Fred

Hoiberg

The Mayor is listed as questionable.

He’s day-to-day.

Hoiberg is day-to-day.

An MRI revealed no serious injuries, and Hoiberg is considered day-to-day.

If Hoiberg’s season is over, so too might be his career with the Bulls. Hoiberg will become a free agent after the season, but he plans to talk with GM Jerry Krause about returning.

With his heart surgery and the uncertainty of his future, this move makes a lot of sense. And don’t feel too bad for the Mayor...He still gets paid.

“My passion is in coaching,” Hoiberg said, “and I’m looking forward to what lies ahead. I am not prioritizing one over the other in respect to the NBA and college. The jobs are so different that you cannot compare them, so I plan on evaluating whatever opportunities may come independently.” Hoiberg has been linked to the Wolves and UCLA for potential coaching gigs, so it’ll be interesting to see how this one plays out.

Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times reported over the weekend that Hoiberg would be coaching for his job in December now that the roster is mostly healthy, so this firing is a little sooner than expected. Chicago has lost six straight games and are second to last in the East with a 5-19 record. Associate head coach Jim Boylen will take over as the permanent head coach for the remainder of the season.

They’re still without starting point guard Kris Dunn and forward Bobby Portis, but Cowley suggests that Hoiberg and the Bulls need to show improvement over the next month in order for the coach to continue on. They’ve started the season 5-19 and look to be going nowhere fast, and even in rebuilding mode, it might cost Hoiberg his job.

Hoiberg didn’t play Thursday after getting hurt last Sunday.