I’ve given Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg a ton of grief throughout the year. But this is his first year coaching in the NBA, and he should have a fair opportunity to grow into the role. As people around the team are fond of saying, this year has been a process and Hoiberg has shown some signs that he is improving too.



He seems to be putting in the effort. On ESPN 1000’s Waddle and Silvy Show, second-year forward Doug McDermott shed some light on Hoiberg’s work ethic off the court.



“Fred is doing a lot of work behind the scenes, staying, watching countless hours of film trying to get us better,” McDermott said last week. “He was telling us today he’s hardly sleeping at night. He cares so much about this, about his players, and he’s starting to get after us more and I think that’s what we need. You gotta hold guys accountable if you want to be successful.”



So, as the Bulls (31-30...