The Bulls’ 29th-ranked offense was a dumpster fire last season, but their defense technically finished in the top 10 of defensive rating. However most figured this was a fluke: a Jim Boylen’s dedication to hard blitzes of pick-and-rolls, a rather gimmicky defensive approach. The Bulls employed this strategy three times more than the second-place team in that stat.
That is from NBC Sports Chicago’s Rob Schaefer, who offered in an excellent breakdown highlighting new coach Billy Donovan’s decision to veer away from the blitz in order to play a more conservative dropping scheme on.