Nikola Mirotic was very impressive even though he didn’t get the minutes his peers such as Nerlens Noel and Andrew Wiggins got, but he made it work.
In his Sophomore season, he’s looking for more minutes and because he has Fred Hoiberg as a coach (Who preaches the simple lesson ‘if you’re open, let it fly’) he knows that he should get his points as long as he is on target. It’s safe to say that he’s ready to get this season under way. Join the club.
“I really like [Hoiberg’s system], because we are playing with a lot of space,” Mirotic said. “Playing free, running the floor. So that’s good for me, because I really like to run the floor. When I grab the rebound, he lets me take the ball and make some plays for my teammates. I think [the system] will be good not just for me, but for all of the team.”
“It’s confidence, first of all,” Mirotic said. “Of course, last year was my first year in the NBA. Big adjustment, long season, too, so a lot of games. [Teams] started defending me different in the second half of the season, so I was trying to shoot it faster.
“But this year, I know that I’ve been working this summer and right now I’m not shooting good from the 3-point line, but I’m feeling good. The shots that I’m taking are good, I just got to keep shooting. I know that I’m going to make those shots, and the team needs me to shoot.“
You can tell that he’s just going to be a gun constantly dished to so he can jack it up. And that’s fine, he’s a good shooter, he has a very quick release, he can do it. Whether the Bulls can do it in terms of going deep in the Playoffs, I’m not so sure.
