A little over one month ago, the idea of a second bubble – hosted in Chicago, no less – started to gain some traction. The hope was to provide the eight organizations that were left out of the Orlando restart with an opportunity to hold formal team activities, via combined workouts or televised scrimmages. Exciting or not, the idea was ill-advised then and remains so today, which is something the NBA has reportedly come to realize.
According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Sam Amick, there is a “growing belief” in league circles that the second bubble will not happen.
To make a rather long report short, the NBA seems to believe the risk isn’t worth the reward. While the Orlando bubble has proved to work well thus far, establishing a second location for the bottom eight teams in the league would require close to the same effort – with, obviously, far less of a reward. Sure, they could make some television revenue by broadcasting crummy games, but that money would be nothing compared to what the Orlando games are generating. Not to mention, there are other logistical barriers like the bubble’s proximity to free agency (would players even want to participate?) and the lack of any real player incentive (what are these guys playing for?) that could be too great to overcome.
The idea just doesn’t make a lot of sense, and the only people who really seem dedicated to pulling it off are the owners who can make some money and the front office executives who can further evaluate their teams. I think we can all understand the point made about a competitive disadvantage – which Arturas Karnisovas (among others) mentioned as a reason why formal activities were necessary – but that’s simply not a good enough of a reason to go through with a second bubble.
Now, one idea I can certainly get behind is in-market bubbling. The NBA should 100 percent allow these teams to hold full, organized practices if their players are willing to do what’s necessary to make that work. As things currently stand, players are allowed to use their team facilities, but they’re allowed only to practice alongside an assistant coach or two. The league has not yet allowed contact practices and group workouts.
In my opinion, we better all cross every single limb on our body and hope the NBA allows some kind of more standard group activity this offseason. Why? Well, with the idea of a second bubble squandered, we have even more reason to believe Jim Boylen could be the head coach of the Chicago Bulls come the start of the 2020-21 season.
While part of me wants to believe that this could force Karnisovas to make a decision with no further evaluation, I’m very worried it’ll do the opposite. Jerry Reinsdorf could basically say that Karnisovas and Eversley didn’t get a real opportunity to see Boylen around the team first-hand, and therefore the decision-making process should stretch into next season. At least more formal group activities can ensure a training camp-like atmosphere for Boylen to be around the team. Karnisovas and Eversley could see how the players listen and interact with the coaching staff, which would – hopefully – lead to a better understanding of what needs to be done to steer things in the right direction (*ahem* like hiring a new head coach).
The other reason to hope we get an additional training camp is simply so the players can build more chemistry, and the front office can work more hands-on with the talent.
At the end of the day, only time will tell how this offseason will unfold, but with the bubble idea practically shutdown and no firm plans set in stone, it’s hard to say if we’ll see any action from Bulls new front office any time soon. Stay tuned.
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