Bulls coach Billy Donovan saw the defensive breakdowns way too often last season, and with basically the same cast of characters returning for the 2022-23 campaign, it reared its ugly head once again in Tuesday’s preseason opener.
Just a bad night at the office? Maybe, if there weren’t so many dismal nights last season.
That has to change, and it starts with an attitude on that end of the floor.
If there was one bothersome takeaway for Donovan in the 129-125 loss to New Orleans at the United Center, it was the lack of competitiveness, especially at the point of attack on screens.