Posts Tagged ‘gar forman’
Posted on Jul 13
Given Kyle Korver’s Midwest roots, having grown up in Pella, Iowa, he must have been a Bulls fan during the team’s dominant run during the 1990s. Right?
“I thought Michael Jordan was selfish and I hated the Bulls growing up,” Korver, 29, said not so jokingly. “I was a Lakers fan. I was actually born in L.A., so ‘Showtime’ basketball …
Posted on Jun 23
New Bulls Head Coach Tom Thibodeau didn’t hesitate when it came down to outlining some of the items he hopes to accomplish in the short-term future. Namely, he discussed setting a tone and establishing goals as his introductory news conference.
“There are five things I think we have to establish right away in terms of who we are,” said Thibodeau. …
Posted on Jun 23
It turns out the first call Bulls General Manager Gar Forman made to start his coaching search could have been his last. Just five to six days into the process, Forman reached out to Tom Thibodeau, who on Wednesday was named the team’s 18th head coach in franchise history.
“All of us know about his defensive credentials, but as we …
Posted on Jun 5
It appears the Bulls coaching search is about to come to a conclusion.
The Bulls, insiders confirmed, officially tendered a three-year contract offer late Friday night to Boston Celtics associate head coach Tom Thibodeau to be the team’s head coach.
Sources close to Thibodeau said he is considering minor elements of the deal, but expect him to agree without any …
Posted on Jun 5
Boston Celtics associate head coach Tom Thibodeau apparently has emerged as the top candidate for the Bulls head coaching job to replace Vinny Del Negro.
Although the Bulls privately are saying there is no agreement and they are only talking seriously with Thibodeau, at least one Boston newspaper is reporting Thibodeau will be the Bulls’ next coach.
The Boston Herald …
Posted on May 4
So now the Bulls need a new coach with the official announcement Tuesday of the firing of Vinny Del Negro.
I suppose if you are looking to get to the so-called Point C, then, literally, you might need a C for Collins. But that ship has sailed and I don’t believe the former Bulls coach Doug Collins is in the …
Posted on May 4
Moments after GM Gar Forman and EVP-Basketball Operations John Paxson met the media to officially announce that Vinny Del Negro had been relieved of his head coaching duties, Del Negro made the following statement outside the Berto Center:
“I want to say how grateful I am to Jerry Reinsdorf and the Chicago Bulls. They have a lot of great people …
Posted on May 4
By Adam Fluck
Bulls General Manager Gar Forman will meet the media Tuesday morning from the Berto Center to address the organization’s head coaching change, which means Vinny Del Negro’s tenure in Chicago is about to end.
Tune in at Bulls.com to watch live video of Forman’s comments at 11 a.m. CT.
Del Negro was hired as the team’s 17th …
Posted on May 4
By Adam Fluck
Bulls General Manager Gar Forman will meet the media Tuesday morning from the Berto Center to address the organization’s head coaching change, which means Vinny Del Negro’s tenure in Chicago is about to end.
Tune in at Bulls.com to watch live video of Forman’s comments at 11 a.m. CT.
Del Negro was hired as the team’s 17th …
Posted on May 3
It wasn’t love at first sight, but it was close. They’d gone through one date after another and nothing really was mutual. Until one day, John Paxson ran into Vinny Del Negro at the Chicago draft camp and they began talking hoops. And things seemed to click between the two former court rivals. This seemed different.
So Paxson and Gar …