Billy Donovan RETURNS To Chicago! Was He REALLY The Problem?! + Bulls Can’t Shoot vs Wemby

**Billy Donovan is back in Chicago, and his return forces Bulls fans to revisit an uncomfortable question: was he ever really the biggest problem? 👀🐂**

On today’s **Locked On Bulls**, Haize and Pat react to Donovan returning to the United Center as a member of San Antonio’s coaching staff. The Spurs are 9-2 while Chicago is 1-8, raising questions about roster construction, front-office decisions and whether Tiago Splitter is being asked to solve many of the same problems Donovan faced.

The guys also break down Splitter saying Chicago needs to spread the floor and hit threes to attack **Victor Wembanyama**. The problem? The Bulls are shooting just **27.2% from three, dead last in the NBA**, despite attempting the fifth-most threes.

Plus, Atlanta’s 7-5 start creates another rebuilding debate. Have the Hawks done a better job balancing young talent, defense and proven role players while Chicago remains stuck near the bottom of the East?

**Topics include:** Billy Donovan’s return, Tiago Splitter’s coaching challenge, Bulls shooting problems, how Chicago attacks Wemby, Bryson Graham’s roster construction, and whether Atlanta’s rebuild is already ahead of Chicago’s.

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