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The "The Last Dance" Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by PCLoadLetter, Apr 19, 2020.

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  1. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

    I can't reconcile...

    The greatest competitor ever
    All about winning
    Wasn't enough to win, he wanted to step on your throat
    "Never freakin' turned it off"

    with

    This is too much, I'm good, time to play baseball
     
    DanielSimpsonDay, May 5, 2020
    #265
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  2. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Pippen was a 3/4 in international basketball at the time - Thomas is pretty clearly a 1. So if you're looking for who got on the team over him, it's probably Stockton or Drexler. Pippen probably wasn't even the last SF chosen - it was probably Chris Mullin.
     
    sgreenwell, May 5, 2020
    #266
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  3. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Pippen was the first player the committee wanted after Magic, Bird and MJ. He wasn’t the last anything.
     
    Regan MacNeil, May 5, 2020
    #267
  4. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Ultimately Stockton is the guy who really took Isaiah's Dream Team spot. Same position and Isaiah was much better... but people didn't hate Stockton like they hated Isaiah.

    And I'll fault Krause all day for not bringing that team back after 1998... but no sympathy for Scottie on that contract. He wanted it, he got it, he signed it, and then he whined about it.
     
    PCLoadLetter, May 5, 2020
    #268
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  5. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    I’m pretty sure Drexler was the verrrrry last pick and it wasn’t solidified until his performance in the Tournament of the Americas which were held in Portland at Memorial Coliseum.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, May 5, 2020
    #269
  6. HappyCurmudgeon

    HappyCurmudgeon Well-Known Member

    Apparently MJ rode Drexler hard in the Dream Team practices until Drexler went to Magic and Magic asked Jordan to chill out on him.
     
    HappyCurmudgeon, May 5, 2020
    #270
  7. Kato

    Kato Well-Known Member

    On all the Pippen contract stuff, why hasn't this been mentioned yet ...

    Maybe this will come up later when the the doc gets to 93-94 and Jordan playing baseball, but I recall Pippen sitting out when he wasn't called up on to get the last shot in a playoff game against the Knicks in '94. The play was drawn up for Kukoc, and Pippen took himself out of the game. Kukoc made the shot (although the Knicks ended up winning the series). It was one brief moment, but you can't tell me that that didn't resonate in the front office, even after MJ came back and they started winning titles again.
     
    Kato, May 5, 2020
    #271
  8. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Jordan is very good to Pippen in this documentary.

    Pippen was insecure -- for a lot of legitimate reasons. Late bloomer, family health. He grew into a great player, but caused a lot of problems in Houston and Portland when Jordan was not around to keep him in line.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, May 5, 2020
    #272
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  9. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Chuck Daly should have gone to the selection committee and said, "Get rid of fucking Laettner and put Isiah on, or get yourself another coach."
    And if that was turned down, say, "Fine. Laettner will never set foot on the court."
     
    Starman, May 5, 2020
    #273
  10. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I thought that his dad's death had a lot to do with the baseball decision. We'll find out for sure on Sunday.
     
    playthrough, May 5, 2020
    #274
  11. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    They kept an "amateur"/college player on the team because that was what previous Olympic teams were consisted of and they didn't want to completely upset was was the previous precedence.
     
    MileHigh, May 5, 2020
    #275
  12. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    Still waiting to hear from Muggsy Bogues or LeBradford Smith.
     
    Scout, May 5, 2020
    #276
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