With Collins Out Of Bulls’ Picture, Who’s Next?

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under SDC COMMENTARY

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I suppose you could call it at least a minor surprise when Doug Collins unexpectedly pulled out of the running for the vacant Chicago Bulls coaching position.? With that out of the way, it truly is anyone’s guess who will become the Bulls’ next coach.? But make no mistake – Bulls general manager John Paxson had a Plan B should a situation such as this arise.? Here?is the current crop of candidates vying for the Bulls’ coaching job:

Phoenix Suns assistant coach Vinny Del Negro
Dwayne Casey
Sacramento Kings assistant coach Chuck Person
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw
Utah Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin
Utah Jazz assistant coach Jeff Hornacek
Mark Jackson

Del Negro also interviewed with the Suns about their coaching job, but GM Steve Kerr told him that they prefer a coach with NBA coaching experience.? Casey, like Collins, is the only coach of the bunch who has coaching experience; Casey is expected to join newly hired coach Rick Carlisle in Dallas should he not be hired by the Bulls.? Team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf seems not to be in a hurry to have a coach in place; personally, I think it is in the best interest of the Bulls to get a coach in place before the draft in late June.

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