The Big Red Bus - Episode 123 - Recorded While Driving
See Red Fred @cbefred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the 6-7 Bulls. The legends pass out grades to some key players.
Nov 11, 2022•35 min•Ep. 123
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The Big Red Bus - Episode 122 - No Candy For Doug
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the Bulls unfortunate losses over the weekend to the Spurs and Sixers. Doug also provides his path forward if he were named GM.
Nov 01, 2022•29 min•Ep. 122
The Big Red Bus - Episode 121 - Get Crowder
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the Bulls 3-2 start. They also debate the possibility of trading for Jae Crowder, even if that trade would require moving Patrick Williams.
Oct 28, 2022•32 min•Ep. 121
The Big Red Bus – Episode 120 – Turning the Heat Off
See Red Fred & The Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the Bulls victory over the Heat. Ayo Is Awesome 3:45 Vucevic 7:00 Patrick Williams 11:00 Andre 15:40 Zach LaVine 18:00
Oct 21, 2022•36 min•Ep. 120
The Big Red Bus - Episode 119 - Grab Some Bench PWill
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the first 2 preseason games, and the surprising benching of Patrick Williams in game 2. Thoughts after 2 games 3:45 Benching Williams 5:00 Revisiting the 2020 Draft 9:00 Goran Tragic and Andre 20:00 Why are fans down on Coby? 21:00 Dalen Terry 29:00 The Rotation 30:00
Oct 09, 2022•44 min•Ep. 62
The Big Red Bus – Episode 118 – We Lost our Ball Bearings
See Red Fred @cbefred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the loss of Lonzo Ball and preview the season as training camp begins. The Lonzo Ball News 1:00 Who is the Bulls Point Guard on Oct 19th? 5:00 Who has a Higher Ceiling…Ayo or Patrick? 10:00 Doug’s Has a Pessimistic View on the Season 12:30 What Should We Do if Things Go Badly? 27:00 Will the Bulls Finish Better than the….32:00 Poll Questions 37:00
Sep 27, 2022•48 min•Ep. 118
The Big Red Bus - Episode 117 - I Want My Ball Back
See Red Fred @cbefred and the Podfather Doug Thonus @doug_Thonus take the Big Red Bus out for a summer ride to get caught up on the latest Bulls topics. They discuss the rumored Vucevic contract extension, the Jimmy Butler trade revisionist historians, and the disturbing lack of news about Lonzo Ball's health. Finally, Coach Cook, Coach Babic, and Joey Cwik of the D-Up AAU basketball team provide a list of their "Top 5" in today's NBA.
Aug 20, 2022•52 min•Ep. 117
The Big Red Bus - Episode 116 - Kevin Anderson of NBC Sports Chicago
The Big Red Bus - Episode 116 - Kevin Anderson of NBC Sports Chicago See Red Fred @cbefred interviews Kevin Anderson of NBC Sports Chicago to garner his thoughts on the Bulls Offseason. Kevin also offers his "Top 5" players in the NBA today. Kevin’s take on the Bulls Offseason 4:10 What Teams Have Passed the Bulls? 6:21 Shouldn’t the Bulls have been more aggressive? 14:00 Coby White 17:00 Kevin’s Top 5 NBA Players Today 22:00
Jul 31, 2022•27 min•Ep. 116
The Big Red Bus - Episode 115 - Betsey Cashmoney Drives the Bus Again
See Red Fred interviews Betsey Cashmoney, the Prime Minister of Bulls Twitter. The Knicks Off-Season 1:00 Betsey Doesn’t Like Donovan Mitchell 3:50 Dalen Terry 27:30 The Bulls Off-Season 33:00
Jul 24, 2022•40 min•Ep. 58
The Big Red Bus - Episode 114 - The Seven Traits of Great Players
The Betsey Cashmoney Feud 4:00 Donovan Mitchell Trade 7:00 The Ball Injury & Managing Minutes 33:00 The 7 Elements that Make a Player Great 36:00
Jul 18, 2022•49 min•Ep. 57
The Big Red Bus - Episode 112 - Mark KO'd
See Red Fred and Doug Thonus are joined by Mark K from Australia to discuss a variety of topics on the Beloved Bulls Should the Bulls Trade for Rudy Gobert? 2:00 The Third Best Player on the Bus is? 22:00 Would you trade the 18th Pick for a Rotation Player? 24:00 Ayo or Coby? 32:00
Jun 19, 2022•35 min•Ep. 56
The Big Red Bus - Episode 111 - Betsey Cashmoney Drives the Bus
See Red Fred invites the Prime Minister of Bulls Twitter, Betsey Cashmoney, on the Big Red Bus. The Zach LaVine Conundrum 2:00 The Need for Rim Protection 10:26 Team MarkK or See Red? 21:00
Jun 08, 2022•26 min•Ep. 55
The Big Red Bus - Episode 110 - How Far Are the Bulls Away
See Red Fred and the Great One Doug debate how far are the Bulls away from a title. The Delta between the Bulls and Celtics 2:00 Billy Donovan 9:00 Tradeable Contracts 18:00
Jun 02, 2022•42 min•Ep. 54
The Big Red Bus - Episode 109 - Grading AKME
With all eyes on the off-season, Fred and Doug take a look at AKME and how they’ve performed in rebuilding the beloved Bulls this season. Off of Twitter 1:00 MarkK Comments on AKME looking 3-5 years out 3:00 Vucevic 7:00 DeRozan Trade Grade 28:00 Ball Trade 29:45 Theis Trade 31:00
May 07, 2022•41 min•Ep. 53
The Big Red Bus - Episode 108 - Insanity on the Bus
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss a max for Zach, and insane trade ideas on this episode. Max for Zach? 3:45 Would you trade DeMar this offseason? 22:00 Doug’s Insane Trade Idea 24:00
Apr 27, 2022•35 min•Ep. 52
The Big Red Bus - Episode 107 - Bulls Bucks Game 2 Review
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the glorious Bulls win over the Bucks in Game 2 of their playoff series.
Apr 22, 2022•39 min•Ep. 51
The Big Red Bus - Episode 106 - Bulls Bucks Game 1 Review
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus review the Game 1 Bulls loss to the Bucks.
Apr 18, 2022•32 min•Ep. 50
The Big Red Bus - Episode 105 - Bring on the Bucks
Why did the Bucks not finish as the #1 see in the East? The Return of Lopez 3:00 How would you attack the Bucks? 4:00 Who is playing well fort he Bucks? 6:00 Vucevic 7:00 What is different about this year’s Bucks Team? 8:00 Who are you worried about in the East? 12:00 Coach Bud 17:30 Storm clouds for the Bucks 19:00
Apr 17, 2022•26 min•Ep. 49
The Big Red Bus - Episode 104 - The Big Red Bust
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the steep decline of the Beloved Bull as the regular season approaches an end. The Vucevic Trade in Retrospect 0:30 Lonzo Ball’s Absence 18:30 AD Trade? 28 Celtics or Sixers 34:40 The Bulls Demise 38:00
Apr 09, 2022•44 min•Ep. 48
The Big Red Bus - Episode 102 - 5 Flat Tires
See Red Fred and Doug Thonus discuss what ails the Bulls as they lose 5 in a row Doug’s Reason for the Downturn 1:00 Zach’s Performance 12:00 DeMar’s Signing 25:30
Mar 09, 2022•39 min•Ep. 47
The Big Red Bus - Episode 101 - Ayo is Greater than Trae
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss Ayo shutting down Trae Young, Tristan Thompson, and DeMar DeRozan's rising MVP candidacy. Ayo Shuts down Trae Again 1:00 Tristan Thompson 4:00 The Bulls Schedule and The East 10:30 The Playoff Rotation 16:00 Patrick Williams and the Team Ceiling 21:00 Ayo’s Contract 31:34 DJJ 36:00 The Greatest Analogy 36:50 Skip’s Tweet 41:00
Feb 26, 2022•53 min•Ep. 46
The Big Red bus - Episode 100 - The Bulls at the All Star Break with Joe Cowley
See Red Fred interviews Iconic Bulls beat writer Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times. They discuss a variety of Bulls topics at the All Star break. The Minutes Debate with Thibs & Billy 1:00 Paying the Toll 7:30 Covering the Team 10:30 Patrick Williams 13:00 Ranking the Bulls in the East 19:00 Were you disappointed that the Bulls did not make a move at the trade deadline? 22:00 Vucevic in the Post 30:00 Tristan Thompson 33:00 Terry Bradshaw 34:00...
Feb 20, 2022•42 min•Ep. 45
The Big Red Bus - Episode 98 - Playoff Success or Failure
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss would would constitute a successful season with the playoffs in sight The Ayo Game 1:00 Donovan Questions 5:20 To Trade Patrick or Not to..that is the question? 20:00 Defining Success 35:00 Simmons to the Nets? 44:00
Feb 03, 2022•56 min•Ep. 44
The Big Red Bus - Episode 97 - Pound Sand Grayson
Another Bull goes down as the dirty play of Grayson Allen strikes once again. Can the Bulls maintain their composure despite all the injuries to the roster? Troy Brown Jr. 1:00 Mark Loves Vucevic and Tweets About It 3:00 Grayson Allen and Should the Bulls Make a Move? 11:00 Which Injury Hurts the Most? 23:30 Can the Bulls Remain a Top-3 Team? 25:10 What Can we do to fix Vucevic? 33:00 Billy Donovan 39:00
Jan 24, 2022•50 min•Ep. 43
The Big Red Bus - Episode 96 - It Ends at Nine
See Red Fred @cbefred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the end of the Bulls winning streak at 9 games. Issues vs. The Mavs 1:00 Coby and Ayo 7:00 2012 Bulls vs the 2022 Bulls 11:00 NBA Attendance 22:00 The Death of Tanking 24:15 Ben Simmons Trade Idea 32:00 Patrick Williams 39:00 Best Answer to Guard Durant and Giannis 43:00 Doug, Luka, and Patrick Williams Body Types 47:00 The Upcoming Schedule 48:00...
Jan 11, 2022•54 min•Ep. 42
The Big Red Bus - Episode 95 - Comeback Coby
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the Bulls 8-game winning streak 8 in a row! 1:00 Coby White’s Resurgence 5:00 Would the Kings Trade Harrison Barnes? 9:00 Scoring Punch Off the Bench? 9:45 Trading PWill for Grant? 15:00 DeRozan Heroics 31:00 Knicks Moves 42:00
Jan 05, 2022•55 min•Ep. 41
The Big Red Bus - Episode 94 - The Return of Nikola Vucevic
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the surging Nikola Vucevic, whose fine play for 4 straight games has coincided with a Bulls winning streak. The Vucevic Surge 1:00 Ayo or Coby? 15:00 The DeRozan Explosion 32:00 4th Best Bull 40:00
Dec 29, 2021•50 min•Ep. 40
The Big Red Bus - Episode 93 - Emerging and Surging
The Big Red Bus – Episode 93 – Emerging and Surging See Red Fred and the Great One Doug Thonus discuss the Bull 2 wins over the Lakers and Rockets after a week off due to a team-wide COVID breakout. Bulls Win vs. The Lakers & Rockets 2:00 The Lakers and DeMar 7:50 The Lakers Didn’t Deserve LBJ 9:00 The Eastern Conference Standings 15:00 The Improved Play of Vucevic 18:00 Coby vs. Ayo 27:00 Dotson’s Rise 35:00...
Dec 22, 2021•38 min•Ep. 39
The Big Red Bus - Episode 92 - Kevin Anderson of NBC Sports Chicago
Kevin Anderson of NBC Sports Chicago @Kevin_NBCS takes a ride on the Big Red Bus with See Red Fred, discussing the Vucevic trade, ranking the AKME moves, and debating a Coby for Rose trade. Will this stoppage hurt the Team? 1:30 Can the Bulls as Currently Constituted win a Title? 5:00 Vucevic 3:55 What AKME move received the most positive national press? 13:50 Coby for Derrick Rose? 20:00
Dec 18, 2021•26 min•Ep. 38
The Big Red Bus - Episode 91 - Precarious Protocol
See Red Fred and the Podfather Doug Thonus discuss the inordinate amount of Bulls players currently in the COVID Protocol. Personal Updates 1:30 COVID ravages the roster 7:30 What should COVID Protocol Be? 10:40 Windy City Bulls Changes? 14:00 The Protocol Poll 23:50 Basketball Ramifications 24:00 Vucevic Trade Revisited 26:00 Ranking the Reactions to the Arturas Moves 36:00 The 4 Major Moves Ranked 42:00 Schedule Analysis 44:00...
Dec 14, 2021•52 min•Ep. 37
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