PORTLAND, Ore. — Jim Boylen talks to executive vice president John Paxson every day and senior adviser Doug Collins almost as often.
The compatibility between Boylen, ownership and management has been well-documented. Boylen even had significant input on personnel this past offseason.
But what about the other direction? Management hires coaches to coach, but Paxson has never been shy about sharing his basketball opinions. Collins long has been known as one of the game’s great in-game tacticians.
What do they think about the Bulls’ offensive and defensive philosophies?
“I think they see what we’re trying to do.