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cobber wrote:28. Atlanta – Todd Fuller. Meh
Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:54 pm
cobber wrote:2. Toronto – Kobe Bryant. See above. I realize that he is still hitting his peak and could eventually warrant being number 1, but as of now he is number 2.
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interesting fact, some of you may know this already: there was a chance that t-mac might've ended up in chicago during michael jordan's last season. jerry krause wanted to trade scottie pippen for toronto's #9 overall pick, but jordan threatened to retire if the deal went through.
Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:07 pm
Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:37 am
Why would the Bulls trade a winner for a loser?
Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:46 am
13. Charlotte – Derek Fisher. Ran the point for the Lakers back in their title days. Not spectacular numbers, but he did have the knack for hitting some big shots.
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stackmillz93 wrote:They ended up letting Pippen go anyway, might as well get something out of it. Anyway, you can't really say T-Mac would have ended up in Chicago cause they might have not even picked him.
Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:21 am
The way that story goes, it was specifically for McGrady. The Bulls were not rebuilding so they had no need of random high draft picks, they still had a championship team.
Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:13 am
stackmillz93 wrote:Last time I checked, when Michael left the team got torn apart lol. Anyway, you can't really say the pick was for McGrady, not a guarantee he would be there at 9.
Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:21 am
As the success piled up for the Bulls, Krause became more and more hungry for attention. Jealous of the attention received by Jordan and Head Coach Phil Jackson, a man who Krause believed was indebted to him because he got him his initial job with Chicago, Krause did several things to alienate Jackson and the players. Some examples include:
* During the summer of 1997, Krause's stepdaughter married. All of the Bulls assistant coaches and their wives were invited to the wedding, as was Tim Floyd, then the head coach at Iowa State, whom Krause was openly courting as Jackson's successor (and would eventually succeed Jackson). Jackson and his wife were not only not invited, but Krause did not tell them of the snub; they found out from the wife of assistant Bill Cartwright.
* During contract negotiations for Jackson's final year with the Bulls, when the topic of a potential extension past the 1997–98 season came up, Krause reportedly told Jackson, "I don't care if you go 82-and-0, you're fucking gone."
* Krause, publicly portrayed Jackson as a two-faced character who had very little regard for his assistant coaches, a perception that certain Krause associates in the Bulls organization had sought to spread about Jackson. At the height of the hard feelings in the spring of 1998, one of Krause’s scouts went to press row in Chicago’s United Center to explain to a reporter the insidious nature of Jackson’s ego.(excerpt from my Phil Jackson biography Mindgames)
* It was during the 1997-1998 season that Krause was quoted by the media uttering the statement "Players don't win championships, organizations win championships", which raised the ire of Michael Jordan. Later, however, Krause said that his original statement was "players and coaches alone don't win championships; organizations win championships"
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Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:50 pm
maes wrote:You're getting confused with the Houston trade. When Michael & PJ left the team was taken apart...but this is years earlier. Michael & PJ were still in town and winning Championships and destroying other teams. Krause wanted to trade Pippen in the middle of the 2nd championship threepeat.
If McGrady was taken earlier Krause would have tried to trade his pick and somebody else for McGrady. Point is, they wanted to give up Pippen for McGrady. GMs don't trade away Hall of Fame players in their prime for random rookies.
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