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K.C. Johnson: Bulls have played dead too often since making coaching change

The Bulls seem to have backed themselves into a corner.

They fired their coach, are fielding a healthier roster and, at least currently, are playing worse.

Eight of the 16 losses since the Bulls replaced Fred Hoiberg with Jim Boylen have been by 17 or more points. In the current nine-game losing streak, they've lost by an average of 16.9 points.

Under Hoiberg, with a roster decimated by injuries, the Bulls went 5-19

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