Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 9:00 am  |  10 responses

Vinny Del Negro: Soon to Be Fired

According to this report, VDN’s inevitable firing is getting closer and closer: “The decision to fire head coach Vinny Del Negro has already been made, according to sources with knowledge of the Chicago Bulls’ thinking. The fact that the Bulls’ front office has not been able to settle on a replacement is the main thing keeping the embattled Del Negro employed, the sources said. There were discussions recently within the organization about having John Paxson, Chicago’s executive vice president of basketball operations, take over the team, but Paxson ultimately decided against it. Then, according to sources, Chicago contacted former Bulls coach Doug Collins, a candidate for the job two years ago when Del Negro was hired, but Collins was not interested in coaching the club.”

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  • http://4point0show.com/ Wes

    If you follow me on twitter- you know I’ve been actively calling for this move. Kinda anti-climatic though…

  • http://www.inbox.lv smiles

    think they’re not dumping del negro because they can’t find a replacement, that’s total rubbish, cos first of all, if they’re at least a little sound minded, they’re making a trade first, inject some firepower in their impotent offense and then throw the coach who has done so good until this season under the bus

  • http://www.shawn-kemps-offspring.blogspot.com/ TADOne

    Doug Collins is still relevant in these discussions?

  • http://myspace.com/brandnew Bryan

    Tad they can’t hire doug collins , his playbook has nothing but pictures of Lebron shirtless.

  • slamfan4life

    Collins was great for Chi, I say get him again….or Scott

  • Statik

    Avery Johnson, Mark Jackson, Byron Scott…out of all the brain farts made this season in picking coaches these guys are still not being entertained for a job with a team. Doug Collins?! He’s just going to tell you his Olympics story over and over again and why he loved MJ so much

  • LA Huey

    If the Bulls want another young man with no coaching experience as the replacement, I am willing to work for just the per diems.

  • Tommy Patron

    Pax has to go, too. Sending one away, but not the other will solve nothing.

  • http://bulls.com airs

    @smiles, he was never doing that good. 41-41 last season is skidding by. and most of that was derrick.

  • Buschfiya

    give em Sam Mitchell haha

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