Bulls GM On Firing Vinny Del Negro: ‘Change Needed’ To Take Bulls To Next Level
The Chicago Bulls officially announced the firing of head coach Vinny Del Negro in a series of press conferences Tuesday morning. General manager Gar Forman told reporters that he made the decision to relieve Del Negro of his duties because the Bulls needed a new coach to improve.
Forman added that the decision did not have anything to do with the March 30 altercation between Del Negro and Executive Vice President John Paxson. For his part, Paxson spoke and took full blame for the incident.
Read Article >Report: Vinny Del Negro Has Been Fired, Bulls Will Announce Move On Tuesday
Apparently, no snags were hit in the firing of Vinny Del Negro.
Chicago’s CBS-2 is reporting that, according to their sources, the Bulls have fired their head coach.
Read Article >Report: Bulls Will Fire Coach Vinny Del Negro “Barring A Snag”
KC Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reports:
Normally, “barring a snag” means nothing and is simply a way for a reporter to save face in case his report is wrong, but this is no normal case. Back in December, there was actually a snag: the Bulls couldn’t find anyone to replace Del Negro, so they had to go back and tell him he could stay. Awk-ward. If the Bulls had fired Del Negro like they were supposed to anyway, then the March fight between Del Negro and GM John Paxson never happens.
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