Delving into the mystery of why coaches love Kirk so much when he looks so awful to everyone else
The Bulls as an organization don't agree on much with their old coaches. Their dysfunction is well-documented, but probably the only thing that guys like Scott Skiles, Vinny Del Negro, Tom Thibodeau, Gar Forman, John Paxson, and Jerry Reinsdorf all agree upon is that Kirk Hinrich helps teams when he is on the court.
The evaluation is jarring because to fans and outsider analysts, it is abundantly clear that Kirk Hinrich doesn't even belong on your 5-man pickup team at the YMCA, let alone an NBA roster.