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Doug Collins returning as Bulls Head Coach
Doug Collins returning as Bulls Head Coach
It's pretty much a done deal, Doug Collins will be the new Bulls Head Coach
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Expect more Reggie next season.
Sports Media Watch — Breaking news from the NBA: TNT analyst Doug Collins is returning to coaching. Collins, regarded as one of the better NBA analysts, will coach the Chicago Bulls next season . Collins is currently serving as the lead analyst on TNT's Western Conference Final coverage. This marks the second straight year TNT has lost one its lead analysts. Steve Kerr left the booth last year to get a headstart on the Phoenix Suns rebuilding process. Expect Collins to call the rest of the Western Conference Finals; last year, Kerr stayed in the booth for the final game of the Pistons/Cavaliers ...

Collins returns to Chicago:
SportsFilter — May 29, 2008 Collins returns to Chicago: : TNT analyst Doug Collins returns to the Bulls after being replaced by Phil Jackson in 1989. In February, Collins commented he wouldn't consider coaching for another five or six years. How things change. read story | posted by curlyelk to Basketball at 11:58 AM CDT older Fines will be imposed for clea You re not logged in. Please log in or register .

Doug Collins, Coaching Again?
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... me, but I just love my life now. The work that has to be done and the headaches you have to put up with today, I'm not willing to pay that price. It's just too tough. "I get a chance to see my children now and my grandchildren. I've probably given up the competitive side of myself, but it's such a tough ride and tough grind unless you have the [clout] of someone like Phil Jackson or Gregg Popovich or Jerry Sloan." And yet, the reports are flooding in that Collins will be the next head coach of the Bulls.

Pax's awesome plan begins to unfold
Thank You Isiah — Let the Doug Collins era begin! I mean continue or begin again. To be reborn. Oh god, Pax has no idea what he's doing. Ok, I'm starting to freak out a bit. If we're just trying to help people out, Norm Van Lear would totally be an assistant coach. I'm assuming Hubie Brown turned us down.

Collins Listed as Landing Bulls Coaching Position. Releases Statement Saying No Agreement Yet
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network — ... Several media outlets in the Chicago area are reporting that current TNT color analyst and former Bulls coach will wind up going back to the Chicago Bulls next season as ther new coach. As reported by ESPN: ...

Daily Fix: Don’t be sexist. Broads hate that.
Hail Mary Jane — ... getting weirder and weirder. Well now theres a second alternative one and it’s even weirder than the other two. Doug Collins is the new Bulls head coach. [ESPN] Add Mindy McCready to the list of people the FBI is interviewing in the Roger ...

Collins Next Bulls Coach?
Grind It Out Sports — ... According to ESPN.com, Doug Collins is going to be named the head coach of the Chicago Bulls’ sometime in the near future.  You may remember that Collins coached MJ for a couple of years back in the day, before they replaced Doug with Phil, and started to win all those championships.  Collins, who has been a pretty decent anaylst for TNT over the last couple of years, has said recently that he had no interest in coaching again, but there’s nothing like having a chance to coach Derrick Rose to get those coaching juices flowing again.   ...

Let’s Blow It Up
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — ...   |  Hamilton crucial to Pistons plans  |  Saunders excited for game 6  |  Sheed must stay in control  |  Globe:  6th sense  |  Ryan:  C’s have advantage in long run  |  Belichick has been there for Celtics  |  Hamilton status unknown  |  Souza: Celtics ready to rumble  |  C’s hope to seal the deal  |  Megliola:  Hoping for a restful Sunday  |  T&G:  Celtics want an extra day off  SI:  Collins will coach Bulls ...

For Your Morning Coffee…
WaitingForNextYear — ... ?  A one-way ticket to Cleveland, and a pair of season tickets to Progressive Field.  We’re just more accepting of things like that.  Hence “Progressive.” - Doug Collins is back in Chicago .  Now who’s going to come in down the road to win the championship?  Even more important, will Eric Snow be asked to join the staff? - To splash in a little Cleveland football, former Browns tight end Aaron Shea has ...

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Doug Collins could be next Bulls coach
chicagotribune.com 5/29/2008 — Six weeks ago Thursday, shortly after firing interim coach Jim Boylan, general manager John Paxson talked about hiring someone who passionately resonated with players and fans. How about Doug Collins? Sources confirmed the former Bulls coach could be poised to become the new Bulls coach. Collins coached the Bulls from 1986-89.
Report: Doug Collins to Become Bulls Head Coach
suntimes.com 5/29/2008 — Brian Hanley of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES writes, "Doug Collins will become the next Bulls head coach, according to a source. The source said the deal is expected to be announced "sooner rather than later."
Trib: Doug Collins expected to be next Bulls coach
blogabull.com 5/29/2008 — This report from KC Johnson was mentioned earlier today in a (since hidden) fanpost, but that was a first draft, with the idea that Collins could be coming in as either the head coach or an assistant. Now? Six weeks ago Thursday, shortly ...
On Doug Collins and Pace
chicagobull.blogspot.com 5/29/2008 — An Illinois guy? A former Bulls coach? Someone with head coaching experience? The new head coach of the 2008-09 Bulls? Doug Collins? Yes, it appears Collins fits into each of the above questions, as K.C. Johnson reports that GM John Paxson is ...
Source says Collins coming back to coach Bulls
dailyherald.com 5/29/2008 — While interviewing four different coaching candidates in Chicago last week, Bulls general manager John Paxson had a surprise up his sleeve. Doug Collins, who coached the Bulls from 1986-89, may be on his way to returning as the team's head coach. A ...
Report: Doug Collins will coach the Bulls againLatest Sporting News Articles for NBA 5/29/2008
Former Chicago Bulls coach Doug Collins will become the new Bulls coach, sources told the Chicago...
Reports: Collins to be named Bulls coachFOXSports.com News for NBA 5/29/2008
Doug Collins appears ready to return to the NBA.
Doug Collins Coming Back?Wizards Insider 5/29/2008
Several reports out of Chicago have TNT basketball analyst and former Bulls, Pistons and Wizards Coach Doug Collins leaving his comfy seat along Kevin Harlan to get back into coaching. I guess we can assume that Kwame Brown has scratched the Bulls off ...
Collins has many fansChicago Sun-Times Bulls 5/29/2008
If Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf indeed has rehired Doug Collins to coach the team, Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly applauds the move.
A Q&A on Doug CollinsChicago Sun-Times Bulls 5/29/2008
The Bulls’ slow-moving coaching search apparently has ended suddenly. According to sources, general manager John Paxson has tapped into the franchise’s past and has reached a deal with Doug Collins, currently working as an analyst on TNT, to take ...