dailyherald.com - 5/29/2008
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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 league insider said Wednesday morning that the two sides are simply waiting for the Western Conference finals to end before making it official. ...
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Doug Collins Is The Bulls Coach?
Tirico Suave —
... there was a special news break and it turns out the Berlin Wall crumbled. I almost had a cow right there! Then I wake up today and see that Doug Collins is going to coach the Bulls . Fucking yuppie radical to the max!
Doug Collins Rumored To Be Returning To Chicago As Bulls New Head Coach
FanIQ Blog —
Well that's an interesting curveball. I would have put the chances of the Bulls hiring a former coach at worse odds than the Chicago's chances of winning the lottery. Apparently, anything is possible this offseason.
Nothing is official, but the Daily Herald and Sun-Times are both reporting the deal is nearly done.
Collins originally coached the Bulls from 1986-1989, taking the franchise to its best record in 15 years with 50 wins during the 87-88 season. In 1989, with just a little help from Michael Jordan, the Bulls reached ...
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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 ...
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