I hope Big Fan fires you from this board on Christmas Eve.

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I've heard because there tends to be less media around to cover it for a couple of days at least. Don't know if there is any truth to that though. Dumb either way.

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Team Cutler.

If Lovie Smith gets fired during Ramadan I'm going to be pissed!

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Now see that's how you respond. Note to all of you guys who get mad.....

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As long as Vinny's gone by Capodanno, I'll be happy.

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its a nice gesture to let the fired coach be with his family for the holidays... my only hope is they DONT do an interim, and they find someone NOW or hopefully they already did

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

The chairman is Jewish, thats why

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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.

Dan, I think you bring up a very valid point. I remember Matt "Drinky" Abbatacola talked a great deal the day the Bulls told Scott Skiles to get lost a couple years ago. I think you are correct about media coverage, or lack thereof in situations like this. It seems cruel & heartless on Christmas Eve, but Dan, business is business.

RPB is not amused!

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Raoh: At this moment, I'm more powerful than you ever were. I am fist of the north star.
Ryûken: I don't agree and I never shall. Go and do what you must Raoh, but never set foot in this dojo again!

They should be on the phone NOW talking to Jeff Van Gundy, trying to convince him to leaving the plushness of the TV booth.

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Second City Saint

Oh no I will not watch Jeff Van Gundy coach the Bulls. What, they can't get Fratello? Blurgh.

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Why not?

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Second City Saint

Guys, even though Jeff Van Gundy appeared to get a raw deal when he last coached the Houston Rockets, I think he's firmly entrenched where he is now with Mike Breen & Mark Jackson on ESPN/ABC Sports' NBA coverage. The guy they should be on the phone with is another ESPNer, Byron Scott, who joins the "Worldwide Leader" in January. I think Byron would accelerate Derrick Rose's development big time.

You know where I stand on interims. Bernie Bickerstaff may have NBA head coaching experience, but has a lot of losses on his resume and isn't much better than Vinny. The guy who should be coaching this team if they can't get Scott or Avery Johnson from Bristol,CT right now is the man who drafted these players, John Paxson. I don't want another Jim Boylan situation like what happened when Scott Skiles got his walking papers.