Bulls may be considering Doug Collins

Do a double-take on that headline if you must. Yes, Doug Collins–the Chicago Bulls coach who was fired in 1989 and replaced with his assistant–is being considered as a possible choice in the long-running (it feels like its gone on twice as long as it has) Chicago Bulls coach hunt. According to league sources, he’s actually agreed to come back for another stint, though a deal won’t be announced until after he finishes working for TNT on the Western Conference Finals.

Apparently Bulls manager John Paxson and Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, ever so beloved by the Chicago Sun-Times, are downplaying the deal, reminding everyone that nothing has been signed on paper yet, so let’s not all get too excited. But still, it’s hard to resist. Collins was a great coach, and led the Bulls at one of their strongest moments in basketball history. Excuse us if we can’t get a little excited about him returning to finish the job and pull the Bulls to new heights again.

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