Talk about an unexpected start to the week.
It was unlikely that Fred Hoiberg was going to be around by the time the Bulls entered their next competitive window, but firing him 24 games into a season where Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn have played a combined 56 minutes seems odd. Of course, this isn't even John Paxson's most surprising firing. He famously fired Scott Skiles on Christmas Eve during the 2007-08 season. Considering he and his partner in crime Gar Forman are operating under lifetime contracts, maybe they don't particularly care about the timing of their coaching decisions.
Cartwright was actually hired by Jerry Krause, then fired by Paxson. So Jim Boylen is now the Bulls 5th "permanent" head coach under the current regime, and we should all be operating under the assumption that despite what the Bulls say the rest of the season, they'll be looking for a sixth coach at season's end. In a week that should've been highlighted by excitement over the return of Lauri Markkanen and possibly Kris Dunn and Bobby Portis, the Bulls have managed to do what they do best, cast a shadow of doubt and pessimism over the direction of the team.
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