sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/27/2007
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first inclination is to second-guess Chicago Bulls general manager John Paxson for not naming himself as Scott Skiles' coaching successor.
Your second inclination, though, is to wonder if Paxson got it right, maybe even in spite of himself, by giving Jim Boylan a chance.
Boylan Is Bulls Interim Head Coach —
Slam Dunk Central
The Chicago Bulls Thursday announce that they have named their former assistant coach Jim Boylan as Interim Head Coach for the remainder of the season. Assistant coach Pete Myers ran the club Wednesday night, while General Manager John Paxson came to a decision , to name a new bench boss. Boylan succeeds, former head coach Scott Skiles, who was fired on Monday after the team got off to a ...
The Chicago Bulls Prepare Their Third Five-Year Plan —
20 Second Timeout
The Chicago Bulls have not come close to winning a championship since owner Jerry Reinsdorf and General Manager Jerry Krause gave the boot to Jordan, Pippen, Jackson and company in 1998 but they have cornered the market on the NBA version of the five-year plan. Krause, who infamously declared that "organizations win championships," quickly proved that disorganized organizations can't win much ...
Bulls may be ready to trade Wallace —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Serious trade talk typically doesn't begin until January in the NBA, but logic would suggest Chicago Bulls general manager John Paxson is ready to explore ways to trade center Ben Wallace . The Bulls would have to pay a premium, but one positive is that his contract was front-loaded, which means from the original $60 million deal, he's owed $28.5 million over the next two seasons. "Change ...
Boylan, Bulls on the move —
Chicago Sun-Times Bulls
Jim Boylan wasted little time making changes to the Bulls on Thursday. Scott Skiles' former lead assistant -- who, as expected, was named interim coach by general manager John Paxson -- moved guard Ben Gordon to the bench and will start Chris Duhon ...
Boylan named interim coach of the Bulls —
Chicago Sun-Times Bulls
Jim Boylan wasted little time making changes to the Bulls on Thursday. Scott Skiles' former lead assistant - who, as expected, was named interim coach by general manager John Paxson - moved guard Ben Gordon to the bench and will start Chris Duhon when ...
Boylan named interim coach for Bulls —
FOXSports.com News for NBA
Jim Boylan was promoted Thursday to interim head coach of the Chicago Bulls, who fired Scott Skiles on Monday after the team's disappointing start.
Boylan was in his fourth season as an assistant under Skiles and has 14 years experience in the NBA ...
Clock runs out on Skiles —
Chicago Sun-Times Bulls
Scott Skiles took the fall for the Bulls' bumbling start when he was
fired Monday. And the deposed Bulls coach had no problem with the
team's decision. General manager John Paxson and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf told Skiles,
who was hired 16 games into ...
Bulls coach Skiles fired —
Chicago Sun-Times Bulls
Bulls coach Scott Skiles has been relieved of his duties, general manager John Paxson announced today. In a statement released this morning, Paxson said, This was a
difficult decision to make, but one that was necessary at this time.
Scott helped us ...
Make it loud and clear —
Chicago Sun-Times Bulls
Bulls general manager John Paxson told the Sun-Times on Saturday that whatever moves he might make, he will try to talk trade with teams ''as quietly as possible so we can minimize the rumor mill that spreads false information.''
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