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Scott Howard-Cooper: If peers voted Foreman of Bulls, along w/ Riley, Exec of Year and Paxson 3rd, does that mean fellow execs don't know who's in charge in CHI? Twitter

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Building around a core of Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson, Forman replaced 11 of the 15 players and hired Tom Thibodeau to replace Del Negro. The Bulls went 62-20 -- the best record in the NBA -- and are among the contenders in a wide-open playoff for the NBA championship. Rose flourished under the defensive-minded Thibodeau and won the league's Most Valuable Player Award. Thibodeau won the Coach of the year Award. And Noah was named to the All-Defensive second team. ''It's not just me,'' Forman told the Sun-Times. ''Our whole staff works together. Everybody from our scouting staff to John [Paxson], Tom [Thibodeau] and the coaching staff, there's constant communication.'' Chicago Sun-Times

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On Sunday, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said John Paxson and Gar Forman should be executives of the year over the Heat's Pat Riley. On Monday, Paxson offered his take to the Tribune. "I truly appreciate what Stan said," he said. "But the right thing for other general managers to do if they choose to vote for the leadership of the Bulls' organization is to put Gar's name there. He's done a tremendous job. Gar has been carrying the duties of the day-to-day operations for us for two seasons now and I truly respect everything he has done to put us in the position where both the present and future are bright." Chicago Tribune

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