Vinny Del Negro New Chicago Bulls Coach – Fantasy Impact
June 9, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under NBA News, NBA Teams
After an exhaustive search, the Chicago Bulls have finally settled on a new head coach. Vinny Del Negro, who was most currently employed by the Phoenix Suns in their front office, will be the head coach for Chicago in the 2008-09 season.
Del Negro has never coached before but he’s respected around the NBA for having a good basketball mind. He’s also regarded as a good communicator.
In the fantasy world, this is good news for the Bulls. Coming from the Suns, one would expect Del Negro to push the tempo. As a player, Del Negro was always best when he could get out on the court and run. Like Mike D’Antoni, Del Negro also has experience playing in Europe.
If the Bulls do turn into a running team under Del Negro, that will most help the athletic runners on Chicago such as Joakim Noah, Tyrus Thomas and Thaba Sefolosha. The Bulls are expected to take Derrick Rose with the first pick of the 2008 NBA Draft and Rose would definitely excel in an uptempo attack.
While this may be a shaky hire in terms of getting wins in the NBA, this is very good news for the fantasy basketball world.
It’s time for Vinny to put down the golf clubs and pick up the dry erase board.
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