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Billy Donovan is from the school of tough love.
The latest dose of it was felt on Monday.
While it seemed like the Bulls coach was handling rookie Matas Buzelis with kid gloves, especially when it came to his mistakes, and allowing a much longer runway for struggling fifth-year forward Patrick Williams, Donovan addressed it with words and actions against the visiting Nuggets.
Not only was Williams pulled from the starting lineup after another poor performance in Saturday’s loss to Philadelphia, but wasn’t even the first player off the bench for Donovan.