Written by Joseph Nardone at Bloguin
Full disclosure: I have spent a large portion of my Internet scribbling career gushing over Fred Hoiberg.
Then, however, as he decided to leave the realm of college basketball for the NBA, my tune changed because of an uncertainty I had for his fit with the Chicago Bulls.
That said, there is still a reason to be excited in Chicago. A complete shift is going to happen. Jimmy Butler should no longer play 51 minutes a game (didn’t it feel that way under Tom Thibodeau?). Certain players on the roster should excel under Hoiberg. There’s legitimate reason for optimism if for no other reason than a change of coach.
The presence of Hoiberg in Chicago should matter most in the playoffs, but the extreme contrast between his and Tom Thibodeau’s systems provides a level of regular-season intrigue which would otherwise be absent.
Despite being one of the world’s foremost Hoiberg-lovers, I am not even remotely close to buying in to the degree many others have. Some are saying that “Hoiball” will give Doug McDermott a system which will help his career soar to new heights.
There isn’t any proof — at least not yet — to argue against the idea of it, yet there’s also no proof that it will happen. It is merely one of those situations where seeing is believing, and I am not one to put any stock into the preseason. If anything, the preseason only holds value when players look back. Looking good in the preseason means as much as accepting a friend request on Facebook — at least to me.
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