Avery Johnson

I've had other ideas about whom the Bulls should be hiring. Avery Johnson was always the candidate of choice to me. He's a winner, plain and simple. He's young, so he's in the job for the long haul. He's defensive minded, which would seem to gel completely with GM John Paxson's philosophies on the game. However, after Scott Skiles, I imagine Paxson wasn't too keen on Avery's disciplinarian approach. If that's the case though, why go after Collins? He's as stressing a coach as there is in the league. He'll push this team much in the same way Skiles did. I keep hearing he's a great "teacher of the game," but the complete failure that was Kwame Brown may speak otherwise. He's a pretty solid analyst, but how does that translate into coaching? Not well. I'd take Avery over Doug. However, Avery's not my only preference.

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