DOUG SAYS NO AFTER ALL

It's finally official, Doug Collins is NOT the Bulls new Head Coach. Yup, you read that right, Doug Collins respectfully dropped out of the Chicago Bulls Head Coach search today. Here are some of the things he said...

"I just knew over the last few days that Jerry was really struggling over whether or not to do this, and I didn't want Jerry to have those struggles," Collins told the Tribune. "I love him. And I didn't want him feeling that kind of angst."

"This is absolutely mutual. When this first came about, there was a tremendous amount of excitement about this possibility. And I'm losing that. The feeling now is more, 'Should I do this?' Once I got to that point, it meant no. I always make decisions yes is yes, no is no and maybe is no.

"Jerry knows me well enough to know the only way I could do this is if I was totally engaged. And I just couldn't do that now."


"I'm not going to coach another team," Collins said. "I spiritually felt I was led to this opportunity in Chicago. Four or five things happened along the way for me to get to this point. My family was incredibly supportive.

You can read the entire article here at Chicagosports.com

So I guess it is back to the drawing board for Pax, Jerry, and us fans. Will they interview Tom T of the Celtics when the Finals are over? Will they bring in Flip Saunders who was just let go by the Pistons? Or will they go with 1 of the 23029 Assistant Coaches they have interviewed over these past few months? I guess we will just have to wait and see. But for now, it's official, Collins says no.

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