Last Dance

[dvegas]

I don't think MJ referred to Gary Payton as "the glove" until after 1999 when he ripped off Ricky Moore

 

[Deepster]

Without looking, does anyone know who Scottie Pippen was traded for after that last season?

 

[SubbaBub]

I'm sure Krause thought at one point that as long as he had Michael, he was a good enough GM to build another (younger, cheaper) contender and wouldn't have to share credit with Phil or anyone else except Jordan.

He was also delusional that Jordan didn't hate his guts and wanted no part of starting over.

Everything else is chaffe due the age and expiring contracts of all the other major players.

He's the villian becuase the move was to entice a few of them to stay without going full Ewing and the Knicks and avoid blame when some inevitably left.

Telling Phil he was done before the season should have been a firable offense.

Though in the NBA, gossip and off court drama sells better than the actual games.

 

[Lefty2one]

I'm sure Krause thought at one point that as long as he had Michael, he was a good enough GM to build another (younger, cheaper) contender and wouldn't have to share credit with Phil or anyone else except Jordan.

The odd part of it is that Krause thought this was a good idea when MJ was 34 and clearly gassed. You're going to try to convince MJ to go through a mini-rebuild (which let's be real, it wasn't going to work and if it did it'd take several years) at that age? Seems like a really out of touch thing to even consider.

 

[Scoe]

Without looking, does anyone know who Scottie Pippen was traded for after that last season?

I believe it was Roy Rodgers and a 2nd rd pick, it was a sign and trade.

 

[Deepster]

I believe it was Roy Rodgers and a 2nd rd pick, it was a sign and trade.

And that pick ended up being Jake Voskuhl.

 

[Scoe]

And that pick ended up being Jake Voskuhl.

Interesting, he was a better pick then any of Bulls 1st rd picks from 91-98, Knight was drafted by the Bulls in 96 btw, but traded to the Lakers.