He wasn’t jumping around, instead keeping his behind glued to his seat for most of the game, all while Fred Hoiberg gave firm direction in the Bulls’ Summer League opener.
The comparisons to Tom Thibodeau’s hoarse-voiced barking from start to finish, be it Summer League or the playoffs, will always come to mind. It’s easy and convenient.
But he seemed pretty comfortable in his own skin in coaching for the first time in the NBA, albeit an exhibition setting without the traditional NBA rules. Heck, he knew he wasn’t at Iowa State anymore before tip off.
“What are you trying to get at?