Avery Johnson no longer in Bulls' plans

The NBA Source found this 5/16/2008 on www.suntimes.com [flag]

The Bulls believe Avery Johnson is not interested in becoming their next head coach and the team has no plans to further pursue him. Bulls general manager John Paxson has scheduled interviews next week with coaches currently on the staffs of playoff teams, including Utah Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin. [link]

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Bulls Done With Johnson
Published 5/16/2008 by Patrick Dorsey at The NBA Source
... The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Bulls don’t consider Avery Johnson to be a serious candidate for their head coaching job anymore because they don’t think he is interested in it. ...

Bulls coaching options.
Published 5/17/2008 by Administrator at MySportsRumors.com
... The Chicago Sun-Times lists a few options the Bulls may consider. They include, Tyrone Corbin of the Utah Jazz, Tom Thibodeau of the Boston Celtics, Michael Curry of the Detroit Pistons and Brian Shaw of the Los Angeles Lakers. One of them Tyrone Corbin has already been scheduled for an interview. Personally, I feel that out of those guys only 2 are really viable options. They are Corbin and Thibodeau. Let’s look at both guys. ...

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Avery Johnson no longer in Bulls' plans