If not for the Hard fork drama by the Unlimited team the price would have hit $1500 by now, I'm still bullish on the price this year and believe the $2000 is still in sight especially now that the tradition economy is taking a hit
The hard fork drama is caused by Core, not by BU.
BU is just the natural result of Core refusing to increase the blocksize.
If Core increased the blocksize, there would be no drama at all, but Core caused a huge split in the community, which in turn will eventually result in a chainsplit.
If it wasn't BU that proposed a hardfork it would be someone else, because Core caused the community to divide, and a divided community can't keep on the same chain, it's impossible.