Whatever. Thomas produced a 12.21 per in 71 games last year. He's a sub-par player at this point. You should pick a different champion for your anti-Skiles crusade. I'm not convinced he's the best coach for this team long-term, but getting rid of Thomas didn't hurt the team at all. and thomas played for the worst-coached team in the NBA last year, a team that breeds underperformance. i'm not saying that thomas would be the answer to our prayers as bulls fans--i'm saying that it would be better for the bulls if their coach could get along with anyone. skiles was modestly successful in phoenix as well, that didn't stop him from getting run out on a rail. Didn't Kidd run Byron Scott out of New Jersey, too? You can't just blame it all on Skiles. Kidd, IIRC, has a terrible reputation for dealing with his coaches.