Jimmy Butler was embarrassed and unhappy after the Chicago Bulls 95-69 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at the United Center Friday night.

He spoke with reporters after the game and says in no certain terms that the team needs to do better.

“Don't nobody come out to watch us get beat the way we got beat. The way that we've been playing, it's unacceptable, especially for this city.”

Having played the Bucks on consecutive nights, the Bulls lost both games with the latter worse than the former.

The effort wasn't there, and the team played detached from one another on both sides of the floor.

Butler has been one of the more vocal leaders of the team when things go awry, and to no surprise coach Fred Hoiberg thinks the team has taken a step backward.

“It starts with communication. We've taken a step back in that area. We've got to get back to talking to each other. Getting in our coverages early, and we're not doing that right now.”

To make matters worse the bench shot 10-35 in Friday night's game leaving all of the heavy-lifting to the starting lineup.

The Bulls have only won two of the last eight games, but the problems may be a talent deficiency rather than just a communication problem.

Coach Hoiberg and Butler at least seems to be on the same page about what the biggest issue is, and it isn't what everyone initially predicted.

It's not how well the Big 3 will mesh, but rather how the rest of the team is not improving.

“It's all hype, man. It's all hype. We know what we're capable of, we know what to do. Go out there and execute, do what we're supposed to be doing. We don't need to sit in a circle and hold each other's hands and talk about all of that. We don't talk that much out there on the floor. That's where the problem begins. We got to help each other, we got to be vocal, we [don't need to] feel sorry for ourselves and sit in a circle and pat ourselves on the back.”

Sitting at 13-13, the Bulls are a middle of the pack team without better support from the reserves on the roster, .

They have problems keeping up with athletic running teams, and the shooting isn't good enough to compensate.

The Bulls front office have a lot of work to do before they can be considered a contender.