Will They Just Fire Vinny Del Negro Already?
I’m too angry to get into it too much, but the Bulls are the worst team ever. I don’t mean that literally, but in terms of watchability they score a 0 on a scale of 1-10. The lackluster effort is frustrating, but what’s more frustrating is Vinny Del Negro’s complete lack of competency. While there is more than enough blame to go around, I don’t see how the situation could get worse without Vinny. The way the offense runs (or doesn’t run) leads me to believe things would probably get significantly better without him. This quote from John Hollinger after last night’s massacre by the Hawks sums it up nicely:
The biggest problem wasn’t any of those mistakes, however, but the simple fact that these Bulls don’t appear to trust one another or the system. “What system?” Bulls observers might ask, as Chicago’s strategy once again seemed incoherent. In particular, Rose and his teammates seem to be reading from different pages of the manual on offense. More than once tonight, it appeared as though a teammate weighed the option of giving the ball to Rose, decided there was no chance he’d get it back and let fly with a quick shot.
The one saving grace Vinny had in the early-going this season was that the Bulls seemed to be coming together on the defensive end. Apparently they forgot to bring that defensive communication and intensity out west on the circus trip, and it sure as hell wasn’t here waiting when they got back.
So where does the front office go from here? Will they give Vinny more time to drag this team down even further? Hollinger seems to think that the time is ripe for a firing and that it could happen within the next few days. God I hope he’s right. I’ll leave you with a quote from an unnamed Chicago Bull player: “If we were losing close games you could blame the injuries, but this?” I think I’m going to be sick.
Sidenote: As South Side Sheik pointed out to me last night, my little “Kirk Hinrich will save our team” theory was a bit off base. His 0-9 with 3 turnovers in 20 minutes was pretty ugly. And its not like he was exactly shutting down the Atlanta guards either. Dammnit.
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Time December 10, 2009 at 9:20 am
[...] Not Qualified to Comment: “I’m too angry to get into it too much, but the Bulls are the worst team ever. I don’t mean that literally, but in terms of watchability they score a 0 on a scale of 1-10. The lackluster effort is frustrating, but what’s more frustrating is Vinny Del Negro’s complete lack of competency. While there is more than enough blame to go around, I don’t see how the situation could get worse without Vinny. The way the offense runs (or doesn’t run) leads me to believe things would probably get significantly better without him.” [...]
Comment from Kevin Tapani Fan Club
Time December 10, 2009 at 10:52 am
I’ve had it. For as much Bulls-defending as I do, I don’t know how anybody can watch this team right now. What the hell happened?!! They start the season hotter than most people expected, with our young, promising talent finally starting to shine, and now they can’t even hold their own with an NBA D-League team. Christ.
Although, I still find it funny that Javier basically renounced any loyalty to the Bulls the minute VDN was hired. I haven’t heard anybody louder or more passionate of getting rid of him since Day 1. Hopefully, VDN will get canned soon so that Javier can get his cold December day in the sun.
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Time December 10, 2009 at 11:50 am
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Comment from JavierSandooski
Time December 10, 2009 at 9:05 am
Piece in tribune says VDN is safe for now. So f’ing stupid. The longer they keep him around, the more likely they go on a fluke little winning streak that will keep him even longer. It’s not hard to sneak into the 7th or 8th spot in the east, and we will wind up in the same shitty spot we’re in now a year from now. All I hope for is a repeat of Skiles – fire his ass on Christmas Eve!!!