Chicago Bulls have a serious crisis: Poor performance, star disapproves of teammates
The Chicago Bulls are in the midst of their biggest crisis in recent years, starting from No. 1 star Zach LaVine with every member of the team.
Poor performance is one of the reasons why things are so stressful, but the heat in the dressing room seems to have gotten out of control of the coaching staff as well as the team owners.
In addition, Shams added that the Chicago Bulls held several internal meetings to resolve the issue, including a face-to-face meeting between Zach LaVine and the team's top scorer DeMar DeRoZan.
Despite trying very hard to find a way to reconcile and calm the situation, it seems that the knot in the relationship between LaVine and his teammates has not been resolved. Zach and DeMar personally remain close off the field. But when playing, the tension between the two players is still quite evident.
There are reports that Zach does not trust coach Billy Donovan, besides he also twice quarreled with teammates in the dressing room in the middle of the game.
As for LaVine, he has just shared with The Athletic about the recent bad game series of the Chicago Bulls. The team of the windy city has lost 18 of 29 matches since the beginning of the season.
"As someone who is trying to get things back on track, I'm starting to feel relatively frustrated with quite a bit of difficulty," Zach LaVine told journalist Shams Charania.
“I think the team has enough elements to succeed, has the fighting spirit to overcome the opponent, but all are not united into a unified block as we intended.
I'm not appointing anyone because this is a team. Winning will require a team effort. I think that's what we're all trying to figure out."
Instability is what the Chicago Bulls are all about and it has existed since last season. They once occupied a stable position in the top 3 in the East and entered the All-Star break with a tied first, winning 38 out of 59 matches (38-21).
However, everything turned dizzy in the second half of the season, seeing LaVine and his teammates lose 15 times in 23 games. They fell to 6th place on the table and received a quick defeat from the Milwaukee Bucks with a series score of 4-1.
There was a slight disagreement in the dressing room after the Bulls were eliminated, but it was soon quelled as the players found a common ground to look forward to next season.
Unfortunately, the decline of the Chicago team lasted into this season when they played unstable in both lines. Their attack plays erratically, coming from Zach LaVine himself.
While DeRozan led the team in scoring and was somewhat more efficient than last season (25.9 points - 4.7 assists), LaVine lost ground in every stat.
Zach's 21.8 points per game and 44.3% FG shot rate are the lowest in five years, not counting the decline in rebounds, assists or defensive stats.
Advanced statistics also show that the Chicago Bulls are more effective when LaVine is out, owning +3.6 points / 100 possessions compared to -5.3 points / 100 possessions when LaVine. competition.
With these extremely ominous numbers, experts are worried about the future of the Chicago Bulls. Their squad is not bad, even if Lonzo Ball is likely to miss the whole season due to injury.
Coach Billy Donovan needs to find a way to engage his players and play more effectively. Otherwise, the Bulls' season will be miserable and more "drama".
