- October 7, 2001- Basketball season just around the corner! Bulls coach Tim Floyd announced that Oakley would be the captain for the upcoming season. Oak's thoughts on captainship: "I'm not going to be picking up after them. I'm not their mother or father. But I'm not going to try to embarrass them. I'm just out there to show what captains bring, helping teaching them about things." How do the baby Bulls feel about this? "I think everybody's afraid of him," Tyson Chandler said. Check out this Chicago Tribune article about Oak's return to the Bulls.