Fred Hoiberg opens up about job security, team analytics, and his heart

In a journalistic miracle (or maybe he’s just better at interviewing than me), The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry elicited about 5 billion words from an exceedingly chatty Fred Hoiberg in a two-part interview.

Part one is basically Hoiberg’s evaluation of the season, his thoughts on player development, and how the Bulls have handled the losing. I gained a newfound sense of respect for Hoiberg after reading part two especially.

We kind of already knew about Hoiberg’s heart condition that ended his playing career, but this interview provided a much more detailed context about all of it. The whole interview really humanized Hoiberg and that’s credit to Mayberry who did an outstanding job as the…