blogabull.com - 1/28/2009
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If asked whether I actually believe Vinny will be fired before the end of the season, I'd still edge towards 'no'. It's just so extremely rare, even in the coaching carousel of the NBA, to see a coach fired before he can complete his first season. The only recent example I can find is Randy ...
chicagotribune.com - 1/23/2009
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The Bulls fined guard Ben Gordon on Thursday
for missing the team deadline for a flight, and...
the typically stoic guard expressed his displeasure during an animated conversation with coach Vinny Del Negro . The incident took place after Del Negro ...
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Bulls' Ben Gordon fired up following fine -
notqualifiedtocomment.blogspot.com - 1/26/2009
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notqualifiedtocomment.blogspot.com —
Peter Vecsey of the New York Post has
"sources" that indicate VDN may not be the Bulls...
coach much longer. They also think Pax's days could be numbered (Thanks to Zoner for finding this and getting my hopes up)...
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Vinny Del Negro May Be On The Way Out, And He May Have ...
hoopheadsnorth.blogspot.com - 1/24/2009
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Raptors 114, Bulls 94 Jose made his return,
A.P. moved back into the shooting guard slot and...
J.O was ready to showcase for Pat Riley as the Raps were ready to get revenge on the Bulls last night. And guess what? The Raps didn't blow it. They actually ended their 7 game losing streak, ...
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JOSE!!!!
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Three things, and only two of them are important
Tremendous Upside Potential —
1) Your main course for the day is probably the most legit top ten list I've done in a few weeks. Check out the top ten Chicago Super Bowl connections. Spoiler alert: it gets heavy on Cub bashing. 2) Del Negro Watch is officially on. Blow a few more on the West Coast - something the Bulls are prone to doing, as you may have heard - and VDN officially becomes a trivia question ("Who was Derrick Rose's first coach?"). Someone needs to take the fall for all the garbage this season, so it may as well be him. This team is a mess. They play no defense. The ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... ‘We could do something this summer, sure,’ said Magic Chief Operating Officer Alex Martins. ‘If it meets the desires of both parties, we can talk about it.’ Martins said the Magic could lengthen Van Gundy’s contract or ‘tear up’ his current deal, replacing it with a new one. ‘Stan has more than exceeded our expectations,’ Martins said. Van Gundy is 86-40 after taking over the Magic before the 2007-08 season, replacing Billy Donovan in one of the most bizarre coaching soap operas.” Blog-a-Bull : “It’s been pretty bad all season. But back when I was still grasping for hope to ...
The 10-man rotation, starring a confused Mario Chalmers
Ball Don't Lie —
... 9th: Blog a Bull. Matt B: "If the Bulls are relenting on firing Vinny Del Negro because it may make them look bad, rest assured the play on the court has them looking a lot worse." ...
Bullz @ Sunz
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... Derrick Rose is starting and Kirk Hinrich is coming off the bench. Da Bulls come in on the 4th game of an 7-game west coast road trip reminiscent of the Spurs annual Rodeo trip. Before the start of the roadtrip, da Bulls dropped a close one to the Hawks and got blown out by 20 points to the Raptors. On the trip, they came up short in a loss to the bottom-feeding timberpups. Rookie Head Coach Vinny Del Negro has been put on24-hour around the clock deathwatch at Blogabull following these losses. Da Bulls then came around and trashed some ...
Bullz @ Sunz
Fanster.com —
... Derrick Rose is starting and Kirk Hinrich is coming off the bench. Da Bulls come in on the 4th game of an 7-game west coast road trip reminiscent of the Spurs annual Rodeo trip. Before the start of the roadtrip, da Bulls dropped a close one to the Hawks and got blown out by 20 points to the Raptors. On the trip, they came up short in a loss to the bottom-feeding timberpups. Rookie Head Coach Vinny Del Negro has been put on24-hour around the clock deathwatch at Blogabull following these losses. Da Bulls then came around and trashed some ...
Pacers 98, Bulls 91: Defense Saves The Day
Indy Cornrows —
... Del Negro hasn't exactly thrilled Chicago with his coaching, so putting together a game plan with a team in transition and new faces in uniform, definitely favored the Pacers today. ...
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No one saying it's a good plan--but it's a plan.
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zonersports.com 1/14/2009 — This just in: the Bulls lack leadership. “I don’t think that’s one of the team’s strengths right now,” Vinny Del Negro said.
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notqualifiedtocomment.com 2/25/2009 — Wait, so which one is Tyrus and which one is Tim?
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Del Negro gets advice from Rivers
chicagotribune.com 10/31/2008 — Shortly after landing the Bulls' job, coach Vinny Del Negro sat in his Berto Center office with a long list of basketball luminaries on his call-back list. Celtics coach Doc Rivers, with whom Del Negro played two seasons in San Antonio from 1994-96, happened to be near the top of the list.
Video: Coach Vinny Del Negro plays 'defense' on Q-Rich
sports.yahoo.com 12/12/2008 — With about four seconds left in Tuesday's New York/Chicago game , Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro tried his best to distract Quentin Richardson 's late three-point shot by screaming in his ear. It didn't work. Q nailed the shot. But at least someone got ...
Del Negro at work on finishing touches —
Chicago Sun-Times Bulls 1/28/2009
A quick glance at Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro's practice schedule Tuesday showed time set aside for ''EOG'' situations. ''End-of-game plays,'' Del Negro said, ''we work on them all the time, almost every practice.'' The way the Bulls (18-27) have ...
