The National Basketball Association notebook (AFP)

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Chicago swingman Jimmy Butler raised eyebrows when he called out first-year Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg for being too easy on his players. "I believe in the guys in this locker room but I also believe we probably have to be coached a lot harder at times," Butler said after the Bulls lost to the New York Knicks on Saturday. Hoiberg took the helm in Chicago this season, replacing sacked Tom Thibodeau -- a notorious task-master.

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