▁in ▁a ▁tal ented ▁but ▁under ach ieving ▁team . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁full ▁year ▁under ▁his ▁direction , ▁Chicago ▁limited ▁its ▁opposition ▁to ▁an ▁NBA - best ▁. 4 2 2 ▁field ▁goal ▁percentage ▁and ▁held ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁to ▁a ▁franch ise ▁record ▁and ▁league ▁high ▁ 2 6 ▁straight ▁games ▁below ▁ 1 0 0 ▁points . ▁An ▁NBA ▁best ▁ 1 3 - 3 ▁mark ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁earned ▁Sk iles ▁the ▁NBA ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Bull s ▁went ▁ 4 1 – 4 1 , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁ 7 th ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁play offs ▁falling ▁to ▁ 2 nd ▁seed ed ▁Miami ▁He at ▁in ▁ ▁six ▁games . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁Bull s ▁improved ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 9 - 3 3 ▁and ▁again ▁faced ▁the ▁He at ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁post - season , ▁this ▁time ▁swe eping ▁them ▁in ▁four ▁games . ▁They ▁lost ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁second - round ▁against ▁the ▁top - se eded ▁Detroit ▁P ist ons , ▁dro pping ▁the ▁last ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Center ▁after ▁holding ▁a ▁double - digit ▁lead ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁After ▁a ▁two - game ▁r ally ▁they ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁six . ▁ ▁The ▁Bull s ▁had ▁high ▁expect ations ▁heading ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season