We pause in a postseason packed with great press-conference performances to award a gold star to Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg for his "get-off-my-lawn" rant against Celtics' guard Isaiah Thomas.
For starters, it's so-o-o-o last century.
Granted, there's still a rule on the books barring players from "palming" or "carrying" the basketball while dribbling. But the last time a coach raised the issue and expected referees to actually start calling it, the ball was still held together with laces.
Fast-forward to Sunday, when Hoiberg went off on Thomas after Chicago dropped Game 4. The 104-95 loss effectively erased the Bulls' 2-0 head-start in the series and signaled even more trouble ahead.