Bulls' Butler calls out Hoiberg, wants him to coach harder
Jimmy Butler was not happy with his team following a 107-91 loss to the New York Knicks on Saturday, and he made that known after the game.
Butler, who scored just 12 points as the team shot 39.4 percent from the field, said he wants coach Fred Hoiberg to be harder on the players.
Here is Jimmy Butler calling out coach Fred Hoiberg after #Bulls' loss: pic.twitter.com/HBt7iRYM7q
— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) December 20, 2015
Joakim Noah, who got his first start of the season and scored 21 points, disagreed with Butler:
Asked Joakim Noah if #Bulls could be coached harder: "Do I think that we can get coached harder? Naw."
— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) December 20, 2015
Even though Butler was frustrated and wants to see more from Hoiberg, he has to look at the situation. The Bulls lost a four-overtime game the night before. They were bound to be sluggish and not at their best against the Knicks; that’s just natural.
Maybe Hoiberg needs to pick his spots when it comes to being hard on his players, and jumping all over them less than 24 hours after a four-overtime game probably isn’t the best idea.
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