Bulls 2026 Offseason Thread

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what the fuckkkkk

[Old Style]

This legit bums me out. 

[Wilson A2000]

Stacey went a little over the top at times, but he was really a great color analyst. Even when the Bulls were bad, he was a reason to tune in and made a great pairing with Adam Amin and Neil Funk. RIP!

Edited June 8 by Wilson A2000

[Outshined_One]

Well horsefeathers.

[UMFan83]

This makes me so sad. I would have actually watched a few Bulls games the last couple years if I knew his time was limited.  I was really hoping he’d get the chance to call another good Bulls team. It won’t be the same without him. 

[UMFan83]

11 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Stacey went a little over the top at times, but he was really a great color analyst. Even when the Bulls were bad, he was a reason to tune in and made a great pairing with Adam Amin. RIP!

I remember his first year it was a little rocky at first (IMO) and thought he was trying too hard to act passionate. Then I realized it wasn’t an act, that dude was enthusiastic as hell about the Bulls and he kept that enthusiasm whether they were 62-20 or 20-62. 

Edited June 7 by UMFan83

[Irrelevant Dude]

Oh man, that sucks.  Stacey King was such a fun, enthusiastic announcer.  A breath of fresh air for a team that has been mired in mediocrity for so long.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

51 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

One of the only good things about Bulls basketball lately

horsefeathers this hit me like a bag of bricks 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bulls-champion-broadcaster-stacey-king-174727904.html
 

“Stacey King died June 7 as a result of a fall in his home, as reported by David Kaplan of ESPN Chicago.”

 

horsefeathers

[17 Seconds]

this will be felt for a while. bulls games will have a completely different feel

[Brian707]

Man, I got to meet him at a Windy City Bulls game back in February.  What a good dude RIP.

Going to get some hot sauce in his honor 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Damn, I was gonna ask if he had announced he was sick... what the hell. I dont even watch any games but Id watch rhe recaps and he clearly had fun watching his team. He made the highlights better. 

[Andy]

This is terrible news. I enjoyed the short lived Derrick Rose era at least 20% more because of Stacey's calls.

Edited June 7 by Andy

[bukie]

It could be argued that Stacey was the only member of the Bulls organization giving full effort the last 10 years.

Going to miss him.

[Old Style]

Heart, hustle, and muscle. 

[BigbadB]

Some didn't like his schtick. I loved it. It was passionate. You could hear the love he had for the Bulls. I don't know how he kept up that level of passion given the fact the organization was constantly a letdown. Bang, Bang, Bang! RIP Stacy!

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[Old Style]

That’s beautiful but there’s no way DRose wrote that. 

[Old Style]

Tiago Splitter to succeed Billy Donovan. 

[Old Style]

 

[The_Achiever]

Splitter did a good job in Portland under a tough situation.  I like this hire quite a bit.  

[WrigleyField 22]

30 minutes ago, The_Achiever said:

Splitter did a good job in Portland under a tough situation.  I like this hire quite a bit.  

Getting a interim job because the head coach who just hired you is arrested on federal gambling charges.

You get that team to playoffs which causes your team to have to convey a protected first round pick from a minor trade like 5 years ago.

Get hired by team who just got that FRP.

 

This gambling conspiracy goes deep.

[NorthsideAvenger]

I like this hire for the short term but long term I don't know. 

[WrigleyField 22]

4 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

I like this hire for the short term but long term I don't know. 

Who really knows.

[NorthsideAvenger]

1 minute ago, WrigleyField 22 said:

Who really knows.

As someone on another site said, "he's the coach that is going to get fired as soon as the Bulls are ready to contend ." I'm not that cynical BUT I refused to be excited or not about a coaching hire.