Del Negro felt the same way when he fined Tyrus Thomas, Joakim Noah and Larry Hughes for conduct detrimental to the team. The fines, presumed nominal to remind players who's in charge, stemmed from the Bulls' road victory Monday in New Jersey, when Del Negro reminded players of a rule in the team handbook prohibiting pregame eating in the locker room.

Some players grumbled, saying they were unaware of the rule. From there, Del Negro dealt with players directing what he viewed as either improper language or disrespectful behavior toward him.

It's conduct similar to what former coaches Scott Skiles and Jim Boylan dealt with, and how Del Negro handles it presents a true test for him as coach. After all, losing a locker room is far worse than losing a game.

And, obviously, the fines didn't go over well.

Paxson here are the 1st 3 outta town!

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I think this is Vinny's first real test as an NBA head coach, and it came hours after the Orlando Magic cleaned the Bulls' clocks at United Center in a game the guys in white & red were simply never in. With both starting forwards Drew Gooden & Luol Deng sidelined the next week to 10 days or so, this is a golden opportunity for Tyrus Thomas, Joakim Noah & Larry Hughes to step their games up and their B.S. can't be tolerated. The Bulls should also be looking at short-term help to help guys like Andres Nocioni & Aaron Gray stay out of foul trouble the longer Deng & Gooden are out. Walt, it could get a lot worse for this Bulls' team tomorrow night in Cleveland...

Translation:

I just repeated Walt's post in my own words.

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