When there was a need to be aggressive, Arturas Karnisovas has dropped the hammer.
Case in point, the way the Bulls’ executive vice president of basketball operations instantly fired former general manager Gar Forman upon being hired, and his quick pursuit of Billy Donovan as soon as the coach hit the open market.
When Karnisovas has dealt with situations that called for him to be more deliberate, he’s operated like a chess player with no time limit on his next move. It took him months to evaluate and make a decision on former coach Jim Boylen, and he seems to be playing the slow game on what he exactly has with this roster he’s inherited.