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From Bill Simmons

 

I caught the Bulls in person recently and it's astonishing that they aren't good or even half-decent. Of all the lousy coaching hirings recently (Terry Porter, P.J. Carlesimo, Michael Curry, Sam Vincent, Reggie Theus, Marc Iavaroni), what's funny is Vinny Del Negro was by far the worst. It's even scarier in person when you're sitting behind the Bulls' bench; I know a reader once compared Vinny's coaching to Shooter's taking over Hickory High that first time, but actually, it's more like watching an old person getting ready to go through a metal detector at an airport. Just complete confusion and panic and a lot of stopping and starting and glancing around. I feel bad even making fun of it. Let's just move on.

 

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Peter Vescey reporting that Pax is out after the trade deadline.

 

Very strange timing. If it's true, does that mean we won't be getting any deals done? Would be odd for a lame-duck GM to be doing anything...

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I'm wondering if Paxson may be resigning as some sort of protest... Maybe he had a deal in place for Amare and JR nixed it or something along those lines. For all we know, the same thing may have happened during the Kobe (and D'Antoni) talks.
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Peter Vescey reporting that Pax is out after the trade deadline.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02132009/sports/moresports/sources__pax_out_in_bulls_shakeup_154940.htm

Do I know this to be fact? No. But two people in the know maintain John Paxson will resign as Bulls GM soon after Thursday's trade deadline expires. Assistant GM Gar Foreman is expected to take over for the remainder of the season.

 

Chicago is contemplating numerous trades - Amare Stoudemire, Jermaine O'Neal, Zach Randolph, Chris Kamen - in an effort to acquire an inside threat offensively and defensively, and, at the same time, deport Larry Hughes.

 

One of the above sources said he wouldn't be surprised if Doug Collins were approached again at the season regarding the coaching job (currently held by Vinny Del Negro) and as GM, or both. Collins and managing partner Jerry Reinsdorf couldn't agree on money last May.

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It could just be that he's going to finish up his work at the deadline and then take a lesser role or something, I guess.

 

As someone on RealGM said, Paxson looks like he has aged 15 years in about 5.5. The job must be stressful as hell.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AitoG7d8J4n6Ar9obsElVN68vLYF?slug=aw-sunsheat021309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

PHOENIX – As the Miami Heat continue their pursuit of All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire, Heat president Pat Riley has enlisted the Memphis Grizzlies to be a third-team facilitator with the Phoenix Suns, league sources said Thursday night.

 

The proposed multiplayer trade is fluid, but the framework would include the Suns receiving a package that includes Miami forward Shawn Marion and Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay. Miami would send rookie Michael Beasley to the Grizzlies. More players would be needed to balance out salary-cap rules.

 

“Miami knows that they can’t get this done directly with Phoenix,” one league executive said. “The big thing is that they know the Suns like Gay.”

 

Suns owner Robert Sarver directly called Memphis’ Michael Heisley to discuss trade possibilities between the two teams. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that the Grizzlies rejected a Suns’ proposal of Gay, forward Hakim Warrick and point guard Mike Conley for Stoudemire. It also reported the possibility of a three-way discussion.

 

Before the 2008 NBA draft, the Grizzlies tried hard to trade up to get Miami’s No. 2 pick to draft Beasley. The teams never came to terms, and Memphis ultimately worked the draft-day O.J. Mayo-Kevin Love trade. Gay hasn’t meshed well with Mayo, who took over as the Grizzlies’ top scorer.

 

For the Suns, Marion’s possible return would be an ironic turn of events. The Suns traded him to Miami one year ago for Shaquille O’Neal, and now, he’s attractive because of his expiring contract. The Heat have tried to shop Marion to bring back a strong low-post player, and have tried to get teams to take guard Marcus Banks with him, sources said.

 

The Heat believe they could sign Amare Stoudemire to a long-term extension before he has the ability to become a free agent in the summer of 2010. Phoenix seems determined to move Stoudemire before Thursday’s trade deadline. As the Suns try to change a failing chemistry, they’ve found a league that isn’t interested in taking Shaquille O’Neal and his contract.

 

The Portland Trail Blazers also have discussed a trade for Stoudemire, and sources said they have offered the expiring contract of Raef LaFrentz and rookie point guard Jerryd Bayless. The Chicago Bulls also continue to talk with the Suns about Stoudemire.

 

 

Marion is not going back to Phoenix. He's just not.

 

The reason they want to trade Shaq and Amare is beacuse Robert Sarver is losing money hand over fist, they are over the luxury tax and Marion makes a ton of money. Although he is a free agent at the end of the year so maybe it isn't impossible.

 

It would be a coup for Memphis to get Beasley and Mayo together though.

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Hanley now saying on the Score saying that Miami is out of the Amare sweepstakes, Bulls appear frontrunner for Amare.

 

Go down swinging Pax!

 

Did he call in? Because Hanley was off today... :wink:

 

He probably did because that's exactly what he posted in his blog on the Sun-Times site.

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Wow, busy day.

 

Doug Collins as coach AND GM would be horrible. Please don't get suckered into having one person do two tasks.

 

I'd love to jetison Hughes if the Bulls get Amare.

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I don't know what to make of this. Three scenarios? 1) The Pax resignation is bs, 2) Reinsdorf and someone else is behind the Amare deal and Pax is resigning because he is against it or 3) Pax is behind it, but is burnt out.
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I don't know what to make of this. Three scenarios? 1) The Pax resignation is bs, 2) Reinsdorf and someone else is behind the Amare deal and Pax is resigning because he is against it or 3) Pax is behind it, but is burnt out.

4) Pax had a deal in place for Amare, but JR wouldn't sign off?

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I don't know what to make of this. Three scenarios? 1) The Pax resignation is bs, 2) Reinsdorf and someone else is behind the Amare deal and Pax is resigning because he is against it or 3) Pax is behind it, but is burnt out.

4) Pax had a deal in place for Amare, but JR wouldn't sign off?

Two articles back-to-back on the Sun-Times page.

 

Bulls are front runners for Amare: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/1429010,CST-SPT-bullnt13.article

Paxson is resigning after the dead line: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/1429502,vecsey-paxson-resign-021309.article

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