith. I called it out last season whenever Jaylen had it going Billy would pull him. He even gave Jaylen a stretch of DNP’s when the Bulls could’ve used him. When Zack Collins comes back I don’t think Jaylen will barely play at all. Other than the front office, Billy’s coaching decisions are one of the Bulls biggest concerns.
COLBY ,GIDDY AND COLLINS IT DOESNT MATTER WHEN THEY COME BACK AS LONG YOU HAVE BILLY DONAVON AS A COACH THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WIN
When he replaced a guard with a forward and played P&R they got a 14 pt lead🤷🏾♂️ but I've been saying play to your strengths in game development is still needed 1st 20 games is a grace period 6-14 is not the goal however. 🥊🐂🥊
THE BULLS GAVE ALL THE LOSING STREAK TO THE OPPONENT BECAUSE OF BILLY DONAVAN COACHING….
Clearly they’re not going to listen to you because when the team wins and make impact plays yall scream and make a bunch of noise, when the team loses yall become GM and Head coaches and complain.
Been out on Donavon for years but he’s been coaching his ass off. We’ll see though
It's Time To Let Noah Essengue As Baby Cartwright To Make His Chicago Bulls Debut And Start His Rookie Season
I Think We're Going To Need A Chicago Bulls Legend To Coach The Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen
Yup I’ll never apologize for being vuc biggest hater. People are like “he’s a double-double machine” yet gets absolutely obliterated on defense by just about every competent center and a liability on defense every single game.
His stats are empty. He’s so useless at defense and has been costing us games for years. I’m absolutely sick of the bulls organization and their obsession with weak finesse bigs that play soft. I want a big that plays big. An athletic big that plays defense, cuts, athletic enough to finish strong at the rim or get rebounds he’s supposed to get.
We're Going To Need A New Starring Center A Big Man 7'0 Tomislav Ivisic
Trade Vooch For Future Picks
Javon Carter Will Become A Package Deal
Chicago Bulls Should Check Out Tomislav Ivisic And Entering The Tomislav Ivisic Sweepstakes And Draft Tomislav Ivisic
Back to bad Billy content.
Before I hear the rest of this, I think Billy or whoever runs the defense blew it last night. We have to make somebody else beat us. Run a double team or something at Wemby!
Who would they give up for Gafford? Vuc?
I think he’s better at shaping rookies bc he’s used to coaching college. I feel like he doesn’t know what to do with vets
I think we can beat Utah and Denver
Hall of fame coach doesn't even know how to play the hot hand. Can't make this shit up.
Haize my dude… regarding Gafford , Walker Kessler is a restricted free agent at the end of the year Utah stopped negotiations. Just saying
Pro ball. Mike made our machine work. Pippen missed his check, checking in to make the machine work. Our team has to check in to make the machine work. Put ya personal in ya back pocket and Gooooo! At work. Pro kcyll
I think Billy’s game planning is all muscle memory if I make sense, however real Chicago bulls fans know how a good team win games. I don’t remember Phil playing players based on minutes, he played based on what is working. Billy on the other hand seems to have a stop watch in his back pocket to remind him when to sub players in.
I love Danielle Gafford, but I don’t trust Billy’s coaching style to put him in a successful situation. I remember Daniel looking awful under Billy, some what like Matas sudden regression.
I told y'all..😶🌫️
We are going to keep getting better with Donavan. Let’s all relax haha. For the first time in his tenure he’s got a team that would run through a wall for him, let it play out. I’ll take it, despite sometimes weird rotations, because the philosophy is sticking. We had the spurs and Cavs on their heels, last 4 years they wouldn’t have been competitive against talent like that
I told yous jalen smith was gonna have a year
BILLY DONAVAN NEED TO CALL PHIL JACKSON TO GET A TIP HOW TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP
The game has evolved past Donovan, he’s got some outdated ways