The Bulls needed a practice day like Saturday’s.
Some tough love delivered from their coach, but not a single pushup handed out or a suicide sprint ordered.
Real NBA coaching by Billy Donovan.
As Sunday showed, his message had some staying power.
“A lot of film, a lot of bad plays that we had,’’ Bulls point guard Coby White said of that workout in Dallas. “But it was more of just a teaching day and getting everybody on the same page of like what we need to do to take that next step. As a team, I think we are really frustrated and getting tired of saying, ‘We’re right there, we’re right there.