Scott Skiles, head coach of the Chicago Bulls, was fired on Monday after the Bulls opened the season losing 10 of their first 12 games and with a 9-16 record. Skiles has lead the Bulls to the playoffs in three straight seasons, including their first since Michael Jordan lead them to a sixth NBA championship in eight years. The Bulls lost to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Semifinals last year after sweeping the defending champion Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs. The Bulls were expected to be contenders for an Eastern Conference championship after last year's success. But instead, they started the season terribly, going 2-10 in their first 12 games and having one of the worst records in the Eastern Conference. Skiles did not mind being fired on Christmas Eve, saying "The fact that it's Christmas Eve is neither here nor there." General Manager John Paxson, who was playing with the Bulls during their first three championships in the early 90's, says that he doesn't have a long term solution and he's disappointed with his team. Paxson built the Bulls into contenders but by the look of how this season is going, Paxson could be the next person being showed the door. Will the Bulls fire Paxson? Will the Bulls make the playoffs this year? Was it a bad idea to fire Skiles?
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