Bulls Coaching Search

[tornado]

New report this morning says Bulls are going to interview Jeff Bzdelik

http://www.timescall.com/sports_story.asp?id=9005

He is presently head coach at Colorado, where he went 12-20 last year, and he spent nearly 3 years coaching the Nuggets and was 73-119 in his career.

[Braves4Life]

New report this morning says Bulls are going to interview Jeff Bzdelik

http://www.timescall.com/sports_story.asp?id=9005

He is presently head coach at Colorado, where he went 12-20 last year, and he spent nearly 3 years coaching the Nuggets and was 73-119 in his career.

That would make sense for the Bulls. Classic Bulls hire...............and he'd be cheap

[TRIMAN]

That would make sense for the Bulls. Classic Bulls hire...............and he'd be cheap

Sounds like when the hired Floyd. That was a joke. I think they're going to hire an NBA assistant.

[houstontxbrave]

Looks like the Bulls are in "Green" mode so they will recycle someone.

Doug Collins

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi080529-doug-collins-chicago-bulls,0,6933413.story

He probably makes some sense with Dantoni and Carlisle off the boards and if Van Gundy is staying on the side lines, I suppose Collins is a solid choice.

I just dont think they can take a chance on a Rambis, Curry or someone with only assistant experience. If that experiment were to explode it would be horrible. With Collins he is experienced and has had success in the league.

[wily coyote]

New report this morning says Bulls are going to interview Jeff Bzdelik

http://www.timescall.com/sports_story.asp?id=9005

He is presently head coach at Colorado, where he went 12-20 last year, and he spent nearly 3 years coaching the Nuggets and was 73-119 in his career.

The Score 670 in chicago is saying Doug Collins is the new coach of the Bulls.

[BradleyBrave]

Doug Collins is going to coach the Bulls. Great hire!

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/chi080529-doug-collins-chicago-bulls,1,4541691.story

[tornado]

Maybe Michael Jordan will make a comeback!

[OrangeandBlack74]

Maybe Michael Jordan will make a comeback!

Don't think so...didn't Collins get fired the first time because he and MJ didn't get along?

[Lakeview Brave]

Don't think so...didn't Collins get fired the first time because he and MJ didn't get along?

I think he and MJ got along great, he got fired for not winning with MJ.

[Da Coach]

Didn't MJ hire Collins to coach Washington when he was Director of Operations there?

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E2DF1330F933A15757C0A9679C8B63

[ser_solace]

Wasn't the problem with Skiles supposedly was that the players tuned him out?

Wasn't that the same problem Doug Collins had with the Bulls a few years into his start as the Coach?

So, I'm a little puzzled about the hire.

[BradleyBrave]

Wasn't the problem with Skiles supposedly was that the players tuned him out?

Wasn't that the same problem Doug Collins had with the Bulls a few years into his start as the Coach?

So, I'm a little puzzled about the hire.

First, Collins has a reputation of a teacher and an immediate fixer. In his 3 coaching stops, his teams improved by 10, 18, and 18 games in his first season. Young talent needs to be taught, and the Bulls need to produce a winner. Both seem to be up DC's alley.

Second, while the Bulls don't have much salary cap room, they do have some pieces that are of interest to other teams. With Collins on board, they're likely going to reshape their roster as much as they possibly can with some quality NBA veterans. Look for the Bulls to make a play for unrestricted free agent Grant Hill, who had his best years under Doug Collins back in Detroit, and would be the perfect veteran to bring in to mentor young players (such as a Derrick Rose). Hill will likely come fairly cheap considering his age and injury history.

Third, Paxson (and Reinsdorf) were insistent on hiring a guy who values defense. Collins' teams all made tremendous strides defensively in his first season at the helm. While the Bulls had been decent defensively, this no doubt was a big selling point with Paxson in hiring his former coach.

Finally, the Bulls need to win back their fans and put @sses in the seats. There was tremendous backlash when they failed to land Mike D'Antoni. The Bulls found some good fortune for once in landing the #1 pick (and opportunity to draft hometown hero Derrick Rose). Bringing back another favorite son from yesteryear to create a 'buzz' makes perfect sense. I know a local basketball team that did something similar a few years back...

[ser_solace]

Is this old? Or is this new? It seems that Doug Collins may not be the Bulls coach afterall:

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3430006

[ser_solace]

I guess it's a recent development.

Here's a print story for those without speedy internet access for that espn video I posted:

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/993193,CST-SPT-bull07.article

[jasonpeoria911]

Bulls Paxson came out and said that Collins was never officially chosen as the Bulls coach a few weeks ago when it spread across the internet like wildfire lol.

Jason