Broussard = terrible journalism. Read his piece carefully and you’ll learn VDN may be coach through the end of the year, or even beyond. His firing MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN!!!! That’s a scoop!! Christ. That’s like those FBI profiler’s who say the killer may be married or single, childless or with kids, young, possible middle-aged, even older, loner or gregarioous and active in social groups. Then no matter who gets arrested it’s “Aha!!Just like I said.”

Furthermore, VDN hasn’t come out and demanded he be fired, which leads me to believe they’ll reshuffle things before the weeks end. VDN has had success in the front office, and the Bulls could benefit from his experience there. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s moved upstairs and a mid-tier coach is brought in. While Van Gundy is the best available, his price tag is probably too rich for Reinsdorf’s blood. I like Scott, but he could probably use some downtime to recharge before jumping back into the mix. Especially considering the task at hand here.

My gut tells me the Bulls will bring in Sam Mitchell. He’s won COY, been a consistent 45+ win, won’t be too pricey and has a good established relationship with Chris Bosh, the FA everyone in basketball circles are whispering the Bulls will likely pursue.

My opinion, however, is that the Bulls should get someone with head coaching experience. Byron Scott’s 121-63 destruction in last year’s playoffs (at home) scares me, but he has coached kidd and paul successfully. And maybe being fired in New Orleans helped him straighten out some of his shortcomings. Ultimately I’m with you, Van Gundy is my favorite candidate. I feel like a guy with competence and credibility will allow the players to really loosen up and play their game.

Given how adrift the team has been this year (mainly, but not solely because of VDN), I’d argue that the best available coach (van Gundy for sure) should be solicited. After all, what good will it be to have a cogent plan without a good coach to execute it?