Collins Back on the Coaching Wagon

By Matt Cobb | May 29, 12:27 PM

All signs point to Doug Collins being named head coach of the Chicago Bulls in the near future. After John Paxson interviewed just about every assistant coach, cheerleader, and ball boy in the NBA, he appears to have finally settled on a familar friend.

A fiery and emotional coach, Collins was fired from his first stint as the Bulls head coach over "philosophical differences." He just couldn't get a team with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Horace Grant deep into the playoffs. Phil Jackson, then an assistant, took over and the rest was history.

Collins has been known to turn a team around quickly, but the stress of game losses and underperforming players always takes a heavy toll upon him. Hopefully, Paxson brings in some quality assistant coaches such as Jeff Hornacek or Brian Shaw to aid Collins in turning around this franchise.

I don't expect Collins to last more than three years here, and his potential successor should be on staff in the event that he resigns or is fired (again).

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