It hasn’t even been a week since the Bulls officially fired Vinny Del Negro… …but it feels a lot longer than that, doesn’t it? Maybe it’s because Del Negro’s head was on the chopping block for so many months, but it seems like there should have been…something. Some sort of news. Some sort of definitive idea about what […]
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A day in the life of Vinny Del Negro
Vinny is gone…but not yet forgotten.
The Vinny Watch is over: Del Negro is no longer coach of the Chicago Bulls
It’s over. There will be a news conference today, but Vinny Del Negro is already gone. The truth is, Vinny’s been gone since March 30, when he got into that “we still don’t quite know what really happened” confrontation with Chicago Bulls executive vice president John Paxson over Joakim Noah’s minutes. Or maybe he’s been […]
The Vinny Watch: Will the axe fall tomorrow?
According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: “Vinny Del Negro met with Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf on Sunday, but the embattled coach’s 11th-hour argument to keep his job won’t change what the Tribune has reported since December 2009: Del Negro is expected to be dismissed with one year and roughly $2 million remaining on […]
The Vinny Watch continues…
Most people thought Vinny Del Negro would be fired immediately after the Bulls were eliminated from the playoffs. Well, it turns out we’re going to have to wait a few more days to find out anything. According to Melissa Isaacson of ESPNChicago.com: “The Chicago Bulls will not make an announcement on the fate of head […]
Bulls limping toward the end
Amid speculation that coach Vinny Del Negro could be standing in an unemployment line as early as tomorrow — said Joakim Noah: “How about we just focus on the game tomorrow and see what happens. When the season’s over, you’ll figure it out.” — the Bulls are hobbling into what may be their final game […]
Bring on the Cavaliers (gulp): Bulls 98, Bobcats 89
What a crazy season. I mean, think about it. Before it even began, Ben Gordon left for Detroit. Then the season opened with Derrick Rose semi-hobbled by an ankle injury. Four games in, Tyrus Thomas fractured his left forearm during a weightlifting session at practice. Then Kirk Hinrich missed time with a sprained left thumb. John Salmons went through […]
Derrick Rose steps way up: Bulls 101, Celtics 93
Talk about untimely and unwelcome distractions. Going into last night’s matchup with the Boston Celtics — only the biggest game of the season so far — reports surfaced that, after Chicago’s home loss to the Phoenix Suns on March 30, Bulls executive vice president John Paxson apparently grabbed coach Vinny Del Negro by the tie, jabbed him twice in […]
Another worst loss of the season: Bucks 79, Bulls 74
In terms of injuries and sheer dumb luck, the Bulls haven’t caught many breaks this season. But last night at least, the bad breaks started going their way for a change. Seemingly. After all, the Milwaukee Bucks showed up to the United Center without Andrew Bogut, who will miss the rest of the season recovering […]
Guest post: Coaching is still the biggest problem
A lot of fans are confusing and/or conflating some basic issues during these trying times for the Bulls. While every fan hopes for his or her team to make the playoffs, that goal is not necessarily consistent with the objectives of team management and owners. That’s not to say that they don’t want the team […]