Boylen

A source has told the Chicago Sun-Times’ Joe Cowley that Boylen expects to be the Bulls’ head coach next season.

Coach Jim Boylen was on the same page.

Donovan seems better equipped to unlock their strengths than Jim Boylen, who attempted to mold players to fit his system rather than take advantage of their best traits.

If Boylen is going to focus on development instead of victories, he’ll have a hard time explaining to Karnisovas why Lauri Markkanen’s play dropped off so much this season.

If you talk to individuals associated with the organization lately, they all have a different take on Boylen’s fate.

It isn’t the University of Utah, where Boylen once coached.

Karnisovas was willing to put the work in to build a relationship with Boylen, evaluate his standing with the players and the head coaching chair, and then make a well thought-out decision.

The Chicago Tribune reported a new management structure would not include any order to retain Boylen, to whom Paxson and Forman have been committed, as head coach.

Boylen hasn’t witnessed that mindset too much with the Bulls.

Coach Jim Boylen had a heart-to-heart talk with LaVine after that game and told him he needed to make opposing guards more uncomfortable with his defense.

From a towel-throwing incident between Rajon Rondo and then-assistant coach Jim Boylen, to a rebuild, to an attempted player mutiny that Lopez played a big role in squashing.

It’s hard to see how anyone would know if Jim Boylen can coach based on this season, but that apparently hasn’t stopped the Bulls from discussing a three-year contract extension with him.

The former Simeon standout eventually was traded in February, but not before Boylen said he at least tried to reach out to Parker.

How Boylen and the Bulls rebound from this crisis will be watched keenly by his peers leaguewide, as coaching norms continue to shift.

The Bulls lost by 56 points to the Celtics that night, with Boylen twice yanking his starters for a lack of fire and results.

The hope is that Boylen’s tough-love style will not only promote an identity, but let the organization know which current players aren’t a good fit long-term anyway.