Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2023
Billy Donovan using preseason to mix and match lineups
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Billy Donovan is less concerned with who starts the game as he is in building cohesive lineups.Despite the Bulls having a competition at starting point guard, coach Billy Donovan said he doesn’t put as much thought into who’s opening a game as his players do.
“It’s the pairings I’m more interested in, switching things around . . . after the first five or six minutes of the game, moving guys around, having different guys play with each other,” Donovan said. “[But] I understand the ego part of every player at this level is competitive.”
