The Chicago Bulls have started out this season by doing what happens nearly every season; performing below expectations. The team currently sits out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, at 6-13 and in the midst of a losing streak, they don’t look to be improving their playoff hopes very much.
Despite this, it seems as if Bulls General Manager Gar Forman and head coach Jim Boylen are in no imminent danger of being fired.
During a recent article where he answered fan questions, NBC Sports’ K.C. Johnson was asked whether or not he thinks either member of the team has much job security. According to Johnson, while ownership isn’t happy with the poor start to the year, no one’s job seems to be in imminent danger.
“The sense around the organization is that’s too early to panic but not too early to be upset,” Johnson said in his answer. “There’s still internal belief that if players start making open shots, a soft Eastern Conference playoff picture could be crashed.”
Johnson later went on to say that while Boylen may be getting some extreme criticism, he currently has the belief of both the management and ownership. The team did extend him for three years, and firing him now would just force them to just continue this season with an interim coach.
With that being said, it will be interesting to see how the Bulls front office continues to see its situation. Earlier this week, it was reported that Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf was ‘livid’ at the Bulls poor start. While Jim Boylen and Gar Forman may not be in danger of getting fired anytime soon, a bad losing streak could change that very quickly.
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