The Big Red Bus: A Chicago Bulls Podcast

See Red Fred & the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the disappointing loss vs the Knicks. They also do a deeper dive on the Eastern and Western conference contenders.

Kevin Anderson of NBC Sports Chicago Jumps on the Bus / April 4 2024   

Kevin’s Biggest Disappointments Regarding this Bulls' Season 2:00

Vucevic 11:19

DeMar’s Future 12:30

Ranking the Chicago Fanbase Excitment 40:00

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the roller coaster ride of the past week. Doug provides his reasons for why the Bulls are so inconsistent, and why they can't guard the 3-point line.

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The Big Red Bus - To DeMar or Not to Demar

March 25  2024

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the Bulls' Loss to the Celtics, a review of their Buzzsaw schedule, and the future of DeMar DeRozan. 

Bulls Celtics 1:00

Less Fouls are Being Called…does it help or hurt the Bulls? 6:30

Buzzsaw Schedule Review 12:30

2009 Similarities? 17:00

DeMar’s Future 34

Dalen Terry 40

Javonte Green is Back 47

See Red Fred @cbefred and the Podfather Doug Thonus @Doug_Thonus discuss a variety of Bulls topics, and close with predictions on who will return next season on the current roster.

1:00 The Buzzsaw Schedule Stretch Update (A Pistons L, a Cavs W)

7:20 High Character Individuals on the Team

12:00 The Milwaukee Meltdown

14:00 PatBev 

24:00 Bitim 

28:00 Will He Be Back? 

45:00 Vucevic Shots

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the incredible play of Ayo and Vooch in recent games. They also discuss which teams in both conferences have a legit chance of getting to the Finals.

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the AKME inaction at the trade deadline.

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the 21-25 Bulls, currently the 9th seed in the Eastern Conference. They rate the Bulls with the highest trade value, and predict what AKME will do before the trade deadline. See Red Fred: @cbefred Email the Show: SeeRedFred@gmail.com

See Red Fred is joined by the NBA Index columnist PaulieG to discuss the Bulls loss to the Cavs. They also the team ramifications of moving DeRozan or LaVine.

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus provide their thoughs on the booing incident at the Ring of Honor. They also do a deep dive into some traditional stats, which served as an eye-opener.

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the Bulls 2-game winning streak, courtesy of the Charlotte Hornets. The Bus is diverted early in the show to Halas Drive to talk about the Bears draft pick.

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the improving Bulls, and debate their best next steps in terms of trading Zach and/or players to go for a playoff run or a mild rebuild.

See Red Fred is joined by College Football expert Rob Tate to discuss the state of college football, and offer their predictions/prophecies for the bowl games that matter over the next few days.

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the improvement of the young Bulls players, specifically Coby, Patrick and Ayo.

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the 4-game winning streak, the emerging stardom of Coby White, and the next 6 games. Doug also provides his quarterly grades.

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus take out the bus to discuss the current nadir of our beloved Bulls in the past 20 years. They debate who has a higher trade value: Caruso or Zach?

See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus are joined by MarkK from Australia for a big red bus ride to discuss Vooch, Reinsdorf, Billy in Part 2 of our discussion.

In Part 1 of this bus ride, See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus welcome their friend MarkK from Australia on the Glorious Monstrosity, to discuss Patrick Williams, Zach LaVine, Vooch, and the path forward.