By Justin Worsley
After two seasons, the Bulls have decided to fire head coach Vinny Del Negro, according to ESPNChicago.com.
Del Negro, 43, led the Bulls to identical 41-41 records in both season as a head coach, earning two playoff bids, however, the team never saw success in the post-season, losing in a seven-game series last season to Boston. All seven games in the series went into overtime, a first in the NBA. This season, the Bulls fell to top-seeded Cleveland, who won their playoff series 4-1, including a 96-94 victory to clinch the series on April 27.
Del Negro was a first time coach who replaced Jim Boylan after one tumultuous season. Chicago has suffered since the loss of head coach Phil Jackson in 1998. Del Negro was the eighth man to command the Bulls since Jackson's departure. Jackson, who now coaches the Los Angeles Lakers, won six titles in the 1990's witht he Bulls and four more this decade.
Del Negro amassed over 7,000 points as an NBA guard for five different teams. The Bulls, who are set to announce the firing of Del Negro on Tuesday, have been linked to a number of coaches to take over their franchise, including Jackson and Orlando Magic head coach Jeff Van Gundy.
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