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Bulls GM John Paxson denied yesterday's rumor that he was interested in hiring Larry Brown as the permanent replacement for Scott Skiles. In fact, Paxson denied being interested in making anyone the permanent replacement just yet. From the Chicago Sun-Times:

Paxson reiterated that interim coach Jim Boylan, whom Paxson promoted after firing Scott Skiles on Christmas Eve, has the job at least until the end of the season.

''I have not begun the process'' of evaluating coaching options for next season, Paxson said.

If I had to guess (and I do, since offering my opinion is kind of the whole point of being a blogger), I wouldn't be surprised if it were Brown himself behind these rumors. He clearly enjoys being the center of attention and is probably bored with being ignored in his "nobody really knows what he does" role as a special advisor something or another with the Sixers. After burning expensive bridges in Detroit and New York, I'm not sure why anyone would want to take on his ego, but the teams "rumored" to have interest in him, the more likely another team might panic and take the plunge.