By The Horns: A Chicago Bulls Show

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Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix on the Bulls coaching search Sep 04, 2020

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With the Brooklyn Nets hiring two-time MVP Steve Nash as their head coach, a vacancy has been filled, though not by a candidate the Bulls were targeting. NBC Sports Chicago Bulls insider K.C. Johnson is joined by Sports Illustrated senior NBA writer and analyst Chris Mannix to discuss the news of the day, deep dive into Artūras Karnišovas' ongoing coaching search, and break down playoff basketball in the NBA Bubble.

(2:30) - Steve Nash named the next head coach of the Brooklyn Nets

(10:40) - How does the league view the Bulls and their head coaching job?

(16:30) - The Rockets are in trouble even after winning vs. the Thunder

(22:30) - Analysis of Heat-Bucks and Celtics-Raptors

(27:00) - Experience in the Bubble

2020 NBA Draft with Chris Spatola: Who should the Bulls target? Sep 01, 2020

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New Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas and GM Marc Eversley are still in the process of looking for a head coach, but they’re also poring over film and narrowing down prospects for the draft. Host Jason Goff is joined by Chris Spatola of ESPN and Sirius XM Radio to discuss which players the Bulls should be locking in on with their No. 4 overall pick, and to break down other potential draftees. Later in the pod, they discuss the legacy and career of the late, great John Thompson.

(2:30) - How do teams evaluate talent when preparing for the draft?

(4:40) - Breakdown of Obi Toppin

(12:00) - Is LaMelo Ball a 6-foot-8 Kyrie Irving?

(16:20) - Who should everyone be looking at in the draft that no one is paying attention to?

(18:26) - The legacy of the late John Thompson

Emergency Podcast: The Milwaukee Bucks boycott the NBA playoffs Aug 27, 2020

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In a historic showing, the Milwaukee Bucks players refused to take the court for their Game 5 matchup vs. the Orlando Magic in a strike to draw attention to police brutality and boycott racism after Jacob Blake was shot by Kenosha, Wis. police in front of his children. In an emergency edition of the Bulls Talk Podcast, host Jason Goff is joined by Bulls insider KC Johnson, and Bulls analyst and former NBA player Kendall Gill, as they discuss the NBA players' boycott and the impact it is having across the country.

(2:00) - What the players are trying to show by taking this stand

(17:00) - Players don't care how much money they make, they want justice

(35:20) - KC Johnson speaks to former Bull Craig Hodges on his activism in the early 90s in the NBA

(50:00) - NBA players are saying they will not provide entertainment unless there is justice

(1:01:00) - The players have a lot of pressure on them and they still chose to take a stand

Top 5 NBA Draft prospects and possible Bulls targets with Ricky O’Donnell Aug 25, 2020

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The Bulls will be selecting fourth overall in this year's draft, but in a class without a consensus No. 1 pick, anyone projected in the top five could be a target for the team. Who are those targets, and how would they fit on the Bulls? Host Jason Goff and Bulls writer Rob Schaefer are joined by SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell to discuss the projected top five picks in the NBA Draft. Later on, the crew share some observations from the NBA Playoffs.

(1:30) - Who is the best player in the 2020 NBA Draft?

(4:50) - The Bulls should look at Killian Hayes at No. 4

(18:35) - Strengths and weaknesses of LaMelo Ball

(25:40) - Details on Anthony Edwards

(30:40) - Breakdown of James Wiseman

(34:25) - Why Obi Toppin is being compared to Amar'e Stoudemire and John Collins

(41:30) - Is Maccabi Tel Aviv's Deni Avdija worthy of a top-five pick?

Bulls land the No. 4 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft Aug 21, 2020

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After three years of selecting seventh overall in the NBA draft, the Bulls moved up in 2020 and will pick fourth overall. Host Jason Goff is joined by Kendall Gill and Will Perdue as they discuss the lottery, whether the Bulls should trade their pick or who they should select, if they decide to keep it. Here's to hoping the Bulls won't be in the lottery next year. Later in the podcast, the crew discusses the Bulls coaching search and whether the Bulls should be looking to win now.

(1:10) - First impressions of the Bulls getting the 4th pick in the draft

(7:20) - Expectations for the fourth pick in the draft

(14:00) - Bulls start their coaching search

(26:20) - Will Lauri Markkanen be better with a new coach?

(33:30) - NBA Bubble observations and championship picks

NBA playoffs begin & Jim Boylen says goodbye to Chicago Aug 18, 2020

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The NBA playoffs have begun and we are in for A LOT of great NBA basketball in the bubble. The Bulls Talk podcast crew of Jason Goff, KC Johnson, Rob Schaefer, and Tony Gill discuss their favorite 1st round matchups of the playoffs and what they are looking to see in an unprecedented year. Later on in the podcast, the group discusses Jim Boylen's response to being fired by the Bulls as he talked with KC Johnson about his tenure as head coach.

(1:35) - Will the Bubble have an impact on what we know as NBA playoff basketball?

(8:00) - Will the mental toll on players be more dramatic in the Bubble?

(14:33) - Favorite 1st round playoff matchup

(22:00) - Jim Boylen shares with KC Johnson his goodbyes to Chicago

Jim Boylen is out as Bulls head coach Aug 14, 2020

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Once the regular season ended the official start of the offseason began and the Bulls' first move was to let Jim Boylen go. In an emergency edition of the Bulls Talk Podcast, host Jason Goff is joined by Bulls insider KC Johnson and Bulls beat writer Rob Schaefer as they discuss the decision on Jim Boylen.

(1:30) - What led Artūras Karnišovas to the decision to let go Jim Boylen

(6:00) - Artūras Karnišovas on having full power to make decisions

(16:30) - Potential candidates to replace Jim Boylen

(25:20) - How can a coach get the best out of the current Bulls roster

Should Damian Lillard be the Bubble MVP? Aug 14, 2020

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The regular season games in the NBA Bubble are wrapping up and awards will be given out to the players and coach who performed at their best. Host Jason Goff is joined by Bulls insider KC Johnson and Bulls writer Rob Schaefer to select their picks for MVP, Coach, and All-NBA 1st team of the Bubble.

(1:35) - Bubble MVP picks

(7:40) - Should Damian Lillard be handed the Bubble MVP

(15:00) - NBA Bubble coach

(18:00) - Best rookie of the Bubble

(24:00) - Should Anthony Davis be trusted for a deep playoff run?

Chicago Sky forward Gabby Williams on the WNBA Wubble and social change Aug 11, 2020

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The Chicago Sky are dominating in the Wubble on the court but also are doing some great things off the court as well. NBCS Chicago Bulls and hoops writer Rob Schaefer is joined by Chicago Sky forward Gabby Williams to discuss everything that's going on in the WNBA's Wubble as they get through their season and the many social justice initiatives the league and the Sky are pushing to help promote social change.

(2:20) - Difficulties of starting the WNBA season when so much has gone on in the world

(7:10) - The Sky are trying to motivate people and other athletes to push for social change in Chicago

(11:55) - The Sky have championship aspirations

(15:40) - Keeping the pressure on people to continue to promote change

Jim Boylen updates and Bulls miss a chance with no 2nd Bubble Aug 07, 2020

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Host Jason Goff is joined by Bulls insider KC Johnson, and Rob Schaefer as they provide updates on Jim Boylen's status with the Bulls now that the potential of a second NBA Bubble with the teams that didn't make the 1st one is seemingly out. The crew discusses what not having a second bubble means for the Bulls and the new front office. Later on, they discuss the play of LeBron James and the Lakers and get into the injury of Ben Simmons and how that may shake up the Eastern Conference playoffs.

(1:10) - Reasons why the NBA and NBA Players aren't moving with a 2nd Bubble so far

(10:02) - Jim Boylen updates and what the Bulls new front office may be considering

(24:15) - Who has the brighter future, the Knicks or the Bulls?

(31:50) - What's wrong with the Lakers?

(38:30) - Sixers lose Ben Simmons indefinitely