Vinny del negro
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They seemed like they were tired of the same ineffective offense. For years, the Bulls played in a boring offense that failed to improve for the first time last season. When Mike D’Antoni was the front-runner, the Bulls' young players seemed excited to play in a more up-tempo offense. Slowing down the pace for a team built around guards and athletic big men doesn’t seem like a good idea, and it obviously didn’t work. This year, the Bulls dropped to 11th in the league. Under Skiles, the Bulls played progressively faster, and the team’s Pace Factor increased every year until this season. Most of the team’s “plays” started and ended with one of the Bulls' guards attempting to play point guard and dribbling around in circles before someone eventually chucked up a three. At times the Bulls were terrible because they lacked a great go-to scorer, but the team’s offensive strategy didn’t help.
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Still, most of the time, the Bulls were pretty much unwatchable on offense. This was all well and good, and as a basketball fan it was nice to see the Bulls relevant in the NBA again. They won because they tried harder than every one else, and because they played great team defense. Open-mindedness on offense The Bulls' three-year playoff run was filled with great defense and frustrating offense. Still, he’ll probably have a hard time understanding what Joakim Noah is talking about. He has only been out of the league for seven years, so he should know all the hip lingo those crazy kids are using. It’s also easy to envision the 41-year-old Del Negro getting along with the Bulls' young players. Being able to relate with the youngsters seems like a necessary quality. Good with young players Right now, the Bulls are the youngest team in the NBA and will probably be among the youngest for a while. I figure my hopes and dreams for the Del Negro era are as good as anyone’s at this point. I’m going to picture him as the Bulls’ ideal coach. Since no one really knows what his style is, or which coaching tree he comes from, I’m going to imagine that he is all of the following things.
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Either way, the Bulls should be better next season. Until the Bulls hold a press conference this week there are probably only two people (Paxson and Steve Kerr) who know what Del Negro’s basketball philosophy is (it’s not even in any of the local papers yet).ĭel Negro might be the ultimate player’s coach, or he might prefer to consistently scream at Tyrus Thomas for being in the wrong spot on the floor. Next season the Bulls will (and should) have relatively high expectations, and how Del Negro is going to handle his highly pressured, first head coaching job is anyone’s guess. Del Negro can become a good head coach, but it’s difficult to understand Paxson’s decision-making process. I can’t really rationalize what is going on inside Paxson’s head (or maybe even more importantly Jerry Reinsdorf’s head).