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The Bulls finally fire Jim Boylen and, hopefully, put an end to the goofiness

There was a moment there when you thought Jim Boylen was going to remain the Bulls coach, wasn’t there? And when I say “a moment,’’ I mean a few months that felt like a lifetime.

Why the organization tortured us and Boylen for so long is one of the great mysteries of our time, but the important thing is that, in the end, it did the right thing. The Bulls announced Friday morning that they were parting company with their punch line of a head coach.

The search begins for a replacement, and new Bulls vice president Arturas Karnisovas will be looking for someone who can get players’ attention and earn their respect.