Zach LaVine is finally seeing the integration his new head coach Jim Boylen had envisioned when first taking control of the Chicago Bulls' roster on Dec. 3 after former boss Fred Hoiberg was fired by the franchise.

The young shooting guard didn't see eye-to-eye with Boylen and his brash, old-school style of coaching — yet two months have made a world of difference.

“I think things have calmed down,” LaVine told K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune. “His personality or his style hasn’t changed. But us getting to know him and him getting to know us a little better has changed. That’s how it has to be. You can’t just automatically go in and everything is peachy keen.”

The Bulls were up in arms when first witnessing Boylen's near-military regime, forcing the team into 2.5-hour practices and wind sprints to get them in shape. Yet this has slowly transformed into LaVine continuing his breakout season and learning to play with his teammates.

The UCLA product is currently enjoying his second-highest scoring month with 23.3 points and average a season-best 5.8 assists over six February games.

“He knows how competitive I am and that I put a lot of hard work into this,” LaVine said of Boylen. “I know how much he cares as well. I can see his emotion. “We both want what’s best for the team.”

Boylen had noticed LaVine's improved feeling for the game, knowing when to feed the hot hand and how to find it.

“That’s the kind of (expletive) I want,” Boylen said when asked of the recent synergy. “That means Zach’s taking himself out of the equation and doing what’s right for Otto and the team.

“I want a player-coached team. That’s what (Warriors coach Steve) Kerr has. That’s what Phil Jackson had here in a way. We’re not there yet. But we can get there. I just want our guys to play more for the name on the front than the name on the back. I know it’s the pros. Some people may think that’s hokey or that’s (expletive). I don’t think it is. That means you’re taking yourself out of it.”

LaVine has grown more unselfish in the last two months, something viewed as a key ingredient for the Bulls to prosper in future seasons, whether they are under Boylen's helm or not.