Chicago Bulls: 5 Biggest Offseason Questions
The Chicago Bulls have made some interesting moves since the start of free agency. In light of those choices, here is a look a some of the team’s biggest offseason questions.
Following a disappointing end to the 2014-15 campaign, the Chicago Bulls fired a coach whose teams compiled a 65 percent winning percentage during a five-year span and replaced him with Fred Hoiberg. The reason for that decision was they felt the players needed a different voice to lead what was advertised as a championship-caliber team.
The results?
An absolute disaster to say the least. They finished the 2015-16 season with a 42-40 record and missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years.
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There were instances where players and their first-year head coach weren’t exactly on the same page, as evidenced by Jimmy Butler stating that the players needed to be coached harder following a December loss to the New York Knicks.
Furthermore, in four of the five years under the previous coaching regime, the Bulls were a top-five defensive team in points allowed per contest, Last year, they finished 16th in this category, per Basketball-Reference.com.
Needless to say, Bulls fans weren’t always thrilled about the product they saw on the court this past season. In order to address some of their shortcomings, the front office has made some interesting moves during the offseason.
Of course with those moves come questions, and today we will explore some of them.
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