Leading up to NBA All-Star Weekend, the Chicago Bulls struggled at times to find their identity. The team entered the final 30 games of the regular season with hopes they could stop themselves from falling out of the playoff picture.
Under the leadership of Tom Thibodeau, the Bulls had solidified themselves as a defensive-minded force, but this is now Hoiberg’s team.
As a first-year coach for a team that made no offseason moves last summer or any major blockbuster moves at the trade deadline, the Bulls are largely the same team as they were last year, only now there’s new leadership.