Chicago Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro was fired earlier today in a move that had been speculated for weeks. After the Bulls blew a 35 points second half lead to the Kings earlier this month, Del Negro has been on the hottest seat of any coach in the NBA.
Explain to me one thing though, how is this season Del Negros' fault? Last season Del Negro guided the Bulls to the 8th seed in the Easter Conference playoffs, where the Bulls lost to the Celtics in seven games in what is considered one of the best postseason series in the history of the NBA. During the off-season, Bulls management thought it would be a good idea to not resign the teams best shooter and proven scorer in Ben Gordon. Derrick Rose is now forced to carry this team on his own, as the Bulls' next best scorer besides Rose is John Salmons.
A classic example of a head coach getting a raw deal. Del Negro is forced to work with the pieces he has. Maybe the 11-17 record the Bulls currently have isn't Vinnys fault. I know the Eastern Conference is a joke, but how could Bulls management think that letting Ben Gordon walk would improve the team. I know sometimes you have to take a step backwards to go forward, but not in this case. I don't care if you have the best coach in the world, if you don't have any talent for him to work with, he can't succeed. Same goes if you have the best players in the world and an awful coach, those players won't be in the position to succeed. Bulls management didn't put Del Negro in a psoition to succeed. Its like he was walking the plank from the first game this season. But really, what could Bulls management expect with such a mediocre (at best) roster?
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