Management is the main problem, not Hoiberg. Hoiberg was dealt a horrible hand due to GarPax sitting on theirs during the off-season. They sold Reinsdorf and the entire fan base on him being the savior that would take the same heartless roster from the previous year into championship contention. I didn't believe that line of bullshit from the start but unfortunately a good deal of people did. When the majority of players on the roster don't know how to scrimmage AT ALL, have little to no chemistry on or off the court, how did they expect them to succeed in an offense predicated by pushing the ball & creating on the go? The simple answer is that GarPax wasn't thinking of that. They were thinking we've spent 5 years dealing with a stubborn hard head whom we can't control. They were thinking we need a guy we know who is respectful, quiet, and will tow the company line any way we want him to. We need a yes man. And that's what they found in Fred Hoiberg. And that's not to totally knock him because I think he is a very capable coach given the right players, & time to develop his system without having to deal with selfish player agendas, and injury after injury. It was clear that when they actually pushed the ball and played the style that Fred wanted to play, the offense was flowing very well and shots were coming easily.
The most unfortunate aspect of all of this is how much fame has changed Jimmy Butler. I absolutely LOVED this kid even back when he was playing at Marquette. Now, I can't stand to hear his name. His true colors are shown bright and boy are they hideous. He cannot be back on this team next season if the Bulls wish to accomplish anything. Not only did he publicly throw Hoiberg under the bus, he purposely torpedoed his system because he felt it didn't fit his game, pouted when he didn't get his way, talked and talked and talked all the time about being a leader instead of actually BEING A LEADER, plastered himself all over instagram and twitter promoting whatever the hell it was this week, clashed with players and coaches during film sessions, and then forced his way into the last two meaningless games of the season so he could say "I don't quit!" (unlike Rose and Pau *wink wink *nudge nudge).
I never thought that a player like him would do such a complete 180 after getting a big contract but lessons are learned each day. I want him traded, preferably to the Celtics or Magic to get picks and young talent. I will not be able to stomach watching his self-aggrandizing ass slowly dribble up the ball into a back down ISO play every time. I will simply stop watching the Bulls altogether.
