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By: top ten franchises

top ten franchises — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:14:22 +0000

top ten franchises…

Good post. I am looking into these issues on my blog….

By: Omar Aberilla

Omar Aberilla — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:14:43 +0000

From these accounts, we can say that Jerry Krause is an under-appreciated pillar in NBA basketball. I mean just bringing together a core of diverse talents and personalities and making it work. Jordan’s realizing now how much he should have heeded to Krause’s decisions and perhaps it would have made him a better player personnel executive than he is now with the lowly Bobcats. What a marvelous job Krause has done for the Bulls, in retrospect. Not to mention, how he has impacted the careers of Jordan, Jackson and Winter. And yet, for all the opportunities and the support he’s had for them, in turn, they reward him by giving him the cold shoulder.

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The 10-man rotation, starring all 1,230 NBA games | TOP NBA VIDEO.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:01:20 +0000

[...] It’s Just Sports. The paranoid life of a Canadian basketball fan: Bosh free agency.6th: Hoops Hype, via Docksquad Sports. A great article about former Bulls GM Jerry Krause.7th: The Blowtorch. If [...]

By: Adamantelope

Adamantelope — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:45:31 +0000

Well one way to look at this group (and I’ll admit it’s not totally compreshensive or fair) is to see who won anything after they broke up the championship team. Jordan came back with less gas in his tank and a weaker Wizards team around him. Pippen came close with the Blazers and Rockets. Phil has done well for himself, with some serious help from Kobe and Shaq. But Krause… put together some awful teams around the turn of the century and ultimately was out of basketball. Steve Kerr, however, might be the ultimate winner. So who knows anything?

By: jwires

jwires — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:43:49 +0000

The thing is, it takes an entire organization to win championships. Look at teams that amass a bunch of talent but no leadership at the top. You have to have great players, then a coach that can manage them & not over coach them, then there had to be management to bring them all together. I think everyone deserves some credit but there is no way one could say that cartwright was the key to success, that shows Krause is still unhappy & unwilling to give Jordan the respect he deserves. Look at the current Bulls amassing a bunch of 1st round talent but is there any leadership at the top ?

By: B Lewin

B Lewin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:45:44 +0000

This article is ridiculous. The most insane quote is, “Cartwright was the key to the Bulls’ first three championships from 1991-93, Krause said.” Really? Are you kidding me?

Jordan did not want Oakley traded because at that time the Eastern Conference was like the NHL, and he required a punishing supporting player. (The same type of player Gretzky required.) Jordan was forced to assume the role of enforcer/big brother. Cartwright was a suitable player, but nothing special. No more important than Luc Longley would be in the next go around.

The Bulls indeed needed an adequate 4 for their 96-98 threepeat, but most players would have sufficed. The Bulls did not win in 95 because they had not meshed yet, and Jordan was not yet at 100% of his skills. Rodman missed a ton of games - due to injuries, suspensions, etc . . . He sulked, grandstanded, and took a ton of rebounds literally of out of the hands of his teammates to pad his #’s.

The Bulls won 6 rings because: 1. Jordan, 2. Pippen, 3. Jackson, 4. solid role players.

By: Zoner Sports » OUR MAN CRUMBS

Zoner Sports » OUR MAN CRUMBS — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:43:47 +0000

[...] article about Jerry Krause from Hoops Hype, which I found on Docksquad Sports. “It’s been 10 years since Jerry Krause, Phil Jackson [...]

By: Jerry Krause Took No Bull From Jordan | MOUTHPIECE Blog

Jerry Krause Took No Bull From Jordan | MOUTHPIECE Blog — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:22:07 +0000

[...] as Roland Lazenby at Hoops Hype (via Docksquad, via TrueHoop) points out in an excellent read today, it’s because Krause [...]

By: khandor

khandor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:32:13 +0000

As a GM in the NBA, Jerry Krause had the ability to see with accuracy who had IT and who did not which is something that Michael Jordan has yet to demonstrate, as an Executive in this League.

Mr. Lazenby … terrific stuff, as per usual.

By: qtlaw

qtlaw — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:59:34 +0000

Roland,

Thanks for your fresh and objective insight. I loved the Bulls in the 90’s and it was easy to dismiss Krause as the fat louse in the background but he did make some tremendous decisions. Having the eye to choose Pippen and Oakley from their college background, trading for Cartwright, Kukoc, Rodman. He deserves his due credit. It was a shame that it all crumbled because it could have gone on for another 3-5 years.