ESPN: Del Negro the front runner of the three Finalists
by Devin47 on Jun 8, 2008 11:05 AM CDT
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PrintAccording to a report from espn.com, the interview Pax had with Vinny Del Negro went very well and it might appear that he is the current front runner for the job. Del Negro is currently Steve Kerr's right hand man in Phoenix and has no prior coaching stints on his resume. He did interview for the Suns job also though.
But just as juicy a scoop as the Del Negro front runner status report is the mention that the long and winding road to replace Boylan might soon end as Paxson has three finalist. Other than Del Negro they are the usual suspects in this search of Former Timberwolves headman D'Wayne Casey and Kings assistant Chuck Person.
Of the 3 reported finalist the one that I would hire is Person. With Del Negro what scares me is the fact is that I cannot think of any coach in pro sports without any kind of coaching expirence that jumps straight to a head coach job and becomes successful. With Casey it is the fact that his tenure in Minnesota was so bad that despite all the postive stuff that people around the Association have of him, I would like to see if a guy who has not had a chance could do better. Person would be a coach who if his teams play in a similar fashion as the Kings did last year, will not be afraid to run as they were 7th in pace in the NBA last year at 97.2 possesions a game. Another area where Person might be able to help out is in true Shooting percentage, which measures shooting percentage if it were to include free throws and 3-pointers. Last year the Kings were 7th in this stat (55.6), while the Bulls were second to last at 51.5. If anyone could get this team to be a more accurate 3-point shooting team it would be person. Finally, Person was a very media saavy player and with a team of low-key personalities this team needs a sane version of Ozzie Guillen to fill the media's notebooks and tape recorders
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seriously what the hell
it’s kinda funny though. on the si truth and rumors site it says “bulls narrow search to 2” or something like that, and then names the THREE frontrunners.
At this point who really cares?
Any one of these idiots will be gone in a year or two when Rose gets really good. Who the hell knows what those two morons(Paxson and Reinsdorf) are thinking right now? I’m so sick of the way this franchise operates.
If you didn't care
you wouldn’t be checkin out this site every day.
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-"Million dollar talent, ten cent head."
Let's go for Person
I can’t think of any tangible reason, but the thought of Vinny del Negro coaching the Spurs is just pathetic. Why not get Mookie Blaylock, or other random 90s players? From the Casey post, it seems he isn’t that great at helping young players develop. We’re going to have a potential superstar coming to the team in a few weeks, I don’t want some fool messing with their career. Also, Person had a mohawk when he played in Indiana, that’s cool.
Rusty Longley v 2.0
Better than Boylan...
I was watching the March NJ game again last night, and I still feel stressed seeing Boylan on the sidelines, even knowing he’s already gone.
Here's to what was suppose to be the most exciting offseason in years, but has instead spiraled downward into pitiful morass of indecision. Cheers!
Vinny Del Negro?
This is Madness!
Followed by Paxson and Reinsdorf being kicked into the Spartan Pit of Death!
the good news
Vinny Del Negro supposedly taught Kenny Smith the “bounce between the legs off the glass ally oop.”
The bad news
He was assistant GM of a team that decided to implode their roster mid-season and thought it would work out well.
Rusty Longley v 2.0
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 8, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?! Wow, he's got my vote!!
The real villian in this whole thing is Reinsdorf not so much Paxson. Pax knows who he wants but ‘Dorf won’t let him pull the trigger. Seeing as we’re a jumpshooting team (which is not a bad thing), Person sounds like a decent choice. I really don’t care just as long as we draft Rose.
by JohnnyKilroy on Jun 8, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Right,
at this point we all just have to hope that the player we draft and whoever we may trade for is just so talented that it outweighs the horrible incompetance of management, and the dumbass owner. Kinda like Lebron, Danny Ferry is trying reeeeeeally hard to screw up having the best player in basketball, but Lebron just won’t let him fall on his ass. That’s what we need, a player like that.
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 8, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Is D'Wayne like D'Brickashaw?
Mr. Casey just got 80 more points of street cred.
Person and Casey, OK
I don’t know how to choose between them, but I think Person and Casey interest me more because they’re guys who come from different basketball backgrounds.
Del Negro’s resume looks like a poor-man’s version of Skiles. Combined with a complete lack of coaching experience, I don’t understand why we’d go there. Hell, he’s currently working for Phoenix and they didn’t want him to go there. And can we just move away from hiring a guy based on the fact they live close to Jerry Reinsdorf? Do we need another guy who’s had to scratch and claw his way to everything?
In the sense that he came into the league as a major prospect and played a long and relatively storied career, Person is coming to the table with a completely different perspective. I kind of like that. Of course, I don’t know what he really takes away from any of that. So I guess I just like the potential of a different perspective.
Casey, well, I like that he’s been a head coach before, and I like that he’s seen up close how a guy like KG worked. I don’t like he was in the middle of UK’s probation, and that he’s quite so reverant about Joe B. Hall. :) Speaking of, that’s where he learned to speak Pax’s language:
“As a coach, discipline is the No. 1 thing,” Casey said. “You have to go to class. You have to be accountable, on and off the court. That’s what parents want to hear and I believe that’s what the players want, too.
“Joe Hall (at Kentucky) was one of the toughest and I still believe in that discipline and accountability.”
Discipline and accountability are a few of the reasons the Sonics are where they are right now—in position for the NBA playoffs.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/cbasketball/63703_vecs25.shtml
I would be shocked if it ends up to be one of those 3.
I still believe in the end the new Bulls coach will be Tom Thibodeau.
There is no reason now not to wait and interview Thibodeau.
If you don’t like him you still have the little three to choose from.
Can't be too great of a sign that Kerr didn't hire him. I'll pass.
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
Kerr had a nice relationship with Porter in their SA days
Which is why he got the job. You could have the same reservations about Porter, who has had head coaching experience, yet wasn’t considered for the vacancy in Detroit.
Rusty Longley v 2.0
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 8, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair point, but at least Porter has sat in the chair before.
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
and did a less than stellar job
If you thought Skiles had strange rotations, you never saw Porter’s Bucks teams.
by KT on Jun 9, 2008 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions
What exactly are Del Negro's qualifications?
He was Steve Kerr’s right hand man in Phoenix, during which time the Suns made a terrible trade that destroyed any chance they might have had to win a championship. He has as much coaching experience as I do. Yeah, let’s hire that man at once.
This hire would be completely baffling if it happened.
I think even the Anti-Collins Faction might be wishing he actually got the job. This could be disastrous. I mean, why wait this long to hire a guy who might have absolutely no clue what he’s doing?
When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer
What does this guy know about developing players? If im not misunderstood thats what whe should be looking for is someone with development skills. There still are some names out there Harper (Genious on the floor in his day), Jabbar (who worked his ass off with Bynum), Pippen (Who wouldnt listen to him?), and Shaw (Dont know too much about but hanging out with Phil Jackson for a few years should do him good). Jabbar I really feel sad for, people dislike him or wont trust him with a whole team but he seems dedicated I have watched his progress with Bynum and every timeout he was working with him inspiring him.
Confused
The Bulls will consider taking a flier on Vinny Del Negro, but not Mark Jackson?! Mark Jackson was an amazing point guard who might know something about developing Derrick Rose. Del Negro’s own team did not want him, so what does that say? This is beyond a joke at this point.
kill my self
we go from the likes of avery johnson, mike d’antoni and doug collins to chuck person, vinny del negro and dwane casey. what is this franchise coming to.
Leave Del Negro alone!
I heard he does a great coaching job when he plays NBA 2K8.
Joke
That is the story of this whole coaching search. Doug Collins was our man…but no Reinsdorf cares more about his man love for Doug than the team. I really don’t know who I want the most. I don’t want Person because I bet he would prefer to draft Beasley since he was that type of player when he played. Casey I guess would be the guy I want the most, but from what I have heard from a few Minny fans…they say his rotations are not set (much like Skiles’) and his offensive schemes were a joke. Others say they think he got a raw deal and was doing a solid job at developing Randy Foye and other young talent. I have no idea on what to think of Del Negro since he has no coaching experience what so ever.
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