<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">''Quit your whining! You've been whining all game.'' Antoine Walker said those words to Bulls coach Scott Skiles as Walker walked by the Bulls' bench at the end of the first half Thursday, starting a shouting match between the two that resulted in a technical foul for each. Skiles, who was questioning why a foul had not been called on Walker, who defended a last-second three-point attempt by Chris Duhon in front of the Bulls' bench, shouted back to Walker that the Miami Heat forward had been ''whining the whole series.'' At that point, according to those near the altercation, Walker used a derogatory term for a homosexual followed by an expletive. Skiles, who was being held back by team trainer Fred Tedesci, shot back, ''That's bull[bleep]!'' After the game, Walker tried to downplay the incident with Skiles, who was seen talking to referees Steve Javie and Tom Washington just before the second half. ''That was nothing,'' Walker said. ''He said something to the referee about me arguing the call, and I said something back. That's why they gave us the double tech. ''I like Scott Skiles. I work out with the Bulls a lot in the summer, and they let me work out at the Berto Center. I apologize if I offended anyone. It wasn't anything personal. Hopefully there aren't any hard feelings and it was just in the heat of the battle. I respect every coach in this league. It was an elimination game, and we were both out there fighting hard.''</div> Source
I remember last summer when there where rumors of Walker coming to play for Chicago. I knew it would not work out with the type of swagger Walker had, and the type of coach Skiles was. This basically confirms that. Despite what Walker says about Skiles in this article, you know for the most part it’s just him trying to protect his identity with the media, and basically not make himself a media target. Not to say Skiles is completely innocent either in my opinion the opposing coach outside of “good job and good game” should not be in any communication with another teams player it’s just not professional.
I wouldn't want Walker on the Bulls either. Most players don't speak their mind in the media and just apologize or make up something, until Raja Bell lol.
If Davis doesn’t return to play another season I really hope the organization reaches out to him, ad offers him an assistant coaching position. Johnny Bach, Scott Skiles assistant coach, is expected to retire this summer so there will be an open coaching position on the staff.
