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KC Johnson: Bulls management always planned to compensate Jim Boylen for his new job, so why is everyone mad?

There are a lot of Bulls fans out there.

How else to explain the disconnect between the vocal outrage emanating from most major decisions the franchise makes, including Saturday's confirmation that coach Jim Boylen got his expected salary bump, and the fact the Bulls rank second to the 76ers in home attendance?

That the Bulls have dropped to 16th in capacity percentage suggests

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