Bill Wennington remembers the Bulls (cool read)

[Matt]

http://hoopshype.com/articles/bulls_wennington.htm

gives you insight to what it was like as a Bull

[Andrew]

Thanks Matt, a great read indeed.

But what was weird about Dennis was that he was really a good free throw shooter when he put his mind to it.
I remember one year when Don Nelson was coaching the Mavericks, and he decided the way to beat the Bulls was to foul Dennis consistently. It was similar to the tactic he used against Shaquille O’Neal, who was a notoriously poor free throw shooter. So Nelson has somebody foul Dennis routinely, and Dennis made nine out of 10, all at the end of the game. It became a matter of pride, and when Dennis cared about it, he turned out to be a good free throw shooter.

I remember that game, I have it on tape. Bubba Wells was the guy assigned to foul Rodman every time. He set a new record, fouling out in just four minutes.

[j.23]

But Michael suffered one of his greatest embarrassments in NBA history when he finished last in the eight-man contest. He just wasn’t hitting that day, and it happened to be with everyone watching.

I know this sounds mean, but I wish I was there for that.

I’m sure Michael took his fair share of ribbing for that performance, and the one thing I can say about Michael is that he was able to take that kind of abuse from friends and teammates if it was warranted.

im surprised mike didn't come back the year after and dominate that contest

[J@3]

But the three-point contest is still the exact same competition it was at the start, and it remains the most entertaining part of the entire weekend, including the All-Star Game itself.

I think Bill needs to get out more