Bulls Expected to Name a Coach Today

Of course, all that headline means is that they'll announce they're going to hire a coach today, but won't sign anyone to a contract. Then Jerry Reinsdorf will mull it over for three weeks, trying to decide if he wants to risk the friendship he has developed with the candidates the last few days, get distracted by the White Sox win streak. Then, after the new coach gets tired of waiting, the Bulls will just draft Derrick Rose and make him the first player/coach #1 pick in league history.

Go Bulls!

But, yeah, here's the deal on the two new candidates.

On April 17, the day he fired Jim Boylan, general manager John Paxson said he preferred but wouldn't mandate previous coaching experience for his hire as the next Bulls coach.

Weighing that very issue will come into play as, barring a surprise, Paxson will offer the job to former Minnesota coach Dwane Casey or Suns assistant general manager Vinny Del Negro.

Those two, plus a longer shot in Kings assistant coach Chuck Person, expected to know Paxson's decision late Sunday or sometime Monday.

Casey has some head coaching experience in Minnesota, where he was fired pretty prematurely, while Del Negro and Person have never been head coaches before.

To be honest with you, though, I'm not sure I even care anymore.