KC Johnson: Bulls Coaching Decision Imminent

[dkg1]

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com ... 9494.story

Chuck Person, Dwane Casey and Vinny Del Negro have been told a decision on the Bulls' coaching job is imminent, according to sources close to all three candidates.

Those three interviewed last week

[dkg1]

Is Pax going to bring the three candidates in and have a game of HORSE to decide who our next coach is?

[dougthonus]

If so, my money is on the rifleman.

[dougthonus]

Of course, by any other metric, I'm thinking it will be Casey.

[JOHN]

I say Pete Myers or Bill Berry.

Wait WTF?A decision iminent?

Meaning a decision will be made sometime in July.

[Tommy Udo 6]

Don't forget that there is a MAJOR character problem with Casey.

The Bulls usually dont want guys with skeletons in closet.

The problem:

Casey's coaching career was nearly derailed by an infamous incident in 1988. When he worked as an assistant coach at Kentucky under Eddie Sutton, an Emery Express envelope addressed to the father of recruit Chris Mills broke open en route and was found to contain $1,000 in $50 bills.

Casey's name was on the return address and he took the fall for the incident, but he maintained his innocence and settled a $6.9 million lawsuit against Emery.

The so-called "Mills and Bills Affair" forced Casey to essentially spend five years in exile, coaching in Japan. He returned in 1995, joining George Karl's staff in Seattle. Casey later spent four years as a Sonics associate head coach under Nate McMillan.

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=203469&src=150

[Bull Shak]

I am hoping this is BS, and that Paxson was able to have talks with Thibo, Avery, and JVG that slipped under the media radar.

[Hangtime84]

I am hoping this is BS, and that Paxson was able to have talks with [b]Thibo[/b]

+1 on bolded part.

Media doesn't know what's going on. Imminent could mean 2 weeks! I'm gonna start wearing that boston beat LA sig hoping Boston will sweep

[Bull Shak]

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+1 on bolded part.

Media doesn't know what's going on. Imminent could mean 2 weeks! I'm gonna start wearing that boston beat LA sig hoping Boston will sweep

Chicago media has become completely irresponsible. I know not every writer is being irresponsible, but Marriotti, KC Johnson, and the other daily guys. They had D'Antonio and Collins as done deals, and they have the Bulls taking Derrick Rose already...like they know.

I am not buying this crap. These knuckleheads are completely clueless on what's going on. The media only knows these three guys because they keep seeing them around the Berto, while with guys like Avery/Thibo, I don't think it is too farfetched that they have had a secret meeting, or agreed to just do the interview process completely on phone / apple video press conference for privacy sakes.

I just can't believe we would hire one of these three guys when Avery Johnson, Flip Saunders, Jeff Van Gundy, Kurt Rambis, and Tom Thibodeau are all without coaching jobs. It should also be included that Mike D'Antoni, Doug Collins, Larry Brown, and Rick Carlisle were also available during this process, and we're not coming away with them.

Look that, 9 hot coaching candidates that were available this summer, and we may end up with Person/Casey/Del Negro. This was one of the best summers to lock up a new coach with so many good and great ones available....but looks like Chicago is going to lose out.

[dkg1]

I say Pete Myers or Bill Berry.

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Wow, Pax sure is putting on an extensive coaching search if he's interviewing the drummer of REM!

[dougthonus]

I just can't believe we would hire one of these three guys when Avery Johnson, Flip Saunders, Jeff Van Gundy, Kurt Rambis, and Tom Thibodeau are all without coaching jobs. It should also be included that Mike D'Antoni, Doug Collins, Larry Brown, and Rick Carlisle were also available during this process, and we're not coming away with them.

I have no interest in Avery Johnson or Flip Saunders. I'd love Van Gundy, but he's said he doesn't want the job. I can't say that Kurt Rambis is really any better a candidate than Casey, Del Negro or Person. He's a long time Laker's assistant who didn't fair too well when he had the head coaching job. I'd at least like to interview Thibodeau though.

We're the only team without a head coach. None of these candidates are going anywhere. I'm not sure why you don't wait until the playoffs are over and interview Thibodeau / Shaw / Rambis.

[lostonbase]

If so, my money is on the rifleman.

It'd probably more money than Reinsdorf is throwing at them.

I am not sure what is the biggest common dominator between the 3 candidates, their lack of experience or is it the fact they will work cheap.

[Tommy Udo 6]

According to some press reports, Paxson has spoken to Rambis & Shaw.
Of course, we dont know if these guys are reporting or guessing

All reports seem to agree that Avery, Flip, JVG & Thibo have not been interviewed> As mentioned above - Bulls apparently have no interest in first 2, JVG has no interest in job, & Thibo is wild card

We are not only team without a coach - Detroit is open (although rumors are that they will hire Curry)

[dougthonus]

We are not only team without a coach - Detroit is open (although rumors are that they will hire Curry)

I had thought they already locked up Curry, but I suppose I was jumping the gun. Given that Curry is under contract with them already, they can be patient and see if they want to interview anyone else without losing him though.

[Addicted123]

I just can't believe we would hire one of these three guys when Avery Johnson, Flip Saunders, Jeff Van Gundy, Kurt Rambis, and Tom Thibodeau are all without coaching jobs. It should also be included that Mike D'Antoni, Doug Collins, Larry Brown, and Rick Carlisle were also available during this process, and we're not coming away with them.

It's all about the $$$$$$. Rein$dorf is still on the hook for Skiles. The smart money says it will be a coach with little experience who can be brought it fairly cheap.

[Jay Mariotti]

Jerry forcing Paxson to hire a Cheap Coach.

[bobsampson]

lol... We did an excellent job in our coaching search... If they know who its gonna be why more waiting to tell us?? This is a joke

[Jay Mariotti]

Well, whoever is this no name coach will probaly have the young Bulls blow him off, and send the 1st round wanting to be traded from the madness that the Chicago Bulls.

[Ralphb07]

You would think it's going to be Casey, so I'm saying it's not him based on that.

I read in one of the articles that Paxson spoke to Del Negro yesterday on the phone.

I hope something breaks sometime today or early tomorrow

[pdenninggolden]

Don't forget that there is a MAJOR character problem with Casey.

The Bulls usually dont want guys with skeletons in closet.

The problem:

Casey's coaching career was nearly derailed by an infamous incident in 1988. When he worked as an assistant coach at Kentucky under Eddie Sutton, an Emery Express envelope addressed to the father of recruit Chris Mills broke open en route and was found to contain $1,000 in $50 bills.

Casey's name was on the return address and he took the fall for the incident, but he maintained his innocence and settled a $6.9 million lawsuit against Emery.

The so-called "Mills and Bills Affair" forced Casey to essentially spend five years in exile, coaching in Japan. He returned in 1995, joining George Karl's staff in Seattle. Casey later spent four years as a Sonics associate head coach under Nate McMillan.

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=203469&src=150

He maintained his innocence...where have I heard that line before? He sounds like a natural for the Bulls.